The Mystery of Skara Brae Book Review I picked up The Mystery of Skara Brae Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Egypt by Laird Scranton because I had read Point of Origin: Gobekli Tepe and the Spiritual Matrix for the Worlds Cosmologies. I really loved that book and I was expecting further investigations into this fascinating core cosmology that Scranton has uncovered. This book was simply amazing and represents Laird's best writing to date. Laird Scranton takes us on an adventure where investigates the mysterious remote archaeological site in Scotland known as Skara Brae. Each of his books is an adventure where we uncover what appears to be universal symbols in many cultures (Chinese, Tibetan, African, Egyptian, Gobekli Tepe Turkey, and now Scottish) with the same underlying principals. Astonishingly, each of these describe how the very fabric of our reality is created. Thanks to the preservation of the Dogon tradition, Scranton explains that he was given all of the answers to uncover this ancient cosmology and recognize in through linguistic means and symbolism in other cultures. As a computer programmer he was trained in understanding computer language left behind by others. Such programmers write code in a way that those who follow can interpret the intentions of what they wrote. Thanks to this background he is uniquely qualified to find these encoded meanings and provide ample proof that his correlations are correct. What Laird Scranton does is compare ancient cosmologies (belief systems) of different groups. He started with the Dogon cosmology in Africa, found connections between the pronunciations of words in Egyp as well as correlations with hieroglyphics. He has since gone through various other cultures including Hindu, Buddhism, etc. My favorite part is when he goes through different stone monuments and constructions on the site of Skara Brae and links them to the ancient concept of cosmology that he has identified. That cosmology is the same that symbolizes the formation of matter. He makes a convincing argument that the very houses of the mysterious ancient civilization of Skara Brae are almost identical to the Dogon. The only exception is that in these colder northern lands the structures have the addition of a fire pit. While this book focuses mostly on structures, as the inhabitants of Skara Brae did not leave behind any writing, it ties in perfectly with his previous work. The monuments that they left behind fit in perfectly and are not random. These books are not airy fairy spirituality. The cosmology that Laird Scranton has discovered is firmly grounded in science. This is the strongest and best aspect of his books. They are based on sound logic and science. His work is of astonishing importance to anyone fascinated with Ancient Cultures and the knowledge our ancestors had in antiquity. What was the purpose of our ancestors knowing how matter is formed? Why is this mysterious cosmology so important it was preserved in so many cultures through their stone structures and ultra conserved words or symbols? Were they waiting until mankind reached the level of knowledge we have now achieved or was there some other purpose? This, as all of the best books do, will leave you with more question't then answers. Yet, it will leave you with the undeniable impression that our ancient ancestors all over the world knew more then our cutting edge Sciences have discovered about the nature of our reality. You can buy this book on Amazon.com or at any major book retailer including Barnes & Noble.
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If you investigate the first three people on my list you will find, over time and through lectures, how they talk about the soul coming to Earth. The primary reason is to learn, that with limitations there is a lot that limitless beings can learn about themselves. This is a realm of testing. I strongly believe this and that is the foundation for how I view life on earth and the purpose of life. Our purpose, quite honestly, is to experience. Through the work of Edgar Cacye, further expanded by John Van Auken and augmented by the information Michael Newton uncovered we get a different sense of how the spirit realm actually works. Some of these are highly abstract ideas but they make sense. Now that we have departed from the classic frame work of spirituality (when I say classic I mean that which was created and dispensed during the Dark Ages when people's minds were very limited) we can start looking at the world with a fresh pair of eyes. Our technology and the information science has given us can give us as new perspective of Ancient Ideas or Ancient Knowledge. There is a chance, much as we had a time of great wisdom in Ancient Greece was lost in the Dark Ages and revived during the Renaissance....that a long long time ago there was wisdom that has not come down to us. Further, that these people were talking and working with Extraterrestrials. Perhaps, we were even genetically manipulated by some of these (the Annunaki). Those people, however, interperted these people as gods. They didn't necccesairly state that they were gods, they just didn't correct the people and claimed to have created our current bodily form. (With our foundation in the spiritual world, we know that our soul cannot be created in the physical realm). Now here is a set of people that really open my mind. Laird Scranton Laird Scranton has made huge strides in recovering our shared history and the knowledge that our ancestors once held. By far one of the meticulous authors he presents the idea that tribes of our ancestors were contacted and given the knowledge for agriculture as well as advanced scientific knowledge. Using the Dogon language and knowledge (an isolated African tribe that was studied in detail during the 1920-1930's) as a spring board he has linked the mystical teachings of many different groups to this set of knowledge (a Tibetan tribe, the Chinese tradition, Egyptian and even Native American). He also explores how the Dogon knew scientific ideas that were extremely advanced and our scientists have just (re) discovered in our modern age. This radio interview is a bit long but enjoy.
Zecharia Sitchin
This is the man who really changed everything when it comes to how we look at myth. Zechariah Stitchin was the man who came forward saying that the Sumerian cuneiform tablets had a story of the origin of man written from the stand point of ET's. He based this on the fact that the Sumerian's knew that we were the 7th planet in the galaxy....if you count from the outside in! There is almost no doubt that the Cuneiform Tablets of Sumeria told the same story that is retold in the Old Testament in a very condensed form. So, at the very least they inspired the stories that would transform the spiritual beliefs of the world. Even if you reject the idea of the little gods...at the very least he has made a significant contribution the connections that proved that all of the gods of ancient civilization were the same gods. They represented the same ideas and were essentially the same 'being' so that there was really a one world religion or belief system prior to the written history we know. Now, there are an incredible amount of people who've spun off in their own theories based on Stitchin's. So, it's better to go back to the source and read his books or listen to his interviews. There are some inspired by him that I do follow but I'm very careful.
Lloyd Pye
By far one of the best and most grounded authors regarding making an argument that our DNA has been tampered with in the distant past. He obviously had read and believed Zecharia Stitchin's story about the Annunaki. His book, Everything You Know Is Wrong, is something I suggest for beginners. He became very distracted by a skull that he called the Star Child. In fact, his very last lecture where he was hoping to raise money to do a DNA test on the Star Child proving that it is not human (which has since been done and proves that it is not) was given on the day he died. However, I've included a video that was his true passion. I do recommend looking up the Star Child information as it is fascinating but unfortunately it has not affected the way scientists look at the world as one would hope (but they are stuck in Group Think so they really can't change now). I've looked through the various videos and decided to do the long video entitled, "Everything You Know is Wrong," because it's just so well done.
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Here is one of the first layers of hour history is being lifted. I do want to note, that Bashar actually backs up what Lloyd Pye says. When asked Bashar said that the native animal to our world, the Sasquatch, does still exist and is the unaltered human. The Sasquatch, however, is a quantum being that can step in and out of our reality so it's very easy for them to escape. They are native and evolved here but we are the descendants of beings that were not. I will also note that this ideas does seem to conflict with the idea of Atlantis. I have not really figured out how the Atlantis Edgar Cacye describes can also exist alongside the idea of the Annunaki. Strangely, Bashar has talked about both, but there isn't a clear view. According to Edgar Cacye, the beings Laird Scranton describes that gave the knowledge of agriculture and civilization to people, were from Atlantis. Some interpret the people that gave the Dogon their knowledge as being the Annunaki or some other beings from Sirius (the Dogon knew a lot about Sirius and said their teachers came from there). This is something I'm studying and will no doubt write a post on in the future. This point of view completely flies in the face of contemporary religious belief. To suggest that the gods that were worshiped on Earth were not God's at all. That they were beings who descended, manipulated our DNA blending theirs with a native species, let us believe they were gods and then left when they had what they wanted (or were chased off by more benevolent extraterrestrial beings who realized what was happening as Bashar describes)...is mind boggling. In fact, it can be really offensive to people who are not willing to let go of religion as it is taught in Synagogues, Church's and Mosques since the Dark Ages. On this note, I'll end with three movies that feature this idea. In Prometheus, the Engineers are seen as evil, in Jupiter Ascending they are evil as well and harvesting the planet to make a elixir of keep eternal youth, and in the movie X-Men Apocalypse it is a being of immense power claiming to be a god. or that there are multimple gods(Please note, this is an unedited rough draft).
I am not someone who really goes with either the idea of a central God who created humanity in it's image. I most certainly never entertained the notion of a Goddess. I always thought of the Goddess religion as being more of a product of the Feminist movement (a movement that I do not support because any time another group is slandered-men- in order to feel validated it is not beneficial to humanity). Raised as a Christian I do believe that Christ lived and was crucified. I dedicated several years as a teenager to reading the entire bible and studying what the 'authorities' on the bible had to say about the 'Word of God'. Strangely, it is the Bible that inspired my imagination when writing my fantasy series Merosis. The concept of Ancient Days that humanity has forgotten and secret knowledge only a select knew comes from Biblical references. However, I have fundamental conflicts with the core dogma of that religion. I believe that, for the most part, as soon as Yeshua died what he taught was changed to suit the needs/views of his disciples who interpreted his teachings in different ways. Further, in other points in history the story of Jesus was rewritten so often and the dogma reinterpreted so many times that Jesus probably wouldn't recognize the lessons taught in churches today. In fact, if he introduced himself to the clergy they wouldn't recognize him. Many don't know that the name 'Jesus' isn't Jewish and therefore is not the name of the 'Lord' they claim to follow. Based on the oldest known manuscripts of the New Testament his name was Yeshua which is a variant of Joshua. Nevertheless, a Patriarchal (that is male oriented) religion is taught throughout the world. Buddha, Muhammad, Yeshua/Jesus, Siva of the Hindu religion or even Ganesh...all of these are male oriented religions. When organized religion arrived it came packaged in a male form of a creator. One of the more tantalizing tales that speak to a feminine religion is that of Marion Zimmer Bradley's take on King Arthur that started with the Mists of Avalon. There, it shows the Goddess religion practiced by hunter/gatherers was replaced by the the Christian Religion. Literally, the Isle of Avalon (of the Goddess) fades into another dimension (much like Tolkiens Elves) and becomes replaced by a Catholic Abbey. However, I never really entertained the idea that a Goddess religion could be anything but the ideas of a barbaric society. Christianity, after all, has always been purported as being a civilizing method that ended Paganism that was founded upon outdated superstition. However, Marion Zimmer Bradley might have hit upon a hidden deeper truth (which is why her books became so insanely popular spawning several sequels that never quite lived up to Mists). The Annunaki The bible, when I read it, particularly the Old Testament with it's animal sacrifices and bi-polar humanized God, left me with a lot more questions then answers. Further, the treatment of Lot where God and Lucifer are testing him and debating whether or not man was good challenged the way I viewed the Devil/Satan/Lucifer. God seemed to be having a casual conversation with an equal. Later I would discover that the Devil as we know him in popular culture today was largely created based on interpretations of the New Testament and 'Pagan' religions (mostly Revelation which was not based on the teachings of Jesus) and that there is not a equivalent word for 'devil' in old Hebrew. Then I ran across Zechriah Stitchin's work regarding the Annunaki. Within the same Sumerian culture, the writing being the most ancient writing (the epic of Gilgamesh) there was the concept of Gods "that from Heaven to Earth came." Based on his reading of the texts Stitchin believed this pantheon of "gods" genetically engineered humanity as a slave race. Their antics, which were far too similar to the politics (and pantheon of Olympic Gods) revealed two factions- one that belonged to the Lord of the Seas (God of the Seas much like Poisiden- symbolized by a Snake) called Enkii and the Lord Commander of Land (Zeus? Symbolized by a Ram) the Enlil. There is even a Venus/Aphrodite type character named Inanna. Now, around 2012 the idea was sensationalized and people became fanatic about the concept thinking that the Annunaki home planet, Nibiru, would arrive and cause mass destruction to our planet or they would save us or...well, something. There is an entire subculture that has grown around the Annunaki Conspiracy idea that I don't find very important. Here, for the first time, I began to see repetitive symbols and an explanation, on a small level, for the reason we find the same symbols and concepts throughout many religions around the world and the bi-polar representation of God in the Old Testament. Instead of believing that this means all religions/spiritual practices borrowed from each other there seemed to be an inherent underlying unifying story to these concepts. The Annunaki explained part of where the strange concept of religion and where the masculine concept of God but it certainly didn't explain all of it. Parts of the idea fit, but other parts did not. If you want to read more I recommend that you look up Stichin's books. I have the book End of Days. Curiously, despite his interpretations of Sumerin text Stitchin held to his belief in Christianity. He even seemed to imply that Yeshua had something to do with the last passing/intervention of the Annunaki. All Religions As One Religion Now, here is a concept that angers every person who clings to a specific religious dogma as a form of 'salvation'. Of course, to look at religion and spiritual beliefs in general with a logical eye opinion as to what is 'right and wrong' must be suspended. Indeed, a lot of students of comparative religion ultimately give up religion when they see that so many different spiritual studies share specific ideas in common. The most sacred concept in Christianity, for example, is the Resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua. However, he's not the only religious character to have been killed and then raised from the dead. Osiris was recorded in Egyptian history as being killed by his brother and then being brought back to life by Isis. The Sumerian God Marduk was said to have been entombed in a pyramid and then freed...The Hindu God Ganesha is said to have been beheaded and then brought back to life with the Elephant Head. FreeMasons also appear to have a ceremony that puts the initiate through the steps of a 'resurrection' type event that, according to their legend, happened to HIram Abiff whom they claim was the builder/engineer/architect of the pyramids. (Note: groups associated with Egypt in particular and the pyramids seem to be involved in this resurrection topic). The concept of a murdered god brought back to life is a repetitive one. As is the symbol of the snake. The concept that the Gods dwell on a mountain top (Olympus for example) is also repeated throughout many religions around the world. Point of Origin- Gobekli Tepe Then I stumbled across the work of Laird Scanton, a linguist, who began researching what was once a remote tribe called the Dogon in Africa based on 1950's work of researchers who preserved their tradition. The tribe is now largely Muslim thanks to the pervasive brutality and enforcement of that religion in that area of the world. Scranton was able to correlate the ancient words of that group with Egyptian words/hieroglyphs, and concepts that were shared by Buddhism, Chinese Religion, and Hinduism. What he found was an underlying theme of root words and concepts that, thanks to the sacred preserved teaching of the Dogon in the 1950's, traces what seems to be a civilizing course taught to humans to help them re-establish civilization at the end of the Ice Age. If you want to read the entire scope of the fascinating work he has done I suggest you read Point of Origin by Laird Scranton as I will not be doing an exhaustive overview. There is far too much in that book for me to analyze it in one essay nor do I feel I have the authority or right to do so. However, at this point and for the reason of this particular blog I will skip to what Laird Scranton had the hardest time digesting. His research indicates that there was a non-human group that taught selected people from different indigenous Hunter Gatherer groups at the end of the Ice Age at Gobekli Tepe. The matrix of information they taught were symbols, associated with animals, that had several different meanings as the initiates ascended the different stages of learning (which is reminiscent of Free Masons). Further, he believes that the intentional burying of Gobekli Tepe and secretive nature of this information indicates that this group of non-humans were hiding their interaction with humans from a second group. The Wes Penre Papers Another source of information I came across was/is called the Wes Penre Papers. Within these papers the author (Wes Penre) seeks to form a cohesion among various concepts I consider New Age. Various beliefs in certain alien life forms (the Grays, etc) accepted by UFO believers/abductees, the Annunaki, the Hindu Gods (currently the most popular to dissect and reinterpret as proof of alien visitation within this crowd) and information I had not come across. In it he expressed, as all new agers seem to do at some point, the belief that the feminine principal (a.k.a. Goddess) was supplanted by the oppressive Patriarchal religions of our day. He seems to suggest that there are two groups- based out of Orion and Sirius- that are battling for our planet. The Sirius regime are Patriarchs in nature and the Orion are Matriarchs. I only mention this because it is intriguing that two sources that I have read while pursuing my hobby of studying spirituality have come to the conclusion that two groups with two different spiritual concepts influenced/taught humanity in the past. While the Wes Penre papers require a leap of the imagination in order to read them they are curious and paint a very interesting interpretation and synthesis of the New Age movement. Conclusion There are themes and symbols repeated throughout ancient religions and spiritual practices that even a novice can see. However, it seems that at the core of these repetitious symbols and stories there is a Point of Origin. This Original Story, retold and reinterpreted and perhaps even repeated throughout the ages has sunk so deeply into our human collective psyche that Joseph Campbell (who aided in creating Star Wars) studied it throughout his life and psychologist Carl Jung believed it could reveal/heal a person's individual psyche. Understanding what the thread of this underlying story that humanity has been retelling to itself for centuries is important in the development/creation of a new story. Why do I think it's important that this chapter/story is closed and a new one opened? Well, after so many centuries of retelling/rereading the same story isn't it getting a little old? Isn't it time we breathed new life into humanity by consciously reinterpreting/understanding the old story and changing what we don't like into something new? If there is information known by a select few about this story isn't it time everyone understand it? The old story has served its purpose. Society/Civilization has been established. There is no need to destroy civilization again (how many times does one planet and species want to go through such an experience?). Now it's time to understand that ancient story and move on. Curiously, that old story might involve the feminine principal/the Goddess that I really haven't considered. Marion Zimmer Bradley might have been correct. I will go into the concept of how the Goddess was transformed into Mary...and the hints of the original story of the "Mother Goddess". |
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