"examples of hallucinating pre-literate tribal people"
Such people exist, today?! Where!?! Direct me to the literature, please!!!
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- Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:54 am
- Forum: 2.0. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Conscious Kings?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 28029
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:17 pm
- Forum: 2.0. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Inner Voice
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17254
Inner Voice
I'm trying to find out if any neuro-imaging scans have been performed on people talking to themselves silently. The problem with search queries is what words to use for 'talking to themselves quietly' Does anyone know whether talking silently and aloud use similar areas of the brain, or perhaps if t...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:12 pm
- Forum: 3.0. Hypothesis Three: Dating the Development of Consciousness
- Topic: Is There A Climatic Origin to the Rise of the Bicameral Mind
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17599
Re: Is There A Climatic Origin to the Rise of the Bicameral Mind
As far as large social hierarchies of gods and the birth of bicameral civilization, you are certainly correct. But people have been burying their dead with grave goods for at least 40000 years, if not longer. This poses a question regarding whether burial of the dead is a wholly bicameral operation,...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: 3.0. Hypothesis Three: Dating the Development of Consciousness
- Topic: Evidence for Bicamerality in Ancient India
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18526
Evidence for Bicamerality in Ancient India
There isn't much talk about this subject. It seems its really the only cradle of civilization consistently left out of bicameral analysis. Jaynes briefly mentions that the evidence for transition from bicamerality to consciousness, as demonstrated in the Vedas and Upanishads respectively, is sharp; ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:33 pm
- Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Origin of the Gods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 40382
Re: Origin of the Gods
Yes I was definitely referring to the drug rehab spammer, I tend to get defensive when people ignorantly criticize the potential of the 'psychoheuristic' chemicals. Memento, you've done no harm I love the idea of the burning bush being marijuana. However, I am not sure if Cannabis grows in Egypt (th...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Member, Neurologist
- Replies: 3
- Views: 19254
Re: New Member, Neurologist
I am certainly thrilled to be able to pose a question to a neurologist: What do you know of DMT, the endogenous neurotransmitter which occurs in considerable concentrations in some plants and is used as a powerful hallucinogen in indigenous cultures (in a brew called Ayahuasca or Yage)? Recently, DM...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:46 am
- Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Origin of the Gods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 40382
Re: Origin of the Gods
I have read "When the Impossible Happens" by Grof, basically a book documenting his findings during psychedelic drug therapy... Its an excellent book which offers new insight into the "spiritual nature" of reality and experience. The only relationship i see between LSD (or other ...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:25 pm
- Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Origin of the Gods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 40382
Re: Origin of the Gods
Well thanx for replying guys, finally i can sleep at night, lol. I have read Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness , its a pretty good read, some great material in there, though I have yet to read it a second time. I also must say, I found some of it a little slow, particularly the final chapter,...
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:17 pm
- Forum: 4.0. Hypothesis Four: Jaynes's Neurological Model for the Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Jaynes's Neurological Model Vindicated
- Replies: 12
- Views: 48264
Re: Jaynes's Neurological Model Vindicated
There is a molecule made in the pineal gland in the human brain called DMT. This molecule can also be extracted from certain types of plants. When smoked, on the order of around 30 - 50 mg, DMT causes incredibly intense hallucinatory activity. Let me summarize: THERE IS A PSYCHEDELIC/HALLUCINOGENIC ...
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:54 pm
- Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Origin of the Gods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 40382
Re: Origin of the Gods
Alrite, so it seems everyone hates my last post....maybe its too long....if you hate that one, read this one: The human body produces a compound called DMT. DMT can be extracted from various plant sources. When smoked, this powerful alkaloid produces ecstatic hallucinations that supplant reality. Ma...
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:34 pm
- Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Origin of the Gods
- Replies: 11
- Views: 40382
Origin of the Gods
Given that we're all Jaynes enthusiasts, I feel safe assuming that everyone here is willing to put up with absurd yet evidence based theories. Here's one for you: Terrence Mckenna's stoned ape theory. In a nutshell, as our primate ancestors descended from the trees into the African grasslands, they ...