Ancient Civilizations, Psychedelics, and Our Media Suggestions

TOPICS AND LINKS:

Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History — https://www.dancarlin.com/

All civilizations going through the same cycle of birth, thriving and death.

Graham Hancock — https://grahamhancock.com/

Personal responsibility

The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku — https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250207142/theimmortalitykey

“If you die before you die, you won’t die when you die.” ~Greek saying

The list of initiates of the Eleusinian Mysteries included the philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Epictetus, the military leader Alkibiades, the playwrights Euripides and Sophocles, and the poet Pindaros. Another famous initiate, emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Excellent blog post on the Eleusinian Mysteries: https://misharogov.medium.com/eleusinian-mysteries-a22e899cfd41

“Section 508” religious organizations

Exploring consciousness with psychedelics

Self-accountability, self-agency and self-determination

OUR MEDIA SUGGESTIONS:

Edd Sorenson videos: Cave diving stories and rescues, etc. — https://youtu.be/x3eYAWphuQw — AND — https://youtu.be/OkEEYXuPC3s

Collapse by Jared Diamond (book) — http://cpor.org/ce/Diamond%282005%29Collapse-HowSocietiesChooseFailureSuccess.pdf

The Lives of Others (movie) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/

Life at the Extremes (book) — https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520234208/life-at-the-extremes

Jojo Rabbit (movie) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/

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