We are not just subscribed here for the academic subject, mate.... It is the captivating storyteller who keeps it all intact and moving into the future consciences. Without you, there would be no story to tell.
Jon, you put a unique spin on the stories, and help us understand them at an almost unbelievable level. I will forever be grateful that TH-cam put your channel in my path!
I was watching an episode of Startalk recently and the guest was saying that evolutionary speaking, our brains were able to process and understand music long before they evolved to be able to understand spoken language, and I find that to be amazingly beautiful.
what an incredible video. you're amazing. I hope this brings you encouragement to keep doing what you do. it brings so much joy to me to connect with ancestors through sacred truths, now feat. artifacts! thank you.
Let’s say that 1% or less of anything that existed in antiquity has survived for us to find. What you and others have been able to piece together is astounding! It boggles my mind what we still don’t know. Thanks for following the faint breadcrumb trail that we do have. Thank you for your scholarship. 😎✌️
That’s a very good point and I had a similar reaction to thinking about how fascinated we are with that 1% we know from whatever era fascinates you. Now if you consider how fascinating that 1% makes all the movies literature video games based on those times we find, imagine how mind boggling if we could find out more about people in the past like we can go to another country now and find out how someone in a different continent what your ancestors might have just read about (or not even that if they couldn’t read). Damn, we are so blessed to be living now.
@@w1cked001 Absolutely, what we’ve got physically need not define the facts. Storytelling, the oldest and truest humanity vein, shares soooo much beyond what’s left in the dirt.
Your videos are always excellent! I have started to use The Cosmic hunt as a story I tell for children in our small planetarium at the museum I work at. We also have a known stone age site from 10000 years ago outside of here. So I talk about constellations and how myths change but still remain the same at heart. I use the saami version of the myth since it involve so many other stars beside Ursa Major and with the many participants it makes for a rich story to tell. I do point out that we cannot know for certain that it was the saamis version they told in south Sweden 10000 years ago, but maybe something like it. I also point out that whatever version they would have told it would be adapted to their local landscape. "It makes no sense to tell a story about hunting an elk in north Africa, but an antelope is perfect" I use to say. I also make use of the special motif where the hunter, Favdna, finally gets a shot at Saarva, the great elk, but realize that Stella polaris sits close to his line of sight. And if he accidentaly hits that, Heaven will fall down and crusch the Earth. Saarva is cunning and makes sure to keep the star between him and Favdna. That is why the hunt is still going on today. Based on my own expirience and upbrining as a hunter, I tell the childern that this is what really makes Favdna such a great hunter. Because more important than knowing when and where to shoot, the most important lesson is knowing when you absolute should not shot! That knowledge is what makes a really good and wise hunter. Since my youngest son now wants to become a hunter, I have talked about this subject. If you feel hesitant, no matter how little, do not shot! Because if you by accident shot and the bullets hits someones house, or if you just wound the animal and gives it a long agonizing death, that is something you might have to carry with you through life.
There is also “bara” in Genesis translated “god created”. “Bara” means to “fatten” or “fill up”. Elohim “gods” is also used as opposed to El “god”. A translation can be rendered “at the beginning of this cycle, the gods filled the heavens and the earth”. This translation matches Babylonian, Egyptian and Assyrian variations of children gods issuing forth from the heavens and the earth filling up the cosmos (and at times being noisy). Also: really glad this channel exists. Good stuff!
From what was the divine created the heaven and within it/under it/also(?) the place of the living. My translation. Note: the word for earth in Hebrew is very close to English. The last letter in Hebrew has no equivalent and sounds like ts. Th sounds close to it. E-a-r-ts
“Creative things” you say? I sit listening to this video as I work on embroidery by the lamp - a modern day equivalent of ancient campfire light… The craft tradition continues.
But wouldn't the verb have to agree numerically with the noun in order for it to be read as a plural (bara is a singular verb)? if you read "Elohim" in the plural here it would look something like "the gods creates", which sounds a bit awkward in both languages.
@ good question! I read an explanation some time ago (so forgive lack of sources and if I’m misremembering) but it noted a couple of explanations. 1. The “elohim” as an amplifier of power to a singular identity (fairly common explanation). 2. Both bara and elohim being results of attempts to establish monotheism but with vestiges of already established terms. Bara only occurs in Hebrew Biblical terms as “created”, in the surrounding related North Western Semitic languages it did not mean this. Bara was actively altered and distorted in meaning for “special circumstances” from meaning “fatten”, “fill” or “increasing” in the Norwest Semitic languages to mean “the special act of creatio ex nihilo of God”. The vestige terms were brought forward but transformed to suit monotheistic consolidation. From the 8th century bce to 1st century Judaism still had polytheistic practices and identities. The Biblical complaints about Asherahs pointing to ongoing polytheism and the known relationships with surrounding traditions and creation stories give support to the “special use” being more a redefinition of common terms applied to suit ends. Like “faith” losing relationship to “fidelity” (to law) and transforming meaning to a special state of unquestioning belief or acceptance.
Interesting to think about hunger and sex being why we lost immortality, two things that can make humans act like wild animals. I can definitely see ancient people looking at a hangry person and thinking, yeah that story makes sense.
@@moomin1632 I guess my mind went more to a focus on the community rather than the individual and something about the fragility of life. If humans were hypothetically immortal, they would not starve to death. If humans were immortal, they would not need children or children would quickly be in overabundance. I feel like it's a contrast and worry between the advantages and disadvantages presented by human limitations versus the idea of having more divine qualities. And I'm someone who's actively religious and believes in some reality behind some myths, but from a literary point of view that's what I take from it.
So in the beginning there where no sex, no eating and no death? Actually, it's kind of true biologically that death is connected to sex. Before sex there were just cell division and although cells could certainly die, if they didn't they just continued to exist, dividing now and then (with some lineages Immortal). For sexual reproduction however, death is certain. Now with food.. idk 😅
This video has been my first exposure to the topic. What are the "cosmic hunt bullet" and the "bad dragon bullet"? Super curious, it's a fascinating topic.
Good day Jon, another grand one. Keep up the great work you are doing, to teach/share these topics with everyone. You brought to light topics I never knew about. For that I thank you. Have a great weekend!
Mesopotaimia was also a big geographical flood risk. Where the ancient Egyptian gods were alot less sadistic with their floods and storms: their geography made them alot more stable. Gilgamesh came from mesopotamia, so did the old testament god. The gods in a land which was constantly conquered under new empires and had many natural catastrophes: had the most brutal gods. Where the Egyptians had a stable political system for centuries and alot less prone to natural catastrophe: had nicer gods, with less floods. Just wanted to add some contextual flavour. 👐
This video sparks joy in my scientist heart - even though you announced to be off script, i found it incredibly concise, structured and overall well done. Your references to sources, maps, database mentions, programs used for replication - it just sparks joy. I can't wait to watch your other videos!
Also, chuckles at the unsuccessful rock-band joke - although, in a way, we are still hearing their songs from 140 thousand years ago in these myths, which is mindblowing!
@@Crecganford Would be very interested to see your take on the analyses of myth and storytelling from the likes of, for example, Campbell or Truby. What is congruent/incongruent between their storytelling models and that which you have discovered? Which elements are more ancient, vis a vis more modern? And what might we project the future of myth to be?
I don’t think you will see this comment at this point as I am one of 396 but your channel is absolutely incredible. The level of depth is staggering I can re-listen to these multiple times. Would love if you would do a video at some point on Krampus and maybe his association with Perchta.
I've never known any of this before. I feel so warmed up and connected to everyone. I always thought of ~10,000bc and before as like a dark ages sort of thing. Knowing our stories and traditions can be so connected into such a beautiful tapestry of understanding of our condition is enough to bring me to tears. Thanks for this video.
Studies of mythology have got extra boost with development of computers like genetics have. There is an anthropologist in Russia Yuri Berezkin who created a database of myths and it allows to investigate which one are old and how people moved in prehistory. The method allows to distinguish what stories came with people from Africa and what was created later.
I’m guessing you are new here, Yuri has asked me to work with him, and I have enhanced and expanded his work and as part of this have created the mythology database.
I’ve been watching this channel long enough that when I saw that interview with Alex O’Connor and Jordan Peterson I was also very frustrated. So gratifying to hear you mention it. Alex should get you on his program.
Even as most film writers are based on some fiction, we can all recall a dialogue of characters from ages existing 900+ years ago talking about "They Will Sing Songs About You."
I am so glad that you raised the O'Conner / Peterson / Hawkins debate. I tag/mention you in all of O'Conners videos that cover myth. It was one of those debates where I wish Hawkins was aware of your work. He would have told Peterson to sit down. Great video. Your work transends just myth, but outs the human experience into its true context, the evolution of this planet, and all its inhabitants.
@benjiman_OBE exactly. Got to love it. It was in fact Atun-Shei that brought it to my attention by having a video saying; "do not try to do this, but damn Flint Dibble did well, and damn what a perfect name".
Didn’t grab a tea but did grab a Honey Orange tripple and listened to an amazing story about the most probable origin of human mythological history. Very well told and I’ve subscribed to hear more. Well told! Looking forward to more videos which are more like very interesting audio books.
Always absolutely rapt and far out! Love your great channel and that silky voice. Tell us all the things all the time. Hurray and cheers to the knowledge/fire keepers 🙌🏾
This is such a treat! I had an intuition that this is going to be special and decided to delay watching until I can dedicate a special evening to it. Didn't regret a slightest! This was a pure enjoyment for 58 minutes 20 seconds. Thank you very much!
There was a time I thought you were going to make a connection between the earth diver myth and genesis. Now I’m at the point where you are making a connection between dragon myths and genesis. The evolution of myths is truly fascinating
I like the idea that pre-historic music just wasn’t popular enough to survive to today. lol Thanks for your work! I appreciate you citing books in your video descriptions too. I’m reading The Horse, The Wheel, and Language.
A very simple story but intensely interesting to me because I always wondered what “hey diddle diddle” was about. Now I know what was missing. The constellations must be pointed out while we say the rhyme, the cosmic hunt, hey diddle diddle❤
Please, please, PLEASE, never stop doing these videos. They are so... great, so interesting, and one learns so much. Is there a way to reconstruct the Protoindoeuropean religion? I get that having 100% accurate reconstruction in near impossible, but it would be a blast if someone had made advances on this. EDIT: you fulfill both academic and entertainment roles here dude.
I have many videos explaining aspects of the beliefs of Indo-Europeans, especially around their cosmogony. Have a browse of my channel, and you should find some videos that will interest you.
This is amazing. Awesome content! Please do continue doing videos without a script. Also, I would love if you could do an episode on Slavic mythology or Creation.
This is the first video of yours I've seen. It's a great format, I implore you to do more unscripted talks. Subscribed, thank you! Very calming and informative 😌
it's so beautiful to hear how we were once connected as a species through our ability to tell stories and these wonderful ways we interpreted the world. I'm not anti technology or anything but I do admire the human spirit before science and technology killed our gods and legends.
Is there a book outlining the old testament parallels and reworkings of older myths? You’ve mentioned three examples of that here, would be fascinating to see a deep dive of the topic.
I have made videos about the story of immortality, and the creation myth, and when my book comes out (hopefully in 2026) it will discuss much of this in far more detail.
Amazing video Jon! It's great how you show the ages of the myths side by side, and how you concisely lay out the evolution of them. This is perfect for newcomers, and I like to recommend your channel to anyone interested in myths, but I do hunger for some more in-depth content, especially on how the stories of abrahamic religions came to be told as they were. Love all you do, and thank you for making this information accessible!
Thank you, I'll be going back to deep dive analysis in a month or so, I just have one more commentary video, talking about Jordan Peterson, Graham Hancock, and alike first.
@@mikkel6938 If you're looking for some more content specifically focused on the Abrahamic religions, I'd reccomend the channel Esoterica, as well as the Old Testament lecture videos by Christina Hayes on the Yale courses channel.
@FranciT98 Thanks! I love Esoterica, but still, I feel like Jon brings something different to the table when it comes to the possible origins of these kinds of tales, and he serves to bring a broader perspective to the realm of myth in my opinion.
What you describe makes perfect sense. I came a similar conclusion in a college course about African myths. Made me question how different cultures/religions had same stories. Some body got some ‘splain to do!
This has been an excellent, engaging and informative presentation. The fact that it was unscripted makes it all the more impressive and marks you as a remarkable expert in your field.
Thanks for a great live show - a really good dive into the matter, which really made me wish I'd gone to University to study it 50 years ago - but your Mythology Database wasn't available then, so the course would've been disappointing. Your intro countdown was exactly right for me to grab myself a cup of tea, too. Proper job!
Thank you for this wonderfully interesting video. If one of my fellow Americans can’t keep their mind out of the gutter when someone says “cosmic hunt”, that’s on them.
I never really thought of the logic of being immortal and having to eat until that Death story. I guess immortality does not preclude eternal suffering from starvation.
Hello Crecganford! First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to create this fascinating video. Your expertise in this field is evident, and I truly appreciate the effort you put into sharing your insights. When you addressed the story of the fall from grace, I felt inspired to share an alternative perspective, one that might offer additional depth to the narrative. You may already be familiar with the concepts of masculine and feminine energies, which exist within every human being. These energies are not exclusive to gender but are archetypal forces, with some individuals naturally expressing more of one than the other. Consider Adam and Eve as representations of these energies rather than as literal historical figures. Paradise, then, is not a mythical place in a distant past but a state of inner harmony-what Jesus described as "The Kingdom of God is within you." In this light, Adam and Eve symbolize the masculine and feminine energies in perfect balance, what Carl Jung might refer to as the Anima and Animus unified in the realization of the Self. When these energies are harmonized, the ego is transcended, and one perceives reality as it truly is-free from judgments, divisions, or dualistic thinking. This state, often called non-dualism, is the essence of paradise. The act of Eve eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil can be seen as the mind entering a state of dualistic perception. This is the moment where reality begins to be categorized-into "good and evil," "me and you," "this and that." In doing so, the inherent harmony is lost, and paradise becomes obscured. To return to paradise, one must partake of the Tree of Life, which symbolizes the practice of perceiving reality as it is, free from judgment and conceptual divisions, thus returning to a state of non-dual awareness. I hope this interpretation resonates with you and provides a thought-provoking lens through which to view this story. Should you wish to explore this perspective further, practices like meditation and mindfulness can serve as powerful tools to experience it firsthand. Through sustained practice, I believe you too can come to recognize this truth within yourself. Lastly, I would like to touch on the symbolic role of the serpent in this story. The serpent represents the Kundalini energy, coiled at the base of the spine. In many spiritual traditions, raising this energy is a path to enlightenment. For instance, Jesus is said to have "crushed the serpent with his heel," a metaphor that aligns with the awakening of the Kundalini. This can be achieved through meditation, such as sitting in the lotus position, where the heel presses against the base chakra, facilitating the rise of this transformative energy. Thank you for your time and for allowing me to share these reflections. I hope they offer a meaningful complement to the insights you presented.
Interesting point you make about the two variations of earth creation myths, the earth diver and the emergeance of humans. From my unqualified perspective, it seems that Aztec myth uses both of these. Following the flood after the 4th sun, Tezcaltlipoca and Quetzilcoalt go into the water to kill the earth monster to create earth. Later on Quetzilcoalt goes under the earth to bring up the bones of earth's previous inhabitants from Mictlan to resurrect them as modern humans. Do these share a connection to those myths, or are these completely different architypes?
That is not an easy question to answer, we would have to look at all the variants to have confidence in any relationships with other myths from earlier cutlures. But certainly the dragon in the sea to create the earth is very probably connected and from an older source from Eurasia originally.
Excellent. I feel like I gathered as many clues to new hunting ground's as I felt satisfied* old ground was well covered. Which is rare enough. Slainte ∆
I taught myself to read at 4-1/2 years old, and the stories I remember from that part of my life are myths and folktales. Specifically, I recall reading simplified versions of the tale of Bacchus and Philemon, as well as that of Pygmalion and Galatea. I was about 8 years old when myths started bring a specific interest for me. You have obviously gone into it more thoroughly than I ever did, and I can only thank you!
I hope you read this comment Crecganford, because I have a question I want to ask, I am curious about. I find your work stimulating and qualified, I follow it with interest. Your work on the dragon and world serpent myths impressed me a lot. The duality of death and life is a very basic concept in ancient Egyptian mythology. Like Osiris, Isis and Seth, Ra and Apep are a similar theme. In both themes, the Nile is again very important, the place of the land of the dead is always related to the flow of the Nile. Many paintings, frescoes, etc. depicting the war between Ra and Apep caught my attention. Apep/Apophis is called "Lord of Chaos". However, this monster is depicted as if it were the Nile River itself. Although it is stated that the reason for this is that the snake is very large. In addition, this snake is the oldest dark entity according to belief, older than Ra. My question is: Can we reach the older foundations of ancient Egyptian belief? Could Apophis/Apep originally be the Nile River itself in an earlier period? Indeed, later they associated the Nile with gods and goddesses such as Hapi, Nephthys, Khnum, Satet, Sobek (crocodile form), Anuket. Do you have a video that touches on this subject?
That's a great question, and one I could only answer if I carried out research on it, to understand how old our Egyptian myths are.... or to understand if myths around Egypt may have been told earlier in Egypts history but have since been replaced.
I want to go as far back as we can. Even if it’s just hints, I’m so hungry to know what the first religions were. I think we invented it when we were hungry and needed transcendental help, but didn’t the Neanderthals do that? Did they know it before they left Africa? Where did it all start? 😭
@@stargatis Some clues that answer your question are in the videos on this platform. Yes, scarcity is important. This is probably the reason for the first monumental graves and civilization. Neanderthals buried their dead and left some objects next to them. Science and religion are created by human intelligence and imagination. However, the primate that makes designer tools still and always has a small problem stemming from this intelligence. We subjectivize all facts and nature and try to explain everything according to a single reason. This is probably not true, but we cannot think otherwise, we do not like uncertainties and death. :)
excellent video - one of your best I think! This topic makes me ponder what made humans want to tell these stories? Humans want to explain things, I suppose to help them survive better? So, is science sort of like our modern mythos?
Could you do a video about ancient religious jewelry and what people wore to honor their gods and for protection in Greek times and other time periods around the world. Like oath rings, necklaces with Hercules club and thors hammer, and anything else of that nature.
Great video! I really enjoyed the insights you shared. however, I can't help but wonder if some of these myths are just outdated beliefs that don't really apply anymore. I mean, can we still find relevance in stories that were created thousands of years ago? Would love to hear others' thoughts on this!
I wonder if Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons knew about the Lion Man when he wrote the song "Little Lion Man"? As an Aussie living in Mindanao Philippines, I'm familiar with the Rainbow Serpent myth from Australia, and creation myths here in the Philippines. The most well known creation myth in the Philippines involves the first man and woman emerging from a bamboo stalk with the assistance of a bird, known in Tagalog as the "Sarimanok". In Tagalog "sari" means "variety", which is why small stores in local areas are often called "sari-sari" stores, because they sell a wide variety of items. "Manok" means "chicken". I've seen the Sarimanok depicted as a large multi-coloured chicken flying above the bamboo and pecking at it to help the first people emerge. The first man was "Malakas" ("Strong"), and the first woman "Maganda" ("Beautiful"). There seem to be elements of the "Humans Ascending" myths and the Bird Scout myths, because the Sarimanok is a helper. My wife is a Higaonon baylan, and the Higaonon people and other tribes from Bukidnon in Mindanao have flood myths, which include local features, such as the mountains whose peaks are not inundated. I go along with your thinking that the widespread flood myths don't necessarily reflect a worldwide catastrophe. There's even a flood myth in the eastern part of Mindanao that involves a giant crab coming up out of the sea and causing the flood. Since the tribes from Bukidnon didn't have a writing system, the stories were only written when told to people who could write. This is similar to what happened with the flood myths in Australia. The myths were transmitted orally, through song and rituals, in the past.
The diving creation myth is the one i heard. The slavic version. It was said to be Svarog (i think, or Svarozhits, i never tell them apart) and Veles both on a boat. Essentially they got bored and wanted to sleep on land so Svarog (i think) dove and threw the mud and made land. Long story short, Veles was jealous so he tried drowning Svarog in his sleep by dragging him off the bed, from the house and into the sea but new land was being created from sea as he dragged him. Eventually Svarog woke up at dawn realizing what had happened and they fought. Both had a supporting animal, Veles had a dragon i think, about Svarog i dont remember. Veles got defeated and thrown into the underworld to rule over it and Svarog rose to the skies to rule over the world above. Humans were made to be the medium world inhabitants, or were born from mud without any help of gods, depending on who answers the question. The dragon of veles was chained down in the depths of earth and each year its chains get loose so the god has to get from skies back to the underworld to get it new chains. It corelates with winter and if it escapes there will be an eternal winter. Spring appears when the chains get fixed. Im not too sure, that is what i was told, i forgot most of it. But we got a diver!
You seem to be someone with a sense of humour. I am returning to read Flann O'Brien's At Swim two Birds. He pokes wonderful fun at the great Finn Mac Cool. And is as irreverent toward other myths of his homeland. His style is rather surreal ( The 3rd Policeman is the other book I have by this author . A pen name by the way.) The Myths are just interludes though in a tale of an indolent student.
American archaeologist Eric H. Cline, who wrote 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, he just updated this book, claiming the Late Bronze Age collapse was from Solar Activity, he said it wasn't nearly as bad as the one 1,000 years earlier.
Enki the Annunaki God of the water is also known as EA and EA translates to John as in John the Baptist/ the man of the water. So baptism traces back to ancient Sumer.
We are not just subscribed here for the academic subject, mate.... It is the captivating storyteller who keeps it all intact and moving into the future consciences. Without you, there would be no story to tell.
Thank you, I don't consider myself a great storyteller, not compared to people like Jon Mason, but I do appreciate your kind words.
Jon, you put a unique spin on the stories, and help us understand them at an almost unbelievable level. I will forever be grateful that TH-cam put your channel in my path!
I'm so happy to have found your channel! I'm amateur at best but I am fascinated by mythology. I can't wait to check out the database! Thank you!
@@Crecganford Oh, you are a great storyteller, more so for the context you sideload with the stories.
Yeah no
Thank you so much for this talk. This helped tie so many things together for me. I greatly appreciate your work. 😊
Thank you so much for your support, it really is appreciated.
I was watching an episode of Startalk recently and the guest was saying that evolutionary speaking, our brains were able to process and understand music long before they evolved to be able to understand spoken language, and I find that to be amazingly beautiful.
Absolutely wonderful video Jon, you should go off script more often 😊
Thank you, I did enjoy that, so I may do it again soon.
what an incredible video. you're amazing. I hope this brings you encouragement to keep doing what you do. it brings so much joy to me to connect with ancestors through sacred truths, now feat. artifacts! thank you.
Thank you so much for your support, it really is appreciated.
Let’s say that 1% or less of anything that existed in antiquity has survived for us to find. What you and others have been able to piece together is astounding! It boggles my mind what we still don’t know. Thanks for following the faint breadcrumb trail that we do have. Thank you for your scholarship. 😎✌️
That’s a very good point and I had a similar reaction to thinking about how fascinated we are with that 1% we know from whatever era fascinates you. Now if you consider how fascinating that 1% makes all the movies literature video games based on those times we find, imagine how mind boggling if we could find out more about people in the past like we can go to another country now and find out how someone in a different continent what your ancestors might have just read about (or not even that if they couldn’t read). Damn, we are so blessed to be living now.
@@w1cked001 Absolutely, what we’ve got physically need not define the facts. Storytelling, the oldest and truest humanity vein, shares soooo much beyond what’s left in the dirt.
Your videos are always excellent! I have started to use The Cosmic hunt as a story I tell for children in our small planetarium at the museum I work at. We also have a known stone age site from 10000 years ago outside of here. So I talk about constellations and how myths change but still remain the same at heart. I use the saami version of the myth since it involve so many other stars beside Ursa Major and with the many participants it makes for a rich story to tell. I do point out that we cannot know for certain that it was the saamis version they told in south Sweden 10000 years ago, but maybe something like it. I also point out that whatever version they would have told it would be adapted to their local landscape.
"It makes no sense to tell a story about hunting an elk in north Africa, but an antelope is perfect" I use to say.
I also make use of the special motif where the hunter, Favdna, finally gets a shot at Saarva, the great elk, but realize that Stella polaris sits close to his line of sight. And if he accidentaly hits that, Heaven will fall down and crusch the Earth. Saarva is cunning and makes sure to keep the star between him and Favdna. That is why the hunt is still going on today. Based on my own expirience and upbrining as a hunter, I tell the childern that this is what really makes Favdna such a great hunter. Because more important than knowing when and where to shoot, the most important lesson is knowing when you absolute should not shot!
That knowledge is what makes a really good and wise hunter. Since my youngest son now wants to become a hunter, I have talked about this subject. If you feel hesitant, no matter how little, do not shot! Because if you by accident shot and the bullets hits someones house, or if you just wound the animal and gives it a long agonizing death, that is something you might have to carry with you through life.
That's really amazing to hear that these stories are still being told to our children. Thank you.
I think the "Cosmic *unt" would also be an immersive experience.
keep it in yer pants, Zipper, and leave that pillow be.
@@Thomas_H_Sears I've always enjoyed bedtime stories.
@@zipperpillow I enjoy writing them.
In Australia that's what we call astrophysicists
He he! I get it....
There is also “bara” in Genesis translated “god created”. “Bara” means to “fatten” or “fill up”. Elohim “gods” is also used as opposed to El “god”. A translation can be rendered “at the beginning of this cycle, the gods filled the heavens and the earth”. This translation matches Babylonian, Egyptian and Assyrian variations of children gods issuing forth from the heavens and the earth filling up the cosmos (and at times being noisy).
Also: really glad this channel exists. Good stuff!
From what was the divine created the heaven and within it/under it/also(?) the place of the living.
My translation.
Note: the word for earth in Hebrew is very close to English. The last letter in Hebrew has no equivalent and sounds like ts. Th sounds close to it. E-a-r-ts
Bible astrology is mid AF. Older texts explain what happens before the big bang aka creation of Satan and the physical world of death.
“Creative things” you say?
I sit listening to this video as I work on embroidery by the lamp - a modern day equivalent of ancient campfire light…
The craft tradition continues.
But wouldn't the verb have to agree numerically with the noun in order for it to be read as a plural (bara is a singular verb)? if you read "Elohim" in the plural here it would look something like "the gods creates", which sounds a bit awkward in both languages.
@ good question! I read an explanation some time ago (so forgive lack of sources and if I’m misremembering) but it noted a couple of explanations. 1. The “elohim” as an amplifier of power to a singular identity (fairly common explanation). 2. Both bara and elohim being results of attempts to establish monotheism but with vestiges of already established terms. Bara only occurs in Hebrew Biblical terms as “created”, in the surrounding related North Western Semitic languages it did not mean this. Bara was actively altered and distorted in meaning for “special circumstances” from meaning “fatten”, “fill” or “increasing” in the Norwest Semitic languages to mean “the special act of creatio ex nihilo of God”. The vestige terms were brought forward but transformed to suit monotheistic consolidation. From the 8th century bce to 1st century Judaism still had polytheistic practices and identities. The Biblical complaints about Asherahs pointing to ongoing polytheism and the known relationships with surrounding traditions and creation stories give support to the “special use” being more a redefinition of common terms applied to suit ends. Like “faith” losing relationship to “fidelity” (to law) and transforming meaning to a special state of unquestioning belief or acceptance.
Interesting to think about hunger and sex being why we lost immortality, two things that can make humans act like wild animals. I can definitely see ancient people looking at a hangry person and thinking, yeah that story makes sense.
@@moomin1632 I guess my mind went more to a focus on the community rather than the individual and something about the fragility of life.
If humans were hypothetically immortal, they would not starve to death. If humans were immortal, they would not need children or children would quickly be in overabundance.
I feel like it's a contrast and worry between the advantages and disadvantages presented by human limitations versus the idea of having more divine qualities.
And I'm someone who's actively religious and believes in some reality behind some myths, but from a literary point of view that's what I take from it.
So in the beginning there where no sex, no eating and no death?
Actually, it's kind of true biologically that death is connected to sex. Before sex there were just cell division and although cells could certainly die, if they didn't they just continued to exist, dividing now and then (with some lineages Immortal). For sexual reproduction however, death is certain. Now with food.. idk 😅
Primordial agnosis is why we lost immortality.
You dodge the cosmic hunt bullet but dive right into the bad dragon bullet. Glorious.
This video has been my first exposure to the topic. What are the "cosmic hunt bullet" and the "bad dragon bullet"? Super curious, it's a fascinating topic.
Good day Jon, another grand one. Keep up the great work you are doing, to teach/share these topics with everyone. You brought to light topics I never knew about. For that I thank you. Have a great weekend!
That makes perfect sense - that there is not one flood myth, but many, that early humans adapted older traditions to explain current crises.
Mesopotaimia was also a big geographical flood risk. Where the ancient Egyptian gods were alot less sadistic with their floods and storms: their geography made them alot more stable. Gilgamesh came from mesopotamia, so did the old testament god. The gods in a land which was constantly conquered under new empires and had many natural catastrophes: had the most brutal gods. Where the Egyptians had a stable political system for centuries and alot less prone to natural catastrophe: had nicer gods, with less floods.
Just wanted to add some contextual flavour. 👐
The great flood could have actually been a meteroite impact. Alexander Tollman, a geology prof, wrote a book about it
This video sparks joy in my scientist heart - even though you announced to be off script, i found it incredibly concise, structured and overall well done. Your references to sources, maps, database mentions, programs used for replication - it just sparks joy. I can't wait to watch your other videos!
Also, chuckles at the unsuccessful rock-band joke - although, in a way, we are still hearing their songs from 140 thousand years ago in these myths, which is mindblowing!
Thanks Jon for all you give us on this channel!
Thank you for all your support, it is appreciated.
@@Crecganford Would be very interested to see your take on the analyses of myth and storytelling from the likes of, for example, Campbell or Truby. What is congruent/incongruent between their storytelling models and that which you have discovered? Which elements are more ancient, vis a vis more modern? And what might we project the future of myth to be?
I don’t think you will see this comment at this point as I am one of 396 but your channel is absolutely incredible. The level of depth is staggering I can re-listen to these multiple times. Would love if you would do a video at some point on Krampus and maybe his association with Perchta.
I try and read all my comments, and I am pondering a video about Kampus, but it may not be for a year or so.
@@Crecganford nice, as it also touches on the hunt. ❤
I've never known any of this before. I feel so warmed up and connected to everyone. I always thought of ~10,000bc and before as like a dark ages sort of thing. Knowing our stories and traditions can be so connected into such a beautiful tapestry of understanding of our condition is enough to bring me to tears. Thanks for this video.
And thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Studies of mythology have got extra boost with development of computers like genetics have. There is an anthropologist in Russia Yuri Berezkin who created a database of myths and it allows to investigate which one are old and how people moved in prehistory. The method allows to distinguish what stories came with people from Africa and what was created later.
I’m guessing you are new here, Yuri has asked me to work with him, and I have enhanced and expanded his work and as part of this have created the mythology database.
The myth of losing immortality from accepting food of death is reminiscent of the Persephone/Inanna myth as well.
I’ve been watching this channel long enough that when I saw that interview with Alex O’Connor and Jordan Peterson I was also very frustrated. So gratifying to hear you mention it. Alex should get you on his program.
Thank you for this masterpiece, Jon! I enjoyed it immensely.
Thank you for your kind words Radiana, I'm very happy you liked it.
Even as most film writers are based on some fiction, we can all recall a dialogue of characters from ages existing 900+ years ago talking about "They Will Sing Songs About You."
Congratulations on 200k subscribers!! Thank you for another fascinating video and for sharing your knowledge with us!!
Thank you! I hope all is well with the reptiles.
The Cosmic....pause Hunt.. ha! 😂
Just being extra cautious!
I nearly spat out my tea last time!
@Crecganford.. Try to say that 10 times fast! 😂.. Love your channel and how you tell stories. Thanks so much! 😘
@@Crecganford Needs to be a t-shirt.
@@Crecganfordthank you ❤❤❤
I am so glad that you raised the O'Conner / Peterson / Hawkins debate. I tag/mention you in all of O'Conners videos that cover myth. It was one of those debates where I wish Hawkins was aware of your work. He would have told Peterson to sit down.
Great video. Your work transends just myth, but outs the human experience into its true context, the evolution of this planet, and all its inhabitants.
Did you see Flint Dibble?
@PalleRasmussen Flint who? I feel you are about to offer more content to consume.
@benjiman_OBE I am indeed. Imagine an archeologist named Flint Dibble. Now imagine him going on Joe Rogan to debate Graham Hancock, and owning him...
@PalleRasmussen I'm all in. Thank you. And what a name for an archaeologist! I know a museum director called Oliver Bone.
@benjiman_OBE exactly. Got to love it. It was in fact Atun-Shei that brought it to my attention by having a video saying; "do not try to do this, but damn Flint Dibble did well, and damn what a perfect name".
Didn’t grab a tea but did grab a Honey Orange tripple and listened to an amazing story about the most probable origin of human mythological history. Very well told and I’ve subscribed to hear more. Well told! Looking forward to more videos which are more like very interesting audio books.
Always absolutely rapt and far out! Love your great channel and that silky voice. Tell us all the things all the time. Hurray and cheers to the knowledge/fire keepers 🙌🏾
This is such a treat! I had an intuition that this is going to be special and decided to delay watching until I can dedicate a special evening to it. Didn't regret a slightest! This was a pure enjoyment for 58 minutes 20 seconds.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for your kind words.
There was a time I thought you were going to make a connection between the earth diver myth and genesis. Now I’m at the point where you are making a connection between dragon myths and genesis. The evolution of myths is truly fascinating
I like the idea that pre-historic music just wasn’t popular enough to survive to today. lol
Thanks for your work! I appreciate you citing books in your video descriptions too. I’m reading The Horse, The Wheel, and Language.
@@joshuas9236 so was their recipe of beer made of chewed
fermented tree-leaves & spit in a bowl.
Gotta love the Cosmic Hunt!
A very simple story but intensely interesting to me because I always wondered what “hey diddle diddle” was about. Now I know what was missing. The constellations must be pointed out while we say the rhyme, the cosmic hunt, hey diddle diddle❤
Please, please, PLEASE, never stop doing these videos. They are so... great, so interesting, and one learns so much.
Is there a way to reconstruct the Protoindoeuropean religion? I get that having 100% accurate reconstruction in near impossible, but it would be a blast if someone had made advances on this.
EDIT: you fulfill both academic and entertainment roles here dude.
I have many videos explaining aspects of the beliefs of Indo-Europeans, especially around their cosmogony. Have a browse of my channel, and you should find some videos that will interest you.
This is amazing. Awesome content! Please do continue doing videos without a script.
Also, I would love if you could do an episode on Slavic mythology or Creation.
Thank you, I may do the same on my next video, and see how it goes.
This is the first video of yours I've seen. It's a great format, I implore you to do more unscripted talks.
Subscribed, thank you! Very calming and informative 😌
Thank you for your support, and I will do more in the future.
it's so beautiful to hear how we were once connected as a species through our ability to tell stories and these wonderful ways we interpreted the world. I'm not anti technology or anything but I do admire the human spirit before science and technology killed our gods and legends.
Hello Creganford! I have my cup of tea (well, coffee) and I'm ready to go!
Great way to start my day, thanks! I like the more free flow approach.
You're always adding to our knowledge Jon. I so look forward to your talks. Thank you so much.
I really liked this one! Easily one of my favorite channels
Thank you.
Tripped over this video while scrolling, this is great stuff!
Happy to see a new post! Thank you ☺️
Great video! Great introduction for new viewers! Great throw back for return viewers! You rock 🤟
Thanks so much!
Is there a book outlining the old testament parallels and reworkings of older myths? You’ve mentioned three examples of that here, would be fascinating to see a deep dive of the topic.
I have made videos about the story of immortality, and the creation myth, and when my book comes out (hopefully in 2026) it will discuss much of this in far more detail.
Do you have any videos that focus specifically on Lithuanian mythology? (Loving ur channel so far btw)
Not yet, but I am putting something together on Lithuania.
@ thats awesome im definitely gonna be keeping my eye out for that one
Amazing video Jon!
It's great how you show the ages of the myths side by side, and how you concisely lay out the evolution of them. This is perfect for newcomers, and I like to recommend your channel to anyone interested in myths, but I do hunger for some more in-depth content, especially on how the stories of abrahamic religions came to be told as they were.
Love all you do, and thank you for making this information accessible!
Thank you, I'll be going back to deep dive analysis in a month or so, I just have one more commentary video, talking about Jordan Peterson, Graham Hancock, and alike first.
@Crecganford Sounds like a riveting video! Can't wait to watch it.
Thank you
@@mikkel6938 If you're looking for some more content specifically focused on the Abrahamic religions, I'd reccomend the channel Esoterica, as well as the Old Testament lecture videos by Christina Hayes on the Yale courses channel.
@FranciT98 Thanks! I love Esoterica, but still, I feel like Jon brings something different to the table when it comes to the possible origins of these kinds of tales, and he serves to bring a broader perspective to the realm of myth in my opinion.
What you describe makes perfect sense. I came a similar conclusion in a college course about African myths. Made me question how different cultures/religions had same stories. Some body got some ‘splain to do!
Love your work man! Glad you brought up Joe Campbell… you’re better btw!!!! You’re genre defining and historically significant ❤️♥️💙😊
🤯🤯🤯 Beautiful connections!! Thank you for making them and sharing!!
Love your channel 😊 now brainstorming on my big fantasy world building. Your videos are great food for thought
This has been an excellent, engaging and informative presentation. The fact that it was unscripted makes it all the more impressive and marks you as a remarkable expert in your field.
Thank you for your kind words.
I can only speculate what rhythms with hunt 🤔
I understand you perfectly well.
Hi 👋 new subscriber.
Do you mean "rhymes"?
Your videos always make my day when they drop!
Loved this, especially all the different Dragon myths.
Thanks for a great live show - a really good dive into the matter, which really made me wish I'd gone to University to study it 50 years ago - but your Mythology Database wasn't available then, so the course would've been disappointing. Your intro countdown was exactly right for me to grab myself a cup of tea, too. Proper job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Jon, you aren't the only reason I drink tea, though thanks to you I drink a lot more of it lately. Thank you for sharing your mythological knowledge!
Well I do hope you enjoy the tea!
Always! I also enjoy the mythology; it's a lifelong obsession, though you go myuch deeper into it than I ever did!
Truly excellent content, keep up the good work 👍
Thank you for this wonderfully interesting video. If one of my fellow Americans can’t keep their mind out of the gutter when someone says “cosmic hunt”, that’s on them.
Oh, Sir… you had me at ‘I’ve never done this before’, I’m all for roving into the oldest olden days!!
45:55 - Jordan Peterson getting something wrong in service to some point he's trying to make? What a shock! 🤣
Jordan Peterson, started.. getting things wrong after he got Christ/Hebrew Pilled. With his misinterpreting the Abrahamic God of the Old Testement
Jordan Peterson was wrong at his first breath.😂
I won't watch any talks that include Jordan Peterson anymore. He is so full of it.
What do we mean by 'wrong' and let's define 'trying'.
@ you freaking know the meaning of these words-just stop with the trolling.
Very in depth and enjoyable presentation. Good work, Jon
Thank you.
Very much enjoyed this. Looking forward to more.
I never really thought of the logic of being immortal and having to eat until that Death story. I guess immortality does not preclude eternal suffering from starvation.
Fantastic introduction to the content of a fantastic channel! 😸
Thank you.
Hello Crecganford!
First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to create this fascinating video. Your expertise in this field is evident, and I truly appreciate the effort you put into sharing your insights.
When you addressed the story of the fall from grace, I felt inspired to share an alternative perspective, one that might offer additional depth to the narrative. You may already be familiar with the concepts of masculine and feminine energies, which exist within every human being. These energies are not exclusive to gender but are archetypal forces, with some individuals naturally expressing more of one than the other.
Consider Adam and Eve as representations of these energies rather than as literal historical figures. Paradise, then, is not a mythical place in a distant past but a state of inner harmony-what Jesus described as "The Kingdom of God is within you." In this light, Adam and Eve symbolize the masculine and feminine energies in perfect balance, what Carl Jung might refer to as the Anima and Animus unified in the realization of the Self. When these energies are harmonized, the ego is transcended, and one perceives reality as it truly is-free from judgments, divisions, or dualistic thinking. This state, often called non-dualism, is the essence of paradise.
The act of Eve eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil can be seen as the mind entering a state of dualistic perception. This is the moment where reality begins to be categorized-into "good and evil," "me and you," "this and that." In doing so, the inherent harmony is lost, and paradise becomes obscured. To return to paradise, one must partake of the Tree of Life, which symbolizes the practice of perceiving reality as it is, free from judgment and conceptual divisions, thus returning to a state of non-dual awareness.
I hope this interpretation resonates with you and provides a thought-provoking lens through which to view this story. Should you wish to explore this perspective further, practices like meditation and mindfulness can serve as powerful tools to experience it firsthand. Through sustained practice, I believe you too can come to recognize this truth within yourself.
Lastly, I would like to touch on the symbolic role of the serpent in this story. The serpent represents the Kundalini energy, coiled at the base of the spine. In many spiritual traditions, raising this energy is a path to enlightenment. For instance, Jesus is said to have "crushed the serpent with his heel," a metaphor that aligns with the awakening of the Kundalini. This can be achieved through meditation, such as sitting in the lotus position, where the heel presses against the base chakra, facilitating the rise of this transformative energy.
Thank you for your time and for allowing me to share these reflections. I hope they offer a meaningful complement to the insights you presented.
Danke!
Thank you for your support!
Interesting point you make about the two variations of earth creation myths, the earth diver and the emergeance of humans. From my unqualified perspective, it seems that Aztec myth uses both of these. Following the flood after the 4th sun, Tezcaltlipoca and Quetzilcoalt go into the water to kill the earth monster to create earth. Later on Quetzilcoalt goes under the earth to bring up the bones of earth's previous inhabitants from Mictlan to resurrect them as modern humans. Do these share a connection to those myths, or are these completely different architypes?
That is not an easy question to answer, we would have to look at all the variants to have confidence in any relationships with other myths from earlier cutlures. But certainly the dragon in the sea to create the earth is very probably connected and from an older source from Eurasia originally.
Hi
does your mythology database tool cover hagiographies of saints?
Some saints are covered but most saints stories are legend or folklore as opposed to myth.
Take care too Jon, and thanks for the fascinating dives into the love of story
Excellent.
I feel like I gathered as many clues to new hunting ground's as I felt satisfied* old ground was well covered.
Which is rare enough.
Slainte ∆
Absolutely loved following this progression❤️♾️❤️
Thank you, I may do more of these type of videos.
This was wonderful. Thank you, Jon!
Thank you.
The shape of constellations change over time, so what they looked like to our ancestors would be different to us.
Great video! Well done, sir.
Thank you.
I taught myself to read at 4-1/2 years old, and the stories I remember from that part of my life are myths and folktales. Specifically, I recall reading simplified versions of the tale of Bacchus and Philemon, as well as that of Pygmalion and Galatea. I was about 8 years old when myths started bring a specific interest for me. You have obviously gone into it more thoroughly than I ever did, and I can only thank you!
Lovely breakdown and analysis. Hail!
I hope you read this comment Crecganford, because I have a question I want to ask, I am curious about.
I find your work stimulating and qualified, I follow it with interest. Your work on the dragon and world serpent myths impressed me a lot.
The duality of death and life is a very basic concept in ancient Egyptian mythology. Like Osiris, Isis and Seth, Ra and Apep are a similar theme. In both themes, the Nile is again very important, the place of the land of the dead is always related to the flow of the Nile. Many paintings, frescoes, etc. depicting the war between Ra and Apep caught my attention.
Apep/Apophis is called "Lord of Chaos". However, this monster is depicted as if it were the Nile River itself. Although it is stated that the reason for this is that the snake is very large. In addition, this snake is the oldest dark entity according to belief, older than Ra.
My question is: Can we reach the older foundations of ancient Egyptian belief? Could Apophis/Apep originally be the Nile River itself in an earlier period? Indeed, later they associated the Nile with gods and goddesses such as Hapi, Nephthys, Khnum, Satet, Sobek (crocodile form), Anuket.
Do you have a video that touches on this subject?
That's a great question, and one I could only answer if I carried out research on it, to understand how old our Egyptian myths are.... or to understand if myths around Egypt may have been told earlier in Egypts history but have since been replaced.
@@Crecganford I'll be following. I'll wait with interest.
I want to go as far back as we can. Even if it’s just hints, I’m so hungry to know what the first religions were. I think we invented it when we were hungry and needed transcendental help, but didn’t the Neanderthals do that? Did they know it before they left Africa? Where did it all start? 😭
@@stargatis Some clues that answer your question are in the videos on this platform. Yes, scarcity is important. This is probably the reason for the first monumental graves and civilization. Neanderthals buried their dead and left some objects next to them. Science and religion are created by human intelligence and imagination. However, the primate that makes designer tools still and always has a small problem stemming from this intelligence. We subjectivize all facts and nature and try to explain everything according to a single reason. This is probably not true, but we cannot think otherwise, we do not like uncertainties and death. :)
😮 my favorite channel😊
excellent video - one of your best I think!
This topic makes me ponder what made humans want to tell these stories? Humans want to explain things, I suppose to help them survive better? So, is science sort of like our modern mythos?
Yes, that is exactly what I was saying to someone the other day, myths were the science of pre-history, explain why the world was as it was.
Thanks for another great video :)
Could you do a video about ancient religious jewelry and what people wore to honor their gods and for protection in Greek times and other time periods around the world. Like oath rings, necklaces with Hercules club and thors hammer, and anything else of that nature.
I’d love it if you spoke of some of the myths in Australia . They are pretty old
He’s definitely talked about Australian myths in the past, Dreamtime and all that
I can't wait to watch this one tomorrow.
"The Cosmic . . . Hunt"
I just subscribed.
Thank you!
Great video! I really enjoyed the insights you shared. however, I can't help but wonder if some of these myths are just outdated beliefs that don't really apply anymore. I mean, can we still find relevance in stories that were created thousands of years ago? Would love to hear others' thoughts on this!
Thank-you very much, that was wonderful 😅❤
I wonder if Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons knew about the Lion Man when he wrote the song "Little Lion Man"? As an Aussie living in Mindanao Philippines, I'm familiar with the Rainbow Serpent myth from Australia, and creation myths here in the Philippines. The most well known creation myth in the Philippines involves the first man and woman emerging from a bamboo stalk with the assistance of a bird, known in Tagalog as the "Sarimanok". In Tagalog "sari" means "variety", which is why small stores in local areas are often called "sari-sari" stores, because they sell a wide variety of items. "Manok" means "chicken". I've seen the Sarimanok depicted as a large multi-coloured chicken flying above the bamboo and pecking at it to help the first people emerge. The first man was "Malakas" ("Strong"), and the first woman "Maganda" ("Beautiful"). There seem to be elements of the "Humans Ascending" myths and the Bird Scout myths, because the Sarimanok is a helper. My wife is a Higaonon baylan, and the Higaonon people and other tribes from Bukidnon in Mindanao have flood myths, which include local features, such as the mountains whose peaks are not inundated. I go along with your thinking that the widespread flood myths don't necessarily reflect a worldwide catastrophe. There's even a flood myth in the eastern part of Mindanao that involves a giant crab coming up out of the sea and causing the flood. Since the tribes from Bukidnon didn't have a writing system, the stories were only written when told to people who could write. This is similar to what happened with the flood myths in Australia. The myths were transmitted orally, through song and rituals, in the past.
I can't believe I actually caught this live (at the expense of sleep)!
"Grab yourself a cup of tea"
That was the fastest I've ever subscribed to a channel
Welcome fellow tea drinker!
Thanks!
Thank you JM, your support is most appreicated.
The diving creation myth is the one i heard. The slavic version.
It was said to be Svarog (i think, or Svarozhits, i never tell them apart) and Veles both on a boat. Essentially they got bored and wanted to sleep on land so Svarog (i think) dove and threw the mud and made land.
Long story short, Veles was jealous so he tried drowning Svarog in his sleep by dragging him off the bed, from the house and into the sea but new land was being created from sea as he dragged him.
Eventually Svarog woke up at dawn realizing what had happened and they fought.
Both had a supporting animal, Veles had a dragon i think, about Svarog i dont remember.
Veles got defeated and thrown into the underworld to rule over it and Svarog rose to the skies to rule over the world above.
Humans were made to be the medium world inhabitants, or were born from mud without any help of gods, depending on who answers the question.
The dragon of veles was chained down in the depths of earth and each year its chains get loose so the god has to get from skies back to the underworld to get it new chains.
It corelates with winter and if it escapes there will be an eternal winter.
Spring appears when the chains get fixed.
Im not too sure, that is what i was told, i forgot most of it.
But we got a diver!
Thank you.
You seem to be someone with a sense of humour. I am returning to read Flann O'Brien's At Swim two Birds. He pokes wonderful fun at the great Finn Mac Cool. And is as irreverent toward other myths of his homeland. His style is rather surreal ( The 3rd Policeman is the other book I have by this author . A pen name by the way.)
The Myths are just interludes though in a tale of an indolent student.
This was such a great presentation!
Thank you.
What I ponder on, on the first line of Genesis , where did the water come from?
Because the primordial world was made of water.
American archaeologist Eric H. Cline, who wrote 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, he just updated this book, claiming the Late Bronze Age collapse was from Solar Activity, he said it wasn't nearly as bad as the one 1,000 years earlier.
You might want to read that book again, you’ve deeply misrepresented it.
@@ladyflimflam youtube keeps deleting my comment, try watching his new lectures, then come back and say I'm wrong.
Enki the Annunaki God of the water is also known as EA and EA translates to John as in John the Baptist/ the man of the water.
So baptism traces back to ancient Sumer.
I think Satus Quo have been playing the same baselines for about 42,000 years.
Thanks again for another fascinating video.!
Thank you.
I love your videos man, very informative and interesting.
Thank you, I do try to make them like this as much as I can for what can be very academic content.