That's interesting. I have never heard of shamanism in the animal kingdom. Can you do me a favor and point me in the direction of some literature, so I can read some about it? It's quite an intriguing idea.
Liz On Nov 5, 6:12 pm, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Liz, it very much does exist outside human social structure. It only > occurs in sub-species with very strong tribal structures. I have done > research on it for years with much field work. There are a number of > very strange "coincidences" associated with the phenomena. The animals > are often worshiped by man and the indigenous human populations > resemble these creatures in distinct social traits. It is the more > tribal of the subspecies of macaque ranging through Southeast Asia and > into the Philippines. The shaman individuals spend much of their time > staring at anything shiny (crystal gazing) and ingest local > entheogens. > > The slightest movement of these shaman individuals can move the group > in a very mild way. On the other hand if the alpha signals, the group > movement is nearly hysterical and violent. The more and stronger the > shaman, the more peaceful the tribe. > > http://niggerwise.com > > On Nov 5, 5:08 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > How wonderful! Those archaeologists must be beside themselves with joy for > > discovering such an interesting grave! > > > Yes, shamans have been around for a VERY long time. A shaman is a > > intermediary between the human world and the spirit world. Shamans don't > > have the status in their cultures as priests do in more complex > > civilizations, but often apprentice for knowledge but must work to sustain > > themselves like everyone else. Upper Paleolithic hunters and gatherers > > likely practiced shamanism, and some western European cave art and burials > > support this. > > > I think it's absolutely fascinating, although I had never heard of the > > phenomenon existing outside Homo sapiens sapiens. That would be very > > significant! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BBDD > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:54 PM > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > Subject: Re: THE GAME 2 > > > An anthropologist, huh. Here is one for you. They just discovered the > > oldest shaman grave in Israel. The shaman phenomena is much older than > > imagined. It exists in other species. What are they? > > >http://niggerwise.com > > > On Nov 5, 4:26 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I remember that you did post that earlier. Thanks. However, could you be > > a > > > bit more specific as to why you chose the title that you did? What is the > > > significance of the name "niggerwise"? Are you an "African American"? > > I'm > > > studying to be an anthropologist and am becoming more and more impatient > > > with the use of race labels. Especially since those labels are completely > > > arbitrary. > > > > Looking forward to your response. > > > > liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BBDD > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:22 PM > > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > > Subject: THE GAME 2 > > > > About that site you are all afraid will bite: > > > > It is an exercise in free thought creativity. It is not one site, but > > > seven in a network called NEW AEON NETWORK. The three sites open to > > > the public are OCCULTCHRIST, WEIRWIZARD, and NIGGERWISE. All others > > > require a password as do portions of NIGGERWISE. NIGGERWISE includes > > > something that has been around for a spell in various forms called THE > > > GAME. The game consists of SEVEN TIERS. TIER ONE some here have seen. > > > It is four PASSAGES leading to four CHAMBERS containing original > > > created content. TIER TWO is now open. Sound and titles will follow > > > soon. Each TIER is four times the size of the previous TIER. TIER > > > THREE will open very soon and contain far more animations and original > > > music. TIER THREE will contain over 60 animations. > > > > After TIER SEVEN it is no longer patterned after the four centers of > > > mind but instead patterned after the trinity of mind processes; > > > ingestion, digestion, and expression. Those tiers continue through a > > > total of six more tiers. In all it contains thousands of original > > > works of art in just THE GAME, alone. > > > >http://niggerwise.com > > > > Thought I posted this earlier.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
