The Fourth Awakening

“Then just imagine this Second Awakening being the canvas he used as the background for his Power of the Myth theory. Spoken language emerged during the time of the early shamans, and great myths were told around the campfire. For the first time, early humans became self-aware and while still considering themselves a part of nature they understood

Walker said with a laugh. “Plus there are many others.” “Such as?” “Metallurgy, ship building, planting and harvesting crops, and astrology to name a few. They all emerged at around the same time worldwide in roughly the same forms. During the last part of the Second Awakening the changes in mankind were stunning. In only a few thousand years human

“200,000 years ago Homo sapiens emerged from the primordial goo. That’s the First Awakening.” “Right.” “Over the next 150,000 years they start to slowly develop into something resembling us today.” “Right.” “50,000 years ago there was a Second Awakening where people started to become self-aware and realize they are mortal with all the baggage that

“Recently we’ve seen a reversal where a large number of truly gifted scientists have returned to the spiritual and the mystical for answers to the big questions science can’t answer.” “Big questions?” “Why are we here, and how did we get here? How was the universe formed, and who or what formed it?” Walker continued, “The advance in human knowledge

sometime around 4,300 BCE that was reasonably accurate even by modern standards. They also used a lunar one for ceremony and festivals the same way we do today.” “What do you mean the same way we do?” “Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon following the equinox. The same logic applies to Jewish High Holidays and Islamic Holy D

“What happened 200,000 years ago that merited the First Awakening?” “That was when Homo sapiens are thought to have emerged in East Africa.”

“Around 3,000 years ago we had the Third Awakening. From now on we’ll be talking about stuff you already know, or think you know, just presented in a manner you probably had never considered. Since you’ve studied history and have a quick mind we won’t need to go into great detail. What I’ll need you to do is start thinking of the facts you learned

“More importantly, we had the first irrefutable proof that we’re all connected through thought.” “What is your irrefutable proof?” “Art for one…” “Art?” “Yes. Art is always a good indicator of an Awakening firmly taking hold. In the middle of the Second Awakening we saw rudimental art in the form of cave drawings and crude figurines.” “Where is you

But without an incredible number of things happening around 14,000 years ago we probably wouldn’t be here talking.” “I’ll bite. What happened 14,000 years ago?” “In the middle of the Second Awakening the last great ice age ended and we had the perfect storm for human development.” “And?” “And, people were physically and mentally in position to take