“Once human beings had developed higher-order consciousness, they had the ability to see mental images projected onto surfaces and to experience afterimages.” — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“The first two-dimensional images were thus not two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional things in the material world, as researchers have always assumed. Rather,… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“The portable animal statuettes were therefore far more than decorative trinkets: they were reified three-dimensional spirit animals with all their prophylactic and… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“Certainly, the sensory deprivation afforded by the remote, silent and totally dark chambers, such as the Diverticule of the Felines in Lascaux… — James David Lewis-Williams Altered states Copy Share Image
“Under certain social circumstances, which may have varied from time to time and place to place, certain people (shamans) saw a relationship… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“It is the task of San shamans to activate their supernatural potency, to cause it to ‘boil’ up their spines until it… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
