“A shaman’s activities as a sorcerer, or his own conscious act of entry into the supernatural world, were a kind of “killing”.” — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“I believe it is reasonable to assume that higher-order consciousness developed neurologically in Africa before the second wave of emigration to the… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“There were at least four contexts in which San shamans acquired insights into the spiritual world: – the trance dance, – special… — James David Lewis-Williams Art Copy Share Image
“The elaborately executed art on the ceiling in the Altamira cave did not fit current notions of Palaeolithic ‘savagery’; it was too… — James David Lewis-Williams Art Copy Share Image
“Around 30,000 years ago, in the Aurignacian, at the beginning of the Upper Palaeolithic, someone or some group in the Eyzies region… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
“Some researchers believe that dreaming is what happens when sensory input to the brain is greatly diminished: the brain then ‘freewheels’, synapses… — James David Lewis-Williams Consciousness Copy Share Image
