neanderthal paganism

The Lost Book of Shinto

Kunio Yanagita’s Elusive Wartime Masterpiece on the Japanese Family System

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October 2025

Immortality Rites in the Ancient World

The dying sun has always been marked by rituals, from the Paleolithic to Halloween. Can we trace their lineage?

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September 2025

Did Neanderthals Influence Christianity?

Archetypes of Death and Renewal from the Ice Age to the Gospels

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August 2025

Why Did Neanderthals Worship the Bear?

Neanderthals honored the bear in ways we can still recognize. We’ve been carrying that reverence for 50,000 years.

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April 2025

The Ancient Myth of the Sacred Twin

The silent companion dies so we may live.

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The Fetal Journey is the Hero’s Journey

The fight for birth aligns with humanity’s most defining archetype and explains its origin.

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March 2025

A Pagan People

They were called primitive, their gods outlawed—but their worldviews remained, hidden in plain sight.

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February 2025

How the Neanderthal Mind Shaped Religion

With a cognitive profile predisposed to pattern recognition and creativity, Neanderthals bridged science and religion, laying the foundation for later…

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The Bear’s Son Tale: A Neanderthal Legacy

The world's most widespread folktale may echo a shared ancestral memory.

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January 2025

Healer and Deceiver: The Duality of Serpent Symbolism

As we celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake, let's explore how this symbol has endured for thousands of years.

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Ancient Religion as Science: An Introduction to Fetal Mythology

How does our primordial journey in utero relate to the origins of religion?

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The 6 Sacred Symbols of the Neanderthal

Archaeological sites have revealed repeated themes used by our Paleolithic ancestors. Are they enough to define a culture?

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