"According to Eliade, the shamanic ladder is the earliest version of the idea of an axis of the world, which connects the different levels of the cosmos, and is found in numerous creation myths in the form of a tree."

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Source : Jeremy Narby (1999). “The Cosmic Serpent”, p.50, Penguin

Jeremy Narby

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“It is certainly true in the United States that there is an uneasiness about certain aspects of science, particularly evolution, because it conflicts, in some people's minds, with their sense of how we all came to be. But you know, if you are a believer in God, it's hard to imagine that God would somehow put this incontrovertible evidence in front of us about our relationship to other living organisms and expect us to disbelieve it. I mean, that doesn't make sense at all.”
“Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A theme of digital success is keeping it simple.”
“A good listener is usually thinking about something else.”
“We may make our future by the best use of the present. There is no moment like the present.”
“You show me a great program and I'll show you a passionate individual somewhere behind it.”
“The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that money to pay the writers. None of them paid very much for their comedy material, but it all added up.”
“I want to get out in the community and make sure everyone knows I'm not some renegade driver that's out there and irresponsible and reckless. I really think this is just a one-time thing. You live and learn. If you do the crime, you do the time, so to speak. With that said, I got a lot going for me. I got a great job, a great career, a great family. This is just a little bump in the road. My spirit's not broke. I'm not down and out by any means.”

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