"This blue collar kid from Boston did more to advance medicine, ecology and the understanding of the human mind than any single individual who lived in the 20th century." + "though the data should be pure and straightforward, science is done by people, who are never either."

Date:   2/23/2016 5:19:45 AM ( 8 y ago)

Got linked to a very interesting video[1] - the subject of which: Richard Evans Schultes deserves posthumous acknowledgement.

I'm especially impressed with his most honorable relations with the indigenous peoples. That inspired me to look up his "birth card" in the Destiny Card System. Richard had “The Friendship Card” AKA The Two of Spades.

"The Two of Spades is the card of work partnership and friendship. Two’s are also fear cards, and it is their own spiritual natures that often scare the Two of Spades...the placement of the Two of Spades ... tells us that they have strong intuitional gifts. … They have strong mental powers and strong intuitive powers ... They are very congenial and have success in social situations …" – Robert Camp, Love Cards
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April 5, 2019 - Ancient "Kennewick Man" -

"In December 2016, in one of his last acts in office, President Barack Obama signed legislation that allowed Kennewick Man to be reburied as a Native American. Anzick was found on private land, so not subject to NAGPRA rules, but was reburied anyway in 2014 in a ceremony involving a few different tribes. We sometimes forget that though the data should be pure and straightforward, science is done by people, who are never either."[2]
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Comment:

Fascinating article that makes several references that I'd like to comment on however only can comment on one with regards to the above quote. Re: "private land ... not subject to NAGPRA rules": IMO this statement reflects the truth regarding the people's original sovereignty as land and soil based. Given my current advanced studies in Law that are largely focused on this original jurisdiction I can't help but too make note of this and most especially in relation to governmental regulations coming out of Washington DC.
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April 6, 2019 - We Are Not What We Were! -

Throughout most of our history, we human beings lived in small, tribal groups and were unlikely to ever venture much further than a few miles away from our village.[3]

We might have had anywhere between 50 and 150 relationships. Our social circle was relatively small, and it rarely extended beyond our family and the people we lived with.

Yet today, social media platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook expose us to the lives of thousands if not millions of people around the world.

This isn't always a bad thing.

Learning about the lives and work of so many people can be a source of ideas and inspiration. It can open up new doors and encourage us to take new paths we may not have otherwise considered.[4]

But there's a dark side to living in such a hyperconnected world.

Mark Twain once said that "Comparison is the death of joy."

And Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

When we constantly compare ourselves to others, we don't accept and appreciate ourselves as we are—and this kills our joy.

When our internal compass is always guided by external influences rather than our own quiet, internal voice, we lose track of who we really are.

We're all susceptible to this.

Humans are social animals. We are hard-wired to want to fit in and be part of the group. In fact, in hunter–gatherer societies, being excluded often quite literally meant death.

This is deeply entrenched in our psyche and not under our conscious control.

Rationally, we know we won't die if someone doesn't like our photo on Instagram or our post on Facebook, or if we don't have a house or body or job like the ones we see that others have.

But to the unconscious part of our brain—which is often running the show—it's a threat to our survival.

So, here are my questions for you:

Do you often compare yourself to others? If so, what do you notice about how that affects your state of being? And what steps could you take (including reducing social media use) to minimize this habit of comparing?

Along the same lines, in what ways do you find it hard to be yourself "in a world that is constantly trying to make you be someone else"?

And what single step could you take, this week, that would get you closer to being yourself?[5]
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Additional Comments:
I've posted this here in light of the preceding post on "Ancient 'Kennewick Man'" as that dates the tribal human back into ancient history. Although it is true that the modern day human has genetic lineage that goes all the way back to the earliest human and although this genetic lineage carries a fear-bades survival programming we now know that our genes are re-programable! Gene Keys[6] is my prime reference for the reprogramming!
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Notes:

[1] Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1397&v=_Dup6kA7yD8

Additional BrasscheckTV Report Notes:

Why is it that some of the greatest contributors to our world are so unknown? We've all heard of Albert Einstein, but how many
people know the name Richard Evans Schultes? This blue collar kid from Boston did more to advance medicine, ecology and the understanding of the human mind than any single individual who lived in the 20th century.
Absolutely fascinating!
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also:
http://plantwisdom.org/wade-davis-on-richard-evans-schultes/

[2] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/a-brief-history-of-everyone-who-ever-lived/537942/

[3} And during most of that time human beings was five and later seven-centered beings. Today we are nine-centered. We are not what we were!

[4] Or it is either a hypnotic distraction from attending to more important things or at best cheap entertainment.

[5] Chris Kresser in subscription email.

[6] https://teachings.genekeys.com/book/ref/294/?campaign=GoldenPathsinSanDiego
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