The portable animal statuettes were therefore far more than decorative trinkets: they were reified three-dimensional spirit animals with all their prophylactic and other powers.

Shamanism is not simply a component of society: on the contrary, shamanism, together with its tiered cosmos, can be said to be the overall framework of society.

Consciousness has evolved biologically and can therefore be explained biologically.

Primary consciousness is a state of being aware of things in the world – of having mental images in the present.But it is not accompanied by any sense of a person with a past and future…

Primary consciousness is a kind of ‘remembered present’…

I believe it is reasonable to assume that higher-order consciousness developed neurologically in Africa before the second wave of emigration to the Middle East and Europe.

Improved memory made possible the long-term recollection of dreams and visions and the construction of those recollections into a spirit world.

Once human beings had developed higher-order consciousness, they had the ability to see mental images projected onto surfaces and to experience afterimages.

For the makers, the paintings and engravings were visions, not representations of visions.

In Lascaux and other sites, hoofs are depicted to show their underside, or hoofprint.

Shamans submit to death in order to serve their communities.

Hope doesn't disappoint. God is FAITHFUL to His promises. Being delayed is a part of God's plan for our lives. So don't lose hope everything will come forth at the appointed time.

In the wilderness, we experience the faithfulness of God.

The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or by duplication

He who thinks he's the best is not the best... And the one who thinks "he who thinks he's the best is not the best" is also not the best.

You may be wondering why I went from over there to over here. Well, that was choreography.

Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore -- "I'm easy; I'll eat anything" -- can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in a way that is good for society.

We are seeing the birth of a new perspective of the world, where ecology and economics are two sides of the same coin.

If they're singing about heartbreak, they've lived it.

Most of the animated films I watched, the emotions are all prepackaged like canned music, the hand actions, the sighs.

I'm not in business to be loved, but I am in business.