Comments on: The Cosmic Serpent… by Jeremy Narby http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17095 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:39:13 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17095 PS: After I finished replying here I logged into my Statcounter page and noticed that someone had visited my Blog by searching for Jeremy Narby. When I clicked on the search link I noticed that the Blog you linked to in 'your post' where I sent you a follow up link was near the top of the list... Then I noticed who the author of the blog was... I think we must be reading each others minds!! PS: After I finished replying here I logged into my Statcounter page and noticed that someone had visited my Blog by searching for Jeremy Narby. When I clicked on the search link I noticed that the Blog you linked to in ‘your post’ where I sent you a follow up link was near the top of the list…

Then I noticed who the author of the blog was…

I think we must be reading each others minds!!

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17091 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:13:07 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17091 The authors curiosity was piqued by the fact that the indigenous people had an extensive knowledge of plants and medicinal cures. They explained they gained the knowledge whilst under the influence of the hallucinogen. The book is not presented as a thesis, it is presented as a theory which combines his studies in anthropology and also scientific experiments in other areas. It is left for the reader to decide if they agree with the theory or not and it provides lots of further reading for anyone who cares to explore the subject further. As the helical things, nature and the universe is full of spirals... The authors curiosity was piqued by the fact that the indigenous people had an extensive knowledge of plants and medicinal cures. They explained they gained the knowledge whilst under the influence of the hallucinogen.

The book is not presented as a thesis, it is presented as a theory which combines his studies in anthropology and also scientific experiments in other areas. It is left for the reader to decide if they agree with the theory or not and it provides lots of further reading for anyone who cares to explore the subject further.

As the helical things, nature and the universe is full of spirals…

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17090 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:01:37 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17090 I had not thought about Hermes and his staff, but I was aware that the caduceus is the symbol of medicine. It is also used as the symbol of trade which is probably down to Hermes too? I know the symbolism is inside the doors of the Bank of England. I read Lyall Watson's Supernature when it first came out, I still dip into it from time to time :-) Out of curiosity I took it out of the bookcase before I replied to this thread. The bookmark was in the chapter called Transcendence on the pages that are discussing the effects of LSD... Maybe it is time I got round to reading some of his other books. I had not thought about Hermes and his staff, but I was aware that the caduceus is the symbol of medicine. It is also used as the symbol of trade which is probably down to Hermes too? I know the symbolism is inside the doors of the Bank of England.

I read Lyall Watson’s Supernature when it first came out, I still dip into it from time to time :-) Out of curiosity I took it out of the bookcase before I replied to this thread. The bookmark was in the chapter called Transcendence on the pages that are discussing the effects of LSD…

Maybe it is time I got round to reading some of his other books.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17089 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:47:17 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17089 That depends on which review site you visit... That depends on which review site you visit…

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17088 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:46:46 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17088 This one is quite an easy book to read but there is a lot of scope for exploring the subject further. This one is quite an easy book to read but there is a lot of scope for exploring the subject further.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17087 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:45:50 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17087 I am not familiar with the works of Dr. Timothy Leary but the book does touch on experiments with LSD. It also mentions that using plant substances in their natural form has an entirely different effect than if they had been modified some way. I am not familiar with the works of Dr. Timothy Leary but the book does touch on experiments with LSD. It also mentions that using plant substances in their natural form has an entirely different effect than if they had been modified some way.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17086 CherryPie Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:43:28 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17086 To find the truths we really do have to keep our mind open :-) To find the truths we really do have to keep our mind open :-)

]]> By: Andrew S http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17084 Andrew S Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:06:08 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17084 Should we not recall that people who take hallucinogenic drugs tend to, eh... hallucinate? There is an incredible market for books based on pseudo-scientific guff. People are so desperate for things to be other than they really are. Drawing helical things before the double helix was discovered is hardly an amazing insight or presight. Helical things are all over the place in nature, which is kind of why the double helix is helical. Should we not recall that people who take hallucinogenic drugs tend to, eh… hallucinate?

There is an incredible market for books based on pseudo-scientific guff. People are so desperate for things to be other than they really are.

Drawing helical things before the double helix was discovered is hardly an amazing insight or presight. Helical things are all over the place in nature, which is kind of why the double helix is helical.

]]> By: JD http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17082 JD Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:36:12 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17082 The double helix of DNA was foreshadowed by the staff of Caduceus carried by Hermes. The caduceus is also the symbol of medicine and has been for a long time. Your synopsis of the book reminds me of the books written by Dr Lyall Watson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyall_watson The double helix of DNA was foreshadowed by the staff of Caduceus carried by Hermes. The caduceus is also the symbol of medicine and has been for a long time.
Your synopsis of the book reminds me of the books written by Dr Lyall Watson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyall_watson

]]> By: james higham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/03/06/the-cosmic-serpent-by-jeremy-narby/comment-page-1/#comment-17080 james higham Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:47:49 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=7738#comment-17080 Hmmmm - what do most reviews say about it? Hmmmm – what do most reviews say about it?

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