Cosmic Serpent, The
DNA and the origins of knowledge
By Jeremy Narby
Anthropologist Jeremy Narby embarked on a decade-long investigation that would challenge the boundaries between indigenous wisdom and modern science. His journey began in the Amazon rainforest and led him through European libraries and obscure scientific journals, following a trail of mysterious connections and unexplained phenomena.
What Narby discovered raises profound questions about the nature of knowledge itself. His research reveals that indigenous peoples across cultures have possessed detailed understanding of DNA's double helix structure for thousands of years, depicting it in their art and spiritual practices long before Watson and Crick's famous 1953 discovery. This remarkable finding suggests that ancient wisdom traditions may have accessed biological truths through means that Western science is only beginning to comprehend.
The book explores a revolutionary possibility: that genetic material itself might serve as a conduit for information, accessible to consciousness prepared through traditional practices. Narby presents evidence suggesting that DNA and the cellular life it governs possess a form of intelligence that indigenous shamans and healers have long recognized and worked with.
Through careful documentation of his fieldwork and research, Narby bridges two worlds of knowledge, inviting readers to reconsider fundamental assumptions about how wisdom is acquired and transmitted. His investigation offers a fascinating glimpse into the potential connections between consciousness, genetics, and the profound insights of traditional cultures.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Ethnology, south america
- ✓ Explore Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics
- ✓ Explore Genetics
- ✓ Explore Indians of South America
- ✓ Explore Fieldwork
- ✓ Explore Knowledge, Theory of
- ✓ Explore Indians of south america, culture
- ✓ Explore Indians of north america, culture
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Details
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
- ISBN-10
- 0874779111
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- EN
- LC Classification
- F3429.3.D79 N3713 1998
