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BEFORE ORION: Finding the Face of the Hero Kindle Edition

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The hero's journey monomyth is at the core of stories worldwide among indigenous peoples, the ancients, and our modern society. Before Orion explores a deeper root for this monomyth by looking at how hunter-gatherers viewed themselves within the natural and spiritual worlds through Paleolithic cave art from 40,000 years ago. Biological Time author and naturalist Bernie Taylor proposes that select cave paintings are fundamental pieces in the human journey to self-realization, the foundation of written language, and a record of biological knowledge that irrevocably impacted some of the artistic styles, religious practices, and stories that are still with us. Taylor addresses a profound archaeological elephant in the room by opening up an uncharted place in our history, which points to the cultural ancestors of mankind. Before Orion will change the idea of who you think you are.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075MQG794
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aquila Media Group; 5th edition (September 13, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 38872 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 598 pages

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Bernie Taylor is an independent naturalist, thought leader and author whose research explores the mythological connections and biological knowledge among prehistoric, indigenous and ancient peoples. His works in these areas include Biological Time (2004) and Before Orion: Finding the Face of the Hero (2017). Before Orion is premised on Joseph’s Campbell’s hero's journey monomyth that is at the core of stories worldwide among indigenous peoples, the ancients, and our modern society. Before Orion explores a deeper root for this monomyth by looking at how hunter-gatherers viewed themselves within the natural and spiritual worlds through Paleolithic cave art from 40,000 years ago. Taylor proposes that select cave paintings are fundamental pieces in the human journey to self-realization, the foundation of written language, and a record of biological knowledge that irrevocably impacted some of the artistic styles, religious practices, and stories that are still with us. Taylor addresses a profound archaeological elephant in the room by opening up an uncharted place in our history, which points to the cultural ancestors of mankind in western North Africa. Before Orion will change the idea of who you think you are.

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jfpeters

Bernie's creative journey takes you to a mental perspective of ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2018

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Bernie's creative journey takes you to a mental perspective of cave art that expands the imagination and deepens depth of cave art history.

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Mike A.

The ancients had a different but wonderful technology.

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018

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Incredible research.

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Are you smarter than a caveman? Before you answer ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017

Are you smarter than a caveman? Before you answer, read Bernie Taylor's book, Before Orion.

Taylor takes a fresh look at stone age culture and reaches profound conclusions about what ancient humans knew and how they thought about their world. For example, Taylor shows that stone age people understood complex patterns of animal migration and behavior--patterns that modern man is only now beginning to grasp.

But the book goes far beyond that important point. Taylor shows images of 36,000 year-old cave art and points out the recurring archetypes. These archetypes are still with us and are expressed in the art we create and the stories we tell--from Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey," to the paintings of Pablo Picasso, and even to our dreams and deepest visions.

Before Orion challenges many assumptions about homo sapiens. For example, Taylor builds a case that modern man travelled from Africa to Europe--and back again--much earlier than conventional science believes. Further, he suggests that modern man's origins may have been in north Africa, not east or west Africa, as is currently believed. And in a twist that can give you goose bumps, the oldest homo sapiens fossils were recently found in Morocco, where Taylor predicts; this find happened after Taylor had written his book.

In Before Orion, Bernie Taylor shows that we are not so very different than our long-ago ancestors. His book will change your mind about what it means to be human.

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Melanie

Bernie Taylor does an excellent job with illustrations and descriptions to help you grasp ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017

As someone intimately involved in this project, I know that readers will not want to put the book down as they dive into the complex world of Picasso and what his art means to you as it describes mankind, nature, science, and history. Bernie Taylor does an excellent job with illustrations and descriptions to help you grasp the intricacies of this world. He keeps you interested in the facts while explaining things in layman's terms that the simple person will understand. I highly recommend this book if you love art, history, science or are merely curious about humankind.

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Bruce R. Fenton

Very well written and well worth reading!

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017

Bernie is an excellent wordsmith able to vividly share the images in his mind with the reader. It is abundantly clear from early on that he has an excellent knowledge of his subject area and an equally vast general knowledge, from which he pulls relevant pieces of information or helpful examples. Whether this book will reach all the right people it yet to be seen, but if it does I suspect it may yet bring about some profound changes in the minds of those ready for the information contained. - Bruce R. Fenton, ' The Forgotten Exodus: The Into Africa Theory of Human Evolution '

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D. R. Hamilton

I want to thank Bernie for having the gentle insight ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018

I want to thank Bernie for having the gentle insight to put this together for us. He has the knack of pulling together insights from the star myths that both update and preserve the stories while at once not engaging in the dread illness of presentism. Looking forward to more from this man.

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What's interesting is that the author took Campbell's contention a ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2017

What's interesting is that the author took Campbell's contention a bit further (back to the pre-historic times) and we see that after all psychology and mythology remain the same across millennia. There is a core of human life indeed that is there and which (when recognized) helps us in my opinion navigate today's complex world.

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