Reality is a cone—different civilizations grasp different sections and heights. Indian philosophy sees reality as divine illusion, Africans lack our concept of time, and medieval Europe had three incompatible time systems. The most shocking revelation? Historians have IRREFUTABLE evidence that premodern elite priest classes shared a secret worldview completely alien to ours—knowledge that profoundly shaped history while remaining hidden from ordinary people. This rabbit hole changed my entire perception of reality.
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The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth
The Sacred History by Mark Booth
The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin
The Eye of Shiva by Amaury de Riencourt
The Soul of India by Amaury de Riencourt
The Coming Caesars by Amaury de Riencourt
The History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
Hermeticism by Evola
Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith
Religions of the World by Houston Smith
Fire in the Minds of Men by Billington
The Secular Age by Charles Taylor
The Secret Teachings of the Ages by Manly Hall
Journeys out of the Body by Robert Monroe
Ultimate Journey by Robert Monroe
Far Journeys by Robert Monroe
Nihilism by Seraphim Rose
Trump and a Post Truth World by Ken Wilbur
Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung
The Passion of the Western Mind by Tarnas
Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
The Great Divorce by CS Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
Primitive Mythology by Joseph Camble
Oriental Mythology by Joseph Camble
A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong
The Iliad by Homer
The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku
How God Becomes Real by Luhrman
The History of the Devil by Carus
Stalking the Wild Pendulum by Itzhak Bentov
The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist
The Inner World of Trauma by Kalsched
Trauma and the World by Kalsched
The Ascent of Humanity by Eisenstein
The Web of Meaning by Jeremy Lent
The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
Beyond Order by Jordan Peterson
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
The Tao te Ching by Lao Tau
The Primer of Jungian Psychology by Hall
The Oxford History of China by Ebrey
The Age of Faith by Will Durant
Caesar and Christ by Will Durant
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