Evolution-Saltation

My newest interest lately is evolution, so I've been doing a lot of research on it. I see a lot of problems with Darwinian evolution. I don't think it works, and I don't think it's correct. That's why I'm exploring other options and ideas.

It seems to me that evolution is structured. Not necessarily that there's an end goal, but I see a lot of evidence that certain forms are more often seen, especially with convergent evolution. I don't think convergences happened through natural selection. I think nature tends towards certain forms. I think these forms are based on underlying laws of nature.

I don't think things evolve slowly through small changes due to random mutations. I think changes are "saltational", that they come in discrete leaps. I think there are stages to evolution. That once an animal or plant reaches a certain degree of readiness, it will make a sudden leap to the next stage. I believe forms are dictated through the laws of chemistry and physics,and through unknown laws of growth. I think one of these laws of growth can be seen in the prevailence of the golden mean found though out nature.

Right now I'm researching "process structuralism".

Sacred geometry Decoded

My favorite youtuber is SGD, or Sacred Geometry Decoded. He can be found by searching "sacred geometry decoded" in the youtube search bar.

This Australian youtuber creates long and short videos, from a few minutes to a couple hours. The videos are mainly on sacred architecture, measurements and how measuring systems are connected and span the millenia. There are also connections the the Earth, moon and stars, mathematics, and physics. Topics also include sacred geometry and numbers (especially the canonical numbers of base 27, 54, 108, 216, 432, 864). The Great Pyramid, city measurements and layouts, hermetics, mythology, alchemy, astronomy, Freemasons, ancient knowledge, phi and pi, platonic solids and how to draw them, and the caduceus.

My favorite SGD video is "The Great Pyramid, a Hermetic Legacy of Harmonics" which can be found on the front page on his channel.

SGD has 542 videos, most of them on sacred architecture. He has nearly 2000 subscribers. He also has videos on Vidme, although I haven't checked that out yet. He is still posting new videos on youtube.

He has put a lot of work into his videos, and it shows. I truly recommend this youtuber if you are interested in the mysteries of the universe. He has somehow found mysterious connections between certain numbers, geometry, astronomy, and the Earth itself. These connections are not coincidences. There is something intriguing going on. And this has been known throughout the ages, and into the modern day, as it is reflected in all ages of architecture. There have been secrets handed down through time, but there is more to it than that. Something more is going on. Somehow, some people just "know" these things.

SGD doesn't resolve the mystery, but helps in understanding the connections, to help us all get a little closer to figuring it all out.

Facade Tarot

I always use Facade tarot for my readings. They are good, and it's free. I don't necessarily believe in tarot readings, I mostly do it for fun.

My own deck is the Rider Waite. I tend more to analyze the Major Arcana as opposed to actually doing readings. I see the Major Arcana as the Hero's Journey, with the Fool card as the Hero. The dog is the star Sirius, which guides him.

Each of us is the Fool. We are all here on our Hero's Journey. We must learn and grow, and pass tests. This is my take, anyway. I am getting more and more into believing this as time goes by. I have had many strange spiritual experiences. Things I can't explain any other way. I definitely feel like the Fool.

Spirituality Definition

I have my own spirituality definition. This is what spirituality is to me.

Spirituality is of the soul. It is the "I" that is the self. It is what makes you an individual. To me, "ego" is not a bad word, or something you need to be rid. of. It is what makes you YOU. It is your individual consciousness. It is your feeling of self. You can't kill off your ego, because you are your ego. if you did, there would be nothing left.

Perhaps we are part of a larger consciousness. I suspect we are. A hierarchy of souls. We are all in touch with this higher consciousness, but many of us don't know it. You can feel it through synchronicities.

Many people include the chakras in spirituality. I do. I believe spiritual awakening involves the activation and opening of the chakras. I have written about this in other posts. I have also described the meanings of the chakras in my last post, and will expand further on each chakra in other posts.

Chakras Meaning

What are the chakras meaning? Each chakra is associated with certain meanings.

The first and lowest chakra, the root chakra, is associated with survival and basic food, shelter and water. The fight or flight response. An associated feeling is fear.

The second of the three lower (material) chakras is the sacral chakra. It is associated with sexual desire.

The third of the lower chakras is the solar plexus chakra. It is associated with personal will power.

The third chakra is the heart chakra. It is associated with balance. It balances the upper spiritual chakras with the lower material chakras.

The fifth chakra is the throat chakra. It is associated with expressing truth.

The sixth chakra is the third eye chakra. It is associated with intuition. It is the first of the higher chakras.

The seventh chakra is the crown chakra. It is associated with cosmic consciousness. It is the highest chakra to attain.

Are Humans Millions of Years Old?

According to Hindu mythology, humans have been around for millions of years, if not forever.

In Forbidden Archaeology, Michael Cremo shows archaeological evidence of deep human antiquity

According to Vedic theology, we are currently in the Kali Yuga, or the dark ages. The Kali Yuga lasts 432,000 years. Maybe this is why we don't remember our past. Interesting the number 432, which is a canonical number in the three cubed series.

27, 54, 108, 216, 432, 864

If Michael Cremo is right, and humans have been around for millions of years, what does that mean? Is there evolution? I think it would rule out Darwinian evolution as we know it. I have already ruled that out a long time ago, so I am not surprised. (This is merely my opinion on the Modern Synthesis, and not the consensus view on evolution.)

He claims to have evidence going back hundreds of millions of years. Honestly, I don't know what to think of his evidence. I think evidence for evolution is flimsy at best, but I think I would need to study the evidence of deep human antiquity myself to get a better view of it.

If time is cyclical, does that mean we reincarnate? I wonder if we do, and how often. Do we play out many lives each kalpa? Or just one?

Why are we here? I like to think we are here for spiritual growth. But it could be another reason, such as that we are here to experience. Honestly, no one knows. I don't claim to know, I can only guess based on experience.

But what do I think about all of this? Are humans millions of years old? Honestly, I don't think there is a real case for it. I think we would see much more evidence of ancient high technology. Ancient cities, vehicles, artifacts.

From what I've seen of the archaeological record, it looks pretty linear to me. I doubt all of the ancient high level technology cities were on the coast, and were ALL destroyed in floods etc.

What we see is hunters and gatherers, then small villages, then cities. There are of course anomalies like the Pyramids at Giza. But I don't think it proves an ancient lost high civilization. Especially not a series of them, like you would expect if humans have been around for millions of years.

Now, I don't believe in Darwinian evolution, but I do believe archaeologists probably have the timeline about right. Even the oldest known megalithic temple, at Gobekli Tepi is clearly built by hunter/gatherers. Now, I certainly think something MORE was going on, but I don't know what. I can only make guesses.

I think the builders of the Pyramids and Stonehenge etc. had special knowledge, not passed down through ancient secret priesthoods or societies, but through intuition and gnosis.

I believe in a kind of evolution called orthogenesis, which is evolution with goals. One of the goals is to evolve hominid creatures with ten fingers and big brains, like us. Some don't succeed, like the Neanderthal.

I think this is more likely than humans living for millions of years on this planet, or even forever. Honestly I just don't think Michael Cremo proves his case. There are no human bones dating back millions of years that can be proven. I think dating methods are sketchy at best anyway. I don't think it's even provable that the Earth is billions of years old. Let alone humans. At least he is honest when he says he had a motive for believing that. He is a believer in Hinduism and the Vedas, which state humans have been here for at least millions of years. I don't think he is trying to lie. I just think he is wrong. Where are the cities? Where are the artifacts? No, I think humans are relatively new on the scene.

Nonetheless, it is an interesting idea. I like interesting ideas. That is why I watched as many of his videos as I could find. I could not afford to buy his books. I would have liked to. But I think he gives his best evidence in the videos anyway, so I doubt the books would make me a believer.

The Squared Circle of the Earth and Moon, and Other Coincidences

The Earth and Moon fit into a squared circle nearly perfectly. Why is this?

If you want to try it, draw a square, and then center a circle on it of the same length. This is what is called in geometry a squared circle. Next, draw a circle inside the square that touches the sides of the square. Imagine this is the Earth. Next, draw a smaller circle on the top of the square, so it's center touches the top of the larger circle. Drawn to scale, these figures would fit the Earth and Moon nearly perfectly. The Great Pyramid also fits in the model, with the apex touching the center of the moon, and the base touching the center of the Earth. Two Pythagorean 3-4-5 triangles also fit into the model. All of this is an amazing coincidence, don't you think?

What's even more interesting are the numbers. The numbers 1080, 2160, and 5040 also come into play, which are divisions of the Precession of the Equinoxes. The Moon's diameter is 1080 miles. The Sun's diameter is 864,000 miles, with 864 fitting in with these sacred geometrical numbers as well.

These are coincidences supposedly, but I don't think they are. I think they follow some kind of pattern that is a natural part of how the Universe works.

Even solar eclipses are strange. How likely is it that we happen to live in the perfect time when the sun and moon are able to create perfect eclipses, a true rarity in the Universe? I don't think this is a coincidence either. There are just too many of these happening for it to be a matter of chance. There are patterns and laws we are unaware of .

I apologize for the bad drawing, but it was the best I could do on the spur of the moment, freehand. But I wanted to give an illustration of what I am referring to in this Hub. Maybe I will replace it with a better one at a later time. You can also Google "squared circle Earth Moon" and look for yourself for a better diagram of the system of sacred geometry I'm talking about.

Stonehenge also has the same squared circle diagram. Even the same numbers in feet are used, amazingly. Especially since they measured in the Megalithic Yard. How can the same numbers be used when they didn't even use feet and inches at the time? That is the strangest part of all, one for which I won't even try to give an explanation for.