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The Gods Speak in Pictures: The Role of Altered States of Consciousness in Prehistoric Art and Beyond, An Illustrated Lecture by Art Historian and Educator Brenda Edgar

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Although Paleolithic cave paintings were once assumed to be related to hunting, we now know that the animals depicted in the paintings were not generally consumed. So what are the paintings about? In this talk, we’ll see how shamanism and its associated altered states of consciousness may have resulted in the birth of human artistic expression, as well as the development of organized religion, and even of civilization itself.

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Anatomical Expressionism: How the Corpse Expresses Itself Through Artists: An Illustrated Online Lecture with Anatomical Artist Eleanor Crook

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June 19

Animism for Apocalypse by Langston Kahn and Spirit Voices: The Mysteries and Magic of North Asian Shamanic Traditions by David Shi