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Re: Did Stone Age cavemen talk to each other in symbols? by Anonymous on Thursday, 13 September 2012

I read a book which argued that many of theses "abstract" symbols were commonly to be found in all sorts of rock art. The book postulated that these were representations of the visual cortex's reaction to hallucinogenic substances, patterns created by the brain. These are common to all humans because our visual cortex works in the same way for all of us. It is possible that these "regular" symbols could be recognised by other "tribes", as they would be in effect common to all tribes who used hallucinogenics in ritual. This common bond could indeed indicate common knowledge, a universal "shamen" language.
I wish I could remember the name of the book. It also researched modern examples of shamanistic ritual which demonstrated that the visual patterns are still common to tribal peoples today.

Carrie UK

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