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Introduction
This language family has a long history. There are different theories about its origin. This language family was created by Afrasan people. It has several branches, one of which went into Asia. It has the oldest written language or it's Sumerian.
Historical Theories
It is over 10,000 years old. Most linguists believes the Afro-Asian language family was created in Northeast Africa. There are theories that it came from the Sahara, Sudan, North Africa, Horn of Africa, or the Levant.
Haplogroup E1b1b is associated with Afro-Asian languages. Men who speak Afro-Asian languages tend to have this haplogroup, excluding Chadic men and most Semitic men. Haplogroup J1c3 is common among Semitic men. E1b1b is a African haplogroup and J1c3 is a Southwest Asian haplogroup.
Branches and Peoples
Cushitic: These languages are spoken in the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley, and Great Lakes Region. There are 3 types of this language. They are as followed: North, Central, and East Cushitic. There are 40 different Cushitic languages. Oromo and Somali are the biggest Cushitic languages.
Kerma was an ancient Cushitic civilization. They traded and warred with Ancient Egypt. That civilization lasted for 1,000 years. Blemmyes was a Beja kingdom that lasted for 600 years. The Beja are a Cushiric tribe.
Chadic: These languages are spoken Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. There are 150 of these languages and 4 subdivisions. They are as followed: West-Chadic, Biu-Mandara, East Chadic, and Masa. Chadic people interacted a lot with Nilo-Saharan people. This can be seen in there languages. Most Chadic men have R-V88 Y-chromosome. That seems like their 4 fathers came Asia.
Sao civilization was Chadic. They were great statues and other forms of art. People were buried in fetal position until the 15th century. It lasted 4 about a millenium. Hausa is a Chadic tribe. They had several city-states in the past. They are called Hausaland.
Ancient Egyptian: The language is known as Metu Neter. There was 2 languages: Hieroglyphics and Hieratic. Hieroglyphics are multi-dimensional; they can written and read left to right, right to left, up to down, and/or down to up. It used it to write on stone. It is the mother of alphabet!!! Hieratic was used for legal, admintrive, religious, medical, mathematical, and other documents. Demotic script was created 2,000 years after Hieratic. It is based on northern Hieratic. The last Egyptian language is Coptic. It was influenced by the Greek alphabet.
Amazigh (Berber): The language is spoken throughout North Africa. It originated in the Horn of Africa. Probably the Nile Valley. These languages are about 2,000 years old. Phoenician and Latin influenced Amazigh language The Amazigh script is Tifinagh. A lot of the Amazigh are nomadic. They created ancient civilizations in North Africa. Carthage was created by the Amazigh and the Phoenicians. The Garamantes created a civilization in the Libyan desert. Numidia was a Amazigh kingdom that was greatly influenced by Rome.
Omotic: These languages are only spoken in Ethiopia. There are 2 main versions of these languages. They are North and South Omotic. Omotic languages were created b4 cattle herding was in the horn of Africa. It has its own written script called Ge'ez. This script is used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Semitic: This is the only branch of Afro-Asian languages that went into Asia. Semitic languages have have come into being in Ethiopia, Arabia, or the Levant. The first written Semitic language written was Akkadian. The first alphabet was Semitic. The 3 Abrahamic religions are Semitic. This branch of Afro-Asian language is the most popular. Arabic is the biggest Semitic language. I guess Hebrew is the most famous. There were many Semitic civilizations in the Middle East and there were sum in Ethiopia.
Conclusion
This a great language family! It is one of the most popular language family. It originated in the Horn of Africa. It has 6 branches: Cushitic, Chadic, Ancient Egypt, Amazigh, Omotic, and Semitic. People from most of these branches created ancient civilizations. The first alphabet and Western religions are Semitic.
Introduction
Theosophy was created by 16 different people. Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, and William Quan Judge were the most important founders. It is a mixture of eastern religions and western philosophies. It has its own metaphysics, cosmology, ontology, axiology, and epistemology. Karma, reincarnation, root races(involution), ascended masters, rituals play a big role in this religion. Jiddu Krishnamurti was seen as the World Teacher by the leadership of the Theosophical church. There were several famous people in Theosophy. Western society was greatly impacted by this paradigm.
Helena Blavatsky
She was born in Ukraine (USSR) in 8/12/1831. She got married @ 17 to a Soviet soldier. They broke up, then she learned about occult. She traveled in U.S., Europe, Asia learning occultism. In 1877 she wrote Isis Unveiled, which criticized science and religion. The book promoted mysticism as the way to discover the truth. She wrote Secret Doctrine (1888), The Voice of Silence (1889), Key of Theosophy (1889), her Collected Writings was written in 1951.
Henry Steel Olcott
He was born in 8/2/1882 in New Jersey. He was in the Navy, then he became lawyer. The Theosophical Society moved its headquarters to India in 1882. He help create 3 college and 250 schools in Ceylon. He wrote a book in 1881 called Buddhist Catechism. He was the first president of the Theosophical Society. He was in charge for 32 years.
William Quan Judge
He was born in Ireland in 1851. He moved to New York with his family in 1864. The occult was an important subject to him. In 1874 he got married. He became a lawyer and died in 1896. He was the editor of the Path 4 ten years. The Path was a Theosophical periodical. Many books were written by him. In 1894 he became the secretary of the U.S. branch of the Theosophical Society. Ologies
Metaphysics: We are all a part of one.
Cosmology: The universe is composed of spirit and matter. Ontology: We are spiritual beings that are experiencing ourselves through the human nervous system.
Axiology: Right actions produces harmony and wrong actions produce disharmonies.
Epistemology: We gain knowledge from intuition and analogies. More Beliefs
Round: Cosmic cycles 4 reincarnating souls. It starts off very subtle than it becomes very gross. It becomes very subtle again after that.
Septenary: There are 7 parts to a human. They are as followed: atma (Atman), buddhi, manas, kamarupa, prana, linga sharira, and sthula sharira.
Karma: We create our destiny by what we do today. The actions we do today will affect us in this life or the next. What we did in past life affect us today!
Reincarnation: After we die we are reborn as someone else based on our karma.
Astral Body: This is a subtle body that corresponds to our emotion. Most people call this body spirit. This is the linga sharira.
Astral Plane: It is like a dream, but more real. Most people call it the spirit world.
Mental Body: It a subtle body. More subtle than the astral body. It corresponds to thoughts. This is manas.
Mental Plane: A higher version of the spirit world.
Root Races: There are seven of these. Each of them have 7 sub races. These 7 sub-races are composed of different tribes.
1: This root race was etheric. They didn't have gender. They lived never the north pole. They reproduce by replicating. They lacked intellect.
2: This root race lived in a place called Hyperborean. It was Northern parts of the world. The weather was tropical, because the earth haven't tilt yet. They reproduced by budding and they mixed with the first root race.
3: Lemurians were the 3rd root race and they lived @ the time of the dinosaurs!!! Lemuria was a continent in the Pacific Ocean. They much taller than modern day humanity. The first 3 sub-races reproduced by laying eggs. The other sub-races had sexual reproduction. Africans, Australians, and Dravidians are descendants of Lemurians.
4: Atlanteans were the 4 root race. They were the descendants of Africans. The 7 sub-races of the Atlanteans: Rmoahal, Cro-Magnons, Toltec, Turanian, Semites, Akkadians, Mongolians. Asians, Turks, Malayans, and Native Americans are there descendants. They were very technological and the first people to have organized warfare. The Toltecs and Turanians practiced black magick, which called Atlantis to sink. Because of that the Atlanteans spreaded to different parts of the world.
5: Aryans are the fifth root race. The Kabyle people look the most like Aryans. They left Atlantis over 70,000 years ago! Caucasians are Aryans. The 6th sub-race will be born in the Western United States.
6: This root race will come into being 700 years from now. There will be a one world government and nuclear power. They will move to a continent in the Pacific Ocean.
7: They will come out of the Pacific Ocean.
Mahatmas: These are people who died in the past that have great wisdom. They live in the spirit world now and channel messages to people.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Theosophists believed he was the world teacher. He later rejected that and became a speaker, writer, and philosopher. The truth is independent of of any organizations. He said truth is a pathless land. Sum of the ideas in his philosophy was similar to ideas in physics. He talked about consciousness, meditation, evolution, relationships, technology, etc. Cancer killed him when he was 90 in 1986.
Famous Followers
William Butler Yeats: He was a Irish poet. After he got kicked out the Theosophical Society he joined the Golden Dawn.
Lewis Carroll: He wrote Alice in Wonderland.
Thomas Edison: U.S. inventor. Famous 4 creating the light bulb. Lewis Latimer made the filament that powers the light bulb.
Rupert Sheldrake: He was a scientist that came up morphogenetic fields. Rukmini Devi Arundale: Indian artist, dancer, and musician. Elvis Presley: U.S. copycat rockstar. He got his sounds and moves from black men, but he is known as the king of rock and roll. Most of his songs were covers. He more famous 4 singing someone else's songs, than the first people to sing them. Impact on Europe
They introduced Hinduism and Buddhism to Europe. Prior to the Theosophists most Europeans didn't know about karma and reincarnation. The idea of ascended master comes from mahatma. The New Age Movement is a recreation of theosophy and alien contact.
Conclusion
Theosophy was created in the 1800's. There was 16 founders, but 3 stick out. It is mixture of Asian religions and philosophies. This religions have a lot of beliefs. Jiddu was a important figure in Theosophy and great philosopher. There was many famous Theosophists and it had a big impact on Europeans. Besides its racist undertones I like Theosophy.
Introduction
The first Christians were Hebrews. Several councils that changed the shape of the Christian world. Diversity was heavy early on, like today. There was Christians that believed Jesus had one nature. Another category Christians believed he had 2 natures. These 2 groups battled each other. There were 5 major cities of Christianity.
Prominent Early Christians
James the Just: He was Jesus oldest brother. He was the 2nd leader of the 1st Christian Church in Jerusalem and followed Jewish laws. Paul and James came to an agreement about which Jewish law gentiles didn't have to fellow. It was decided gentile men didn't have to be circumcised. He was put to death in 62 CE, because Sanhedrin had stoned. They didn't like Christianity; that why they had Jesus killed. Paul became the leader of Christianity. Many gentile churches were founded by him.
St. Peter: 1st leader of the Christian Church in Jerusalem. He founded the church in Antioch. He encouraged Jews and gentiles to eat together. Catholics see him as the founder of their church. Nero blamed Christians 4 the fire in Rome, so he had Peter crucified. He told them to crucify him upside down. Nero caused the fire.
Paul: His real name was Saul, but gentiles called him Paul. He murdered Christians until he converted, because he was a Pharisee. A laser beam hit him in the eye and he went blind for 3 days. After that he became a Christian. He spreaded Christianity to gentiles. What he said was in direct opposition to what Jesus said. Something to think about. A lot of the New testament was written by him. Nero had him beheaded.
Cerinthus: He was a Gnostic Christian. A lot of church fathers didn't agree with is views. He believed the holy spirit came to Jesus when he got baptised and left him when he was crucified. He saw Jesus as completely human, like the first Christians. Jesus was a child of Mary and Joseph. He saw Yahweh as the demiurge:(created the physical universe). It wasn't evil. Jewish law was very important to him. He wanted gentile men circumcised. Cerinthus was probably an Egyptian.
Marcion: He was something like a pastor. He believed Yahweh was evil and Jesus was son of the supreme god. He also Yahweh is the demiurge and Jesus was a spirit never incarnating on earth. He was the first person to create the New Testament.
Basilides: He was a Gnostic Christian teacher in Alexandria, Egypt. Yahweh was a evil demiurge. Knowledge saves us, not faith. Hell does not exist. His disciples had to be silent 4 five years.
Origen: He was a Christian leader and wrote over 2,000 books!!! The Romans threw his father in jail 4 being a Christian. He was going to turn himself in, but his mom stopped him. He may have got himself castrated. The jury out on that. He became a philosopher and created his own school. He Socratic reasoning, cosmology, natural history, and theology. Jesus died so human souls can be free of sin and go to heaven. We all have free will. Biblical scriptures are divinely inspired. The Christian god is a trinity. The Father is greater than the Son. The Son is greater that the holy spirit. He made Christianity intellectual. Prior to him it was a savage beast.
Helena: She was Constantine's mom. 2 churches were built because of her. She made a pilgrimage to Palestine to relics of Jesus. There was a Venus temple built on top of the tomb of Jesus. Helena had it torn down. She found Jesus tunic, rope, parts of the cross, and nails. She is now a saint.
St. Augustine: He was born Numidia, later he became a Christian. Humans are combination of body and soul. He was against abortion and he was sure if a fetus has a soul. Yahweh/El created all things @ once, not in 6 days. 'The fate of our souls are determined @ death.' Purgatory burn out the impurities of the unrighteous faithful. He believed Mary was a perpetual virgin, but we know that's not true. Joseph had sex with her often, because he was her husband. He knew the bible was metaphorical. Freewill and destiny exist side by side. He was against slavery; Jews will become Christians @ the end of time. Lust is a sin a because it lacks love, unless you're married. He wrote over a 100 books!!! He was a great genius that got mixed up in the wrong religion.
Cyril: He was the Patriarch of Alexandria. He knocked of Nestorius crown. Jews and a sect of Christians were kicked out of Alexandria because of him. Hypatia was killed by a mob of Christians led by Cyril. Mary is the Mother of God! Not really, but that's what he thought. Jesus existed as the Word of God b4 he incarnated. Greeks called the world the logos. He wrote about 20 books and he's a saint.
John Chrysostom: He was the archbishop of Constantinople. He didn't want Christians to practice Jewish rituals nor celebrate Jewish holidays. He was homophobic, he thought it was the worst sin. "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is an abomination." Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because of homosexuality. Something to think about!!!!
First 7 Ecumenical Councils (debates on trinity than nature)
Nicean(2 councils): @ the first council it was decided Jesus is divine. They determined the trinity is real and the Son and Father are equal. Arius was denounced because he saw the Father as greater than the Son. @ the 2nd council they decided icons should be venerated but not worshipped. This was the last ecumenical council. Alexandria and Jerusalem had the most authority @ this time.
Constantinople(3 councils): The first council went ain't several forms of Christianity. Different rules were created 4 clergy. They decided the Holy Spirit is equal to the Father and Son. Constantinople became more important than Rome. Not much known about the second council. @ the 3rd council it was decided Jesus human nature is a slave to his divine nature.
Ephesus: Nestorius became a heretic @ this council. Anyone that didn't accept the decrees were excommunicated. Christians from different sects battled each other. It was a battle royale.
Chalcedon: 30 rules was created @ this council. Most of these rules were 4 clergy. The rules from previous councils still applied. The bishop of Constantinople became has powerful as Pope.
Types of Christians
Original Christianity: They are known as Ebionites and/or Nazarenes. Nazarenes were a Jewish cult similar to the Essenes, but they could marry. Jesus may have been a member of this cult. Ebionites were Jews who believed Jesus was the messiah. They still followed Jewish laws. They didn't believe in the virgin birth and the trinity. Those are gentile beliefs.
Gnosticism: This was a mixture of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Greek Philosophy, etc. It was created in Alexandria. Some Gnostic sects saw Jesus as good and Yahweh as evil. This group was very diverse. Sum of them saw the physical universe as evil and the spiritual universe as good. They believed Yahweh created the physical universe because he was unconscious of the spiritual universe. His mother Sophia (goddess of wisdom) gave birth to him when she was confused about the all Father. Because of this he is cut off from the true reality, so he created a false one: phenomenal universe. There are other sects of Gnosticism that had other beliefs.
Manichaeism: This religion was created by Mani. He mixed Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity. There was 3 types of Jesus in this religion. He was the reincarnation of various religious figures. They are as followed: Krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, and Jesus. Knowledge is salvation. Augustine was into this religion b4 he became a Christian. It seems like he converted because he was afraid. Theodosius made Manichaeism illegal right b4 Augustine converted. This religion died out because Roman, Arab, and Chinese people persecuted it.
Arianism: This form of Christianity was created by Arius. He believed Jesus was inferior to the Father. He didn't believe in the trinity. There were different forms of Arianism. Germanic tribes embraced this form of Christianity. Mormons and Jehovah Witness have Arian views.
Nestorianism: Nestorius created this form of Christianity. He didn't want Mary to called the mother of god, because Mary was a human. She should be called the Christ bearer. Humans can't give birth to gods. Jesus represents the Logos.
There were many other groups but this will suffice. The various christian groups broke up into 2 camps. The ones who believed Jesus had one (monophysite) nature and those who believed he had 2 (dynophysite). They battled each other. Jesus Wars (mention the book)
There is a book with the same name as this section. It explains in detail the wars between the monophysites and dynophysites. Monophysites started the wars, but the dynophysites finished it. They shouldn't have fought each other. They should have accepted difference in opinion. The monophysites became the Coptic and Ethiopian churches. The dynophsites became the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches.
5 Cities of Christendom
Jerusalem: The first church was built there. The 1st bishop of this church was James the Just, Jesus brother. Christianity started out as a Messianic Jewish cult. Than later became its own religion.
Antioch: The first gentile church was there. Monophysitism was popular here.
Alexandria: The the Old Testament was translated into Greek there. This city ruled over all the Christian cities in Africa. The Coptic Church was found in Cairo by St. Mark. Ethiopians and Nubians were members of the Coptic Church.
Constantinople: This city got a patriarchate in 381 BCE. The patriarchate was the liaison between bishops and the emperor. This city later became Istanbul.
Rome: This is the city of the Pope. It became uber powerful because all those other cities were taken over by Muslims; and it was the capital of the Roman empire. There were several priesthood in this city. They severed different Greco-Roman deities. I believe those priesthoods became Christian after Christianity became the state religion. 4 example vestal virgins became nuns.
Conclusion
Christianity has a very colorful history and a lot of misguided souls. There were many prominent early Christians and councils. There were a lot of different forms of Christianity. It came from a melting pot of ideas. There were 5 major Christian cities. Christianity is the most popular religion in the world because of European imperialism. If you are a victim of European imperialism, yo are following a religion that was forced on your ancestors. That's why I gave it up when I was a freshman in college.
Introduction
They have been around forever. Entheogens are plants that give us visions and extradimensional experiences. They have a long history and are a big part of shamanism. There are used differently/similar around the world. There are sum star players. Recreational drugs are based off them.
Definition
Entheogens means god within. They are psychoactive plants. They causes people to experience another reality. They were used in certain ceremonies. Sum entheogenic ceremonies are still done today!!!! These ceremonies can lead to a better life.
History
Entheogens have been used since prehistoric times. Cave paintings of entities may have come entheogenic experiences. They have played a big part in ancient religions worldwide. Religious people used them as a way to commune with deities. Entheogens are doorways to the spirit world.
There have been Africans using entheogens 4 over 11,000 years!!! Taino shamans used 2 crush nuts and snort it in their noses. It help them commune with deities and/or tree spirits. Shamans in Brazil use Ayahuasca to interact with spirits. Many North Americans smoked tobacco to send there their prayers to the creator. Brahmins used a entheogen they called soma in ancient times. Shamans in Siberia use Fly Agaric to go into trances. The Kemetians used Acacia Nilotica similar to the way Ayahuasca is used in Brazil. Entheogens were used by Hebrews. Sum believe Moses was tripping (an altered state of consciousness by using an entheogen) when he saw the burning bush. The Aztecs used a psychoactive plant to cure fear. The Maya used Water Lilies to go into a trance. Viking berserkers ate Fly Agaric b4 going into battle.
Shamanic Enhancement
Shamans use entheogens for altered states of consciousness which helps them connect to spirits. By doing this they get access to information they wouldn't have access to otherwise. These plants can help them have outer body experiences, travel to different dimensions, see/experience past life experiences, learn what herb to use to cure diseases, etc. They play a big part in shamanism, but they are only tools. Someone can be a shaman without them. Altered states of consciousness may be able to warp reality!!!
Famous Helpers
Ayahuasca: It is made out of a vine and a shrub. It is used in Brazil and they give you great visions.
Iboga: It is used in Gabon, Costa Rica, France, and England. It causes you to go deep within yourself. Then you may meet a greater version of yourself. You may experience your memories. It is also a addiction killer.
Peyote: It has been used 4 over 5,000 years in Texas!!! Huichol use them in Northern Mexico. It is a very spiritual plant.
Diviner's Sage: It was used by Mazatec Americans. They used it 4 visions and healing.
Kava-Kava: It in the Western Pacific it is chewed and turned into a drink. It gives you euphoria, relaxing, talkative, etc.
Psilocybin Mushroom: They were used by prehistoric Africans in Algeria. The Aztec used it too. It gives you visions. It can be a upper or a downer.
Tobacco: It was used throughout the Americas. It can give you visions.
Morning Glory: They were used by the Aztecs and Zapotecs. Mexicans my still use them. They cause you to see and feel non-ordinary reality. You get a greater perception of colors.
Fly Agaric Mushroom: They are used by Siberian shamans. It may relax you, change your mood, loss of balance, euphoria, and/or visions.
Hell's Bells: This was used by Central Americans and Hindus. The Hindus smoked it with weed. It causes you to have a waking trance.
Wormwood: This plant was associated with Artemis. It causes you to feel drunk and sober @ the same time.
Cannabis: It has been used around the world. It can cause euphoria, relaxation, memory enhancement, paranoia, etc. It makes you very hungry.
Mutated Offspring
Modern day illegal drugs are based on entheogens. When people abuse drugs they get an altered state of consciousness. That's what getting high is all about. Entheogens were/are used in ceremonies. They aren't recreational.
Conclusion
Entheogens are psychoactive plants that are doorways to non-ordinary realities. They have been used around the world since prehistoric times. They play a big part in shamanism. Sum entheogens are more popular than others. Street drugs are a bad version of entheogens.
Introduction
Herbalism is using plants to heal. It has a long history; it's over 50,00 years old. There are many different types of herbalism. You will learn about different forms of herbalism on each continent. There are many ways herbs can used for healing. I will list the contraindications and the best herbs.
Definition
"It's the study and practice of the therapeutic use of plants." Herbs can be used to treat or alleviate a variety of illness. Such as eczema, headaches, cancer, colds, flu, infections, stress, and many more. They can improve the immune system, digestive system, nervous system and other systems as well. Herbs are better than drugs because they're natural. We have natural bodies.
History
Herbalism has been around since prehistoric times. Neanderthals and other humanoids used herbs to treat diseases. Herbs were found in the Iceman. They were used to treat parasites in his intestines. He lived 5,000 years ago.
Australians (Aboriginals) had herbalism 4 over 30,000 years!!! Its called Bush Medicine. Herbs are used to prevent, cure, and treat diseases. This form of medicine is very spiritual.
Herbalism existed in Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago! They used myrrh and opium to treat diseases. Sumerians wrote about herbs on clay tablets. The tablets had several recipes that use over 100 different herbs.
The ancient Egyptians doctors used herbs to heal people over 3,000 years ago. They used over 800 different herbs. They wrote about it in various papyruses. The Eber Papyrus is the oldest known papyrus that deals with herbs. There medical tradition influenced various African, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern societies.
India has a form of medicine called Ayurveda. It uses a lot of herbs. These herbs and minerals were described in 200 BCE. Doctors of Ayurveda use over 700 herbs and more than 50 minerals. They also use animal parts. Ayurveda is my favorite form of medicine!
Herbalism was in China b4 the Shang dynasty. A medicine book was made in China over 1800 years ago. It described 365 herbs. Sum of the herbs are hemp, ginger, orange, Chinese cinnamon, etc. They wrote other medical books as well.
American people used herbs for millennia. They used herbs to heal the body and the spirit. Tobacco was used by a lot of different American tribes. They used herbs to cure colds and problems in the organs.
Ancient Greek doctors had there own form of herbalism. They learned herbalism from the Egyptians. Greeks started writing about medicine 500 BCE. Greek Herbalists had a big impact on European medicine. The father of European medicine was Greek.
Muslims created one or several forms of herbalism. They synthesized herbal knowledge from the ancient Greeks, Persians, and Indians during the Islamic Golden Age; and they added to it. They created drugs based on herbs. Sum of the herbs they used were hemp,and poppy. This form of herbalism had a big impact on Western Herbalism.
European herbalism started in the dark ages or right after. The Catholic Church knew alot about herbalism, but they kept it to themselves. The clergy would use herbs to heal people. Muslims brought a bunch of herbal knowledge to Europe during the Islamic Golden Age. After the printing press came to Europe, herbal books were printed in German, Italian, English, French, and other Indo-European languages.
Types
Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine: It is connected to Hinduism. It deals with 3 doshas. We all have a dosha or 2 that predominate. A few people are dominated by all 3!!! They are as followed: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Each dosha is composed of 2 elements. Vata is ether and air, Pitta is fire and water, Kapha is earth and water. You get a disease when they're not in balance. The doshas represent different parts and processes of the body. Different tastes has different effects on the body.
Chinese Herbal Medicine: This is part of Chinese Classical Medicine. It uses plants, minerals, and animal products to heal people. We all have certain amount of chi (lifeforce) in our bodies. If we have to much or too little chi, we will have a disease. We also have have equal amounts of yin and yang 4 good health. You can think of yin and yang as electricity and magnetism.
Western Herbalism: People that follow this form of herbalism analysis plants, so they can understand the different chemicals. They apply these different chemicals to different ailments. The healing ways I wrote about come from this form of herbalism.
There is Papuan, Cherokee, Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Taino, Mayan, Yoruba, Igbo, Zulu, Akan, Bakongo, Mbundu, Oromo, Slavic, Celtic, Norse, Polynesinesian, and many other forms of herbalism.
Healing Ways
Herbal Tea: Heat up water and pour it in jar of herbs. Let it sit for 20 minutes. Then strain it in to into cup and drink up. Refringe the rest.
Herbal Infusion: Same as herbal tea, but let it sit for 4 hours or more. By doing this you get more medicinal properties of the herb.
Decocition: This is for hard plant material. Such as roots, bark, seeds, etc. Heat up water to a boil. Then put the hard plant material in the water. Let it simmer for 20 minutes. Than strain it into a cup and drink up.
Herbal Salve: Heat up beeswax over stove. Add essential oil. When the wax melts put it into container. After it cools off it will be a salve. This for topical use only and they can be used as lip balm. This is like ointment.
Herbal Compress: Make an herbal tea. Dip a washcloth into it. Put it on area of skin that is bruised, rashed, has eczema, etc.
Herbal Liniment: Put herb in jar of grain or rubbing alcohol. Leave the herb in there for 6 weeks. Shake it up or sir it everyday. After 6 weeks train the oil. It is 4 topical use only.
Tincture: Similar to lininments, but you use vodka instead. Mostly for oral use, sometimes for topical use. You take several drops a day when using it.
Infused Oil: Similar to tincture, but you will use olive oil instead. Other oils can be used as well. 4 topical use only.
Herbal Steam: Similar to herbal tea, but instead of drinking it you breathe in the gases.
Tooth Powder: Mix kaolin clay, baking soda, and essential oil with dried sage and brush your teeth with it.
There are other healing ways but this will suffice.
Contraindications
Be careful of the herbs you take if you are on drugs. Sum drugs and herbs battle each other in the body. If you are on any drugs find out it how it would interact with a particular herb b4 u take it. If you have any medical conditions, find out if the herb you want 2 use would aggravate it. 2 much of a particular herb may make you sick. To little of a certain herb may be ineffective. Find the proper dosing 4 your gender, age, and body types. Best Herbs
Garlic: Cure diabetes, anti-inflammatory, helps blood pressure, improves heart function, helps immune system, and it may help hair grow.
Ginger: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidants.
Turmeric: Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and antimicrobial.
Ginseng: Helps you relax, lose weight, low blood sugar, lungs, and sexual function. It is anti-inflammatory and it improves the immune system.
Ginkgo Biloba: Improves the brain, eyes, mood, stress levels, and libedo!!! It also reduces pain.
There are other great herbs, but this will suffice. Conclusion
Herbalism is the oldest form of medicine in the world!!! It is older than shamanism! That's over 40,000 years old!!!! It has a long and amazing history. There are many different types. The most popular in the United States and Europe are Western, Traditional Chinese, and Ayurveda. There are many ways you can use herbs to heal yourself and other. Get the proper dose of the herb you using. Watch out for contraindications, so you won't get sick. There are many herbs with great benefits.
Synopsis
The Anshar are humans from the distant future. Super cool!!!!! They came back in the past to fix their present. They are composed of of several races. They have conscious base technology. They live in Antarctica today. They have a great society there. Most of them don't interact with people on the surface. S Corey Goode have been in contact with them and other beings.
In there present they had mandela effects, so they traveled 17 million years in the past to stop the mandela effect from happening. Now they have a thriving civilization in Antarctica. Sum of them interact with people humans on the surface. But most of them keep to themselves. There are 4 races and 2 sub races. They are as follows: Africans: They have strong presence. Indians: Unknown. Asians: Unknown. (Caucasian) Mediterranean: Unknown. (Caucasian) Nordic: Most popular. They machines that are controlled by consciousness.
Introduction
Sociology is the study of people. It came into existence in the 19th century in Europe. Several theoretical frameworks are involved in this discipline. There are many dimensions to sociology. I will list the most influential people in the field. The government hires the most sociology majors, but there are other jobs as well. It was my major in college.
Definition
Sociology is the scientific study of society. It looks @ how people are shaped by society and culture. Society and culture is shaped by people as well. Some the dimensions sociology are as followed: family, religion, crime, age, race, gender, government, environment, etc. Studying this field can help us improve society and ourselves.
History
Confucius and Ma Duanlin engage in social analysis. Confucius believed relationships in society should be hiearcial. Ma Duanlin wrote about social changes in Chinese history in a encyclopedia. Sum of the the Greek philosophers did this as well. Ibn Khaldun was the first sociologist. He looked @ social cohesiveness and social conflict. He contrasted sedentary life to nomadic life.
Henri de Saint-Simon was a French theorist that believed scientists should rule society. He thought they could improve society. Auguste Comte invented positivism. It is the belief that all knowledge come from our senses. It rejects intuition; European science is seen as superior to philosophy and religion. Karl Marx thought there was conflict between upper and lower class in Europe. Herbert Spencer created the word sociology. He came up with term survival of the fittest. He believed that society become more heterogeneous over time.
Sociology classes started in the U.S. in the late 19th century. Kansas University was the first school to have a sociology class. Chicago University was the 2nd one to have it. Britain got its first sociology class in 1904. Germany got one on 1919.
In the early 20th century symbolic interactionism, social phenomenology, and social constructionism was created. Communist Russia and China outlawed sociology. In China and Russia it was seen as detrimental to communism. In the late 20th century postmodernism was created.
Theoretical Frameworks
Structural Functionalism: The different parts of society work together in harmony. Like a ant colony.
Social Conflict: Different segments (castes & classes) fight each other over resources.
Symbolic Interaction: The subjective experiences of individuals create our society.
Utilitarianism: People interact with each other 4 their own self interest.
Critical Theory: Critique and change society.
Feminism: It looks @ gender inequality and it effects on society. May have been created by the CIA to stop the Black Power movement and/or the anti-war movement.
Grounded Theory: Gather data then create a theory based on it.
Middle Range Theory: It integrates theory and empirical research.
Postmodernism: It rejects objectivity. We can learn more from observation than data collection.
Methodology
You target a certain population for your research and you chose a sample (small group) from the population. Then you apply your findings from the sample to the population. Statistics play a big role in this. It tells you what percentage of population your findings apply too. This is very objective; logic is of supreme importance.
There are various forms of methodology. I will list a few. Experimental Research: The sociologist creates a social experiment in a laboratory. Longitudinal Study: A person or group is studied over along period of time. Survey Study: The sociologist gathers information from a survey. Dimensions
Sociology of Culture: It looks @ how culture shapes individuals in society.
Sociology of Knowledge: It looks looks @ how ideas influence society.
Sociology of Leisure: It looks @ what people do with their free time.
Sociology of Religion: It looks @ how religion shapes society.
Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations: It studies the economic, political, and social interaction between different races and tribes.
Military Sociology: It deals with gender, race, combat, families, society, peace, and war of the military.
Political Sociology: It looks @ how politics influence society.
Most Influential People
Karl Marx: He created the social conflict paradigm. Marxism is critical of religions. His famous phrase was religion is the opium of the masses. The fathers of sociology helped sociology become a class in universities. Marx is a 1st father of sociology.
Emile Durkheim: He was the 1st professor of sociology in France. Structural-functionalism was invented by him. He made sociology more scientific. Prior to him I assume it was more philosophical. Religion kept society cohesive. He is a father of sociology.
Max Weber: He created symbolic interactionism. He studied six religions in several countries. Religions can led to different economic systems. Protestantism led to capitalism in his opinion. He called it the Protestant Ethic. He a father of sociology.
W. E. B. Dubois: He followed the social conflict paradigm. He was the first sociologist to study Black people in the states. He helped create NAACP. He was a pan-Africanism and supported women rights. The government was scared of Black soldiers after WWI, so they got Dubois to spy on them. He's the final father of sociology.
Charles Wright Mills: He came up with term power elite. He knew the government was controlled by wealthy people. He understood that democracy is a lie. It's really a oligarchy and aristocracy
Daniel Bell: He believed services became more important than goods in U.S. society. 'Knowledge became form of capital.' Creating new idea is the way to grow this economy instead of new goods.
Erving Goffman: He believed our sense of self comes from our society. Most of us try to fit in society, so we conform.
Careers
The top 6 jobs for sociology r as followed: guidance counselor, human resources representative, lawyer, management consultant, media planner, and market research analyst.
Guidance Counselor: They help students in academics and with career choices. They help students resolve conflicts. They create group sessions with students to talk about drugs, safe sex, and bullying. They make over 50 grand.
Human Resources Representative: They determine who gets the job. They resolve conflicts @ work. They make about 60 grand.
Lawyer: 'They research and litigate court cases.' They make about 100 gs.
Management Consultant: They solve bizzness problems 4 clients. They make about 80 gs.
Media Planner: They help clients advertise.
Market Research Analyst: They help make market campaigns and study the demographics of customers. The demographics of the customers help them determine how the campaign should be marketed.
Who's Bad
I was a sociology major in college. I chose it because I like a minor it had. It was race, gender, class. @ first I was undecided, until I saw that minor. The funny thing is, I never minored. I enjoyed the all my sociology classes. I got great grades in most of them. I graduated with a B.A. in sociology from Hampton University.
Conclusion
Sociology is the scientific study of society. It has been around for 6 or 7 centuries. It has many different theoretical frameworks and dimensions. There were several influential sociologists. There are many different careers for sociology majors. I majored in sociology and I enjoyed it. Sociology will give us insight on how to create a better world. References Definition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sociology Auguste Comte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer#Sociology Theoretical Framework
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociological_theory
https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/laurie-penny/2012/02/women-white-miller-woman-young-2
https://degreeinsociology.net/influential-sociologists/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/editorial-why-w-e-b-du-bois-matters-n719971
https://www.scribd.com/read/163596674/Black-Lies-White-Lies-The-Truth-According-to-Tony-Brown
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/top-jobs-for-sociology-majors-2059633
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_research#Methodological_assumptions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology_of_culture
https://www.thoughtco.com/military-sociology-3026277
