[Lecture] Early Civilization II Sumeria & Egypt

[Lecture] Early Civilization II Sumeria & Egypt

Early Civilization Review (Sumeria & Egypt)
Sumeria & Egypt Comparison: Plots, Early Laws, Flood Season
Mastaba, Ziggurat, to Pyramid
The Spectacular Character of Early Organized Civilization
Surplus & Redistribution
Egypt Old Kingdom
Great Sphinx
Burial
Old Kingdom Feats
Egyptian Beer
Fruit vs. Grain Cultures
Pharoah
Maat or Ma'at
Divination
How Old Kingdom Egypt & Early Sumerian Culture Influences the Modern World.

[Official] Ancient Light #12 "The Myth of Er"

Click here for Ancient Light #12 "The Myth of Er"

From the video: 
"The Myth of Er is a warning to maintain balance in life, much like the idea of the Middle Way of Buddhism. In conclusion, I am able to extract three rules from Plato’s telling of the myth. These rules will allow you to find balance in life, but more importantly to help you avoid eternity in Tartarus*. 

1: Avoid the excesses of life, they lead to folly. This is the simplest form of moderation.

2: Avoid the one sidedness of assigning absolute qualities to things and people. Life is an inseparable mixture of what we consider good and evil.

3: Avoid the ignorance of underexposure: Those who go through life existing in a comfortable, infantile bubble are not developing the skills for the soul to find balance on its journey."

*Tartarus: The depths of Hades where tyrants spend eternity in torment. 

Video: "The Myth of Er" Ancient Light live, June 12, 2016

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"Where do bad folks go when they die? They don't go to heaven where the angels fly. They go to a lake of fire and fry. Won't see 'em again 'till the Fourth of July."

                                                                                                              Meat Puppets 1984

Who are the Gods you Serve? New Meme!

Thought I'd share this; fresh from the meme generator!

[Ancient Light Audio Show: "Who are the Gods you Serve?" https://youtu.be/xCBTHyJkQtg]

A show about Plato's Forms and the Personification of human traits into a deity. Pictured above, the Statue of Liberty, given to the United States from France. I am in the process of writing an Ancient Light episode on "Lady Liberty" and her place in both ancient and modern history.