{"title":"Laird Scranton","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore Laird Scranton’s profound works that delve into ancient wisdom and cosmology, revealing the spiritual underpinnings of early civilizations. His writings invite readers to uncover the symbolic languages and sacred knowledge embedded in prehistoric cultures, bridging past and present understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those drawn to \u003cem\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSelf-Help \u0026amp; Personal Development\u003c\/em\u003e, Scranton’s books offer thoughtful interpretations that inspire personal growth through deeper connection with humanity’s enduring mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"decoding-maori-cosmology-by-laird-scranton-9781620557051","title":"Decoding Maori Cosmology","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of New Zealand’s Maori cosmology and how it relates to classic ancient symbolic traditions around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecoding Maori Cosmology\u003c\/em\u003e shows how Maori myths, symbols, cosmological concepts, and words reflect symbolic elements found at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. It demonstrates parallels between the Maori cosmological tradition and those of ancient Egypt, China, India, Scotland, and the Dogon of Mali in Africa. The book explores the pygmy tradition associated with Maori cosmology, which shares elements of the Little People mythology of Ireland, including matching mound structures and common folk traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is generally accepted that the Maori people arrived in New Zealand quite recently, sometime after 1200 AD. However, new evidence suggests that their culture is most likely centuries older, with roots that can be traced back to the archaic Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey, built around 10,000 BC. Extending his global cosmology comparisons to New Zealand, Laird Scranton shows how the same cosmological concepts and linguistic roots that began at Göbekli Tepe are also evident in Maori culture and language. These are the same elements that underlie Dogon, ancient Egyptian, and ancient Chinese cosmologies, as well as the Sakti Cult of India (a precursor to Vedic, Buddhist, and Hindu traditions) and the Neolithic culture of Orkney Island in northern Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the cultural and linguistic roots of the Maori are distinctly Polynesian, the author shows how the cosmology in New Zealand was sheltered from outside influences and likely reflects ancient sources better than other Polynesian cultures. In addition to shared creation concepts, he details a multitude of strikingly similar word pronunciations and meanings, shared by Maori language and the Dogon and Egyptian languages, as well as likely connections to various Biblical terms and traditions. He discusses the Maori use of standing stones to denote spiritual spaces and sanctuaries and how their esoteric mystery schools are housed in structures architecturally similar to those commonly found in Ireland. He discusses the symbolism of the Seven Mythic Canoes of the Maori and uncovers symbolic aspects of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in Maori cosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author also explores the outwardly similar pygmy traditions of Ireland and New Zealand, characterised by matching fairy mound constructions and mythic references in both regions. He reveals how the trail of a group of Little People who vanished from Orkney Island in ancient times might be traced first to Scotland, Ireland, and England, and then on to New Zealand, accompanied by signature elements of the global cosmology first seen at Göbekli Tepe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46647862722796,"sku":"9781620557051","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27246953482764.jpg?v=1752262468"},{"product_id":"chinas-cosmological-prehistory-by-laird-scranton-9781620553299","title":"China's Cosmological Prehistory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn examination of the earliest creation traditions and symbols of China and their similarities to those of other ancient cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChina's Cosmological Prehistory\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the deep parallels between early Chinese words and those of other ancient creation traditions such as the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the eight stages of creation in Taoism and the cosmological origins of Chinese ancestor worship, the zodiac, the mandala, and the I Ching, Scranton provides further evidence that the cosmology of all ancient cultures arose from a single now-lost source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on his extensive research into the sacred symbols and creation myths of the Dogon of Africa and those of ancient Egypt, India, and Tibet, Laird Scranton investigates the myths, symbols, and traditions of prehistoric China. He explores the fundamental similarities between the language that defined ancient Chinese cosmology and that of other creation traditions, revealing connections between the phonetic structure of the words, their glyphs, and their use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScranton demonstrates striking parallels between the earliest systems of writing in China and the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt. He examines the eight levels of creation in Taoism and the cosmological origins of Chinese ancestor worship, mythical emperors, the zodiac, the mandala, and the I Ching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe details the fundamental principles of land use in ancient China in relation to the symbolism of a Buddhist stupa and the Dogon granary, ritual shrines that are also central symbols of other creation traditions. Understanding these symbol complexes reveals the sophisticated scientific understanding of these ancient cultures, correlating creation symbols with our modern understanding of atoms and the energetic makeup of matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn exploring Chinese cosmological traditions, Scranton sheds new light on the contention that the sacred knowledge of the ancients is the legacy of an earlier culture who provided primitive humanity with the tools needed to birth the first known civilisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868293091564,"sku":"9781620553299","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27209433482764.jpg?v=1759754611"},{"product_id":"primal-wisdom-of-the-ancients-by-laird-scranton-9781644110287","title":"Primal Wisdom of the Ancients","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamines how the similarities of symbols and wisdom across many cultures point to an ancient civilizing plan and system of ancient instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrimal Wisdom of the Ancients\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the shared cosmological knowledge of Dogon and Maori cultures, ancient Egypt, Gobekli Tepe, Vedic India, the pre-Indian Sakti civilization, Buddhism, the Tibetan Bon religion, and the kabbalistic tradition of the Hebrews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplores symbols and techniques used to frame and preserve instructed knowledge as it was transmitted orally from generation to generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplains how this shared ancient knowledge relates to the precessional year and the cycles of time known as the yugas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the mystery of why so many ancient cultures, separated by time and distance, share remarkably similar cosmological philosophies and religious symbolism, Laird Scranton reveals how this shared creation tradition upholds the idea that ancient instruction gave birth to the great civilizations, each of which preserves fragments of the original knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking at the many manifestations of this shared cosmological knowledge, including in the Dogon and Maori cultures and in ancient Egypt, Gobekli Tepe, Vedic India, Buddhism, the Tibetan Bon religion, and the kabbalistic tradition of the Hebrews, Scranton explores the thought processes that went into formulating the archetype themes and metaphors of the ancient symbolic system. He examines how commonly shared principles of creational science are reflected in key terms of the ancient languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe discusses how the primal cosmology also transmitted key components of sacred science, such as sacred geometry, knowledge of material creation, and the nature of a nonmaterial universe—evidence for which lies in the orientation of ancient temples, the drama of initiations and rituals, and countless traditional myths. He analyzes how this shared knowledge relates to the precessional year and the cycles of time known as the yugas. He also explores evidence of the concept of a nonmaterial twin universe to our own—the “above” to our “below” in the famous alchemical and hermetic maxim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his extensive research into the interconnected wisdom of the ancients, Scranton shows that the forgotten instructional tradition at the source of this knowledge was deliberately encoded to survive for countless generations. By piecing it back together, we can discover the ancient plan for guiding humanity forward toward greater enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597537067244,"sku":"9781644110287","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/87e81523c0fefdc23dc37ee94fdb293e.jpg?v=1778044051"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/laird-scranton.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}