“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,” as Shakespeare’s Hamlet says, “than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” He was right. The things that go on in people’s minds are very real and can influence worldly events. In fact, it often seems that they are the only things that can influence the world. After the Great Enlightenment, humanity’s perception of “reality” permanently shifted, never to be the same again. We started to place high values in progress, rationality, science, logic and belief. Our whole modern world is built on them – but there were immense costs involved too.
Dr. R.K. Fisher and Martini Fisher examine our different realities and beliefs, looking at fundamental distinctions such as what we consider “reality” to be – do we understand things with our heads or our hearts? What do we mean when we distinguish between material and spiritual worlds? What is the difference between thought and logic? What is the relationship between mythology and science? What do people think they are talking about when they refer to “altered states of consciousness”? What does the word “meaning” actually mean?
Time Maps: Gods, Kings and Prophets
The whole story of Egypt has taken about 7000 years. This roughly translates to about three hundred generations, or a hundred average human lifetimes. The Ancient Egyptian culture meets its natural end around the time of Alexander the Macedonian. However, it is such a magnificent flowering of the human spirit that we turn to it for reference to this day to lead us into understanding many other cultures around the world.
The rise and fall of empires, dynasties and cultures are patterns that we find in the recollection of events, but the patterns in ancient Egypt are repeated throughout human history, and in the mythology of many nations – the king murdered by his brother, the old king with a young wife, the assassination of a saintly king, the attempt by courtiers to take control of the kingdom, the king brought down by his ambition or pride, and many others, all very Shakespearean. On a larger scale there are social upheavals, cultural revivals, wars that lasted for generations, superb technical achievements, works of art that stimulated the ancient Greeks and hence influenced the world, as well as religious inspirations that helped shape the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition.
Written with a Mathematician’s precision and a Historian’s curiosity, Time Maps covers over millennia worth of developments & impacts of civilizations, migrations, leaders and continents. Illuminating concepts of societies, dynasties, heroes, kings and eras through incisive and thorough research, looking at ideas, theories & world views with a sense of wonder and delight.
Time Maps: Matriarchy and the Goddess Culture
What happened when women ruled the world?
There are many questions about the Old Culture – a culture even before history was written. Whatever happened to the Great Goddess? When did patriarchy start? How did women become objectified? This book is about the Journey of ancient women with their many glories and challenges. It talks about the gender partitioning which still survived in some cultures today, women as warriors, advisers, goddesses and properties.
Chapters included are:
•The Goddess Paradigm
•Women Warrior
•Dethroning the Queen of Heaven
•The Queen in Exile
Written with a Mathematician’s precision and a Historian’s curiosity, Time Maps covers over millennia worth of developments & impacts of civilizations, migrations, leaders and continents. Illuminating concepts of societies, dynasties, heroes, kings and eras through incisive and thorough research, looking at ideas, theories & world views with a sense of wonder and delight.
Time Maps: Evolution of Languages and Writings
Where did sounds, words and languages come from? What happens when a language disappears? What happens when a way of writing becomes extinct?
In this third volume of the Time Maps series, Dr. R.K. Fisher and Martini Fisher answer all of these questions and more as they trace languages and scripts back to their earliest forms before re-discovering their evolution, combinations and extinctions. They analyse a wide range of languages to show where migrations and invasions have taken place and discover where particular features of culture and technology came from.
Chapters include:
•Evolution of Languages, which includes the origins of languages, threats of extinction, classification of languages and major language families, among others.
•Evolution of Writing Systems, which includes sounds and symbols, classification of writing systems, the origins and writings and the lost knowledge.
Written with a Mathematician’s precision and a Historian’s curiosity, Time Maps covers over millennia worth of developments & impacts of civilizations, migrations, leaders and continents. Illuminating concepts of societies, dynasties, heroes, kings and eras through incisive and thorough research, looking at ideas, theories & world views with a sense of wonder and delight.
Introduction to Mahabharata: Lessons on Life and Businesses
“It is possible to take practical lessons from mythology.”
We seldom look at mythology as something that has practical lessons to make our life easier. Yet, it is closer to real life than we imagine. The Five Pandava Brothers of the ancient Hindu Epic Mahabharata represents many facets of ancient and modern lives from imperfections to ideal business leaders.
Martini Fisher introduces a different way to look at the Ancient Epic Indian Literature that is Mahabharata and presents its practical lessons for the modern audience.
This ebook serves as a preview of the Online Course by the same name.
Time Maps: Australia, Early Sea Voyages and Invasions (By R. K. Fisher and Martini Fisher)
“At least 10,000 years ago the Koori knew enough about aerodynamic flight and torque to be able to design and build such sophisticated instruments as returning boomerangs.”
Dr. R.K. Fisher and Martini Fisher re-discover humanity from the very beginning. Following “Time Maps: History, Prehistory and Biological Evolution”, “Time Maps: Australia, Early Sea Travels and Invasions” discusses evidences of early people and sea travels – discovering that, despite the modern invention of the internet, we are not more “connected” than our ancestors.
Chapters included are:
• Australia and Early Sea Voyages
• Megalithic Culture
• Kurgans and Indoeuropeans
• Indoeuropeans and Sumerian Invasions
Written with a Mathematician’s precision and a Historian’s curiosity, Time Maps covers over millennia worth of developments & impacts of civilizations, migrations, leaders and continents. Illuminating concepts of societies, dynasties, heroes, kings and eras through incisive and thorough research, looking at ideas, theories & world views with a sense of wonder and delight.
Time Maps: History, Prehistory and Biological Evolution (By R. K. Fisher and Martini Fisher)
What if all you’ve been told about history were wrong?
Dr. R.K. Fisher and Martini Fisher discussed the errors in the study of history and how they come about before re-examining humanity and beliefs from the very beginning.
Chapters included are:
• History (If Only it were True)
• Prehistory and the Physical Environment
• Biological Evolution
Written with a Mathematician’s precision and a Historian’s curiosity, Time Maps covers over millennia worth of developments & impacts of civilizations, migrations, leaders and continents. Illuminating concepts of societies, dynasties, heroes, kings and eras through incisive and thorough research, looking at ideas, theories & world views with a sense of wonder and delight.
Kings and Giants (Wayang: Stories of the Shadow Puppets, vol 2)
Martini Fisher is back with the second installment of “Wayang: Stories of the Shadow Puppets” with stories of the first giants. Considered as big, menacing creatures, more disposed to rage than kindness, they have more in common with mankind than anyone realized. Living with the giants were also the first kings, descended from the gods themselves, trying to build their own places on earth, claiming a little bit of the world ruled by their forefathers. And throughout their lives, the gods weaved their divine presences, changing the mortals destinies as they see fit.
The Three Realms (Wayang: Stories of the Shadow Puppets, vol 1)
The Three Realms is the first book of the series “Wayang: Stories from the Shadow Puppets”. It is a story of the creation of the demigods and their heavens according to the Javanese culture, so recognized and beloved that they are accepted to the hearts of the Javanese people especially through wayang (“Shadow Puppets”) performances. In an attempt to immortalize these stories that have been passed down through generations, Martini Fisher undertakes to delve deep into the heart of the Javanese culture through the wayang performances and rewrite these Ancient stories for a global audience. The story begins with Syed Anwar who would one day be destined to be the forefather of the gods. The story then follows the rule of Sang Hyang Manikmaya, his brothers, their descendants as they navigate through their various disguises and incarnations to ultimately find their happiness.
The Giant Who Loved the Moon: A Collection of Balinese Folk Tales
Martini Fisher presents nine of the many beloved, rich and diverse folk tales from Bali, Indonesia which she has collected in her search for folk stories in Asia. Stories include the kind giant boy who liked to make new friends, the five lazy brothers who were tricked into working, and the silly rich man who was too careful with his money.
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