EP5. Discussing Ancient Concepts, Science, and Mythology With Stefan Rusbourne

In this episode I sit down for an amazing discussion with researcher of comparative cosmology and ancient cultures Laird Scranton. Laird Scranton (Vassar College 1975) is the author of a series of books and other writings on ancient cosmology and language. These include articles published in the University of Chicago’s
Anthropology News academic journal, Temple University’s Encyclopedia of African Religion and the Encyclopedia Britainnica. He is featured in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt documentary series and in Carmen Boulter’s documentary The Pyramid Code. I have to say in my research that I have never found any work quite like Laird's.
His very unique way of thinking combined with his extensive knowledge of ancient teachings / tradition, megalithic building, ancient symbolic language, and science, give him an edge (In my opinion) over anything else that is out there. If you love Graham Hancock or Randall Carlson and want to go a step deeper in your understanding of how humanity fits into the grand scheme of things... this episode is for you. WE TALK ABOUT SO MANY THINGS!! Laird gives us incredible insight into how the ancients really understood and encoded advanced scientific knowledge into their symbols and practices about, the creation of matter, biological life, consciousness and the formation of the universe as a whole. We also talk about the role of the right brain and intuition in life and learning and how to communicate with the non- material magnetic spirit world. Laird also uses the Egyptian Hieroglyphic dictionary interpret a synchronicity in my own life, and my personal favourite, Laird gives an absolutely mind blowing description of what he believes AUM is, and what the ancients could have meant by assigning the 3 letters to the primordial creative concept. This is an episode for you to listen, re listen, take notes, and listen again. This was my favourite episode to date and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Laird is old school and doesn't have a website but you can friend him on Facebook (he's the only Laird Scranton) or support him in buying any of his books.
His books include:
The Science of the Dogon (2006) (Republished edition of Hidden Meanings (2003))
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon (2007)
The Cosmological Origins of Myth and Symbol (2010)
The Velikovsky Heresies (2012)
China's Cosmological Prehistory (2014)
Point of Origin(2015)
The Mystery of Skara Brae (2016)
Seeking the Primordial (2017)
Decoding Maori Cosmology (May 2018)
Ganesha: The Scientific Symbolism of a Hindu God (2019)
Primal Wisdom of the Ancients 2020)
Tracing Orkney's Origins (2020)
Amma and the Spark of the Universe (Due Fall 2021)
His work is also featured in two books called Forbidden Science (2008) and Lost Secrets of the
Gods (2014). He helped co-author Ed Nightingale’s book The Giza Template (2014).