HUMANITY'S MYSTERIOUS PAST: Discovering the TRUE ROOTS of OUR Existence! | Tok Thompson PhD
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Tok Thompson was born and raised in rural Alaska. At the age of 17, he began attending Harvard College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. He received a Master’s degree in Folklore from the University of California, Berkeley, and three years later received a PhD in Anthropology from the same institution. After receiving his PhD, Tok engaged in a two-year postdoctoral position with the Centre for Irish-Scottish Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, where he helped launch a new M.Phil. in Translation Studies. He also researched Irish language traditions in County Fermanagh, and taught classes for the University of Ulster.
In the Fall of 2006, Tok came to USC, where he has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in folklore and related topics. Additionally, he has taught folklore as a visiting professor at universities in Northern Ireland, Iceland, and Ethiopia. While in graduate school, he co-founded the journal Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture, which he co-edited for 15 years. From 2013-2017 he was the editor for Western Folklore. He has recently published two books: one of his own research entitled Posthuman Folklore (2019) and another (co-authored with Gregory Schrempp) a textbook on World Mythology entitled The Truth of Myth (2020). He currently edits the book series Myth in Theory and Everyday Life for Oxford University Press.
Please enjoy my conversation with Tok Thompson.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Episode Teaser
1:25 - Tok Thompson background
3:35 - A folklore tale with spiritual values.
5:52 - The concept of the soul in myth stories
11:14 - Research on NDE phenomenon
13:02 - How did folklore or myth influence modern religion?
19:42 - The concept of the devil and hell.
22:16 - What is Zoroastrianism?
24:00 - "Origin Stories"
28:20 - The animal gods or hybrids
30:17 - The origin story of Atlantis
35:36 - How old is the Egyptian Culture?
43:03 - What is Toxoplasma gondii?
46:04 - The effects of A.I
56:67 - Is folklore and myth going to exist in the future?
1:01:17 - Living a fulfilled life
1:01:59 - Advice to young Tok
1:02:34 - Definition of God or Source?
1:03:11 - Ultimate purpose of life?
1:03:30 - Tok's work
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This isn't new - 18th June 2022!!!
Being created in God's image has NOTHING to do with gender.... everything to do with ability to create, feel empathy and compassion, to love
Also image- imagination which is thought we are made by and live in the mind of God the source
It has everything to do with gender. It’s about incorporating both. Gender is one part of it
@@salimcharles1544 Confusing comment for me Sir/Madam. Can you please elucidate?
Touche'! Spot on! 💕
@jimparr01Utube I'd like to know what they mean too!
This was such an interesting conversation. I could listen for hours. Thank you both!
god created us in his image(imagination) we are god,realising thid is when i and the father(infinite aware presence)are one.. here is where the kingdom of god is within aka heaven on earth resting in your true divine god essence.. peeps take ur power back. dont look to the outer instead go within
Wow, Gabs, that's the most perfect summary I've ever seen, you've captured it beautifully.
And God was originally female.
yes that resonated with me as well
I’m curious to know why the guest won’t address similarities and wants to focus so much on the differences. Sure, there are differences, but what’s the aversion to making connections?? Understanding this would give great context on his perspective and help me decide if I share it or parts of it.
Good question for Tok. I’d like to know as well. Perhaps he wants to forge his own path out of the giant shadow of Joseph Campbell?
This is one of my favorite episodes ❤️ Thank you for this one! My kids don't hold strong to reading or writing or most of what they teach in school they say it doesn't matter they seem to know the future will fundamentally be much different in ways we can barely comprehend bc it's so unheard of
I appreciate the fresh topic and ideas Tok provided around the topic. I enjoyed this episode.
Studied Comparative Religion in college. This one reminded me as to why I chose that major. It was right up my alley. Thanks.
Animals definately have souls!
The flood story again comes from the ancient tablets. Why aren't they talking about this? Annu father of Enki and Enlil made the decision to let humans be wiped out, when Nibiru passes it causes massive floods. Humans were causing too many problems. Enki decided to save his favourite human by telling him what was coming... Need to get Billy Carson back on and talk about the sumerian tablets because this guys energy is off to me
Agreed! Billy Carson, Mathew Lacroix, Zecharia Sitchen and the likes have this topic on lock. It is all facts now as far as I am concerned.
story is how our brains work, how best we learn, how to store information, many layers of information, that will be passed on and last longer then the age of when the story was crafted.
There are humans on the planet that do communicate with animals and plants directly. I know some of them personally. Anna Breytanbach is one such lady who is famous for her animal communication 🙏
Super stimulating futurism topics to listen to and stew in. Great conversation. Thanks again, Alex, for bringing on Tok Thompson, another great speaker to open up our minds and hearts. 🤯❤️🔥🤩
What an outstanding interview. This will definitely be in the books as one of my favorites. He brought up so many interesting points and as an academic with an undergraduate degree in anthropology (and philosophy as well), I can appreciate his approach.
Fasinating info Guys 💎Thank you Alex 🙏💙🌍
I enjoy Tok , thanks Alex ✌️💜
Love this conversation, more please! 😊 I just know he has more to unpack lol.
There's nothing to be "SORRY"... about... ☝🏽🕯️
I felt this gentleman doesn't really have an open mind to anything other than his beliefs and education. It was an interesting conversation but I kept feeling like pieces are missing. He shut down multiple angles of the conversation.
Tok is just fascinating! I learned so many interesting things during this interview. Thanks again for providing such excellent content Alex!
Fascinating! I enjoyed hearing about his perspective. Thank you 🙏… can you find the most intriguing and interesting people to interview. ✨
Great conversation guy's! Thank you both for sharing this amazing stories today 🙌🧡🦋💫🙏
Great interview. This ran deep and really makes ya think . Atlantis comes to mind at this time of great evolution and colapse..
How beautiful are we 🙏❤️ What an amazing tapestry of interesting, intelligent, fascinating, beautiful, collective expression of Life! 🙏 I am ever grateful to to hear from Soul in every expression! Thank you both, truly, for sharing your heart and thoughts , in exploration and discovery on SO MANY questions we all share ❤️
He does very good at describing the story that is the 3-D story. That which is behind the veil and in the extraterrestrial realm holds no reality for his expertise. Applying 5d sensibilities to his perspective IS NOT an expectation of unconditional love. Namaste.
Great conversation 🙏.
Very interesting conversations! 👍🙏
this lovely I cant wait for the low down or the up high sounds so much better im speaking lifht language
Thanks Alex
Very interesting guest. Loved this.
Thanks again
Love to the Creator/God and do not have fear......Blessings darlings from Granny Linda in OZ.......
Really enjoyed this. Tok talks fast.
lil man in mtns' name is Volcan. he forges gifts. if you got one from him, you'd remember it's name and the water you're plunged down into and the bridge. ask thru the love in your heart space. see it, believe and you shall recieve. careful, maybe not like you want , close, depends on intentions. karma is real. good n bad karma., as the universe uses laws of opposites in the laws of attraction, too. secrets are sharable now. it helps one to know who we really are.
Get MATTHEW LACROIX on your show please! Expert on ancient civilizations.
Film 🎥 Electric Dream 💭 was advertised to us yesterday… very interesting QE indeed
Interesting ~ thank you
"we are at the cliff stage" yes
My main takeaway from Adam and Eve is that they both placed the blame on someone else when they were caught "sinning".
Interesting thoughts. I wish Tok could slow down his rate of speech. Too fast for me to fully process.
Very interesting!!
Is the audio sped up? I had to look and see if I had it on 1.25 or 1.5x by accident and I don’t. I’m wondering if something is wrong with my brain right now 😂 Is it just me?
Ditto here! No, I he probably just talks fast and it takes some concentration to keep up! 😄 🤦
I usually listen at 1.75 but had to slow it down.
If you don’t listen to these at 2X speed you’re missing out
He sounds like he had an extra coffee for this interview!
Fantastic information!🤩 Lots of topics to look into & research!📚 Thanks for all you do to provide spiritual growth to our Global Community! 😎 Catherine =^_^=
Abraham brought monotheism to Egypt. This professor needs to read the Book of Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price.
Atlantis, you should get Matthew Lacroix in your podcast.
Zoraster had to introduce a devil figure due to some circumstances, as I know it wasn't originally in the teachings... Amenhotep reintroduced the Law of One going against the powerful priests.
Alex- my goodness- this guy is really interesting but geez- he always interrupts you and is very loud!!great topic though!
Alex, you must be so amused by all the comments
Akasha is all data DNA going on coming of previous lives, discover who you are inside or what we find in all religions, philosofy, our soul not bounded by time and space, we are all universal after all, and parts of the whole universe or the divine parts....❤💙💚💛💜💕💞💓💗💖👍👌✌
Have you ever interviewed Lee Carroll?
As the land moves around Atlantis will rise again although I don't think everyone will be able to go there and it will sink again since its probably caused by unstable plates
He speaks Soooo fast 😮
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Ωραιοι ανθρωποι.Spanish train.X.I.X.
We do to much thinking 😂
Oh, but my thoughts are more more important! I mean, unh, umm, right? Umm, you know, unh, right!?😂😂
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You can live without an i phone, it's called Samsung. 😊
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I mean, umm,like, you know, umm, unh, you know, like, unh, like, you know, umm, and unh, right!??🤔
Alex repeating “no consensual” as “non consexual” had me 🤣. Love u Alex, but I don’t think you know the pronunciation of that word my friend.
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I love his knowledge but all of the 'you knows' made me have to turn it off
I know.
Agree. I also turned it off. Too much lecturing.
We dont need these phD who think they know everything but know no thing... He said there was no great flood but there is piramids underwater
Yeah, and I want him to explain why there are seashells imbedded in Mt. Diablo in Walnut Creek, CA.
I think he talks so fast to keep anyone from questioning his pronouncements. It’s no kind of discussion.
This was different…sadly
I wish he would wait for your questions. And talk slower and more inept. Seemed very scattered and trying to say everything all at once. Lost interest in this one. Alex I love your show and looking forward to the next one. ❤
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Well I’d like to believe religion is disappearing but the state of our country right now tells me otherwise😱 Boomers have one foot in before Internet and one foot in after, we are the originals.
The Ancient Egyptians were Africans, since the Sahara and the country is on that continent.
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There are no human animals left on earth so why should we warship to the human animal gods?
I'm NOT coming back.
Babies are reborn into this lifetime with karmic baggage, not really "pure".
Abit too intellectual for me 😬
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❤❤❤❤The more I learn , The less I feel I know 💖🫶🏻🌍Fifi ❤❤ Love this Channel Thanks Alex❤❤