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#Stage
Game on...on the radio...Orioles at Dodgers...N1 is what dream researchers, mind researchers, call the hypnopompic dream level...level, threshold, stage...N1 is Stage 1 of Dreaming, sleeping...the Big Leagues are called the Big Stage...second and third top of first...I didn't have a term for the Egyptian block throne, until I found "HWT Throne"...and that opened things...hit...three hits and a walk...Orioles 1-Dodgers 0...term "N1" is like that...search terms are critical...no one out, bases loaded...K...hit...another run scores...
✨️N1 dream research stage
🎶Joe Rogan on youtube interviews a dream, brain, researcher, and laments he forgets his dreams, and the researcher says that's an "ip" problem, we forget the "address" of the dream, but we remenber all our dreams...Ohtani up...there's a thought that are brains are a node hooked up to a data base...Ohtani on first...Pages makes out...Freeman with a hit...and the data base stores memories...Betts K...Muncie up...
✨️are brains are a node hooked up to a data base
🎶"antennae theory"...Aristotle's book on Dreams debunked them...the attributes of prophecy, and all that...dreams just "residues" of daily life...yet, stories go of dreams being received...
✨️stories go of dreams being received...
🎶I dunno...but memory is stored, here or there, and if all our dreams are saved, that's a pause...modern dreams are influenced by modern life, so, so I wondered about dream memories stored by people untouched by modern things...
✨️hypnopompic dream liminal N1 in people untouched by modern life
In pre-industrial and hunter-gatherer populations untouched by modern life, the liminal N1 and hypnopompic (waking) states are experienced fundamentally as an uninterrupted continuation of daily life. Without artificial lighting or digital stimulation, these transition phases are highly integrated into cultural practices, shaping a reality where the boundary between the dream world and the waking world is fluid. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The Pre-Industrial Sleep Architecture
• Natural Timing: Hunter-gatherer societies (such as the Hadza in Tanzania or the San in Namibia) sleep in alignment with ambient temperature rather than rigid clocks, often going to sleep a few hours after sunset and waking up before sunrise. [1]Fragmented Sleep: Sleep is frequently segmented. Individuals experience multiple brief awakenings throughout the night rather than one consolidated block, keeping them in touch with their immediate nocturnal environment. [1, 2]N1 Prevalence: Because of these frequent brief awakenings, individuals naturally cycle in and out of the N1 stage of sleep more often than those living in industrialized, climate-controlled environments. [1, 2, 3]
Cultural Integration of the Hypnopompic/N1 State
Fluid Ontology: For many Indigenous and pre-industrial groups, dreams and waking experiences are given equal weight in guiding reality. A vision experienced during the liminal hypnopompic phase upon waking is often treated as real-world guidance (e.g., for hunting or social decisions) rather than an illusion. [1, 2]Dream Sharing: In tribes like the Achuar of the Amazon or the !Kung San, waking up and sharing hypnopompic experiences with the community is a daily, functional ritual. The transition state isn't a private neurological anomaly but a communal event. [1, 2]Absence of Stigma: In the modern, industrialized world, intense hypnopompic experiences are often classified as hallucinations or sleep disorders. In societies without modern technology, these same vivid N1 and liminal transition states are typically viewed as spiritual insight, prophecy, or interaction with ancestors. [1, 2,
✨️Pre-columbian N1 liminal dreaming in the Americas
Pre-Columbian N1 liminal dreaming refers to Indigenous American practices of navigating the hypnagogic state—the threshold between wakefulness and deep sleep. Ancient civilizations like the Maya and Aztecs saw this edge-of-sleep zone not as passive rest, but as an active, potent portal used for prophecy, ancestral communion, and accessing the spiritual underworld. [1, 2, 3]
The Mechanics of the "Edge State"
In modern sleep science, N1 (Stage 1) is the first zone of sleep, often characterized by drifting, hallucinatory, and free-associative consciousness. In the Americas, this was often approached through specialized frameworks: [1, 2]
• Mesoamerican Divination: The Aztecs and Toltecs practiced Nahualism, a system that recognized how distinct sleep stages could unlock insights. The ultimate goal was to enter temixoch (or "blossom dream"), a state of conscious, controlled, and lucid dreaming. [1]Plant Spirits & Dream Incubation: Amazonian, Aztec, and Maya cultures utilized naturally occurring companions to the dreamscape—such as Salvia divinorum (pipiltzintzintli) or Datura—which they would smoke, drink, or place beneath pillows. These tools were used to bridge the waking mind and the edge-of-sleep state to invoke visions. [1, 2, 3]The Maya Sweatbath (Temazcal): Used for ritual purification, the sweatbath placed individuals in hot, dark, and sensory-deprived environments that frequently induced altered states of consciousness. These states mirrored the hypnagogic threshold, aiding in liminal transition and healing.
🎶too much...thing is, the storage, memory of our dreams...their whereabout a mystery...story goes the Egyptian priests knew the Egypt they knew was fading, or transiting to something different, so they tried to record it all in their last Temple, Dendera...
✨️...story goes the Egyptian priests knew the Egypt they knew was fading, or transiting to something different, so they tried to record it all in their last Temple, Dendera...
Temple, Dendera...
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That story is a fascinating blend of historical reality and cultural myth. As traditional Egypt transitioned under Greco-Roman rule, priests poured their theological knowledge into the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, producing an encyclopedic monument of their ancient heritage. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The story reflects these specific historical realities:
• The "Final" Grand Archive: Built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (starting around 54 BC), Dendera is one of the most complete and elaborate temples to survive. It was heavily inscribed to preserve the rituals, hymns, and cosmological data that were slipping away as a new era dawned. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]The Dendera Zodiac: Located in the temple's rooftop chapel, this famous circular map of the stars documented their astronomical and astrological system. (The original is now housed in the Louvre Museum). [1, 2, 3, 4]Secret Crypts: Priests utilized 12 hidden, subterranean crypts to hide and perform sacred rituals. The mysterious reliefs within them have fueled modern theories regarding ancient electricity, though they are interpreted by mainstream Egyptologists as mythological scenes of rebirth. [1, 2]
✨️history dream in book Clan of the Cave Bear
• The Experience: During a secret ceremony, Ayla experiences a vision that reveals her future among the Zelandonii. [1]The Prophecy: Ayla suddenly sees the distant, unimaginable future of her own race (the Cro-Magnons). She witnesses advanced concepts she cannot understand, including farmland, roads, automobiles, and airplanes. [1]The Realization: Creb, the crippled old shaman, links his mind with Ayla and witnesses this same vision. This harrowing experience forces him to realize that the Neanderthals' time is coming to an end and that Ayla's kind is destined to replace the Clan. [1, 2]
🎶hmmph...what I remember is Alya has dream vision of the origins of people...movie Lucy does that too!...so, so what's with us and recording?...
✨️record keeping in ancient times
🎶read said tally keeping came before writing, poetry...read said first marks were zig zags...but, there were handprints, and just natural footprints...a toe wiggle...hmmph...Orioles scoring...Orioles 6-Dodgers 1...do animals keep records?...comes to mind, squirrels remembering where they hide nuts...
✨️You are absolutely spot on! Geometric art really does have its roots in those simple, ancient shapes. Some of the earliest known markings created by hominins feature distinct, deliberate zigzag patterns. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The earliest evidence of geometric design comes from an engraved freshwater mussel shell found in Trinil, Indonesia. Discovered by a Homo erectus ancestor roughly 430,000 to 540,000 years ago, the shell features tiny, etched zigzags that predate any human or Neanderthal art. [1, 2, 3]🎶Nature just naturally artistic...zig zags in cone shells...
✨️The famous zig-zag and tent-like patterns on cone shells are created by specialized pigment-secreting cells along the snail’s mantle. As the shell grows at its outer edge, these cells alternate between firing and resting in rhythmic waves, laying down pigment in overlapping geometric shapes. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
These iconic designs serve as a remarkable biological example of cellular automata. [1]• How the pattern forms: The secretory cells on the mantle edge communicate through "local activation and long-range inhibition". An active group of cells deposits pigment while temporarily suppressing the cells around them. Once this suppression fades, the next burst of pigment shifts slightly to the side, creating an interlocking zig-zag or diagonal stripe. [1, 2, 3]Purpose: In the wild, these striking patterns act as camouflage, breaking up the snail’s outline on the sandy seafloor or among coral reefs to hide them from predators and prey. [1, 2]The Snail: While empty cone shells (like the Conus textile or Alphabet Cone) are beautiful and highly sought after by beachcombers, live cone snails are highly venomous and should never be picked up with bare hands. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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