by Ken Fischman | Oct 7, 2012 | Animism, anti wolf, Hunter Gatherers, Paleoanthropology, stories, wolf hunt
Are the Beliefs of Earth-Based Peoples a Valid Guide to Their Behavior? Ken Fischman, Ph.D Jon Young with Bushmen in Botswana Is there any validity to the oral histories of indigenous peoples? Typically, the avatars of western culture do not put much stock in the...
by Ken Fischman | Jan 17, 2012 | Hunter Gatherers, Paleoanthropology, stories, Tracking, Wolves
The Tracks In Chauvet Cave by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. The two sets of tracks were side by side. One of them was that of a young child, and the other of a wolf. What if I were to tell you that these tracks were found deep within Chauvet Cave, high above the Ardeche...
by Ken Fischman | Jun 20, 2011 | Ancient Pathways Group, Cancer, Hunter Gatherers, Molecular Genetics, Newsletter, The Earth, uncategorized, Wolves
Our Newsletters will begin in July, 2011. With respect to our wild lands, it will cover topics, such as Hunter Gatherers, Wilderness Survival, and Predator Prey Relationships, with emphasis on the role of wolves in healthy ecosystems. The environment takes in an...
by Ken Fischman | May 7, 2011 | Animism, Hunter Gatherers, The Earth
Introduction to Animism by Lanie Johnson, M.A. and Ken Fischman, Ph.D. Let’s start with some formal definitions of animism. “the belief that all natural phenomena have souls independent of their physical being” (from Latin anima, soul), Webster’s New World...
by Ken Fischman | May 4, 2011 | Animism, awareness, Hunter Gatherers, Programs
Comparison of Taker & Leaver Beliefs by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. (1) Taker beliefs lead from one to another; they’re linear or sequential. (they do have some side branches – look like an amino acid) Leaver beliefs seem more or less equal, or mutually dependant; they...