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To: SunkenCiv

******the new research proposes that children were also considered to have unique mental and cognitive traits different from adults, which allowed them to communicate with entities from the beyond that were believed to be accessible from the cavern depths. “Many of these societies regarded caves as gateways to the underworld where, through shamanic rituals, they could communicate with cosmic entities and inhabitants of the underworld, to resolve existential problems,” said archaeologist Ran Barkai. “In this context, young children were perceived as liminal beings, belonging to both the realm they had left just recently (before birth) and the world they currently inhabit. Thus, small children were considered particularly suited to bridging the gap between the worlds and delivering messages to non-human entities.”******

I don’t know the subject, but really???

For those who do know, how are they piecing that all together?


6 posted on 05/20/2025 2:16:25 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

For those who do know, how are they piecing that all together?


Theory, supposition, guesses, & grants


7 posted on 05/20/2025 2:52:48 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: ansel12

yes that was my thought too.

How did these people become mind readers.


8 posted on 05/20/2025 2:53:18 PM PDT by ckilmer
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