Luke Caverns

But we get a really interesting anecdote here, where on this wall, Ptolemy says he's essentially giving an offering of the lotus flower to the god Amun. And he tells Amun, he's describing the experience of the lotus flower, and he says when you take of the lotus flower, or when you sniff of it, you take of it, Um, your mind expands and your eyes become imbued with dynamic properties.

That's the, that's the direct translation. And then it goes on to talk about like the holy aspects of the flower. And I was like, your mind expands, your eyes become imbued with dynamic properties. Wow. So we're having it. It's affecting the psychological state. It's affecting, you know, clearly, you know, when you're high, you get a little bit loopy.

That's the, that's the direct translation. And then it goes on to talk about like the holy aspects of the flower. And I was like, your mind expands, your eyes become imbued with dynamic properties. Wow. So we're having it. It's affecting the psychological state. It's affecting, you know, clearly, you know, when you're high, you get a little bit loopy.

That's the, that's the direct translation. And then it goes on to talk about like the holy aspects of the flower. And I was like, your mind expands, your eyes become imbued with dynamic properties. Wow. So we're having it. It's affecting the psychological state. It's affecting, you know, clearly, you know, when you're high, you get a little bit loopy.

And then it's also has this has this vigor aspect to it. So it's making you like sexually strong. It's having the psychological effect on you. It's having a visual effect on you as well. This is like a drug that's doing quite a lot. And then it got even deeper. Ryan, if you'd go back to my paper.

And then it's also has this has this vigor aspect to it. So it's making you like sexually strong. It's having the psychological effect on you. It's having a visual effect on you as well. This is like a drug that's doing quite a lot. And then it got even deeper. Ryan, if you'd go back to my paper.

And then it's also has this has this vigor aspect to it. So it's making you like sexually strong. It's having the psychological effect on you. It's having a visual effect on you as well. This is like a drug that's doing quite a lot. And then it got even deeper. Ryan, if you'd go back to my paper.

Ah, man, I know, right?

Ah, man, I know, right?

Ah, man, I know, right?

Okay, so Egypt and the Lotus. Let's go back 12,000 years to the first Egyptians that are arriving, that we know of, that are arriving in the Dakhla Oasis. They're migrating in from the greater Sahara. The Sahara is drying up.

Okay, so Egypt and the Lotus. Let's go back 12,000 years to the first Egyptians that are arriving, that we know of, that are arriving in the Dakhla Oasis. They're migrating in from the greater Sahara. The Sahara is drying up.

Okay, so Egypt and the Lotus. Let's go back 12,000 years to the first Egyptians that are arriving, that we know of, that are arriving in the Dakhla Oasis. They're migrating in from the greater Sahara. The Sahara is drying up.

people are moving to the mediterranean coast they're moving to the atlantic coast they're moving down into the congo or in the savannas today they only have a few options but but there's also this option of this really fertile yet congested nile valley uh off to off to the east and so you know anywhere from 12 000 years ago uh to just 6 000 years ago people are moving into the nile

people are moving to the mediterranean coast they're moving to the atlantic coast they're moving down into the congo or in the savannas today they only have a few options but but there's also this option of this really fertile yet congested nile valley uh off to off to the east and so you know anywhere from 12 000 years ago uh to just 6 000 years ago people are moving into the nile

people are moving to the mediterranean coast they're moving to the atlantic coast they're moving down into the congo or in the savannas today they only have a few options but but there's also this option of this really fertile yet congested nile valley uh off to off to the east and so you know anywhere from 12 000 years ago uh to just 6 000 years ago people are moving into the nile

And this is probably worth touching on. This is why the deeper I've gotten into this, the more I think like, okay, there's an interesting argument here that I've never seen an academic make. These are ideas that I've come up with myself. It's kind of like I look at ancient Egypt like New York City. You have this huge influx of people arriving in this new land.

And this is probably worth touching on. This is why the deeper I've gotten into this, the more I think like, okay, there's an interesting argument here that I've never seen an academic make. These are ideas that I've come up with myself. It's kind of like I look at ancient Egypt like New York City. You have this huge influx of people arriving in this new land.

And this is probably worth touching on. This is why the deeper I've gotten into this, the more I think like, okay, there's an interesting argument here that I've never seen an academic make. These are ideas that I've come up with myself. It's kind of like I look at ancient Egypt like New York City. You have this huge influx of people arriving in this new land.

You have New York City, which for whatever reason is this limited amount of space where everything is happening. And something like that with all that energy and all that investment is either destined to fall or it's destined to be greatness, right? The Nile is sort of similar to that. As the Sahara is drying up, you have all these people who are pushed into this small compacted area.