Summary of The War on Consciousness - Graham Hancock

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Graham Hancock discusses the war on consciousness and how it relates to the Amazon rainforest. He suggests that if the global community were to spend billions on consciousness-raising initiatives, such as ayahuasca shaman ceremonies, the Amazon would be saved.

• 00:00:00 The War on Consciousness highlights the difficulties in understanding consciousness, and suggests that ancient Egyptians believed in a soul that survives death. Modern science has yet to determine how consciousness works, but it is possible that the relationship between the brain and consciousness is more like that of the signal between a TV set and the TV itself. This would mean that when the TV set is broken, the TV signal continues to be broadcast. This is the paradigm of all spiritual traditions that believe in an immortal soul that temporarily incarnates in physical forms to learn and grow.
• 00:05:00 Graham Hancock discusses the war on consciousness and how it relates to the Amazon rainforest. He believes that if the global community were to spend billions on consciousness-raising initiatives, such as ayahuasca shaman ceremonies, the Amazon would be saved.