Tens of thousands of years ago, there was a world where culture flourished in peace and harmony with nature. Anthropologists, like Marija Gimbutas , found evidence of a female centred culture in what she called the Old Europe. This Lithuanian American archaeologist found evidence of a world supervised by women, with thousands of figurines representing female fertility and control of agriculture and harvesting to maintain life. Female figurine from Cyprus13th century BC The female figurines that have been found date from as early as 29000 BC, in the old stone age. They represent birth, growth, regeneration after death, in an organic cycle. Marija Gimbutas was inspired by the women of the villages in Lithuania. She knew how to appreciate the richness of her culture. Se believed folk tales and songs carried ancient wisdom and she connected them with the language and beliefs. Steatopygus Goddess, Crete, 5300-3000 BC Marija Gimbutas introduced the concept of the goddess associ
As if it is not enough to face the challenges in one lifetime, epigenetics has shown that we inherit the unresolved issues of our ancestors. Each one of us has a particular fear or an inclination that is difficult to explain based on our life experiences. Many people believe it has to do with past lives. Science says it has to do with genetic inheritance. Epigenetics states that traumatic experiences in parents lead to sensitivity in their children. It is thought to be the link between nature and nurture, where life experiences alter how the DNA is read in the cells. In a recent BBC article , Martha Henriques reveals a model from the University of Zurich showing evidence of the RNA molecules altering gene function. Brian Dias, of Emory University in the US, shows how mice that are trained to overcome a particular fear are less likely to pass it on to the next generation. He suggests that if humans inherit trauma in similar ways, the effect on our DNA could be undone us