Metaconsciousness: Mythology for a Post-Civilized World
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5 May 2006: V 3.1.4, rewrote the Tribe section of the Prologue, Volume I, pp. 11-16; added Andrew Bard Schmookler, The Parable of the Tribes, to the Bibliography; additional minor editing and error correcting.
24 April 2006: V 3.1.3, reordered the list of Conditions for Social Success, Chapter 17, Volume II, pp. 40-1; additional minor editing and streamlining.
31 March 2006: V 3.1.2, added subheadings to Chapters 16 and 17.
20 March 2006: V 3.1.1, rewrote and annotated Chapter 14; edited minorly other chapters referenced by Chapter 14. Added the following to the Bibliography:
17 February 2006: V 3.1.0, added 18. The Myths of Infinity and Hierarchy.
14 February 2006: V 3.0.0, total reorganization of the text into two volumes. Extensively rewrote and expanded Chapter 16; added 17. The Myth of Human Destiny. Added the following to the Bibliography:
31 December 2005: V 2.0.2, corrected the error of misclassifying members of the family, Pongidae as Hominidae, Chapter 16, [Vol. II, p. 32].
27 November 2005: V 2.0.1, added ELLEN MARIANI vs. GEORGE W. BUSH, et al., 11/26/03, to the Bibliography, and edited the first paragraph, and the single footnote in Chapter 13.
17 November 2005: V 2.0.0, added 16. Myth of a Golden Age. Meticulously edited virtually every chapter, especially to tighten historic and prehistoric chronology consistent with the academic myth that the "first civilizations" had their inception approximately 5,000 years ago, not 10,000 years ago, as loosely represented in prior versions. Added the following to the Bibliography:
Changed the font in the PDF version for titles, page headings, and page numbers. Adopted the version-numbering convention common in software development, "n.n.n" wherein the first number signifies a major revision of the entire work; the second number signifies addition of a "feature," in this work a new chapter; and the final number signifies minor changes, editing, and "cleanup."
19 July 2005: V 1.00, major revision of 11. Lessons From History, incorporating disclosures by Riane Eisler in The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, emphasizing the vital importance of co-equal partnerships between men and women as a prerequisite for sustainable human cultures; added The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler, and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown to the Bibliography; edited Prologue, and other chapters, to preserve consistency with major revisions of Chapter 11.
3 July 2005: V 0.02, revision of 2. Is Civilization Committing Suicide? in response to The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History by Howard Bloom. Added The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom, and "Knowledge" by J. Harmon Grahn, to the Bibliography.
24 June 2005: Page numbers added to Contents page, PDF version.
25 May, 2005: Metaconsciousness: Mythology for a Post-Civilized World, V 0.01, first drafted by J. Harmon Grahn, and published on the Internet.
Metaconsciousness: Mythology for a Post-Civilized World
Contents | Appendix A | Appendix B