What if the civilized world as we know it turned out to be at least twice as old as we have been led to believe? What if our world operates and behaves according to geological and climatic cycles that renew themselves every 5,125 years, some every 41,000 years and some that occur every 100,000 years apart? What if there was scientific research and data that proved beyond any reasonable doubt that humankind reflects a design put into place all at once instead of a life form evolving randomly through a drawn out evolutionary process?
These are the kinds of questions that tweaked my curiosity about this book along with disclosing some of the latest research involved in archeology and history: fields that I love to read about.
Gregg Braden’s book, Deep Truth, digs into the very latest research of the hard sciences associated with archeology, our biology and DNA, and our geological climate history. Having done so, Gregg then lays out six areas of discovery which are then discussed in detail. Each area offer up evidence of a world that has grown and evolved cyclically in ways that we either never took the time to take notice of or missed altogether.
Deep Truth will take time to read through it, understand, then grasp the significance of the arguments it offers up. Some of the research disclosed may surprise you. All of it however is designed to put a spotlight upon collective assumptions and beliefs we, as a global society, have held dear for a long time that, in light of modern research, simply are wrong or don’t add up correctly anymore.
The book dives into detail about each of the following topics Gregg categorizes as a Deep Truth.
1. Deep Truth #1
Our willingness to accept what science is revealing about our origins and history.
2. Deep Truth #2
Our mainstream educational systems lag far behind when it comes to incorporating new discoveries and theories. Our usage of the principles of the scientific method have been ignored or misapplied.
3. Deep Truth #3
Our survival depends upon building partnerships based upon mutual aid and cooperation in order to adapt to changes. We are currently contending with multiple worldwide crises involving our environment and the long term cyclical patterns of global climate change. 100,000 year cycles, to name one.
4. Deep Truth #4
New archeological discoveries of advanced civilizations and cultures that were flourishing near the end of the last ice age (10 - 11,000 years ago) as well as their decline and disappearance.
5 Deep Truth #5
Based upon a wealth of multidiscipline scientific data, our species reflects a design that was put into place all at once rather than a life-form emerging randomly through a long term evolutionary
process such as what Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species, advocated.
6. Deep Truth #6
A conclusion of more than 400 peer-reviewed studies has revealed that our deepest instincts are cooperation and nurturing rather than violence (war) and competition.
Gregg discusses the pain and discomfort we are experiencing globally as a species and refers to the four simultaneous threats as the Tipping Points of Change. These tipping points are: world climate change, an unsustainable world population (already nearly 7 billion), extreme poverty, and acute shortages of food and water.
Woven through this book along with the scientific data is a parallel narrative about the positive spiritual side to our species and our amazing propensity for cooperation and fair treatment to others that will be a crucial ingredient in bringing all of us together to counter and resolve these Tipping Points of Change.
Gregg along with a number of our most respected scientists, offer hope and reassurance that we can successfully steers ourselves away from each and every one of the tipping points that now threaten us if we are willing to embrace looking at who we are and where we came from in the light of what modern science is now revealing to us.
A quote in the book from Albert Einstein had this to say about the change that is necessary:
“A new type of thinking is essential in mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.”
There is a substantial presentation of scientific facts, figures, tables and data disclosed in this book that may take some readers time to get through and digest. Still, for me, I enjoyed reading Deep Truth and found it both informative and enlightening.
Jeff Dodson
October 28th 2012
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