HUMANITY'S MYSTERIOUS PAST: Discovering the TRUE ROOTS of OUR Existence! | Tok Thompson PhD

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Tok Thompson was born and raised in rural Alaska. At the age of 17, he began attending Harvard College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. He received a Master’s degree in Folklore from the University of California, Berkeley, and three years later received a PhD in Anthropology from the same institution. After receiving his PhD, Tok engaged in a two-year postdoctoral position with the Centre for Irish-Scottish Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, where he helped launch a new M.Phil. in Translation Studies. He also researched Irish language traditions in County Fermanagh, and taught classes for the University of Ulster.

In the Fall of 2006, Tok came to USC, where he has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in folklore and related topics. Additionally, he has taught folklore as a visiting professor at universities in Northern Ireland, Iceland, and Ethiopia. While in graduate school, he co-founded the journal Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture, which he co-edited for 15 years. From 2013-2017 he was the editor for Western Folklore. He has recently published two books: one of his own research entitled Posthuman Folklore (2019) and another (co-authored with Gregory Schrempp) a textbook on World Mythology entitled The Truth of Myth (2020). He currently edits the book series Myth in Theory and Everyday Life for Oxford University Press.

Please enjoy my conversation with Tok Thompson.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Episode Teaser
1:25 - Tok Thompson background
3:35 - A folklore tale with spiritual values.
5:52 - The concept of the soul in myth stories
11:14 - Research on NDE phenomenon
13:02 - How did folklore or myth influence modern religion?
19:42 - The concept of the devil and hell.
22:16 - What is Zoroastrianism?
24:00 - "Origin Stories"
28:20 - The animal gods or hybrids
30:17 - The origin story of Atlantis
35:36 - How old is the Egyptian Culture?
43:03 - What is Toxoplasma gondii?
46:04 - The effects of A.I
56:67 - Is folklore and myth going to exist in the future?
1:01:17 - Living a fulfilled life
1:01:59 - Advice to young Tok
1:02:34 - Definition of God or Source?
1:03:11 - Ultimate purpose of life?
1:03:30 - Tok's work

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[srpierson]

I appreciate the fresh topic and ideas Tok provided around the topic. I enjoyed this episode.

[sherryhedrick]

This was such an interesting conversation. I could listen for hours. Thank you both!

[TifaAnnTheEmpressJourney]

This is one of my favorite episodes ❤️ Thank you for this one! My kids don't hold strong to reading or writing or most of what they teach in school they say it doesn't matter they seem to know the future will fundamentally be much different in ways we can barely comprehend bc it's so unheard of

[edwardpetersen]

Studied Comparative Religion in college. This one reminded me as to why I chose that major. It was right up my alley. Thanks.

[Me-and-the-multiverses]

Super stimulating futurism topics to listen to and stew in. Great conversation. Thanks again, Alex, for bringing on Tok Thompson, another great speaker to open up our minds and hearts. 🤯❤️‍🔥🤩

[greatgrandfather]

Being created in God's image has NOTHING to do with gender.... everything to do with ability to create, feel empathy and compassion, to love

[brandifleckcoaching]

I’m curious to know why the guest won’t address similarities and wants to focus so much on the differences. Sure, there are differences, but what’s the aversion to making connections?? Understanding this would give great context on his perspective and help me decide if I share it or parts of it.

[fenixgirl]

story is how our brains work, how best we learn, how to store information, many layers of information, that will be passed on and last longer then the age of when the story was crafted.

[RIMricothecat]

Fascinating!

I enjoyed hearing about his perspective.

Thank you 🙏… can you find the most intriguing and interesting people to interview. ✨

[trishwilliams]

How beautiful are we 🙏❤️
What an amazing tapestry of interesting, intelligent, fascinating, beautiful, collective expression of Life! 🙏
I am ever grateful to to hear from Soul in every expression!
Thank you both, truly, for sharing your heart and thoughts, in exploration and discovery on SO MANY questions we all share ❤️

[WinterBorn_]

Love this conversation, more please! 😊 I just know he has more to unpack lol.

[spazzwad]

Tok is just fascinating! I learned so many interesting things during this interview. Thanks again for providing such excellent content Alex!

[sarahfilleul]

There are humans on the planet that do communicate with animals and plants directly. I know some of them personally. Anna Breytanbach is one such lady who is famous for her animal communication 🙏

[denisestarr]

Great interview. This ran deep and really makes ya think .
Atlantis comes to mind at this time of great evolution and colapse..

[Missytar]

Great conversation guy's! Thank you both for sharing this amazing stories today 🙌🧡🦋💫🙏

[wendyannesteane]

Fasinating info Guys 💎Thank you Alex 🙏💙🌍

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[teshuvahwon]

He does very good at describing the story that is the 3-D story. That which is behind the veil and in the extraterrestrial realm holds no reality for his expertise. Applying 5d sensibilities to his perspective IS NOT an expectation of unconditional love. Namaste.

[GabsSystemsbuster]

god created us in his image(imagination) we are god, realising thid is when i and the father(infinite aware presence)are one..
here is where the kingdom of god is within aka heaven on earth resting in your true divine god essence..
peeps take ur power back.
dont look to the outer instead go within