Reality is a cone—different civilizations grasp different sections and heights. Indian philosophy sees reality as divine illusion, Africans lack our concept of time, and medieval Europe had three incompatible time systems. The most shocking revelation? Historians have IRREFUTABLE evidence that premodern elite priest classes shared a secret worldview completely alien to ours—knowledge that profoundly shaped history while remaining hidden from ordinary people. This rabbit hole changed my entire perception of reality.

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The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth

The Sacred History by Mark Booth

The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin

The Eye of Shiva by Amaury de Riencourt

The Soul of India by Amaury de Riencourt

The Coming Caesars by Amaury de Riencourt

The History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

Hermeticism by Evola

Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith

Religions of the World by Houston Smith

Fire in the Minds of Men by Billington

The Secular Age by Charles Taylor

The Secret Teachings of the Ages by Manly Hall

Journeys out of the Body by Robert Monroe

Ultimate Journey by Robert Monroe

Far Journeys by Robert Monroe

Nihilism by Seraphim Rose

Trump and a Post Truth World by Ken Wilbur

Man and His Symbols by Carl Jung

The Passion of the Western Mind by Tarnas

Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

The Great Divorce by CS Lewis

The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis

Primitive Mythology by Joseph Camble

Oriental Mythology by Joseph Camble

A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong

The Iliad by Homer

The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku

How God Becomes Real by Luhrman

The History of the Devil by Carus

Stalking the Wild Pendulum by Itzhak Bentov

The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGhilchrist

The Inner World of Trauma by Kalsched

Trauma and the World by Kalsched

The Ascent of Humanity by Eisenstein

The Web of Meaning by Jeremy Lent

The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

Beyond Order by Jordan Peterson

12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson

The Tao te Ching by Lao Tau

The Primer of Jungian Psychology by Hall

The Oxford History of China by Ebrey

The Age of Faith by Will Durant

Caesar and Christ by Will Durant