Topic: Amen

Around 3100 BC, a global shift occurred where patriarchal gods like Ra, Amen, and Shiva replaced mother goddesses across Egypt, China, and India. Scranton explains this not as a political coup, but as a result of the Yuga cycle and Samkhya philosophy, where the universe oscillates between material and non-material states. This transition is compared to an hourglass where the shift in "energy sand" necessitates a change in how symbols are applied to the physical world.

The transition from the non-material to the material realm is characterized as a shift from unity to multiplicity, similar to white light passing through a prism. This dynamic is reflected in language, where a single cosmological concept develops multiple discrete meanings across different cultures. Scranton points to the root word for the "hidden creator," found as Amma in Dogon, Amen in Egyptian, and Amen in Hebrew, all sharing the core meaning of "to establish."