“A Sensory Approach to Exotica, Ritual Practice, and Cosmology at Chaco Canyon”with Robert Weiner 

That was great. I was just at Chaco a couple of weeks ago, and wish your presentation was included at the Visitor Center!

The temple complex networks in the New World seem to reflect a similar organization in Neolithic Old World, suggesting a potential for a common phenomenon of religious authority giving the impetus for urbanization. I find the study of these networks most important to understand prehistorical human reality. Around 26 minutes you mention travel for exotic things. This is reflected in Runic wisdom. The first ætt has R-K-G-W, which means ride/wheel-Knowledge-Gift/exchange-Glory. This series follows the original series where Cow/Money-Original Ox-Giant/thorn-Ansuz. This refers to the cosmogonic myth where a red cow of earth fire is coupled with the bull of Heaven as a volcano embraced by thunderclouds during eruption. While in intimate union, the bull was killed by lightning strike by the Holy Spirit expressing Spirit over Matter. After this chaotic violence from the act the killer had to reshape a new order. To do this the spiritual quest R-K-G-W. The norse cosmogonic myth also explains the plains Stone Boy sweat practice, not to mention a few other myths that also go with a sweat lodge ritual.