{"id":210,"date":"2025-05-01T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arvendal.com\/?p=210"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T10:11:16","slug":"recension-the-cosmic-serpent-av-jeremy-narby-1999-dna-and-the-origins-of-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arvendal.com\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"Recension: The Cosmic Serpent av Jeremy Narby (1999) – DNA and the Origins of Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Det h\u00e4r \u00e4r en fascinerande bok som presenterar ett alternativt s\u00e4tt att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 naturen och m\u00e4nniskans ursprungliga kunskap. Narby delar med sig av sina psykedeliska upplevelser och funderingar kring varf\u00f6r ormsymboler \u00e5terkommer i myter v\u00e4rlden \u00f6ver \u2013 och han drar en dj\u00e4rv parallell till DNA-strukturen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ett centralt exempel \u00e4r hur schamaner i Amazonas, under ayahuascaresor, ofta beskriver att de kommunicerar med ormliknande v\u00e4sen som f\u00f6rmedlar kunskap. Narby spekulerar i att dessa visioner skulle kunna representera DNA-strukturen, och st\u00e4ller fr\u00e5gan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCould it be that shamans are able to access, through their consciousness, the biomolecular level of nature?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Id\u00e9n att m\u00e4nniskor under p\u00e5verkan av psykedelika skulle kunna \u201dse\u201d in i kroppens molekyl\u00e4ra struktur \u00e4r sp\u00e4nnande, men f\u00f6r mig saknar teorin trov\u00e4rdig grund. Narby verkar snarare ha blivit \u00f6vertygad om sin hypotes och letar efter bevis som bekr\u00e4ftar den, snarare \u00e4n att pr\u00f6va alternativa f\u00f6rklaringar \u2013 ett tydligt exempel p\u00e5 konfirmationsbias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det hade varit intressant om han ocks\u00e5 \u00f6verv\u00e4gt evolution\u00e4ra eller psykologiska f\u00f6rklaringar till varf\u00f6r ormen \u00e4r ett s\u00e5 \u00e5terkommande symboliskt djur \u2013 exempelvis att dess giftighet och r\u00f6relsem\u00f6nster p\u00e5verkat m\u00e4nniskans undermedvetna ber\u00e4ttelser globalt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trots detta v\u00e4cker boken viktiga fr\u00e5gor om medvetande, symbolik och traditionell kunskap. Den \u00e4r l\u00e4sv\u00e4rd \u2013 men b\u00f6r tas med en nypa salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udcd8<\/strong> Titel<\/strong>: The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udde0 F\u00f6rfattare<\/strong>: Jeremy Narby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc6 L\u00e4st<\/strong>: 2025-03-05 \u2014 2025-04-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\ufe0f Betyg<\/strong>: 7\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recensionen p\u00e5 Goodreads (engelska):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\"The<\/a>The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge<\/a> by Jeremy Narby<\/a>\nMy rating: 4 of 5 stars<\/a>

\nThis book presents a fascinating perspective on nature, knowledge, and indigenous wisdom, particularly through Narby\u2019s experiences with psychedelic substances. The recurring serpent imagery found in myths across cultures is compelling, and Narby\u2019s attempt to connect it with DNA is imaginative.

However, the core argument\u2014that humans under the influence of psychedelics can visually perceive molecular structures like DNA\u2014felt speculative and unconvincing. Rather than challenging his hypothesis, Narby seems to search for evidence to support it, which comes across as a case of confirmation bias.

Despite its flaws, the book raises thought-provoking questions and opens up alternative ways of understanding nature and consciousness. I wish it had explored more grounded explanations alongside the mystical ones.\n\nView all my reviews<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Det h\u00e4r \u00e4r en fascinerande bok som presenterar ett alternativt s\u00e4tt att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 naturen och m\u00e4nniskans ursprungliga kunskap. Narby delar med sig av sina psykedeliska upplevelser och funderingar kring varf\u00f6r ormsymboler \u00e5terkommer i myter v\u00e4rlden \u00f6ver \u2013 och han drar en dj\u00e4rv parallell till DNA-strukturen. Ett centralt exempel \u00e4r hur schamaner i Amazonas, under ayahuascaresor,…
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