Leonardo da Vinci's use of Lithicliterature to create The Last Supper and the Corruption of the Mind.

  I have been working at documenting a design in stones that are found all over the world. It is still used today and as far back as the first glimmer of man. First, of course, I want to thank you for your interest in my research. You, exploring my work, is vital for the efforts of learning and teaching how to view and follow this material. I understand that it is difficult to see that something so simple is before our eyes and all around us. It takes a mature open mind and heart to grasp its immensity. My research is observational. I document what I see as I see it and I hope it can provide guidance for other studies. One of the more important tasks is to create a timeline, and every day I get closer to defining it. I see my work as practical, not spiritual, although it is heart-filling. It fills our hearts with the knowledge of who we are and where we came from, and finding a timeline would add tremendous perspective to our ancient history. I believe in humanity and our ability to find that timeline, but we have much work to do. I have been asked by some I must simplify to bring everyone on an equal footing, but I have provided the means with simple words and images. I have done so in this article offered below. It will get you oriented as you start an incredible adventure in to our past.

https://karolabryant.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-maine-totem-stone.html

It starts with the simple and continues to add layers in the following articles, each presenting more layers as I try to document. I have directed folks to these first articles to get them started, but some still want to be spoon fed and cry when they refuse  to pick up the spoon for themselves. I promise, if you put some time into studying this material, it will be yours. So for those who are just beginning to wonder and seek understanding about the world around us, this is the best reference library and is etched in the stones all around the world.  

   Politics, along with government and religion, have done their best to destroy the human will in order to control humanity. Fortunately, there is no greater will than a good mother's effort to save her children. I am that will. I am not ashamed to have my hair stand on end and bare my teeth against the stupidity that threatens my progeny called humanity. I have fought all my life against deep misogyny. It is not my work that is inconsistent, but the inability of women to be recognized. So, for those who insist on being spoon fed, do not pretend that my presentation is inadequate, the fault lies with the corrupt mind of the viewer. The corruption I refer to is an ego that blinds the viewer. It can stem from the belief that they are superior in some way. It is a false sense of superiority that can stem from the idea that they have greater intelligence, morals or even physical strength.  Here in the US, we have had the lying "know nothings", who would deny knowledge whenever asked, or ignorant Boston Brahmin who thought that they were closer to god, but really knew nothing They are both falling into a pit of a superiority complex or a false moral superiority, and sadly, we continue to allow the deluded concepts to cycle around. Class systems are not what we should be building or rebuilding. The thought of superiority has brought us here. There is a class dysfunction in the US. As I said, there is a lot to fix folks. This unfounded sense of superiority leads to a dissonance that I feel interferes with the brain to accept the material I am discovering. This cognitive dissonance, caused by the information I am offering, creates a mental discomfort because it conflicts with beliefs and ideas the corrupt souls live by. I see these conflicting ideas as the corruption of  the human mind and spirit. This is tough love, but I am confident we will get through the corruption and elevate the word truth, back to its intended meaning. We will come back to the subject of the corruption of the truth later in this article.  For now, I am going back to the subject of Lithicliterature, and rather than picking up where I last left you, I would like to pick up  with a more recent discovery. My computer had to be replaced and a lot has happened, so please bear with me as I try to catch you up. 

I want to give thanks to Stephan Milo for bringing these little enigmatic clay tablets to my attention. I often see things differently from Mr. Milo. 

  

https://youtu.be/oYWUXQKUMuc?si=0gGI2B95tZTMUBGq

Now that you are up to par with Mr. Milo, let me catch up with reality as I see it. I have explained in the article below,  you can spot the use of Lithicliterature during the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was not speaking metaphorically when he spoke of the cave. He found Lithicliterature as we have here today. If you are serious about learning this material, I encourage to review the article posted below before continuing.

https://karolabryant.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-stone-and-pieta-mona-lisa-and.html

You can also find me on Medium where I have published this litany of articles. If you are a newcomer and are feeling ✨️ a little lost, start with the earliest article and work yourself forward.  

  I have been practicing cutting out topics that I understand as working parts of the fractal make up of the design. Fractals are a mushy math that nature uses and was understood by the ancients. My son, who is a fine mathematician, initially laughed at my mushy math theory, but has caught on at some level. Think of it as a formula that was introduced by our predecessors. At first, it was an effort to standardize tool making. It included images as they worked the edges of the tools to have multiple functions. The makers would use the images as they created their hand axes like a recipe. By keeping the placement of the different edges and grips consistent, the story would lead you to the creating of the proper axe. The stories, as well as the human hand, led to the standardization of the tool. At first the tools were simple as were the stories, but over time, multiple functions were added to the edges which began the layering we see today. Over time, and consistent repetition of the design, our brains began to absorb this design to memory. Humans could easily find and create tools by identifying the design wherever they might be. As more tools were standardized, more stories were added. If we know anything about the human brain, is that it relies on patterns to make it through life. In other words we learned our lessons in order to survive. 

  Recording these stories in stone has been one of the human's more intelligent moves. The design, like the Tower of Babble, used images rather then phonics allowing for anyone, no matter the language or dialect spoken, to pick up any tool and understand its function. It also allowed for the rediscovery of the tools after horrible bottlenecks, leaving only a few of us to pick up the pieces. Over time, our brain, with its incredible plasticity, began to integrate the design in to genetic memory. In other words, the design became instinctual. The design became part of the data in our chromosomal memory. The brain began to organize the layers provided by the standardization of the tools, as it began to accumulate stories with greater complexity. By the time Leonardo had made his way into the cave, the design had millions of years of collective knowledge. As he acclimated to the images, he was intelligent enough to make the correct assumption, that this was a work by humans for humans. Some like to refer to it as the book of life. I see it as a reference library that seems to benefit mostly artist since we are the creators. Below I have added a little reference to the genetic memory that includes the design as I see it.   

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_memory_(psychology)

  As the brain organized this material, it began to create templates to help it organized new information, so it could easily retrieve data as needed. As in a library, one must organize the volumes through some system so the information can be easily accessed. For loss of a better word, I am using templates to describe how the brain processes a new pattern, as it tries to store it into the volumes of layers that humans were adding over the millions of years. As the humans perfected this system, they were able to use older  images to describe new ideas.  I believe that is exactly what da Vinci was doing in the last supper. Like many artist of his time, he was using Lithicliterature to solve many of the problems an artist has to solve as they translate a 3-D image into a 2-D design. There is no denying that the ancients had a handle on composition, perspective, foreshortening, atmospheric techniques, water, fire, etc. They were the masters and da Vinci was making use of all of it. Please, take a moment and look at the last supper. When I make a suggestion to look, I mean really look. Allow time for your brain to access all the patterns offered by da Vinci. Take the time to register the elements he used to create his composition. Find the elements that he uses to create perspective. It helps to see a painting as a landscape. After you have done your best to really look, take a break. It is a good time to let the dog out, take a bathroom break or make a cup of tea. I am going for the tension tamer 😏🍵🫖.

  Welcome back. I actually went to bed to reboot. I prefer to go to bed early and get up early when the home is dark and quiet. I am refreshed and ready to reboot my brain. I hope you have taken in da Vinci's Last Supper as a landscape, so we can continue on to find where da Vinci got his composition. As I was explaining, I have been practicing cutting out, what I believe to be fractals chosen by previous artist such as da Vinci. The way I chose these fractals is purely finding them in the stones first. I have been looking at boat designs and their crews since I spotted the design. I have included one of my articles that gives some attention to the boat design. It is a worth while read. 

https://medium.com/@karolabryant/lithic-literature-in-the-hunt-for-the-free-spirit-0f6c051d0c5a

 I have noted that the nursery rhyme Rub-a-dub-dub could be reference to taking a bath but it is also related to boats, only the water is on the inside rather than the out side. It is found on the bottom left of the design mixed in with the sitting frog. It makes sense to associate sitting in a bath with the frog, since it is how the frog absorbs water. The frogs rely on water for survival as amphibians. So with that said, we will leave the lovely ladies to enjoy their bath in privacy and move on to the litany of boats that runs central in the design. 

 If you are a fan of Dr. Seuss as I am, you may be familiar with one of my favorites, Yertle the Turtle. It is in the tall stack of turtles that you will find your boat timeline. I am not an expert, and have reached out to anyone that might help me here to begin to pin down that timeline, because the litany of boats is one of many possible timelines, but, alas, no one seems to step up. No worries though, I am finding that the stones offer expertise in the ancient subject of boat building. It is in this layering of boats that I first spotted the 12 crewmen in a fishing vessel. 

  Recently, I volunteered to put together a theater set for children. I was not in the play, but I always rise to the occasion and immerse myself in the spirit of the drama to show support for the children's efforts. It also energizes the children to learn their lines since my efforts show that they are taken seriously as young performers. I am adding my theater set here to show off my capacity as an artist but also to display that there are many of the same elements in my boat for the children's play, and da Vinci's Last Supper. I believe this large boat design was da Vinci's source for his composition in the Last Supper. I do not know if there was an actual Jesus having the last supper, but I am convinced that having a good craft and crew was a more reliable salvation.

  

  

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Are you picking up a similar landscapes? Can you find similar elements?  

  I have added a couple of screen shots of some early boat designs searches below. When you are looking at Lithicliterature, open your mind that there are representations of even earlier designs. For example there is reference to a nautilus shaped boat which will capture enough air if flipped to keep boat afloat and passengers safe inside. The design describes it as a skin boat made from large animal hides. I am adding this now so you can start thinking about skin boats and the large animal hides used to make them.  

  I have been encouraging you to look at The Last Supper as a landscape, and in the image below, I highlight the landscape I am looking for. There are other landscapes in the design, but we are focusing on fishing boats. Relax your mind for a moment. Instead of a set table for the infamous meal, think of a port. A port littered with boats of every kind. Some boats are anchored while others are pulled up on shore. You may spot a boat launch, and even a large ferry for large animal transport like Noah's Ark  which were a common item for elephants and giraffes. We have covered the building of large arks in other articles, here, I am focusing on the shore lined with boats. I have highlighted some of the different sail designs in white and the hulls in red. Take a little time with this shore line because you will have to identify it again shortly. 

 Below, I have added another boat study I have highlighted in an image brought to my attention by a dear colleague, David Francisco from Madeira. When analyzing boat designs, always keep in mind that there is always layers. There will be small and large scales of most boats. You can spot the scale you are looking for by the size and number of the crew. In the design below, I have highlighted the single old bald sailor with a large nose, making it a one-man boat. I think he may have a dog companion with close inspection. If you want to apply yourself on this topic, you could wonder if this could be Popeye the sailor man, or maybe a glimpse into the Odyssey as Homer used Lithicliterature to construct his epic poem. I want to add one more observation here, which is the crows nest. Lithicliterature has birds everywhere. I have highlighted a crow in light blue but also a humongous bird in purple. This big bird is entangled with the elephant layer.  With a little effort, you can see the layer of elephants as the bird's beak echoes the design of the elephants trunk. This is a very large bird period, but it also brings us to the elephant as a resource for large hides. 

  I can feel confident that I am on the right track, because with much looking and documenting, I have isolated the elephant fractal that is repeated in the design. You can imagine that that the admiration of the elephant through out the ages and was added early to the litany of animals described by early man in the stones. This particular fractal was picked up early as a sketch. I tend to be vigorous with my marks. You can call it my style. My husband is also an artist, but he does careful outlines and carefully fills them in. Not me,😇😏, I hate outlines and find them oppressive. Whatever works best for you. Each stone represents the human that created it and you should be able to pick the maker that best matches your style and technique. Below I have added the layer of elephants to The Last Supper. As I said, da Vinci was using the boat and crew for designing his painting. A boat large enough for a crew of 12 has to be on the larger side, so a large animal hide would have been used. The elephant's hide is a good choice for building a fishing boat for 12 sailors. 

   I am sorry I make this look easy. I have an art degree and have been painting and drawing my whole life. I have traveled the world at a young age. I have studied engineering and science in college and have many college courses under my belt. I have a nursing degree along with my fine arts degree. I believe that me making this look easy can frustrate those big egos. It is alright that a well traveled educated woman can do things better than most. I am comfortable with that. I can stand my ground when necessary 🤺. So relax, its okay to learn something important here from me.  Maybe another cup of tension tamer tea would fit here. 🫖🍵. Be careful not to spill tea on your key board though!

 Over time, I have tried to color code certain subjects that appear as constants in the design, and the boat design is definitely one. You can spot the red highlighted hull of the boat above, as the crew make some last adjustments  to the rigging. If you have been following, and understand how well planned this design is, you can spot the fishermen looking and discussing over a smaller model of their boat design. You can spot the model boat just below the supposed Christ hand just right of center. As I work with the layering of the fractals, using the template offered by  da Vinci's painting, for those of you who are new here, understanding what is going on would be like trying to read Japanese for the first time. As I have explained many times, one must invest time into learning this material. I have published many articles on Blogger and Medium to assist you. The first publication is a lovely place to begin, and they get more complicated as I add the more layers and techniques. This is where assuming that I must have some special intuitive power like a foolish gambler, or empowered by some god from above as a explanation for my capacity to decipher this material, is nonsense. I have a better explanation. It is because I am intelligent and persistent, so if you want to excel at learning, you need to do the work. I do not plan to regress to stick figures to stroke some superego that feels entitled to not make an effort, or hold up progress as they demand they get the spoon fed treatment. Okay, I know another cup of tension tamer for me,🫖🍵and a bathroom break😇.  

  Your brain is your best tool, and I have learned how to best apply it to grasp Lithicliterature. One of the most effective techniques is multiple exposures to the image. Each time you revisit the image, your brain will reboot looking for new patterns, or layers as we are refer to them here. I am using multiple layers to put together the story of the fishing vessel and its crew. Think of it as taking a boat building seminar, it would help if you came prepared with the vocabulary to keep up with the class. You may be reaching for your handbook often, as you try to keep up with all the boat building jargon. Lithicliterature does not work with words, but instead it works with fractals. As the story goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.  I apologize to those who already have their sea legs, but I have been getting some complaints from the peanut gallery that I am getting too advance for their tummies. With that said, I am reposting the image I would like you to upload to your amazing brain.

  I am no boat expert, but I think these fellows in the image above are putting together a Boston Whaler style of boat. I have included a short film in the link below. It loops a few times, but it is worth watching for you to understand why this would be an ideal boat design for what our crew may be planning. 

https://youtu.be/qZmf2WVgB4w?si=DznV5aFSxB46jETj

  Instead of the fiberglass, I believe they were using large skins dipped or painted with bitumen and resin. The larger hides, such as that of elephant made the covering seamless. The wooden frame may have been packed with some additional fiber as a light filler instead of the more modern foam. Another layer of treated hide would be applied inside to sandwich the hull for a light sturdy waterproofed vessel. I have noticed that antler was used to trim the hull and anchor the hides in place. The final layer could have been a layer of oil paint of a desired color and even added designs and emblems to personalize the vessel.  The next part I want to point out is awnings, which were used as protection, water collecting and hoisted up as sails. In my image I am layering the elephant fractal as directed by the template. Those who are looking, you can spy the elephant shapes with trunks and ears in the awnings. If you want to skip ahead of the class, see if you can pick up how the awning starts to curve into a nautilus shape. It is the nautilus shape that was preferred by early seafolks as housing. It appears that when over turned, it protected the family from drowning and the boat from sinking by trapping enough air to supply the family and keeping them afloat. I am not trying to be redundant, but I have posted the boat builders one more time to save you the trouble of scrolling back for a third look. I am trying to burn this image into your brain. Hopefully you will go a step further and find the boat in your own stone collection. I promise you will be satisfied.  

 While I waited for a new computer, I developed a method of following the templates suggestions, and move the chosen subjects around we are calling fractals, to create a story. I am fascinated! The patterns offered by the templates actually follow the brains patterns as it tries to fit new patterns into the design. What I am trying to say is the template is already established in the brain by our ancestors. The using, and re-using of the patterns, they have been genetically set up into our brain by our ancestors to process this information. Now that is super cool😍😎! The whaling dory was just part of our crew's fleet. There were boats of many sizes and designs for all occasions. Our crew is heading out. "Thar she blows!"

  

MOVIE TIME

Please enjoy as the crew head out for a whaling expedition. It appears they are in a cold environment. Sharks are circling as the ocean turns red with blood. The fishermen use gaffs to defend themselves against the shark. The shark was also a great resource and it appears that our fishermen were well versed in the task. You may want to view the short reel a few times to pick up all the action. Thank you so much for watching. I worked super hard to bring this movie to light. If you are having difficulty watching it here, I do have it posted on my Facebook reels.  

 If this format does not support my movies, I will load them on to Youtube and down load them from there. I have included another boat study following different template. This time, after a few efforts and mistakes I settled on a braiding action, which I have found to be very old. Humans have been braiding hair for hundreds of thousands of years. Braiding is also an ancient way to make rope. Hair and fibers were used, as well as strips of hide, to make rope which is essential item for boats and their crew. 

   I picked up the braiding pattern when working with elements of Hokusai's woodcuts. He was a Japanese artist working at the turn of the 18th century. If you want to confirm a fractal from the stones, he is a go to. His works with fractals and his ability to work from Lithicliterature is sublime. I am sure most are familiar with his depiction of the wave. With close inspection, you can see how he employed the design of the large wave in smaller version to enhance the outermost edges of the wave. Below, I have added a link to a mathematician who can further explain the fractal. I am comfortable with math, but as an artist, my term "mushy math", works well enough. Right, son😏😘? 

https://youtu.be/7xL0udlhnqI?si=q_clT7XUX-yEjViA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai

 After isolating the item of interest, the fishing boat, I worked it into the template of choice and explored the possibilities of placement. I was a little messy at first, as most creative things are, but I did land the rhythm in the end. The most interesting device I picked up was, as I used the braiding pattern new characters appeared. If you have the interest and patience to watch the reel, and it may take a few viewings to catch the fleeting characters, you will spot additional crew and activities, including family members such as mother with child. Please enjoy. It is incredible. It also shows how there are many ways to explore Lithicliterature.  

   Now that you have acclimated and have acquired your sea legs and your nausea has finally passed, we can return to da Vinci's incredible boat. I hope you have broken away from the biblical delusion and now see it for what it really is, which is far more interesting and believable as a boat and its crew. This time I am returning to my original quest that brought Lithicliterature to my attention. I am referring to the Raptormaiden. I have pointed her out to you whenever I can. I believe she is the mitochondrial mother we hear talked about. I believe this is the character that has brought us out of near extinction time and time again. Although the Y's are stacked like the seven dwarves in the tale of Snow White, her X's have stayed consistent. I have told this story before and here is a good time to serve it again. There have been many bottlenecks for humans such as droughts, wars, oppression, suppression, etc., but the sudden deluges and giant tsunamis have been incredibly destructive as water rushes in and takes everything in its path. When the megafauna was at it's height and animals were recorded as enormous, the large raptor was king. During the time when birds were in their greatest abundance, they would have supplied eggs for humans and their predecessors. It is during this time, that a diminutive independent erectus female took to the sky's. Over time, she developed her skills in incubating and raising her imprinted charge, and taught it to fly her around the world. She was the first jet-setter. This is our mitochondrial eve, as I see it. In a great deluge affecting humans in one way or another, she would have been able to escape harm by taking to the sky. A great tsunami would have devastated the land dwellers, but for a few castaways that may have survived in boats. The flying maiden would have found herself  seeing nothing but water in all directions. Exhausted, after seeking any safe landing, she spots a speck in the far distance. As she approaches. she surveys a half sunken sailing craft and its languishing occupant. The single sailor is tall and lanky, supined at the bottom of the hull drifting, starving and suffering of scurvy after many weeks at sea. The primitive craft was constructed of  driftwood and pneumatized bones of large sea birds. The driftwood mast was still standing creating a landing for the flying maiden and her giant raptor. The maiden was intelligent, organized, and well prepared as always with milk and honey, and immediately knew what the poor sailor needed. Humans are one of the few animals that can not make their own vit. C. She began to with using her stash of supplies to nourish the man. Her lactating breast along with honey, and food she chewed allowed her to revive the near dead man. As the man recovered and with help of the giant raptor and maiden the sailing craft was brought back to a functioning vessel. In fact it was quite spectacular. It may have been wanting for a sail, but with the mast still standing the giant bird could perch on the top branch and flap its wings briskly on placid days, or just hold its massive wing span to catch the wind. Thus, began a new episode of humankind and more wonderful adventures brought to you by Lithicliterature.😇😉😎

    The large bird perch on the early vessel is better known as the crows nest. I am going to ask you to see if you can find the crows nest in The Last Supper. There are different perspectives offered and you may be able to spot a crows nest crowning the taller masts depending where you may be standing. For this exercise please direct your gaze to the area on the far right where an added spotlight emphasizes it's importance.  

In the image below I have provided a detail of the area da Vinci chose to spotlight.

Do you notice anything yet?

This detail from one of David Francisco's wonderful collection should give you all you need to spot the pattern. I apologize for the inconsistencies, for I have highlighted the boat and mast in white. I have recorded the languishing sailor in supine with his head on the left of the mast in a pastel orange, and the maiden is sitting on the right, monitoring the man's delicate condition. The maiden is presented with her red long hair as she is often portrayed and as always surrounded by many birds of all varieties. The largest bird is highlighted in purple. 

Can you spot her where I have highlighted the maiden and large bird in white below?

Here is a closer look. The mast is highlighted in red. This is da Vinci's crow's nest. The maiden is often seen braiding her hair and other textiles. The need for rope is on going, especially for sailors.

Let us take a break and check the weather out side. It is still early in the morning and my coffee is still hot. I have loaded up a lot and we are going to apply what we have learned on another version of the fishing vessel and its crew. So, go shake it down and allow for a reboot. 

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Maria Antonieta Mendes do Couto Costa (Angra do Heroísmo, knows the way around the stones on the Azores. It is a good thing, because she is approaching the large brooding raptor from behind. Usually we can identify different bird species in the stones easily since the artist were excellent with anatomy. All I identify here is that it is a raptor and it is big and scary looking. I am glad to see Costa has it well under control. This same monster raptor can be identified in the little clay Bronze Age tablet pictured above. I do believe it was one of the largest raptors adopted by the Raptormaiden. 

                               

 Costa is now showing us what she is really after. An egg or hatchling of one of the great birds would create an interesting pet. I have been noticing a big silly looking bird in different locations on the Azores stones. At first it looked like a dodo bird. Now I am thinking that it is actually one of these stolen giant raptor hatchlings.

I have included a link to an earlier article where you can explore Terceira Island and meet Costa as she makes her way around the stones surrounding the caldera. It is a spectacular setting for the stones.

https://karolabryant.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-atlantic-connection-connecting.html

  I tried to imagine the perfect Raptormaiden. She would have to be nurturing, strong, athletic, fearless, and highly intelligent and the first one to come to mind is the beautiful Simone Biles. 

I was able to clip her out of her unparallel bars routine and fit her into the design perfectly. She would have fit perfectly as the crowning jewel of any crew. She would be the answer to any sailing ships crew as they mapped out the world. She would have been the ideal Mitochondrial Eve that saved humanity time and time again. Below I placed her where the template suggests to find the Raptormaiden as she soars high above all humans. I have added a detail to allow you to fully appreciate my efforts💕. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BHGThwEG8/

Below, I have added another reel using our little clay artifact. I have also included the stills used in the reel for your closer inspection. If you are having issues with viewing the reel you can refer to the list of images provided which have the same content. Thank you so much for your patience. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1HKE6Qwinm/

Those with eagle eyes have picked up on a new fractal I have included in my layers. I have been keeping Stonehenge on the back burner waiting for the consistency. I am feeling more confident that I am on the right track. I have been preposing that Stonehenge belongs in the boat building layer with its built in navigating system. I believe it is a supporting  frame on which to build a very large ferry. I do believe that stones would have been installed as ballast in a particular arrangement, but the actual actual stonework was used to support the hull as it was constructed. I think bitumen, tar, pitch, resins, animal fat, etc. were applied to the textiles to create a strong light hull. The large ferries would have engineers on board at all times to continually do repairs as needed as the seaworthy vessel ventured into the stormy sea. I have not fully explored the actual construction techniques but as I said, it is on the back burner, but here I am taking it out for a spin and da Vinci's Last Supper did not disappoint.

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AS67Licbf/

I am not religious. I do not believe in magic. That said, I believe that the human effort to control chaos to create a more stable environment in which all can thrive, is the noblest of human endeavors. That is what it is all about, creating stability, but as with all human endeavors, we are not perfect and we have bad cats everywhere. The bad cats here, are a metaphor for corruption. In the past, information was encoded and delivered in literal terms. As the project became more complex, humans began to use layered similarities to describe new layers, opening the way for metaphors. The bad cat is a corrupted soul and will enter your home behind you before you can close the door. There have been bad cats waiting at every door since the beginning. The project, the lithic literature, is vulnerable in this way. The project in the hands of the corrupted soul is nothing new. You must always be on guard, which brings us back to the subject of corruption of the mind. 

  We can say with confidence that evolution can digress. Some believe that slavery is justified because it has been part of being human since the beginning of time. Of course, I see that as a false assumption. Humans have been through many bottlenecks and each time we have recovered. We can not suggest that every human era, would rely on the lowest moral standards that would allow the enslavement of others and the mistreatment of others. With little effort you can find societies today that have mechanisms of redistribution of wealth and support for the needy with a positive reciprocal appreciation for all involved.  Now, lets assume here, that I am a good investigator, and I have found that some of the stone tools in Maine have been continued to be worked on up into the 80's. That means someone has continued the tradition of documenting layers up to very recently. I suspect that it would have been a local indigenous person working away at their craft. I am suggesting that I have found exactly that. I found the information on a stone anvil while investigating the history of the fishhook at the suggestion of the University of Maine's head of the Archeology Department, Samuel Hanes. It was a very good suggestion. and I have included the article that I have printed in a book form. 

https://karolabryant.blogspot.com/2024/09/fishhook-layer-in-lithic-literature.html

Most of the stones I have studied are more ancient in content, but this stone shocked me when it laid before me the image we are all familiar with of George Washington crossing the Delaware! I thought I was seeing things but then when I realized that this artist was also into many of the Walt Disney's characters that would jump around the design. I found Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too! It took me through WWI with biplanes and WWII fighter-bombers. I could almost hear the engines roaring overhead. It took a little while for me to wrap my brain around it all. You could say I was shocked, but not surprised. I tried to stay focused on the fish hook subject as best I could to complete my article, but Tigger was so insistent I had to stop and laugh. In the end, I did finish my article and turned it in to the university. 

  Shortly after completing the article my computer had a mishap where it needed replacement. It took a couple of months to find an equivalent replacement. I did have my incredible Samsung Galaxy with stylus that allowed me to still do research, but without the keyboard, writing had to wait. Thinking quickly to keep the words coming I reached out to dear Mr. Antonio Mondino. Mr. Mondino has been deciphering the paintings on the walls of a cave on the coast of southern Italy. It was a thrill for both of us, as together we began to process the cave paintings. I kept my little stone anvil as a Maine touchstone to compare what we were finding in his cave. Please, I encourage you to look him up. I know he has a FB page and is planning to put our work in print. 

  As I worked with Mondino, I started to pick up some hints that the QAnon phenomenon  that has swept through the far religious right of the United States, and may be one of those bad cats we have been discussing as a metaphor for corruption. These poor folks have really drank the cool-aid offered by the very bad cats. What finally confirmed my suspicions came after acknowledging all the Walt Disney characters as well as  Larry Bird doing a jump shot. It was an image of Donald Trump front and center. HA! 

He sits in a structured setting as if contained, looking out. He is squatting naked looking like the fool he was in the 80's. Whoever worked on this stone through into the 80's saw trump as the fool we see today and obviously had little respect for him. I have started a large painting of this little anvil that is almost like a magic pool of a person's recording of history as they saw it and integrating their more recent views of the world. 

Still in progress.

This painting is 3x5 feet and is destined to be a double-sided, two paneled, standing screen. 

Below is a study on single large canvas done in colored chalk.

Both are done from the information on a small stone anvil found among my garden stones.

  The bad cats have used the previous bad cats to build on these poor folks beliefs that the images on the stones are a miracle sent by some god. The corrupted minds infused with religion and false assumptions that early man was unable to record their history has blinded more than just the religious folks as we often find academics dealing with the same dissonance ringing in their heads. Once again arrogance and false sense of superiority with a twisted sense of some direct connection to a false god has led the sheep over a cliff.  

  They are scared and threatened, and push back when their beliefs corrupted by the lies of their predecessors, are unveiled. The dissonance rings loud in their heads. I take it as a sign of progress.  They will turn around and pretend they discovered it shortly and exploit your discoveries. As a mother, taking advantage of the feminine principle, I watched my children often learn in this pattern. You would think that the adults in the room would have learned by now that as children, the usurper is welcomed by the parent 😀 but to see academics up to childish behavior is sad. You can call it progress under a veil of deceit.  Hang in there. We've got this.🥰😍

      

I want thank everyone for following my research. It gets more amazing as the fountain of information continues to flow in torrents. There is one more little layer that is buried deep in the stone's layers. please enjoy this little emblem of hope. 🐣

  

 

Find the large eggshell as the chick springs forward with the hope of good things to come.

Thank you again, and may the stones be with you.❤️😊