JRE #606 – Randall Carlson

This podcast features Randall Carlson, a renowned master builder, architectural designer, and scholar, known for his theories on cataclysmic disasters and their impact on Earth’s history. His provocative claims and compelling evidence challenge conventional understandings of prehistory, leading to a thought-provoking exploration of ancient civilizations, astronomical events, and the cyclical nature of Earth’s climate.

The podcast delves into a variety of topics, including:

1. Catastrophic Events and the Rebooting of Civilization:
   • Carlson argues that major cataclysmic events, such as asteroid impacts and massive floods, have dramatically reshaped Earth’s landscape and disrupted human civilizations throughout history.
   • He suggests that our current understanding of prehistory is incomplete, as these events have erased much of the evidence of earlier civilizations.
   • He contends that what we see as the origins of civilization may actually be the “rebooting” of civilization after a catastrophic event.
   • The concept of a “deep history” extending far beyond our recorded history, with potential advanced civilizations existing before these events, is explored.
2. The Younger Dryas Extinction Event:
   • This event, occurring roughly 12,900 years ago, is characterized by a sudden shift in climate, with rapid warming followed by a cooling period.
   • Carlson presents evidence suggesting a cosmic impact as the likely cause, supported by findings of nanodiamonds, nuclear glass, and a distinctive black mat layer.
   • This impact coincides with a mass extinction of megafauna, including woolly mammoths, and a potential decline in human populations.
   • He argues against the prevailing “overkill” hypothesis, which attributes the extinction to human hunting activities.
3. The Importance of Oral Traditions and Ancient Myths:
   • Carlson emphasizes the value of ancient myths and legends, which he believes often encode factual information about past events.
   • He argues that these traditions, often dismissed as mere superstition, may offer valuable insights into ancient knowledge and understanding of the world.
   • The story of Noah’s Ark and other flood myths are discussed in relation to geological evidence of massive floods.
   • He contends that these stories, while perhaps embellished over time, are rooted in real historical events.
4. Climate Change and the Cyclical Nature of Earth’s Climate:
   • Carlson challenges the dominant narrative of anthropogenic climate change, arguing that Earth’s climate has always been dynamic and prone to significant fluctuations.
   • He presents evidence from Greenland ice cores, showing dramatic shifts in temperature over millennia, highlighting periods of both warming and cooling.
   • He points out that the current warming trend may be part of a natural cycle, rather than solely attributed to human activity.
   • He emphasizes the need for a more comprehensive understanding of Earth’s climate history, incorporating both natural and human-induced factors.
5. The Role of Geometry in Ancient Structures and Traditions:
   • Carlson explores the significance of geometry in ancient structures, suggesting that they were not just built for aesthetic purposes, but as symbolic representations of cosmic principles and mathematical relationships.
   • He draws parallels between the geometry of ancient structures and the architecture of the solar system, highlighting the concept of scale invariance.
   • He suggests that the understanding of geometry was a key element of ancient wisdom traditions, encoded in the design of sacred sites like Stonehenge and the pyramids.
   • The concept of sacred geometry, as a means of understanding the interconnectedness of the physical world and the cosmos, is explored.
6. Freemasonry and the Preservation of Ancient Wisdom:
   • Carlson discusses his own experience as a Freemason, highlighting the organization’s focus on geometry and its potential connection to ancient knowledge traditions.
   • He suggests that Freemasonry, through its symbolism and rituals, may have played a role in preserving and transmitting ancient wisdom.
   • He emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical context of Freemasonry, its origins in the Middle Ages, and its role as a vehicle for knowledge transmission.
   • The podcast explores the potential link between Freemasonry and the preservation of knowledge about cataclysmic events and advanced civilizations.
7. Psychedelics and the Expansion of Consciousness:
   • Carlson argues that psychedelics have played a significant role in human history, potentially facilitating spiritual experiences and the development of ancient rituals.
   • He criticizes the criminalization of psychedelics, arguing that it has hampered research and prevented the exploration of their therapeutic potential.
   • He points to the growing acceptance of psychedelic therapy for conditions like PTSD as evidence of their beneficial effects.
   • The podcast explores the potential of psychedelics to transcend limitations of human consciousness and promote spiritual and personal growth.
8. The Future of Humanity and the Cosmic Perspective:
   • Carlson emphasizes the need for a shift in human consciousness, embracing a cosmic perspective and acknowledging our place in the vastness of the universe.
   • He suggests that we may not be alone in the cosmos and that interplanetary travel may be a possibility, even if it has been achieved in the past.
   • He argues that the pursuit of space exploration and the expansion of our understanding of the universe are essential for the future of humanity.
   • He contends that the potential for a more peaceful and sustainable future lies in transcending our current limitations and embracing a broader view of ourselves and our place in the cosmos.

Memorable Quotes:

• “Maybe we’ll have time to get into that a little bit today. Yeah. Definitely. So tell me you just return from a a long excursion with Graham Hancock. If you wanna bend that thing like that towards your face, it’ll probably work a little bit. Yeah. There you go. Like this. Yeah. There you go.”
• “The the the point though is that it was moving really, really fast, you know, is moving, you know, a rifle bullet, let’s say, on average, it’s about a 1000 feet per second. Right? a an asteroid coming into the atmosphere is going to be 20 or 30 times that velocity. So it it carries an enormous kinetic punch. when it hits the atmosphere.”
• “The the the the the Greenland ice sheet project and the The Greenland ice sheet project and the Greenland oh, I think it was Grip and Grip. The 2 it was a European and an American team. They spent 5 years drilling. So these are the most accurate proxies we have at in hand.”
• “I I think that what we see at the very beginnings of recorded history is an obsession with the sky. You know, and that’s one of the points that Graham brings out in his You know, is that humans are ancestors of of 10, 12, 13,000, even, you know, much sooner than that, had had a just an obsessive concern with events in the sky and, you know, all of these ancient structures, whether we’re talking about stonehenge, and I’m sure it’s gonna be the same case with go backly tappy.”
• “It’s it’s it’s not saying that the everyday stuff the the stuff of everyday life, there’s anything wrong. not saying that. It’s just saying, if we get so preoccupied with the minutiae and the trivia of everyday life to the exclusion of the bigger picture that’s when we open ourselves up.”