Human consciousness has shifted dramatically over the last 5000 years. Evidence as diverse as prehistoric archeology, ancient social structures and the history of words suggests as much.
In particular, it looks as if our sense of being individual selves is a relatively recent perception. It changes our relationship to nature, the cosmos and gods.
In this conversation, psychologist and author, Steve Taylor, and psychotherapist and writer, Mark Vernon, explore how our ancestors experienced life differently. They ask what might have caused such changes, what those shifts revealed, and what the evolution of the self might mean for us now.