Ancient Intelligence

Anya Shakh
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This is the Ancient Intelligence Podcast, a show that explores the fundamental ancient dynamics that exist between men and women. With the technology and automation of our world, our human nature remains fully intact. The constant question on my heart is what is the ultimate harmony that can be achieved between men and women and how do we get there? We explore culture, history, society, evolutionary psychology, biology, religious and spiritual teachings, and more.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Flirting and Courtship Pt 1 - Vikings, Romans and Medieval Europeans

    In this episode I explore the myth and history behind the courtship practices of a few select ancient societies. Listen in to learn why courtship was known as the most dangerous pastime for the young Icelandic man, where the origins of the madonna/whore complex may have come from, the difference in courtship between Rome the Republic and Rome the Empire, how did Romans think about matrimony, what was the chivalric code of honor, the medieval origins of ‘happy wife, happy life’ and much more. RESOURCES: https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@JacksonCrawford https://feminaeromanae.org/matrimonium.html https://www.supersummary.com/the-art-of-love-ovid/summary/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 02:18 — Pre-Christian views on relationships 04:05 — Influence and control dynamics 06:12 — Why it seemed appealing 08:20 — Marriage as a social structure 10:07 — Psychological roots of attraction 12:15 — The “third way” idea 14:12 — How things used to be different 16:08 — Consequences and exile 18:20 — Purpose beyond procreation 20:35 — Marriage tied to wealth and land 22:42 — Honour, loyalty, and core values 24:50 — Masculinity and Chivalric Code 27:05 — Understanding infatuation 28:55 — Final takeaways 30:22 — Outro _______________ If you found some value today, help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend, leave a comment, or leave a review on Spotify or Apple. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

  2. 7 APR

    Soulmates, Motherhood & Kabbalistic Wisdom

    In this episode I am joined by the lovely Rivkah Krinsky - wife, mother of 8, matchmaker and founder of One Soul matchmaking, podcast host, and health coach. We explored what it means to have faith as a Co-creator with God as we touched on dating, marriage, motherhood, and more. Listen in to learn about the Kabbalistic wisdom behind soulmates, why women are the foundation of faith, the difference between love and infatuation, as well as a few biblical stories and Jewish wisdom thrown in the mix. Connect with Rivkah: From the Inside Out Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs3Ysmgqfam1prT2qn9YPqg Onesoul.org https://www.instagram.com/rivkahkrinsky/ Resource Discussed: Hannah's Children by Catherine Pakaluk TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:03:43 — Background and personal story 00:07:27 — Purpose and mission in life 00:10:59 — Traditional roles and dynamics 00:14:53 — Why dysfunction shows up 00:18:24 — Early reflections on relationships 00:22:16 — Agreeing on core ideas 00:25:38 — Importance of honesty and authenticity 00:29:19 — Reinforcing key relationship dynamics 00:33:20 — Self-improvement and influence 00:36:55 — Appreciation for the perspective 00:40:28 — Transition in conversation 00:44:21 — Work and daily life pressures 00:47:58 — Career ambition and struggle 00:51:31 — New paradigm in relationships 00:55:18 — Expanding on the idea 00:58:55 — Deeper reflection 01:02:38 — Philanthropy and meaning 01:06:17 — Real-life social examples 01:10:14 — Personal life reflection 01:13:47 — Outro _______________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today, help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend, leave a comment, or leave a review on Spotify or Apple. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

  3. 30 MAR

    The Root Cause of the Broken Agreement Between Men & Women

    While there are many topics that must be addressed to resolve the partnership between men and women including work, dating practices, and rights there is one fundamental breakdown that sits at the root of it all - the broken agreement between men and women about our respective evolutionary purpose. Listen in as I explore how fringe opinions get turned into perceived consensus, the evolutionary mismatch at the heart of modern dating, the unspoken agreement between men and women that has broken down, and more. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 01:58 — Obsession with individual freedom 03:45 — Not realizing you're in it 05:28 — Loud voices shaping perception 07:12 — What’s fundamentally interesting 09:03 — The core idea explained 10:52 — Social dynamics at play 12:40 — Traditional roles vs modern shift 14:28 — Loss of certainty over time 16:15 — Romance vs reality 18:02 — Real relationship example 19:58 — Breaking it all down 21:45 — Final takeaway 23:41 — Outro___________________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today then help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend or leave a review. This helps the podcast grow. You can also watch the episodes on youtube here Follow me on Instagram @anyashakh Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

  4. 23 MAR

    Symptoms of a Sick Society - And the Implications for Relationships

    In this episode I explore what happens to society when we lose the sacred, when meaning, ritual, and honor gets replaced by spectacle and consumption backed by a larger distrust. Drawing on my background in brand strategy and research mixed with my psychology training, I bring together history, culture, and real stories to highlight some of our dysfunction. Listen in to learn about the lost art of ritual and ceremony, what happens when moral clarity goes away, what’s worse than keeping up with the Joneses, what honor actually looks like, female entitlement versus female support and admiration, and much more: References: Matrimony by Stephen Jenkinson The Way of Men by Jack Donovan 'Inside the Manosphere' by Jack Donovan: https://mrjackdonovan.substack.com/p/... 'Sacred or For Sale: Why We Can't Have Both’ by Anya Shakh: https://anyashakh.substack.com/p/sacr... TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro & Episode Overview  01:09 — Reading "Matrimony" & Bursting Into Tears  02:42 — Sacredness vs. The Marketplace  04:21 — The Netflix Manosphere Documentary  05:09 — Symptoms of a Dying Culture  07:10 — The Manosphere as a Clown Show  08:52 — Platforming Caricatures of Men  10:37 — The Gaping Hole of Support for Young Men  11:04 — Why Young Men Listen to Toxic Influencers  13:43 — Honoring Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover  15:45 — The Humble Local Gym Trainer  17:46 — Quiet Masculine Strength & Integrity  20:13 — Ayaan Hirsi Ali on What Women Innately Want  20:57 — The Feminine Frequency & Fanning the Flame  21:36 — The Story of Rabbi Akiva & Rachel  23:56 — Modern Female Entitlement  26:14 — Singles Events: Entitlement vs. Lack of Courage  30:43 — The Post-MeToo Dating Marketplace  31:17—Outro___________________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today then help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend or leave a review. This helps the podcast grow. You can also watch the episodes on youtube here Follow me on Instagram @anyashakh Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

  5. 17 MAR

    What's Missing in the Marriage Discourse?

    In this episode I explored the duality of patrimony and matrimony. While we barely discuss matrimony in our culture, we definitely don't think about patrimony. Our dismissal of patrimony's importance in sustaining a healthy society is one of the reason's we are unraveling. Listen in as I draw on myth, tribal wisdom, and an exploration of the meanings of patrimony and matrimony and how they work together. Referenced in this episode is Stephen Jenkinson's book, Matrimony - Ritual, Culture, and the Heart's Work: https://orphanwisdom.com/store/matrimony/ I wrote a short piece about this in my newsletter last week: https://anyashakh.substack.com/p/patrimony-matrimonys-other-half. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro: Matrimony vs. Patrimony  02:05 — The Breakdown of Modern Marriage  02:48 — The House Metaphor: Wiring vs. Warmth  04:34 — Home as the Amniotic Sea of Human  06:55 — Ancient Tribes & Genetic Diversity  08:45 — The Role of Elders in Matchmaking  10:28 — The Grimm Brothers & The Devil's Three Hairs  12:15 — The Danger of Hyper-Romanticizing Life  13:39 — Patrimony as the Aisle of Matrimony  16:16 — The Mother Work of Matrimony & Lost Traditions 20:00— Outro___________________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today then help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend or leave a review. This helps the podcast grow. You can also watch the episodes on youtube here Follow me on Instagram @anyashakh Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

  6. 10 MAR

    How Can Men and Women Work Together?

    In this episode I continue with the exploration of men, women, and work. Last week I looked at how the Industrial Revolution broke the initial bond between men and women and what has occurred since then. Watch it here: How the Bond Between Men and Women Broke D...   I continue on here with the question - how can men and women find harmony today? I argue that if we continue to look at life from an autonomous egalitarian perspective, we won’t be able to. Listen in as I discuss three pillars that we need to come together on if we’re going to have a chance. Learn about the different schools of feminist thought pre-suffrage, the importance of motherhood, sacred time versus market time, a recent paper on fertility from Denmark, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — The Cost of Equality & Motherhood  00:42 — Intro: Working Together in the AI Age  01:32 — How the Industrial Revolution Divided Us  02:02 — Why "A Man Provides" is a Harmful Mantra  03:30 — The Modern Search for Meaning  05:28 — The 1960s Shift to the Public Sphere  08:01 — The Unquantifiable Value of a Mother  10:04 — Prioritizing Ritual & Community  11:20 — The Danish Fertility Paradox  13:06 — Feminism of Freedom vs. Feminism of Care  17:09 — Masculine Vision & Feminine Manifestation  19:32 — Workplace Double Standards & Maternity  20:47 — Embracing Natural Biological Strengths  21:43 — Building Complementary Businesses Today  24:46 — Why people aren’t having kids 25:28 — Outro___________________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a mindset coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Ready to make some life changes? Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today then help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend or leave a review. This helps the podcast grow. You can also watch the episodes on youtube here Follow me on Instagram @anyashakh Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

  7. 2 MAR

    How the Bond Between Men and Women Broke During the Industrial Revolution

    In this episode I explore what really happened to men and women when work first left the home. The effects of the Industrial Revolution on the bond between men and women is something that is not spoken about often. In the name of productivity, progress, and consumption - we have traded many things most of all meaning. Listen in as I highlight some pieces of history that are important in putting together the puzzle of male and female dynamics. Learn about why the temperance movement started, what first separated men and women, why male vices grew in the nineteenth century, and much more. Perhaps this is all a transition to a more beautiful and whole future state? What do you think? That is something I’ll explore in the next episode. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro: Masculine & Feminine Dynamics 00:41 — Welcome & Episode Overview 01:22 — Men's Coaching Announcement 02:10 — The Industrial Revolution's True Impact 03:42 — 1913 News & The End of the Dowry 06:09 — Complementary Opposites: The Sun & The Moon 09:33 — The Pre-Industrial Reality of Women's Work 11:51 — The Heavy Plow & Mechanization of Labor 14:46 — Stephen Jenkinson & The Monetization of Goods 15:29 — Overworked Men & The Rise of Male Vices 17:20 — Why Women Started the Temperance Movement 19:14 — Suppressed Grief & The Feminization of the Church 21:55 — Post-WWII Comfort & The 1950s Housewife Trap 23:38 — Confusing Earning Power With Co-Creational Energy 25:40 — Returning to Harmony & Future Dynamics 26:51 — Outro___________________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a men's mental health coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Ready to make some life changes? Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today then help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend or leave a review. This helps the podcast grow. You can also watch the episodes on youtube here Follow me on Instagram @anyashakh

  8. 23 FEB

    Why Feminist Studies Don't Belong in Academia

    About This Episode In this guest episode I sit down with Professor Marc J. Defant, Professor of Geology and Geochemistry whose work spans the physical sciences and evolutionary psychology. Recently he published a peer-reviewed paper in Sexuality & Culture titled “Evolutionary Psychology and the Crisis of Empirical Rigor in Feminist Studies” - https://rdcu.be/eOkjZ The paper argues that much of modern feminist scholarship is ideology and not grounded in any truth. Professor Defant and I discuss how social constructivism has created confusion about relationships, work, masculinity, and femininity. We explore human evolution, parental investment theory, cross-cultural studies of mate selection preferences, and much more. Listen in to learn how feminism might have broken an old template but has gone too far in denying human nature, why suppressing sex differences actually clarifies them more, the real roots of the pay gap, and what’s really going on between men and women today. Get in touch with Professor Marc J. Defant here: https://www.marcdefant.com/about/ -Watch his TED talk here: https://youtu.be/_nCOhrYV7eg?si=SmxngOyM1fTCaO1aTIMESTAMPS: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro & Attraction Differences 01:00 — Introducing Professor Marc J. Defant  01:56 — Background in Evolutionary Psychology  03:11 — Feminist Critiques of Biology  04:00 — Social Constructivism vs. Instincts  06:48 — Motherhood & Changing Priorities  08:44 — How Fatherhood Changes Men  10:11 — Human Evolution & Brain Size  11:51 — Male Parental Investment  14:25 — Cross-Cultural Mate Preferences  14:56 — Why Men Value Youth & Beauty  16:26 — Modern Women Providing Resources  18:51 — The APA on Toxic Masculinity  20:06 — High-Earning Women & Divorce  21:33 — The Crisis in Feminist Studies  23:44 — Fat Studies & Health at Every Size  25:52 — Body Positivity & Reproductive Suppression  28:16 — Unrealistic Beauty Standards  29:32 — Societal Pressures on Young Men  31:24 — Objectification vs. Natural Attraction  32:20 — The Importance of Inner Beauty  33:53 — Women's Long-Term Mate Preferences  35:28 — Hetero-Pessimism & Dating Apathy  36:21 — Female Entitlement & Independence  37:04 — The Patriarchy & The Pay Gap  38:35 — Flexibility & Occupational Choices  40:01 — Women Dominating Modern Fields  42:00 — Rethinking Societal Expectations  44:36 — Male Competition & Workplace Dynamics  46:08 — Did Early Feminism Misunderstand Needs?  47:00 — The Alternative Path of Early Feminism  49:15 — The Biological Reality of the Sexes  51:45 — Consequences of Blank Slate Theory  54:10 — Equal Opportunity vs. Equal Outcomes  56:30 — How Men & Women Communicate Differently  59:00 — The Importance of Complementary Roles  01:01:20 — Fixing the Modern Dating Market  01:03:45 — Advice for Young Men Today  01:06:15 — Navigating Career vs. Motherhood  01:08:45 — Building a Meaningful Partnership  01:12:46 — Discussing Marriage Expectations Early___________________________ Beyond the podcast I'm a men's mental health coach. I help you reprogram the patterns and belief systems that are sabotaging your power, peace, and love life. Ready to make some life changes? Book a free consultation today - https://calendly.com/anyashakh/discov... If you found some value today then help me spread the word! Share this episode with a friend or leave a review. This helps the podcast grow. You can also watch the episodes on youtube here Follow me on Instagram @anyashakh Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://anyashakh.substack.com (Insights about men and women in your inbox every week)

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This is the Ancient Intelligence Podcast, a show that explores the fundamental ancient dynamics that exist between men and women. With the technology and automation of our world, our human nature remains fully intact. The constant question on my heart is what is the ultimate harmony that can be achieved between men and women and how do we get there? We explore culture, history, society, evolutionary psychology, biology, religious and spiritual teachings, and more.

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