The Great Clock: Civilization, Myth, and the Turning of the Ages, (Paperback)

<i>The Great Clock: Civilization, Myth, and the Turning of the Ages</i><p>What if history moves in patterns larger than empires, religions, and nations?</p><p>What if civilizations are shaped not only by politics and economics, but by the myths, symbols, and stories through which humanity understands reality itself?</p><p>In <i>The Great Clock</i>, Michael J. Thomas explores one of the oldest and most enduring ideas in human history: that civilization moves through symbolic ages, each carrying its own psychological atmosphere, worldview, and structure of power.</p><p>From the earthbound permanence of the Age of Taurus...<br>to the warrior empires of Aries...<br>to the faith-centered civilization of Pisces...<br>and now toward the technological networks and fragmented realities of Aquarius...</p><p><i>The Great Clock</i> examines how mythology, religion, media, technology, and collective perception have repeatedly shaped the rise and transformation of human societies.</p><p>Blending history, psychology, philosophy, media theory, and civilizational analysis, Thomas traces the hidden symbolic architecture beneath: </p><ul><li>ancient religions and empires</li><li>mass media and propaganda</li><li>digital technology and artificial intelligence</li><li>modern political identity</li><li>social fragmentation and collective consciousness</li></ul><p>Drawing from thinkers such as Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, Jacques Ellul, and Oswald Spengler, this book asks a deeper question increasingly relevant in the modern world: </p><p>What happens when the stories holding civilization together begin to collapse?</p><p>Neither rigidly religious nor traditionally academic, <i>The Great Clock</i> is a provocative exploration of myth, power, consciousness, and the future of human civilization in an age of accelerating technological transformation.</p><p>For readers interested in: </p><ul><li>mythology and symbolism</li><li>ancient civilizations</li><li>religion and philosophy</li><li>media and propaganda</li><li>psychology and consciousness</li><li>AI and technological society</li><li>the hidden patterns beneath history itself</li></ul>

• The Great Clock: Civilization, Myth, and the Turning of the Ages, (Paperback)
• Author: Michael J Thomas
• ISBN: 9798198329614
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-05-23
• Page Count: 144