A Conversation with IRVING FINKEL About Ancient Mesopotamian Ghosts

[@davidbarton6095]

I've loved Dr. Finkel's presentation style for years and would listen to him read the phone book. Thank you for the wonderful interview.

[@MoAnInc]

He’s just GREAT isn’t he??? I couldn’t agree more! Thank you so much for watching 🤓

[@alexbro1231]

@@MoAnInc Hello. I see you mentioned the ghost of Sicheus character from Publius Ovidius Maro's "Aeneid" but failed to mention to Prof. Irving Finkel that "giving food or drink for the dead" is not for their*(the dead) consumption; in song III, from Homer's "Iliad" - 'taking claret they pour it as 'paos' in the dirt', or song XXIV - 'Paos of claret for Zeus before the leaving' , or in song II verse 584 from "The Odyssey"- "Had made 'paos' for the eternal Gods ", the offering of food and wine is as the living , in the honor of the dead who cannot perform the ritual anymore, are making an offering for the eternal Gods. So, the ritual is performed by the heirs of the deceased, because the Gods are eternal and to show them respect one must continously perform the ritual, even in his/hers absence. I saw some "unusual" phenomenon in my life, even ghosts, but I cannot find any Facebook or KZbin account of Prof. Irving Finkel. Can you ask him please to reveal at least one of his accounts so we can contact him ? Thank you !

[@Wee_Langside]

Irvine Finkel is a great speaker. The sort of expert that I used to listen to on BBC Radio. ❤

[@VASI_LIKI]

Same

[@kevincorporated]

His enthusiasm is classic, no pun intended!

[@MoAnInc]

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[@ianmcafee09]

I love this guy. You can just feel his passion about the subjects whenever he talks. I cannot help but wanting to learn more whenever I watch his lectures

[@MoAnInc]

He’s great!

[@toniwilson6210]

Sometimes the performer in Finkel shines through, but here his extraordinary intellect and his compelling conceptualization of the human condition really struck me

[@joek600]

Dr Finkel is one of those rare cases, where you dont really know somebody for real but you feel as if he is a very beloved uncle, visiting once in a while and making everything around him better.

[@WillMowass]

A magnificent interview, Erica! Thank you, Dr. Finkel, for opening up the proverbial gate to let us into the Mesopotamian world, their stories, their outlook. Once again through the wonders of MoAn Inc., I have more books to read. Thank you both!

[@MoAnInc]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@CoraRonaiCR]

Thank you for the spectacular interview! Dr. Finkel should be recognized as a universal historical treasure; he is a gem of Western civilization. When I hear him speak, I feel like dropping everything else in my life just to study cuneiform writing.

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much for watching!! 🤓🫶🏼

[@simonsimon325]

A guest who could talk for England without ever being dull, and a host who has the sense to let it happen. The perfect combo.

[@MoAnInc]

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[@MandiSmash]

so wonderful to see Mr. Finkel in this interview. Haven't heard from him in a bit, but I absolutely love his work, love his enthusiasm and depth of knowledge. I hope to see more of him!

[@MoAnInc]

Dr Finkel is fab!!! 🤩

[@PhiladelphiaCollins-xd2ot]

Well though of format, I particularly like the fact the interviewer doesn't interrupt and lets Dr. Finkel to just talk.

[@MoAnInc]

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[@SobekLOTFC]

Great interview, Erica! Keep up the amazing job 👍

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much 🥹

[@StevenSmith-w4p]

Magnificent interview. Thank you for taking the time to share a conversation with a true Legend. I suddenly had a thought I was listening to a real Gandalf. I could listen to him, and you, all day.

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@solunaqua3475]

I picked up Dr Finkel’s book when it first came out, perhaps it’s time to get it back out and give it another read!

[@MoAnInc]

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[@Read2live]

I read his book First Ghosts last year and I loved it. I also love his online lectures.

[@MoAnInc]

Irving Finkel is great!

[@free2trudge]

Dr. Finkel just exemplifies the virtue of truly going deep into a chosen subject. I’ll speak for myself, but it seems that many of us are in danger of never really penetrating anything beyond the slightest break upon its surface. Like a rock skipping and skimming across a still body of water. We may get a sense that we know a lot about a lot. But in truth we know only a little about a lot. To really get deep down in that space where true communion with a subject can occur requires real commitment, perseverance and dedication. It’s inspiring to hear a real deep diver like Dr. Finkel go into his chosen subject of communion; his still body of water. Thanks for the lovely interview. My own dedication is refreshed. 🙏

[@juansebastianriosubeda4693]

Love this interview, feels so personal and gives us a insight in the life of this amazing people. Thank you for puttin the work into this interesting learning media. I never studied history or mythology but your channel has become an inspiration for me and this outstanding people and their stories my reference and for that I thank you. Looking forward to the next one 🎉

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much 🥹🥹🥹

[@DiabloMysterio]

Erica, another fantastic conversation. You always have the best questions and bring the most out of your guests. A topic I had no idea I would be interested in. Thanks!

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much! 🫶🏼

[@hildureinarsdottir3208]

Marvelous interview..will definetly be on the lookout for his books. So easy to listen to and very informative

[@MoAnInc]

So glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@georgesparks7833]

Great podcast! Thanks for having the doctor on. Keep up all your work and effort😊

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much! ✨

[@mhmt1453]

Dr. Irving Finkel is a treasure unto himself! I would love to meet this guy, or least listen to his lecture.

[@torrentialrage]

It is incredible that we can glean these insights into the culture of ancient peoples from what remains of their writings.

[@troydodson9641]

Finkel, We Love You! I just found this channel, got 2 amazing interviews in a row with historians I adore. You are a good woman, noble in intellect and worthy of praise. My second listen to this one, I really appreciate your emphasis on these people really believing and knowing this spiritual world as true and pushing against modern skepticism that is put on these much older peoples.

[@Victor-pk6mz]

I like you interviewing style; you allow your guest do most of the talking. One thing that could have been added to your discussion with Dr. Finkel was the ancients' understanding of dreams. How can an ancestor be gone forever if they can appear to you in a dream or in a drug induced vision quest? Both the Old and New Testament contain verses devoted to dreams, dream interpretation, visions and revelations.

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@alwilliams5177]

Excellent content. Really glad to find your channel.

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you so much 🥹

[@ofalltheginjoints6853]

Ahh...those ever so smooth, subtle burns. Love Dr. Finkel

[@javiersanchezdelabarquera4879]

Irving Fenkel is an extraordinary human being. Everyone should see their lectures and courses on the internet. Magnificent interview.

[@MoAnInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@Paula-133]

Not a newby, tuned in just because I love Dr. Finkel's work. And I LOVE the idea of life force (?) being released when needed. I'll also watch Soul and Mr. Rippley. Great interview.

[@Chris-op7yt]

i agree that indoctrinating hell to children amounts to abuse and should be outlawed.

[@craigshagin5506]

Marvelous. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire interview

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you!!!

[@markanthonycoliinson873]

What a fabulous interview.

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you!

[@boernsi2000]

Good questions and the uttermost human answers lead to a simple abo. Thanks.

[@MoAnInc]

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[@vixtex]

This the kind of dude that makes you believe in past lives.

[@WildBillCox13]

In a word: fascinating. With that said, I do have a few comments, if you don't mind. My view has long been that you need to understand the times in order to look through the eyes of its people. Cultural anthropology suggests (in toto) that all cultures enjoy a rich spiritual scenery. Belief structure is optional; definitions of belief and/or understanding are as varied as individual consciousness; but those beliefs shade or tint the window through which a citizen views his or her world. Rediscovery of the recipes for certain shamanic or sorceric ingestibles (the various Somas, for instance) might well open our perspective, but I'll withhold judgement on these for the nonce. I do have some experience with recreational chemistry and have not yet discovered any preparations, chemicals, or substances that reveal "secrets above and below" beyond those which are readily available through more mundane sources.

[@lugh5466]

I didn't know your channel, I'm Brazilian and it's very difficult to find good videos about Mesopotamia and its myths here, the only one I know who speaks with authority is João Carvalho, so i love your channel

[@MoAnInc]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@pugil1st]

I love Irving Finkel's work and presentations, and the interviewer'approach in letting him talk is nice. The onlt criticism I have is that he infers that the writer of the epic of Gilgamesh is writing fiction, i.e., he decided which type of boat to put in the story.

[@johndavidnew]

Love Irving Finkel!

[@MoAnInc]

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[@davesky538]

Finkle is me man! Anything he has to say on cuniforms I want to hear it!

[@MoAnInc]

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[@Daladun]

I think Creative Assembly's Pharaoh Dynasties game has restored a lot of interest in Mesopotamia and it's great!

[@colinp2238]

Man years ago I walking home late at night through one of those small local single platform railway stations. It was November and a bit misty but not cold. Out of the mist came a cat, the same colour as th mist. I walked towards me and then passed me as if I wasn't there at all. My nerves tingled, but I was not afraid. I thought later it was strange that the cat ignored my presence, that is not normal cat behaviour. When I was a toddler we had a cat that fitted that description. We had him put down because he had either been in a road accident or attacked by rats in the local allotment. I often wonder if it was a ghost cat.

[@daxxvaughn4475]

Huge Finkel fan. Just getting to know you. Cheers

[@MoAnInc]

Thanks for tuning in 🤓

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Strange how the images made in Mesopotamia were so much more realistic compared to Egyptian

[@bugsby4663]

We assume that time in the spirit realm moves parallel with ours but maybe the spirits were believed to be part of everything so could see past, present and future, hence why they were asked questions.

[@ladyflimflam]

Uncle Irving!

[@MoAnInc]

The best!

[@andrewnarine9997]

Love this guy 😅

[@MoAnInc]

Who doesn’t??? 🤩

[@TheNAWorks]

they didn’t have the tablets on display the last time i was at the met 😢

[@nycbearff]

We don't have any non-fictional records of situations where three or four living people and a ghost have sat down in a comfortable, well lighted room and had a conversation - that never seems to have happened, and if ghosts have an independent, objective existence, it's something we would expect to be common. So what are ghosts? Eventually, we will know. Now, we don't - and it's ok to admit we don't know things. Until we understand how the brain works at the cellular level, we won't know what's happening in someone's brain and nervous system when they are seeing a ghost. And we won't know how humans seem to be hard-wired to see these kinds of things until we have that deep understanding of the brain. It will be fascinating finding out how that works - but we will have to wait. We don't even have the tools yet that we will need to understand the brain's functions at the cellular level. We just know that those apparent ghosts, aliens, demons or angels are real to those who see them, whatever the objective reality of those entities may be - but they are not real to other people in the same places at the same times who don't see them.

[@more-insects]

I ask this in great sincerity. Would you please get this smart man to come on his shows and talk about Kona form astrology not astronomy astrology. It seems like he's embarrassed to talk about that subject even though he's not embarrassed to talk about the reality of ghosts and magic? How can astrology not be being talked about? He should be talking about Venus Mercury. The mesopotamians were working with the Sun and the Moon and the planets they could see. I don't know why I'm not finding anything from him about their communications about eclipses which really affected them and they were very aware of. Please get him talking about this online for all of us to hear

[@mabonbran8913]

Dr Finkel as a guest, kudos. Love his work and attitude. It's truly a shame that as mentioned the monotheistic religions (you know who you are!) are so hell bent on destroying, corrupting and perverting the truth in the name of power and control... Greek and Roman, hmm, overrated and so close to modern history, you got anything from the time of the 3 great kingdoms (Hittite, Assyrian and Egyptian)? Or maybe the annunaki type stuff, yeah I know that's still Mesopotamian, Egyptian and the Hittite lands but it's prehistoric... Thanks for the great interview. 🙋

[@MoAnInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@mabonbran8913]

Aww! Large watery eyes with bottom lip sticking out... Thanks for (Insert: generic copy and paste response number 2) Lol! It's cos I said Greco-Roman is more modern in it... 😭😱😨

[@JeffYost-e5q]

And meteors, ice ages, nuclear type effents, super volcanoes , solar superflares ... what did I leave out ?

[@nohbuddy1]

Interviewing Santa Claus now? Impressive

[@MoAnInc]

💁🏻‍♀️

[@jessm.porthos]

Friends, enemies, peers …. Lol

[@NP1066]

Strong Dumbledore vibes

[@lightningspirit2166]

Ghosts were always there before mesopotamia,they have been observed since intelligent hominids have existed ,all living things have a supernatural essence,some of that essence ,interacts with this world....and is observed and witnessed...😮

[@HowellingRoots]

Thank youuuu for this conversation 🙏 🙌 🙃 Can't wait to delve deeper into his books. #StayFreeWithRussellBrand #AwakeningWonders -JRoot

[@Daladun]

What a splendid interview! (Marry me)

[@MoAnInc]

Thank you! (No x)

[@Angelimir]

​@@MoAnIncI think he meant professor Finkle 😁

[@riley0187]

so if they believed the world was flat why did they map the stars

[@none--other]

Please re-upload with normalized volume. The good doctor is soft spoken and your track is overwhelmingly loud.

[@chrisj683]

I would actually say the quality of his audio recording is low in fidelity, and that’s the issue. I say this because I have hearing damage and he sounds like a kazoo in my bad ear.

[@aripiispanen9349]

♪♫♥ - Very Interesting, thank you for sharing this - 𒀭 Mr Irving Finkel is one of my idols, great character with big heart and knowledge.

[@MoAnInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@freegender930]

Moan ink 🥵

[@JeffYost-e5q]

Their was more than one flood, everyone says so.

[@Laocoon283]

This guy would would absolutely thrive on Jordan Petersons pod

[@countottovanshanoo822]

Love Dr. Finkel - having watched some of his lectures I now have an interest in something I had no interest in.

[@MoAnInc]

He is FABULOUS!

[@far1762]

Dacă, e, englez, nu-l, baxg, în, seama, cit, de, tine,, ,,,,,,. 😮