Musings on Mysteries and the Mythical Matrix (M^4, “M Quad”, or M4D for short) is a podcasting and content creation platform that is dedicated to exploring the ancient, mysterious, and unknown through logic, reason, science, and the Socratic method. Whether your interest is Atlantis, Zeus, or anything in between, we tackle it all! Our goal is to unravel the interdimensional and mythical matrix of ancient stories, and expose how these may be connected to modern mysteries and science. We approach our overall study through a unique lens of theorizing the spiritual realm exists, and is the 4th dimension as indicated by mathematical geometry.
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Musings on Mysteries and the Mythical Matrix (M^4, “M Quad”, or M4D for short) is a podcasting and content creation platform that is dedicated to exploring the ancient, mysterious, and unknown through logic, reason, science, and the Socratic method. Whether your interest is Atlantis, Zeus, or anything in between, we tackle it all! Our goal is to unravel the interdimensional and mythical matrix of ancient stories, and expose how these may be connected to modern mysteries and science. We approach our overall study through a unique lens of theorizing the spiritual realm exists, and is the 4th dimension as indicated by mathematical geometry.
The podcast is for: mystery seekers, musers, conspiracy theorists, interdimensional philosophers, and seekers of truth.
The show is NOT for those who enjoy the comfort of their confirmation bias and logical fallacies: you will get triggered!
Episode 065 - Magic Rings and Ancient Technology: The Ring of Gyges (Plato)
Musings on Mysteries & the Mythical Matrix
59 minutes
2 weeks ago
Episode 065 - Magic Rings and Ancient Technology: The Ring of Gyges (Plato)
⚡ The Ring of Gyges: Science, Morality, and Ancient Mystery ⚡
A ring that makes you invisible. A tale of power, corruption, and human nature — but what if this story isn’t just philosophy?
What we talk about in this episode:
📜 The Myth of Gyges • Retelling Plato’s story and its moral experiment — would justice still exist if we could act unseen? • What does this say about human morality when consequences disappear? • How does this ancient myth compare to The Lord of the Rings and modern stories of power and temptation?
🔬 The Deeper Questions • From philosophy to science — could the Ring of Gyges represent lost or advanced technology? • Is a “phone” or an “invisible ring” more plausible in today’s context? • Missing 411 parallels — beings in caves, advanced tech, and accounts of invisibility. • Alternate explanations: ancient manipulation, misunderstood tech, or something else entirely?
🪶 Further myth research: • Ubara-Tutu, Shurrupak, and Methuselah — exploring ancient king lists and cuneiform clues. • Jeremy Black’s translations: person vs. place — what the archeological discoveries reveal. • Could these texts hint at hidden journeys or advanced beings remembered as gods?
🎙️ Catch-Up Segment We’re back after a short break — and diving headfirst into one of the oldest and strangest mysteries linking philosophy, myth, and science.
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Sources: Plato. (n.d.). The Republic [PDF]. Retrieved from https://www.sciencetheearth.com/uploads/2/4/6/5/24658156/plato_-_the_republic.pdf
Missing 411: The Hunted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3vQKtbJmNw
Missing 411 Website/Where to Buy the Books: https://www.canammissing.com/page/page/8396197.htm
Instructions to Shurrupak Article Referenced: "Inscriptions from Tell Abu Salabikh" The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications Volume XCIX by Robert Biggs
Musings on Mysteries & the Mythical Matrix
Musings on Mysteries and the Mythical Matrix (M^4, “M Quad”, or M4D for short) is a podcasting and content creation platform that is dedicated to exploring the ancient, mysterious, and unknown through logic, reason, science, and the Socratic method. Whether your interest is Atlantis, Zeus, or anything in between, we tackle it all! Our goal is to unravel the interdimensional and mythical matrix of ancient stories, and expose how these may be connected to modern mysteries and science. We approach our overall study through a unique lens of theorizing the spiritual realm exists, and is the 4th dimension as indicated by mathematical geometry.
The podcast is for: mystery seekers, musers, conspiracy theorists, interdimensional philosophers, and seekers of truth.
The show is NOT for those who enjoy the comfort of their confirmation bias and logical fallacies: you will get triggered!
