"The African Unconscious is indeed a daring work, and a unique contribution to African diasporic studies. It is a must for all students of human psychology."

–Rowland O. Abiodun, Professor of Fine Arts and Black Studies, Amherst College, author of Yoruba: Nine Centuries of African Art and Thought

"The scope of the author’s knowledge is simply awesome, and that, coupled with his engaging writing style, makes for, not an ‘easy’ read, but an adventuresome one. . . . For those who entertain notions of collective unconscious and deep structure racial messages, I cannot think of a better text that navigates such thinking."

–William E. Cross, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, author of Shades of Black

"What Bynum has accomplished in pulling together such a mammoth body of knowledge and research into one cogent volume and theme is remarkable. He writes with the clarity and insight of a seer about the most profound of subject matters. A contribution to knowledge of this magnitude seldom comes once in a decade."

–Linda James Myers, Ph.D., Professor, Ohio State University, former President of the National Association of Black Psychologists, author of Understanding An Afrocentric World View

In this bold, humanistic view of history, archaeology, genetics, and the biospiritual roots of religion and science, Edward Bruce Bynum offers a radically new vision of the collective unconscious in its daily and historical operations. He goes beyond traditional "Eastern" and "Western" perspectives and presents a powerful African vision of the human species from our earliest days to contemporary times. This brilliant and provocative synthesis of both modern and ancient science and the great enduring spiritual traditions provides a vision for the new millennium.