We look at a few important historic discoveries that made news headlines in 2023 with our influencer panelists.Jennifer Deyo, writer, archeaologistMatt LaCroix is a passionate writer and researcher who grew up exploring the outdoors of northern New England. After college, he began studying ancient civilizations, philosophy, quantum mechanics, and history. His focus became uncovering and connecting the esoteric teachings from secret societies and ancient cultures that disappeared long ago. At 32 he published his first major book; "The Illusion of Us", which combined years of research to discover the truth about the past, human origins, the gods of antiquity, as well as the fundamentals of consciousness. In 2019 he released his second book entitled; "The Stage of Time", which represents a compilation of studying ancient texts, evidence for lost civilizations, spiritual wisdom, and theoretical physics, combined together to find answers to some of our most difficult questions.Matthew works as a writer/researcher at Gaia and has appeared on shows such as Open Minds and Beyond Belief. He is a frequent guest on numerous podcasts and panel discussions and is currently co-writing his third major book with Billy Carson entitled; "The Epic of Humanity", which will focus on uncovering the mysteries of the human origin story, the timeline of lost civilizations, and ancient catastrophes.https://thestageoftime.com/Rev. Jim Willis earned his master's degree in theology from Andover Newton Theological School, Jim Willis has been an ordained minister for over forty years. He has also taught college courses in comparative religion and cross-cultural studies. In addition, Willis has been a professional musician, high school orchestra and band teacher, arts council director, and even a drive-time radio show host. His background in theology and education led to his writings on religion, the apocalypse, cross-cultural spirituality, and the mysteries of the unknown. His books include Visible Ink Press' The Religion Book and Armageddon Now: The End of the World A to Z. He also published Faith, Trust & Belief: A Trilogy of the Spirit. Willis resides in the woods of South Carolina with his wife, Barbara, and their dog, Rocky.https://www.jimwillis.net/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.