The Rebel Gene

In the ancient Sumerian texts, we have the stories of two Anunnaki brothers, Enki and Enlil, with considerable portions devoted to each. One can assign credibility to this ancient mythology as one sees fit. In Genesis, Enlil seemingly reigned supreme, however, it was Enki who (with the essential assistance of his half-sister Ninki) created Adam and Eve. It was Enlil, on the other hand, who created Eden. Enki was the serpent in the garden, who urged Adam and Eve to eat of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (which was infinitely beneficial to their spiritual growth). It was Enlil, who drove them out of Eden, while Enki was there to clothe them. It is worth noting that the biblical word for “snake” is nahash, which comes from the root word NHSH, and which means “to decipher, to find out.” In other words, Enki was the God of Wisdom.

In the time of Noah, it was Enlil who either created the Great Flood as a means of wiping out mankind (because they supposedly made too much noise), or else refused to warn the humans or do anything to save them or help them to save themselves. Enki, on the other hand, apparently against orders of the Anunnaki (who Enlil now controlled), provided the boat plans for Noah to build his Ark, and thus save him, his family (and likely a fair number of helpful artisans and their families).

Abraham and his descendants served Enlil, and followed his precepts. The Egyptians, on the other hand, were Enki’s protégés, and based on food management practices during the devastating droughts around the time of Jacob and Joseph, were doing a lot better than Enlil’s followers. Obviously Noah backed the right god.

Enlil ruled over an area in the Middle East that we know of as Iraq today, while Enki was based in Africa. Between the two, Enki was considered the more beneficent ruler, even paternal, literally as well as figuratively. Enki liked to have sex with human females, contributing his Anunnaki DNA to his human lineage. Enlil was less enthralled by humans and saw no use for them outside of being slaves and administrators. Enki was more lenient and wanted his human subjects to experience more freedom and grow more intelligent.

The brothers were at odds with each other on many fronts, and were ever in competition with each other. Ultimately, Enlil wanted to dumb down humanity which he felt was multiplying too rapidly and gaining in knowledge and critical thinking skills too quickly, posing a threat to his leadership. Because of the disparity of views of the two brothers, a major split in the human genome began at this time. A certain portion of the human tribe inherited “the rebel gene” from Enki, while the other portion did not, alternatively being finely groomed for perpetual obedience to authority.

This stark distinction between the two lineages of humans continues to this day. A surprisingly large portion of humanity continues to obey authority without question. They align themselves with the status quo and go out of their way to defend it. Then there are the others who seem to carry the rebel gene. In the world that we live in today, if ever we are going to break from the past, it will be because of the rebellious and innovative spirit of Enki's descendants.

At the end of the day, there is really only one question in balance that one need ask: Are you part of the human tribe with the rebel gene?