Plato as a Prenate

Why, you may wonder, is a mythologist speaking about Plato at the Prenatal Sciences Global Congress? I can explain. My research in mythology has inevitably led me to this community and I believe I have a contribution to make on the subject of prenatal consciousness.
I will show that much of what we call mythology, but also fairy tales, sacred scripture and, in some cases, even dance, derive from a fundamental impulse to retell in culturally specific ways the universal experience of ovulation, conception, cell differentiation and gestation as they occur in utero.
That sort of answers half of the question. Now, why Plato? I will attempt to show that Plato has left us a remarkable written record of his experience as a zygote. It is contained in one of his later dialogues, the Critias, and in particular his telling of the story of Atlantis. By any measure, this fantasy qualifies as myth and, for once, we know the author of the myth. Most myths cannot with certainty be identified with a single writer. But Atlantis is Plato’s. My premise is simple: The story of Atlantis is pure embryology, start to finish. Not just any embryo, but Plato, himself, recounting his development from ovulation through organogenesis.
My theory, mythobiogenesis, is applied not only to Plato, but across a broad spectrum of mythic and religious traditions.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE SPEAKER
NAME: Dr. JOHN JOSEPH BONADUCE
AFFILIATION: JOSEPH CAMPBELL FOUNDATION, USA
A regular and welcome presence as a speaker in the mythological studies community, John is a pioneer in the study of cellular consciousness. He holds a PhD in mythological studies with an emphasis in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. In addition, he obtained his Masters in Conducting from California State University in Los Angeles and continues to direct his choir Shantigarh at sacred and secular events. Check with your preferred music platform for his recordings. For his academic website, johnbonaduce.com.
John is an affiliate of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, New York. Each Sunday, when not directing an ensemble, John sings as a cantor at Mass accompanied by his wife, Eileen, on piano.