The Technology of Spirituality
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 3, 2026
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"The absolute victory of habit is death itself." "Life is apparently a phenomenon in this universe considerably more tenacious than stars." "When the democratic crunch hits, democratic values will go down the drain long before they turn off the lights and stop…
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Summary
Lorenzo introduces a 1994 Terence McKenna talk about psychedelics, spirituality, and the Internet, framing both as transformative technologies. The discussion ranges from philosophy of time and culture to social fragmentation, then closes with a plug for a Hopkins psychedelic survey on encounters with the divine.
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