McKenna: Hermeticism and Alchemy Part 1
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 3, 20261991
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�Human beings are co-partners with deity in the project of being. This is the basis of all magic.� �In a Christian context magic is heresy because it implies that man can command god to act. In other words that in some strange�
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The transcript is a podcast introduction and extended lecture on Hermeticism, alchemy, and related Renaissance magical traditions, centered on Terence McKenna’s ideas. It contrasts Christian doctrine with Hermetic worldviews, traces historical misunderstandings and key figures like Ficino, Bruno, Dee, and Paracelsus, and ends with podcast announcements and community thanks.
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