Reality Check
Psychedelic Salon
Terence McKenna "We have the concept of the ideal city in the ancient world, most especially the ideal city of Plato's Republic. So casually we might call that Utopian fantasy. Although Plato did try to actually realize it in the political organization of a particular city. […]
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Summary
The transcript centers on a long discussion of utopianism and millenarianism as historical and cultural frameworks, using psychedelic, scientific, religious, and political examples to compare visions of social transformation and end-times thinking. It then shifts to a contemporary political reflection on Obama’s election, California ballot issues, drug policy, and civil rights, mixing optimism with criticism and calls for a reality check.
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