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Techno Pagans at the End of History

Psychedelic Salon
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Jonathan
May 3, 2026
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A podcast introduction frames a 1998 Esalen workshop conversation between Mark Pesci and Terence McKenna about technopaganism, virtual reality, psychedelics, and the Internet as forces reshaping consciousness and culture. The speakers argue for heart-centered, bodily, and communicative practices to navigate increasingly blurred boundaries between the real and simulated, while the host closes with notes on related podcasts and ayahuasca practice.

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