Creativity and Chaos (Part 2)
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 4, 2026
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Rupert Sheldrake 02:14 Ralph Abraham: Takes issue with McKenna’s and Sheldrake’s interpretation of chaotic attractors. . . . To a mathematician, the word ‘attractor’ does not necessarily imply attraction. 07:23 Rupert Sheldrake: “But Newtonian physics and the triumph of the mechanistic […
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A long podcast introduction frames a discussion among Ralph Abraham, Rupert Sheldrake, and Terence McKenna about chaos theory, attractors, teleology, and how models relate to evolution, psychology, language, religion, and society. The later segments shift into reflections on podcasting, community, and the psychedelic salon’s production and distribution.
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