
Apes shouting at the monolith
Psychedelic SalonJonathan
May 3, 2026
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"The most politically potent thing you can do for somebody is to educate them, to give them the facts. The facts are now so horrifying, and the means of delivering the facts so effective that there is no excuse for everyone not…
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Lorenzo introduces a 1990 Terence McKenna talk and urges listeners to reflect on its questions about reality, responsibility, and the psychedelic experience. McKenna argues that psychedelics, plants, and symbiosis reveal a deeper truth about ego, culture, and civilization, while Lorenzo closes by connecting those themes to modern political and environmental crises.
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