Originally aired as Salon #370 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "History is like self-reflection through the medium of language propelling itself into self-recognition." "Clearly, what is happening is there is a kind of global emergence of a new mental order." "The central figure in the archaic revival is the shaman."

Originally aired as Salon #357 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "The culture cannot evolve faster than the language. The language is the flashlight that shows the path." "The psychedelic universe, whatever it is, is the major datum of experience. It's larger than this planet. Nobody knows how large it is."