Today Terence McKenna picks up his inquiry into the concept of time from the standpoint of human history. He points out that, in the overall history of the planet, the sum total of human history is, in the amount of time it has covered, like a lightening strike. Also, he gives a more complete explanation of the workings of the I Ching. My favorite quote from this talk, which I'm not sure I completely understand, is: “We are like coral animals in a vast reef of excreted technological material that is wired for solid state data transfer.”
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