I mean everybody knows there's something wrong with the world and if you read left wing politicians or deconstructionists or thoughtful historians they will offer thoughtful critiques of our situation. But the question is, you know, the Tolstoyian question; 'What is to be done?'

We can move no faster than the evolution of our language, and this is certainly part of what the psychedelics are about: they force the evolution of language.

The imagination is the goal of history. I see culture as an effort to literally realize our collective dreams.

I think there is a global commonality of understanding coming into being. And it is not necessarily fostered by institutions.

What is the psychedelic experience? What promise does it hold for a sane future for our planet and our children? And what is it about it that kindles the kind of loyalty that I feel coming from the people in this room this evening? And I submit to you that it is nothing less than the rebirth of a voice that has been silent for at least a thousand years, the still small voice of the Logos of the planet.

If reality is code, then it can be hacked in some way that we had not suspected before.

Half the time you think your thinking you’re actually listening