I think there is a global commonality of understanding coming into being. And it is not necessarily fostered by institutions.
Terence McKennaThe drugs of the future will be computers. The computers of the future will be drugs.
Terence McKennaThe major adventure is to claim your authentic, true being, which is not culturally given to you. The culture will not explain to you how to be a real human being. It will tell you how to be banker, politician, Indian chief, masseuses, actress, whatever, but it will not give you true being.
Terence McKenna