Meaning lies in the confrontation of contradiction - the coincidencia apositorum. That’s what we really feel, not these … - Terence McKenna

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Terence McKenna

Meaning lies in the confrontation of contradiction - the coincidencia apositorum. That’s what we really feel, not these rational schemes that are constantly beating us over the head with the “thou shalts” and “thou should”, but rather a recovery of the real ambiguity of being and an ability to see ourselves as at once powerful and weak, noble and ignoble, future-oriented, past-facing.

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