2006-12-29
Leary and Space Migration; Exo-Psychology
Great post on Bruce Eisner's blog about Timothy Leary's 1977 book Exo-Psychology.
Quote, my emphasis:
Categories: psychedelic, Leary, space migration, teleology
Quote, my emphasis:
His model of developmental psychology, based on eight "brain circuits" that are activated sequentially—during both the ontogeny of an individual and species-wide during phylogeny—includes terrestrial and post-terrestrial stages. The first four circuits govern the experiences of planetbound life. The last four are for extraterrestrial use. Leary came to believe that psychedelic drugs temporarily activate (or emulate or simulate) the extraterrestrial circuits. Although unwieldy and possibly maladaptive in the terrestrial context, the psychedelic experience delivers a preview of modes of consciousness that will be normal for space dwellers. The psychedelic experience will find its proper field of application and adaptation, according to Leary's teleological model of evolution, outside the confines of gravity.
Categories: psychedelic, Leary, space migration, teleology
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