Shamanism, on the other hand, is this world wide, since Paleolithic-times, tradition which says that you must make your own experience the center piece of any model of the world that you build.

What we call reality is in fact nothing more than a culturally sanctioned and linguistically reinforced hallucination.

You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.

The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed.

If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan.

As the bonfires of knowledge grow brighter, the more the darkness is revealed to our startled eyes.

The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation

The problem is not to find the answer, it's to face the answer

I don't believe consciousness is generated in the brain any more than television programs are made inside my TV. The box is too small.

Nature is not mute, it is a man who is deaf.

Life lived in the absence of the psychedelic experience upon which primordial shamanism is based is life trivialized, life denied, life enslaved to the ego.

Are those the only options? Nothing or forever?

Seek to learn constantly while you live

Knowing what to do with time is the key to being productive

...throw roses into the abyss and say: 'here is my thanks to the monster who didn't succeed in swallowing me alive.

A dreamer-you know-it's a mind that looks over the edges of things.

I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members

In Islamic theology, the phallic symbol is very important. Your biggest phallic symbol is New York City and your tallest building will be the phallic symbol they will hit.

The only problem facing you in life is the belief in separation from your Source. Solve that one and all the other ones will vanish.

Think like a head coach, but act like an assistant coach

Believe in something big. Your life is worth a noble motive.