This week, we’re joined by Sarah Perry for a concluding discussion on rituals, technology, and sanctuary cities.
Brought to you by Anthony DeMarco and Nick B. Steves, Ascending the Tower is a podcast distributed by Social Matter and represents the latest project of the Hestia Society. Please leave feedback in the comments, and if you’d like to get in touch with Anthony DeMarco, you can find him at: survivingbabel@gmail.com
Produced in part with the support of Crab Aesthetics and Gladio.
Notes:
1:21 – Ritual, wish, sacrifice and reward
5:59 – Science fiction as wish magic for the future
11:34 – How many narratives is too many?
18:48 – Technology allows us to grant our own wishes
23:07 – Can people have a healthy relationship with immersive VR?
32:00 – Response to sanctuary cities? – Question from @crab_aesthetics
43:27 – Out Of Left Field – Proper role of entheogens?
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Music:
Opening Music: “Fight the Dragon for the Village” by NanowaR (excerpt)
Closing Music: “Wandering Possum” by Robbie Hancock
Daywalt Horror – “Bedfellows”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6flB0XvmTo
Sanctuary Cities and You
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/07/30/sanctuary-cities-defy-immigration-law/bXmxdlTSbYUWVGDT8MaLLO/story.html
Don’t Do Drugs, Kids
https://www.erowid.org/entheogens/
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