The Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

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In some ways, the type of thinking that is magical is also that sort of consciousness that seeks to complete. The idea that there are two modes of consciousness kind of repeat again and again and again throughout history. And you talk about it, when you examine a lot of these great thinkers, you know, pascal had the sort of the spirit of geometryand then he sort of spoke about this other sort of more poetic sensibility as well.

Gary Lachman is a writer and philosopher, whose work focuses on human imagination and the history of occult ideas. In this episode we discuss:

- Moving between the rational and the imaginative modes of consciousness - The rise of meme magic in politics and how Trump, Putin others have used it - How to make sense of a world dominated by philosophies of nihilism

We also discuss Gary’s experience in the rock band Blondie in the mid 70s, how the internet shapes reality and the history of some of the most important ideas about consciousness.