Terence McKenna's Novelty Theory at Play More Than Ever as "2012" Approaches

Terence McKenna's school of thought plays a huge role in laying the foundation of the next Renaissance and provides fuel to the engine of evolutionary thought.

"Novelty Theory is something I’ve been working on since the early 70s, inspired by psychedelic plant experiences in the Amazon, to attempt to look at time and really deconstruct it and attempt to understand what it is. And this has been a wild intellectual ride leading to some pretty easily stated conclusions. One is that “novelty,” which is my term for complexity or advanced organization, novelty increases as we approach the present moment. The universe that you and I are living in is a far more novel and complicated place than the early universe was...It explains the rush toward all forms of new technology and social organization in the new millennium... So whether you believe as I do that we can know the precise moment of this transformation of the world of time, or whether you believe it is simply coming soon and fast, really doesn’t make that much difference. We are all gathered here at the end game of developmental processes of this planet. We are about to become unrecognizable to ourselves as a species... Our technologies, our religions, our science has pushed us toward this for thousands of years without us awakening to what the denouement would be. Now, we stand close enough to it, I think that all but the most lumpen among us must feel the tug of the transcendental and the transformative."
- transcribed from Terence McKenna's Final Earthbound Interview (1998)

In an increasingly complex and connected world, this vision of Novelty by Terence McKenna could not be more relevant. With any luck, we are launching a new global culture of authentic humanity in progress that stands in integrity with the big picture and a shift in the common ethical value base. Luck happens at the intersection of preparedness and opportunity. As information continues to surge into view, it paves the path that guides this process of becoming and the journey to true being, whatever that entails.

Humanity's hope resides in those, including this curious article author, willing to explore, expand, refine, and transmit these ideas with fresh eyes, open hearts, and coherent voices as we collectively move forward into experiencing new realms with and through this codified context of a holistic understanding of the universe.

We are changing the conversation simply by engaging it.

We are the creative, compassionate cosmonauts of accelerating consciousness - transforming the tides of tribal authority and twirling time itself like a transcendent tyke's top. Enjoy Novelty Theory as the embellishing thread connecting all dimensions in the fabric of existence!

Check out http://www.realitysandwich.com/node/93685 for more of Terence McKenna's Final Earthbound Interview.