#esoteric

The philosopher's stone was more than likely a term for an ecstatic state, one in which the field of immediate knowledge we spoke of earlier became manifest in the psyche of the alchemist. That is, it more than likely answered in many respects the satori experience of the Zen Buddhist. ↗

— Charles Ponce

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#experience

What we are witness to in alchemy is the transformation of philosophic ideas concerning the structure and dynamics of the world into psychological considerations on the nature of man and his soul. ↗

— Charles Ponce

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#nature

Just as we were finishing 'Paul's Boutique' we got our own places, and I was going out to clubs a lot less. I got a bit more introverted and spent a lot more time on my own reading. I would just go down to the esoteric bookstore and wander around. ↗

— Adam Yauch

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