The world is made of words

Terence McKenna

2026-07-30 · public memory · Quotation attributed to the named contributor(s). · era 0 · Incunabula

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The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words. And if you know the words that the world is made of, you can make of it whatever you wish.

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The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words. And if you know the words that the world is made of, you can make of it whatever you wish.

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Title	The world is made of words
Date	2026-07-30
Edition	1/1
Contributions	Terence McKenna quoted_author
Subjects	form:quotation, theme:psychedelics, theme:artificial-intelligence, theme:imagination, theme:language, theme:consciousness, register:dream-logic
Facets	form: quotation · theme: psychedelics · theme: artificial-intelligence · theme: imagination · theme: language · theme: consciousness · register: dream-logic · era 0: incunabulaClaimed in the inscribed metadata.
Rights	Quotation attributed to the named contributor(s).
Rights basis	quotation fair use
Provenance	Poem on art, attention, and care.
Publication class	public memory
Market policy	never list
Transfer policy	stewardship
Lineage	independent
Content type	text/plain;charset=utf-8
Content length	187 bytes
Metadata digest (SHA-256)	`105b94601d8485f8ffae2d1008d7e5b24a0f1f488cb27aad09641ea9306b7f71`