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Terence McKenna Message to Artists
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Terence McKenna excerpt from “Open Doors for Artists.”
You can select yourself as an artist. In fact you must do it as no one can do this for you. And once you have self-selected yourself as an artist you are an artist regardless of other people’s opinions.
And now it bears upon you to imagine something, to conceive of something and to hold something in your mind. This something is private and personal and only you know of its existence.
Then as an artist it become your task to manifest this something in the real world, to take your private and personal vision and make it visible to all.
This act of an artist, the sole thing an artist must do, is actually an act of magic. Make something tangible in the world that previously only existed as an intangible idea.
Perhaps an artist has seen some small detail of ordinary life that is commonly ignored. But to the artist this small detail is important even if only that it is part of the miracle of life and it is being ignored.
In the artist’s mind this detail possesses importance.
So then the artist contrives to create circumstances to attract attention to this small previously ignored detail so that others can recognize its importance as well.
So this magical ability of an artist is a special talent of an artist and for this reason artists have a role to play in society.
Artists must show others what does not exist and attract their attention to the overlooked details of everyday life.
Today there is great opportunity for artists.
Much is missing from daily life.
Many small details have become overlooked.
Now is your chance to step up and become the artist you have always wanted to become.
Show the rest of the world what they have been missing.
Be part of the peaceful solution, the peaceful resolution and help take back America.
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