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Surfing the Wave in the Age of Fluidity

Introduction James Joyce famously wrote, "History is a nightmare from which I'm trying to awake." While I completely agree with the sentiment, I also believe that historical time anticipates and announces the  purpose of humankind . Meaning we could not reach the potential of our species without first developing a narrative that allowed us to build on our accomplishments, learn from our mistakes, and innovate into our future. Ethnobotanist Terence McKenna explained that history did not always exist, humorously saying, “It was not installed with the rocks.” Rather, it was created through the advent of writing, which recorded and “immortalized” the actions of individuals. Instead of the eternal repetition of mythic events – “We plant wheat this way because that is how the First Man planted wheat,” or “We build our city this way because God formed the world in this same pattern,” our ancestors were now able to document current events involving real people acting in uniqu...