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Mar 23, 2026 1 hr 18 min

Optical Democracy: Special Bonus Episode

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The critic and artist explore a mysterious, often misunderstood, term in the novel Blood Meridian. "optical democracy" on page 259, within Chapter 17 The adventure takes us to 1925's "The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture and Literature" by José Ortega y Gasset. Keats, Whitman, Burroughs, Van Gogh, Valesquez, painting, Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, oil paint manufacture, writing, and ego death. Non-duality, loss of self, oneness...optical democracy. And we are just getting started! :) Thank you for listening. We would love to hear from you Email us at... [email protected] You can find more content on our Substack page... https://substack.com/@esoterica1985 And find us on Instagram too

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