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Finance, Religion, & Drugs (Part 5)

The Holy Grail

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Nathan Knopp
Feb 06, 2023
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This essay is the last in a five part series. Part 1 is about the ubiquity of debt forgiveness in pre-Greek and Roman societies. Part 2 connects debt to the idea of an apocalypse. Part 3 relates apocalyptic religion to psychedelic drugs. Part 4 focuses on the twin illusions of time and ego. And finally, Part 5 reveals the true meaning of the Holy Grail.

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