Books, Human Creativity and "humble", a Graphic Meditation Tool for Openness
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March 9, 2026 · 1h 13m · Season 1 · Episode 55
About this episode
Dennis McKenna and OpticMystic discuss the graphic meditation tool 'Humble' and its exploration of human creativity and openness.
Dennis McKenna and OpticMystic explore humble, a graphic meditation on openness, self-questioning, books, technology, AI, love, and the ongoing mystery of what it means to be human. - - - OpticMystic a.k.a Hugo Amadeu is just a human fascinated by being alive. He intended to be an astrophysicist or an oceanographer but ended up studying graphic design and becoming a freelancer. He worked on DMT: The Spirit Molecule documentary film by Mitch Schultz, ESPD 50 book and later at the McKenna Academy. Currently, he is working with Namae Ntumae at CWays Home performing all sorts of media wizardry. He is also a sandwriter, musician, writer and terrific dishwasher. A bookworm from early age, his curiosity and passion for reading has made him a sort of accidental philosopher. A trance festival, more than 20 years ago, altered profoundly the course of his life and his hopes for the future. A few, yet, intense psychedelic experiences assured him that there is certainly more to the world than the eyes can see. Devout atheist with a profound feeling for the sacred, he will ignore the gods but embrace the spirits. There is something punk in his approach, an itchiness for authority and a refusal…
People in this episode
Host: Dennis McKenna
Guest: OpticMystic
Topics covered
- graphic meditation
- openness
- self-questioning
- human creativity
- technology
- AI
- philosophy
Keywords
- graphic meditation
- openness
- self-questioning
- human creativity
- technology
- AI
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: McKenna Academy, CWays Home
Books & works: Humble, DMT: The Spirit Molecule, ESPD 50
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