The Sage and the State (HSG 4)
In ancient China, Confucius and Laozi embodied two enduring poles of consciousness: the exoteric path of social order and the esoteric path of mystical insight, whose deep recursion is the true engine of paradigm shifts.
The Grain Cage (HSG 2)
The “Grain Cage” made possible taxation, standing armies, and patriarchal hierarchies.
The Web (HSG 1)
This episode reconstructs humanity’s original state of participatory consciousness.