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Extraction Summary
9
People
3
Organizations
1
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript/memoir page (evidence document)
File Size:
1.96 MB
Summary
This page appears to be from a manuscript or memoir, marked with a House Oversight Bates number. The text discusses musical theory, mathematics, and psychology, referencing 'unstable fixed points' and historical mystic practices. It concludes with a biographical note about the narrator meeting Michael Murphy (co-founder of Esalen) during their freshman year at Stanford University.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Narrator | Author |
Recounting personal history, musical theories, and meeting Michael Murphy at Stanford.
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| Unidentified Female ('She') | Associate |
Laughed lasciviously at the narrator's musical composition.
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| Michael Murphy | Co-founder of Esalon (Esalen) |
Met the narrator during their freshman year at Stanford University; author of 'Golf in the Magic Kingdom'.
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| John Coltrane | Musician |
Cited as an example of creating altered states of consciousness through music.
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| McCoy Tyner | Musician |
Cited alongside Coltrane for tenor/piano dialogues.
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| Abulafia | Historical Author |
Author of 'Hayyei Ha’Olam HaBa' (1280 book on ecstatic techniques).
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| Pavlov | Scientist |
Referenced regarding 'Pavlov's dogs' and conditioned stimulus.
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| Rumi | Poet/Mystic |
Referenced regarding Sufi chant-dances.
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| George | Associate |
Mentioned at the very end of the page as being 'with' Michael Murphy (likely George Leonard, though the text cuts off).
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University |
Where the narrator met Michael Murphy during freshman year.
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| Esalon |
Refers to the Esalen Institute (spelled Esalon in text), described as a center for mystical pursuits.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Freshman year (Narrator's timeline)
Unknown
Narrator played a mix of classical and modern jazz themes for an unidentified woman.
Unknown
Narrator
Unidentified Female
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of Esalon (Esalen).
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Relationships (2)
It was in my freshman year at Stanford University when I met Michael Murphy
Narrator
→
Social/Personal
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Unidentified Female
she laughed lasciviously as though tickled by this sensual violation of musical canon
Key Quotes (3)
"Rigid things can more easily fracture."Source
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Quote #1
"Mysterious are the conditions of attentive (preoccupied) and none attentive, (fugued out) disappearing time."Source
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Quote #2
"It was in my freshman year at Stanford University when I met Michael Murphy, later to co-found Esalon, the California center for mystical pursuits and naked mud bathing."Source
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Quote #3
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