Terence Mckenna speaks about history as alchemy. Here is a large chunk of his rap from the talk entitled Unfolding the Stone. In this speech Mckenna uses the term “NOVELTY” in a unique way. He cites Alfred North Whitehead as the inovator of the term. if you link to the below youtube video you can find an excellent excerpt of Mckenna discussing his usage of the term. It is near the end of the clip! www.youtube.com Enjoy!