…that's your time. And ultimately, that's the gift that actually keeps these podcasts coming. I wouldn't be doing this if no one was listening. Or on second thought, yeah, I probably would still be producing these programs even then, simply because this is…

…if no one was listening. Or on second thought, yeah, I probably would still be producing these programs even then, simply because this is one of the things that gives me the most pleasure out of life, and the other is spending four or 5 hours a day…

…one of the things that gives me the most pleasure out of life, and the other is spending four or 5 hours a day playing with one of my grandchildren. I do it in the guise of providing a few hours a day of daycare, but the truth is, it's actually my…

…people have sent me discs with some 70 plus McKenna talks that were once online somewhere, but have now been taken down for one reason or another. And I'm having a ball previewing these talks, many of which I've never heard before. So I hope you'll bear…

…reason I'm keeping the salon commercial free and a user sponsored podcast, so to speak. The talk we're about to hear right now is one you can find in quite a few places under the title the world and its double. But as you might have noticed, I'm…

…a way which makes me feel uncomfortable. Therefore, there is something wrong with you. Yes. So this, now it's interesting, and this is one of the points that's dear to me. I mean, they arrive in different orders each time, but I think of history as a…

…It represented an extremely dramatic shift of modality. And this is what history is. History is characterized by its brevity, for one thing. I mean, we have packed more change into the last 10,000 years than the billion years which preceded it. I…

…the cosmic game have risen. And now what we have is approximately $100 billion sitting in the center of the crap table. And one roll of the dice more. And we're going to either win it or lose everything. Because intelligence, if we fail, will never…

…we'll find it just does not have the resources to make the leap to technical civilization. So it's beginning to look like a one shot deal. And the psychedelics are in there for two reasons. First of all, because they allow us as individuals to break out…

…effect of dissolving boundaries and making this maintenance of a dominance hierarchy very, very difficult. First of all, the key on one level to maintaining the dominance hierarchy is monogamous pair bonding. That's where it begins in a society taking a lot…

…situation. This is the myth of the fall, you know, we are half angel, half beast. And these two natures are united in every one of us. And when you take psilocybin you feel generally a great sense of community an ascent to a higher level. If you…

…and conspicuous consumption, but my guess is that you've already figured that out for yourself. Hopefully enough people will also figure that one out on their own before the final roll of the dice that Terrence just mentioned. It dawned on me when he was…

…you know, I've had nothing but high praise for Max and the valuable information he provides. But as I've mentioned before, there is one area in which we have a major disagreement, and that is on the use of ayahuasca. Now, while listening to his recent…

…on in that program. One example is when he compared DMT to psilocybin by saying that they weren't all that different from one another because their chemicals names kind of sounded alike. Now, I don't mind people giving their opinion about things, but that…

…about the varieties of the nicotine experience and about absinthe, which now seems to be making its way back into the world. But one of the little tidbits in that issue that I would have missed otherwise is the fact that in the latest edition of the…

…word. It's good to know that the straight world now recognizes it. As I mentioned a few weeks back, little elf and Eroc x one have set up a MySpace page for the salon, which you can find@MySpace.com psychedelicsalon. All one word. And I'm now at long…

…few weeks back, little elf and Eroc x one have set up a MySpace page for the salon, which you can find@MySpace.com psychedelicsalon. All one word. And I'm now at long last starting to get up to speed with MySpace, and so I want to thank them and all…

…I've probably pronounced some of your names improperly, and I apologize for that. But I've spent some time listening to at least one of each of your tracks on MySpace and found it all quite enjoyable. Incredible, actually. And I've been returning to some…

…artwork to our page. Wow, you guys really blow me away. And so that you know, I do make a point of visiting each and every one of my friends pages on the my space, even if it's only for a few minutes. But doing so has given me a much better idea…

…to iTunes, and so for now, the only way you'll be able to listen to it is go to www. Dot matrixcast. That's all one word, matrixcast.com and download it from there. Or if you prefer, you can stream it online from that site as well. My first program…