You gave a talk on the idea of a time machine. Can you remind about it?
Certainly! In the talk about the idea of a time machine, Terence McKenna explored the concept with a blend of imagination and theoretical speculation. He described a scenario set in late December of 2012, where technicians are putting the final touches on the first time machine at the world temporal studies institute in the central Amazon. The chief scientist chosen to pilot the machine into the future is preparing for the journey, highlighting the excitement and novelty of such an event 1.
McKenna also discussed the implications of time travel, suggesting that if a time machine could be invented, machines from the future would appear to witness the first successful journey into time, much like spectators at a historic event 3. He entertained the idea that one could travel into the future and then back into the past, but only as far back as the moment the first time machine was discovered, due to logical and physical constraints 5.
Additionally, McKenna's fascination with time and its potential manipulation extended into his psychedelic experiences, where he imagined time as something that could be visualized and navigated through mental constructs 4. The talk often blended scientific ideas with a touch of science fiction, making the concept of time travel both intriguing and accessible 7.
Nice. I remember he had a talk about the earth being pregnant or something, i could be wrong, but it was some pregnancy analogy
Yes, Terence McKenna often used the analogy of the Earth as a pregnant entity, suggesting it was like an embryonic or fetal being undergoing a form of gestation. He described this process as the Earth ramifying its nervous system, akin to the developmental unfolding seen in morphogenesis during pregnancy 1. This imagery reflects his view of the Earth as undergoing a transformative, almost birthing process, where new forms of consciousness and connectivity are emerging 14. This analogy captures his vision of the planet as a living organism experiencing profound evolutionary changes.
What talk was that birthing process in?
The birthing process analogy appears in several of Terence McKenna's talks and writings. One notable instance is in "Alchemy & The Hermetic Corpus (Workshop)," where he describes the species preparing to depart for the stars as being in the "birth canal of a planetary birthing" 1. Another example is from "Language About The Unspeakable (aka 'Raving In The Light Of The Third Millennium')," where he describes what's happening on the planet as a kind of birthing process 3. Additionally, the metaphor is also present in "Philosophical Gadfly [aka 'Shamanology']," where he discusses the necessity of a cleavage and birth as a metaphor for the transformative process humanity is undergoing 8.
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