c/terence-mckenna
The largest collection of talks by Terence McKenna — visionary ethnobotanist and advocate for the mindful use of natural psychedelics.
…goddess Inanna and she sent a bull to convince him. And this is. And he destroyed the bull. And then he took his friend Enkidu, the shaman guy. And against the will of Enkidu, they went out together and they chopped down the tree of life. This is what…
…him. And this is. And he destroyed the bull. And then he took his friend Enkidu, the shaman guy. And against the will of Enkidu, they went out together and they chopped down the tree of life. This is what GilgaMesh was all about. So GilgAmesh is like…
…shaman and co opts his loyalty and gets him to help him cut down the world tree. They go off into the wilderness, Enkidu, the shaman figure, and Gilgamesh, the wily king figure, and they cut down the world tree. This is the earliest piece of literature…
…the cedar trees and enlil the sky. God said no, no, gilgamesh is my special protege and it should be enkidu who gets killed. Enkidu saw this whole scene this god council in a dream and shamash said: I don't think you should kill them at all because…