Terence McKenna
c/terence-mckenna
The largest collection of talks by Terence McKenna — visionary ethnobotanist and advocate for the mindful use of natural psychedelics.
c/terence-mckenna
The largest collection of talks by Terence McKenna — visionary ethnobotanist and advocate for the mindful use of natural psychedelics.
Memorable moments captured from Terence McKenna transcripts and documents
“Part of what psychedelics do is they decondition you from cultural values. This is what makes it such a political hot potato.”
“You simply have to turn your back on a culture that has gone sterile and dead.”
“We should look within. The paths of the heart lead to nearby universes full of life and affection for humanity.”
“I call it the felt presence of direct experience.”
“Five dried grams in silent darkness.”
“The psychedelic experience is the birthright of every human being on the planet.”
“Ideology always paves the way toward atrocity.”
“Personal empowerment means deconditioning yourself from the values and the programs of the society.”
“Culture is for other people's convenience and the convenience of various institutions, churches, companies, tax collection schemes, what have you.”
“I think all hallucinogens are catalysts for cognitive activity.”
“When the psychedelics dissolve boundaries, we merge again with the living intellecting of nature.”
“The world is communication. Nature is the great teacher. All human gurus are simply distillations of the wave of nature that is coming at you.”
“You have to take seriously the notion that understanding the universe is your responsibility.”
“We are within 20 30 40 50 years of confronting the transcendental object at the end of time that drew us out of the animal body.”
“The felt presence of immediate experience.”
“The shaman is the figure at the beginning of human history.”
“We have to stop consuming our culture. We have to create culture. Don't watch TV, Don't read magazines,.”
“Technology is the real skin of our species.”
“If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan,.”
“Matter is not lacking in magic matter is magic.”
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