Psychedelics and Artificial Intelligence
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 3, 2026April 1999
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Follow Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Terence McKenna Date this lecture was recorded: April 1999 [NOTE: All quotations are by Terence McKenna “The electronic media and the psychedelics work together in a peculiar way to accentuate archaic values, values which are counter to the print constellated world.” “The shaman is like a designated…
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Lorenzo introduces a Terrence McKenna talk about psychedelics, shamanism, media, and intelligent machines, framing it as strikingly prescient in light of Harari’s Homo Deus. McKenna argues that technology and psychedelics both extend human consciousness, and that AI and complexity are driving civilization toward a profound transformation.
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