The Magic of Plants (Rites of Spring) Part 3
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 4, 2026
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Kat Harrison [NOTE: All quotations are by Terence McKenna.] "I think our entire culture is headed for being enveloped in a cognitive hallucination where our real wishes will be fulfilled. And that's why it's so important to find out what our real wishes are." "A delusion of grandeur […]
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The transcript is a podcast introduction and extended excerpt of a 1986 Terence McKenna workshop focused on psychedelics, consciousness, and a theory of time. It argues that novelty and complexification accelerate through history toward a transformative future, linking the I Ching, Mayan calendar, spaceflight, and psychedelic experience.
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