Everything Teaches
Terence McKenna
Jonathan
Dec 7, 20241989
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A few months before the release of his book "True Hallucinations", Terence McKenna was asked to recount the experiment at La Chorrera, and since he "ran out of material" for the workshop he gives a detailed account of the events of 1971.
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The transcript details a complex exploration of psychedelic research, shamanism, and neurophysiology, focusing on the mysterious 'magical phlegm' in Amazonian shamanism and theories about memory storage in DNA involving psychedelic molecules. It also covers a profound psychedelic experiment leading to psychotic episodes, UFO encounters, and the development of the 'time wave zero' theory predicting a transformative event in human history around 2012. The speaker reflects on the scientific, mystical, and philosophical implications of these experiences and theories.
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