In the Valley of Novelty (Part 5)

Psychedelic Salon
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Jonathan
May 3, 2026
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Terence McKenna argues that psychedelics reconnect humans with primitive, visionary, and shamanic modes of consciousness suppressed by civilization. He develops novelty theory, claiming the universe and life trend toward increasing complexity, and links that idea to culture, technology, and humanity’s future.

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