Origins of the Choice-Maker
Terence McKenna
Jonathan
May 10, 2026
Originally aired as Salon #476 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. Terence McKenna's overview of habit and novelty, moving into a discussion of time, with poetic language that provides several interesting mental footholds.
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Summary
The transcript explores the evolution of human consciousness influenced by psilocybin, linking it to hunting behaviors, erotic fantasy, and shamanism. It discusses psychedelic effects on perception, human sexuality's variability, population dynamics, and a novel mathematical model of time based on the I Ching. The speaker proposes a future of integrated human consciousness and critiques traditional scientific assumptions about time.
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