Plants and Mind (Part 2-Chimpanzee or Bonobo)
Psychedelic Salon
Jonathan
May 3, 2026April 1993
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Follow Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Terence McKenna Date this lecture was recorded: April 1993 [NOTE: All quotations are by Terence McKenna “And that’s what we are now, semi-human. We’re capable of enormous acts of kindness and appalling acts of brutality.” “All of our institutions have been built up on the assumption of…
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A podcast host introduces and reflects on a Terrence McKenna talk arguing that psychedelics, especially psilocybin, shaped human consciousness, reduced ego dominance, and may support social reform. The discussion expands into gender, partnership, indigenous traditions, drug safety, and the idea of a Gaian mind connecting nature, culture, and shamanism.
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