Originally aired as Salon #446 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. Terence McKenna tells stories about how Gordon Wasson was first led to investigating the mushrooms of Mexico, and discusses possible use of magic mushrooms by the Sufis.

Originally aired as Salon #317 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. Topics covered include two types of shamanism (narcotic and non-narcotic), UFOs and aliens, the end of history (the eschaton), the psychedelic experience, psilocybin as dialogue with the Other, death and afterlife, and dreams.

Originally aired as Salon #189 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "Think about this for a moment, we grow so inured to these religious forms, think about the notion of instituting at the center of your religion a rite where you eat your god. This is probably a memory of a relationship to…"