Originally aired as Salon #577 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "We asked for it, but we never knew we would get it in such spades. Last week was the 25th anniversary of the experiment at La Chorrera." Part 5 of Terence McKenna's Countdown Into Complexity series.

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 #418 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "Every drug problem can usually be traced to a previous drug problem." "I think drugs are much safer than gurus." "I've never been absolutely certain that psychedelics have anything whatsoever to do with the spiritual quest."

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…"