Terence McKenna
speech-to-text transcripts of everything Terence McKenna said - lectures, interviews, trialogues, and raps.




joseph matheny on timewave zero and the santa cruz scene that produced it, february 2012.




terence mckenna explores the origin of consciousness and why humans emerged from millions of years of simpler biology




terence mckenna presents his theory that psilocybin mushrooms catalyzed human evolution by enhancing visual acuity for hunting, increasing sexual arousal to boost reproduction, and




part 3 of 12 from terence mckenna's 2012 omnibus series where he argues culture is not your friend but an intrusion on identity that demands conformity in exchange for unsatisfying




mike kawitzky's 2009 documentary. some twenty thinkers, framed by terence mckenna's archive recordings, on five questions about evolution, consciousness, god, science and death.

dennis mckenna explains ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology, the role of the shaman as a specialist in plant-induced altered states, and his critique of fundamentalist religion, in a

dennis mckenna discusses ufos, psychedelic experiences and his research on dmt and psilocybin mushrooms on the paratopia podcast




a 2009 documentary exploring shamanism and psychedelics as tools for accessing transpersonal realms through altered states of consciousness. covers ancient practices, sacred plants




terence mckenna on dmt as reality thermostat and consciousness as continuum property from a 2009 manifesting the mind dvd sneak preview chapter

terence mckenna's 2008 talk at the fourth annual amazonian shamanism conference. speaking without prepared remarks, he explores ayahuasca as a planetary teacher, the scientific stu




dennis mckenna's 2008 talk examining the western preoccupation with death he calls the death culture and its judeo-christian roots in the concept of original sin as the act of beco




terence mckenna's 2008 documentary on john dee and the alchemical dream of social transformation in renaissance europe.




a 2008 documentary exploring prophecies surrounding the mayan calendar end date of december 21 2012 and the quechua pachacuti tradition




dennis mckenna opening talk at the 2008 world psychedelic forum in basel on consciousness research and the future of psychedelic science




a 2007 documentary exploring the mayan calendar's 2012 end date and what it means for humanity. terence mckenna examines timewave theory, galactic alignment, and the shift in consc




frank theys' 2006 documentary on technological acceleration and the coming singularity, featuring terence mckenna and robert anton wilson

dennis mckenna's 2005 talk from the international amazonian shamanism conference in iquitos, peru, the conclusion of a two-part discourse on consciousness, neuroscience and psyched




dennis mckenna's 2004 conference presentation exploring how brain and consciousness relate from an ethnobotanist's perspective

dennis mckenna, ethnobotanist and brother of terence, discusses psychedelic plants, the amazon, and drug policy during a wide-ranging late-night interview on coast to coast am.

terence mckenna on coast to coast am april 1 1999, discussing consciousness, technology and novelty theory as a pahrump valley blackout unfolds amid y2k tensions

terence mckenna's 1999 lecture on linear societies and non-linear drugs. an exploration of psychedelics as philosophical tools and the role of consciousness in cosmic evolution.




terence mckenna's 1999 lecture exploring consciousness expansion through psychedelics and intelligent machines as parallel forms of human prosthesis

terence mckenna answering audience questions about artificial intelligence, machine consciousness, and the future of human-machine coevolution




terence mckenna performs with the band lost at last, recorded march 15 1998 in maui hawaii