Terence McKenna

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

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

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

terence mckenna in 1998 on imagination and cosmic intelligence. brief spoken fragment exploring consciousness and the universe.

terence mckenna on art bell's coast to coast am, march 1998. they discuss artificial intelligence, consciousness, psychedelic experience, and the acceleration of technological chan

a 1998 trialogue between terence mckenna, rupert sheldrake, and ralph abraham. three perspectives on the evolution of consciousness and the evolutionary mind.

terence mckenna, ralph abraham, and rupert sheldrake recorded in santa cruz in june 1998, discussing skepticism, epistemology, and the crisis of statistical methodology in modern s

terence mckenna on coast to coast am in may 1997, discussing time as a fundamental force, the acceleration of novelty, and altered states as gateways to consciousness.

terence mckenna, rupert sheldrake, and ralph abraham's 1994 private conversation on hawaii's big island, exploring evolution through island ecosystems and the deep patterns of life

a 1992 trialogue from the psychedelic salon, with terence mckenna and ralph abraham exploring psychedelics and mathematical vision.

terence mckenna's 1991 mannheim lecture on radical freedom, psychedelics and direct experience. argues that psychedelic consciousness dissolves ego and empowers individuals to resi

september 2, 1991 trialogue. rupert sheldrake, ralph abraham, and terence mckenna examine the institutional foundations of modern science and what grassroots alternatives might loo

terence mckenna examines history as a psychedelic experience, tracing the collapse of centralized structures toward bioregional and planetary consciousness.

the first of a series of conversations between terence mckenna, ralph abraham, and rupert sheldrake, recorded at esalen in september 1989. sheldrake begins by questioning whether t

terence mckenna on psychedelics and mortality. a brief reflection on how decades of consciousness exploration reshape one's approach to death.

terence mckenna recounts his first DMT experience, describing his encounter with self-transforming machine elves and the hyperdimensional realm they inhabited

terence mckenna's lecture on plant alkaloids, secondary metabolites, and the evolutionary relationship between plants and humans through biochemical innovation.

terence mckenna on the UFO phenomenon, examining contact experiences, jung's depth psychology, and the notion that UFOs may be an assertion of the feminine into the male-dominated

terence mckenna's talk on imagination as the uniquely human faculty, exploring its evolutionary origins, its relationship to consciousness and perception, and its expression throug