Terence McKenna

terence mckenna on shamanism, psychedelia, and the archaic revival. he argues the psychedelic experience is a doorway out of dominator culture and back to the paleolithic conscious

terence mckenna on ayahuasca preparation and shamanic phenomenology. drawing from ethnographic research in the Amazon, a discussion of brewing techniques, sound-driven visions, and

bruce damer's buddha field festival talk on ego dissolution, the machine elves of dmt, and avatars as entities that shape consciousness.

bruce damer and terence mckenna in conversation about virtual worlds in the late 1990s. they discuss the medium's potential for consciousness exploration and reaching audiences.

a one-minute musical interlude in the terence mckenna archive, preserved without spoken content

terence mckenna on the neurological and anthropological foundations of human consciousness, arguing for psilocybin's role in our transition from animal to self-aware beings.

terence mckenna's firsthand account of the march 1971 la chorrera expedition with his brother dennis, exploring psilocybin and ayahuasca for consciousness research. the narrative t

terence mckenna on twenty-five years of psychedelic research. he presents three models for understanding consciousness - psychological, shamanic, and mathematical - arguing that hu

terence mckenna on sleep, wakefulness, and the dream-like nature of reality. he explores how contact with transcendent consciousness may require a certain unconsciousness and recep

terence mckenna at an earth trust speakers program event on consciousness, evolution, and the botany of psychedelic compounds

terence mckenna on eros and the eschaton. exploring the philosophical and scientific foundations for intelligent hope, centered on cosmic interconnectedness and nature's persistent

erik davis's expanding mind podcast with ethnobotanist dennis mckenna on ayahuasca, dmt, shamanism and the bridge between scientific and spiritual approaches to visionary plants.

terence mckenna's november 1982 lecture exploring shamanism, hallucinogens, and the psychological, biological, historical, and cosmic abysses confronting human existence

terence mckenna on hermeticism, cosmic cycles, and the timewave - his model of novelty derived from the I Ching and Mayan calendar converging on December 22nd, 2012.

erik davis's final interview with terence mckenna at his hawaiian home in november 1999, exploring psychedelics, consciousness, shamanism, and the future of technology.

terence mckenna on james joyce's finnegan's wake as a work of psychedelic linguistic alchemy, where all narrative boundaries dissolve and language mirrors the mechanisms of conscio

terence mckenna's live lecture at the phoenix bookstore presenting his argument that psychedelic plants shaped human evolution and consciousness

a brief fragment from terence mckenna on the mushroom experience as a feminine informational matrix

july 1998 gender talk radio show on psychedelics and consciousness, featuring terence mckenna in conversation with boston listeners

terence mckenna on civilizational crisis, the psychedelic dissolution of ego boundaries, and why consciousness transformation is essential for human survival

jan ervin interviews dr. dennis mckenna on ethnopharmacology, plant intelligence, ayahuasca, and novelty theory

terence mckenna's archive talk on the psychedelic experience as the defining phenomenon of the 20th century, positioning it alongside dreams and film as a catalyst for cultural tra

terence mckenna's opening address at the inaugural albert hofmann foundation event in los angeles, celebrating fifty years of lsd research

terence mckenna on kut public radio during the whole life expo. addressing the end of history through psychedelics, technology, and ancient systems.