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




terence mckenna bonus chapter on shamanic understanding, psychedelic substances and the universal right to alter consciousness




jan irvin's documentary about returning to ecuador to meet amazon shamans and experience ayahuasca, featuring terence mckenna on plant-based shamanism

terence mckenna explores planetary intelligence and the idea that all reality operates as code, from DNA to language to cosmic consciousness. the talk moves through hallucinations,

terence mckenna on novelty theory, the acceleration of complexity through cosmic history, and psychedelics as catalysts for the next phase of human evolution

a brief musical track from the Spacetime Continuum / Alien Dreamtime series, featuring McKenna's voice over instrumental composition.

terence mckenna at starwood on dmt and the machine elves, exploring this powerful psychedelic as a gateway to another dimension and what it reveals about consciousness and death

terence mckenna's 1995 state of the stone address. a san francisco lecture on the failures of science, fractals, novelty theory, and psychedelics as a tool for human consciousness.




a fictional narrative following characters communicating through digital streams, exploring themes of consciousness, botanical exploration, and strange attractors, with references

strange universe radio special with sean david morton featuring researchers discussing time travel, consciousness, and classified military projects from project montauk to project

terence mckenna on james joyce's finnegan's wake, exploring its psychedelic and apocalyptic dimensions as a hermetic text where all boundaries dissolve.

terence mckenna explores consciousness and time through psychedelic phenomenology, novelty theory, and the mystery of autonomous intelligences encountered in tryptamine states.

terence mckenna and mark pesce's esalen institute workshop on the intersection of virtual reality, psychedelics, consciousness, and the future of techno-spiritual culture.

a terence mckenna lecture on virtual reality, shamanism, magic, and navigating a world where the boundary between simulation and reality has become fluid.




john hazard interviews terence mckenna in hawaii in october 1998, an hour on novelty theory, the omega point, and the i ching as a map of dna




dennis mckenna critiques the 2012 phenomenon as a neo-pagan repackaging of christian apocalyptic thinking that discourages personal responsibility

terence mckenna interview from the psychedelic salon, undated, on consciousness, shamanism, extraterrestrial contact, and the angel within the monkey.

terence mckenna on a collaborative biomedical study of ayahuasca's chemistry and physiological effects, conducted in brazil with the udv and sponsored by botanical dimensions.




short video where dennis mckenna introduces his memoir project about life with his brother terence mckenna

recorded in december 1982 and recovered by the psychedelic salon, mckenna explores ufos as psychological phenomena linked to psilocybin experience and the collective oversoul.

a terence mckenna seminar on ethnobotany and shamanism. participants introduce their interests in psychedelics, herbal medicine, and plant-based spiritual transformation.

terence mckenna narrates the experiment at la chorrera, a psychedelic expedition involving psilocybin, ayahuasca, and ritualized vocalization. the account explores altered consciou

terence mckenna at ojai foundation in april 1985. three recorded sessions presenting his research into the i ching's mathematical structure and his theory of accelerating novelty t




terence mckenna's final interview recorded at his hawaii home in december 1999 four months before his death from a brain tumor




a short talk by terence mckenna on the role of psychedelic experiences