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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
a 2009 documentary exploring shamanism and psychedelics as tools for accessing transpersonal realms through altered states of consciousness. covers ancient practices, sacred plants
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.
a 1992 trialogue from the psychedelic salon, with terence mckenna and ralph abraham exploring psychedelics and mathematical vision.
terence mckenna's 1991 talk seeking the stone distills thirty years of thinking about psychedelic shamanism into one comprehensive lecture
terence mckenna's 1990 lecture at port hueneme on creativity as a natural force and the artist's role in refining and communicating vision.
a 1988 episode of Thinking Allowed, interview with Terence McKenna on hallucinogens and their role in human culture.
terence mckenna's 1987 talk proposes ufo phenomena as a psychedelic monitoring mechanism arising from the collective human psyche when society develops in pathological directions
terence mckenna introduces the concept of a psychedelic society that lives in the light of the mystery of being rather than relying on belief systems
terence mckenna recounts his first DMT experience, describing his encounter with self-transforming machine elves and the hyperdimensional realm they inhabited
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
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
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
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's live lecture at the phoenix bookstore presenting his argument that psychedelic plants shaped human evolution and consciousness
terence mckenna on the global environmental crisis, western civilization's exhaustion, and the urgent role of plant consciousness and shamanic knowledge.
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 on kut public radio during the whole life expo. addressing the end of history through psychedelics, technology, and ancient systems.
terence mckenna's lecture at earth trust foundation on psychedelics, shamanism, consciousness and the future of human culture.
terence mckenna at a benefit for botanical dimensions and kpfk radio, exploring dmt experiences, shamanism, and the theory that psychedelic plants drive human consciousness and cul
terence mckenna's philosophical research society lecture. understanding consciousness, psychedelics, and shamanism as keys to human and planetary transformation beyond scientific m
terence mckenna's 1997 chicago lecture on consciousness, culture, psychedelics, and human evolutionary transformation.
terence mckenna on psychedelics as a philosophical tool, threading together astrophysical discovery, artificial intelligence, and the future of human consciousness expansion
terence mckenna and rian eisler's ojai foundation seminar. examines gender relationships and the historical shift from domination to partnership models, and how this shapes human c
terence mckenna on psilocybin's central role in human evolution, ego formation, and consciousness. the second installment of his six-cassette 'history ends in green' series.
tape six of a six-cassette mystic fire series featuring terence mckenna exploring shamanic healing, psychedelics, consciousness, language and humanity's evolutionary prospects.
terence mckenna and ralph metzner discussing shamanism, alchemy, and yoga as traditional technologies for consciousness transformation and expanded perception
terence mckenna and ethnographer nicole maxwell in conversation at an ojai foundation workshop. four talks on amazon medicine, shamanism, and indigenous consciousness systems.
terence mckenna discusses shamanism, psilocybin, and the emergence of consciousness-expanding substances as a response to civilizational crisis.
terence mckenna explores marshall mcluhan's media theory. a lecture on how print culture, television, and electronic media reshape consciousness and sensory ratios
terence mckenna's 1982 radio interview recorded at esalen for KPFK Los Angeles exploring psilocybin, consciousness, and humanity's evolutionary future.
michael toms interviews terence mckenna on new dimensions radio. mckenna discusses the archaic revival, shamanism, consciousness expansion, and the role of psychedelics in human ev
terence mckenna's short millennium tour segment maps the modern alien mythos onto the old spirit world, then folds in virtual reality, language, and the eschaton
a thirty-two-part workshop series of dialogues between terence mckenna and an interviewer on shamanism, technology, psychedelics, consciousness, and the sacred possibilities of ani
terence mckenna on the technique of DMT breakthrough, teaching the practice of courage and commitment required to penetrate through the perceptual threshold
terence mckenna on creativity, shamanism, and psychedelic vision. the artist as shaman opening human consciousness to transcendental experience and cultural transformation
terence mckenna on art, consciousness, and psychedelics as a gateway to transcendent creativity and the moral imperative of vision
sounds true weekend workshop with terence mckenna recorded live in boulder, colorado. exploration of psilocybin's role in human evolution, the nature of language, and shamanic tech
terence mckenna linking psychedelic shamanism to a theory of visible language, octopus communication, and psychedelics as a dissolver of cultural conditioning.
terence mckenna's 1988 talk on botanical conservation, travel as spiritual practice, and the role of psychedelics in recovering direct experience
part of the plants of power radio series on mind-altering plants, tracing how industrial societies transformed sacred botanical medicines into addictive drugs through extraction an
terence mckenna's 1982 esalen workshop on psilocybin as a path to altered consciousness and human evolution. explores how tryptamine experience anticipates the future development o
terence mckenna addressing the jung society on ethnobotany, shamanism, and psychoactive plants as doorways to transpersonal consciousness
terence mckenna's 1984 mill valley workshop on shamanism and plant psychedelics. drawing from his 1982 amazon fieldwork, he traces ayahuasca's chemistry, ethnobotany, and role in a
terence mckenna bonus chapter on shamanic understanding, psychedelic substances and the universal right to alter consciousness
terence mckenna on novelty theory, the acceleration of complexity through cosmic history, and psychedelics as catalysts for the next phase of human evolution
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.
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.
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's final interview recorded at his hawaii home in december 1999 four months before his death from a brain tumor
terence mckenna teaching on plants and consciousness. exploring how plants function as teachers, plant intelligence, and the botanical foundations of shamanic and psychedelic pract
terence mckenna on shamanism, evolution, and the psychedelic dissolution of consensus consciousness
terence mckenna on frederick the elector palatine, the alchemical renaissance, and how psychedelics and technology promise a reimagining of society at century's end
terence mckenna on kqed-fm's forum, march 1999. psychedelics, shamanism, plant medicine, consciousness, language, and the nature of reality across a call-in radio discussion.
terence mckenna's sounds true workshop on shamanism and psilocybin's role in human evolution, recorded live in boulder colorado.
kpfk radio broadcast from july 1995 featuring terence mckenna live from hawaii and ethnobotanist christian ratsch discussing hemp's ancient history, cultural significance, and psyc
terence mckenna's talk on his ufo encounter in the amazon basin and his argument that tryptamine hallucinogens offer the pathway to genuine contact with alien intelligence
a radio interview with terence mckenna on cannabis history, from ancient temple incense to modern questions of plant medicine and cultural suppression.
terence mckenna's 1991 evening lecture on alchemy, the philosopher's stone, and hermetic philosophy as foundations for personal transformation and the overcoming of fate
terence mckenna at wfmu. a lecture on whether intelligent people can hope, developed through novelty theory, psychedelics, and shamanism as counter to existential materialism.
terence mckenna at the international transpersonal conference. on shamanism, vision plants, and their role in human consciousness, evolution, and the planetary future.
a six part kpfa radio series in which alan watts moves from chinese cosmology and the yijing through buddhist doctrine and mysticism to joseph campbell's shamanic forest and a saus