Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Terence McKenna - Reclaim Your Mind



Terence McKenna Biography

Born in 1946, author and explorer Terence McKenna has spent the last twenty-five years in the study of the ontological foundations of shamanism and the ethno-pharmacology of spiritual transformation. McKenna, the founder of Novelty Theory, graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a distributed major in Ecology, Resource Conservation and Shamanism. After graduation he traveled extensively in the Asian and New World Tropics, becoming specialized in the shamanism and ethno-medicine of the Amazon Basin. With his brother Dennis, he is the author of The Invisible Landscape and Psilocybin: The Magic Mushroom Growers' Guide. A study of the impact of psychotropic plants on human culture and evolution Food of the Gods has recently been published by Bantam, and a book of essays and conversations, The Archaic Revival quickly followed from Harper San Francisco. Most recently a group of discursive chats, Trialogues at the Edge of the West, with mathematician Ralph Abraham and British biologist Rupert Sheldrake, has been published in English, German, French and Spanish editions. His latest book is, True Hallucinations, a narrative of spiritual adventure in the jungles of the Colombian Amazon. He recently appeared on a number of CDs and live performances with musical groups such as The Shamen and Zuvuya in England and Space/Time in San Francisco. Other titles and CD releases are also being planned. McKenna is the father of two children, a girl fourteen and a boy seventeen. Currently he lives in Hawaii, where he divides his time between writing and lecturing. His most recent interests include web site building and multimedia modeling of historical processes using Novelty Theory, a branch of fractal dynamics invented by McKenna.

Edit: he died :(
Posted by Triper at 2:58 AM
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48 comments:

  1. paulzMay 25, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    Interesting video / writeup.

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  2. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Awesome review :>

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  3. Insider33May 25, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    That video was pretty good, thanks for sharing.

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  4. TMHMay 25, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    Nice review, although my net is slow at the moment so the video will have to wait.

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  5. Easy Smile !May 25, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    Nice stuff, keep it up !

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  6. TIMMYTHEROBOTMay 25, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Seems like an interesting dude.

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  7. PatwaMay 25, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    interesting post ^^

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  8. JimmyMay 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    nice review, learn a lot from this blog :)

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  9. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    makes me feel like maybe I'm doing something wrong in my life :/

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  10. MookMay 25, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Nice post, interesting video :)

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  11. Max PowerMay 25, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Interesting, but I don't like McKenna. I'm a Derren Brown man.

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  12. MarcMay 25, 2011 at 6:24 AM

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  13. MarcMay 25, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    Good post mate, keep it up. New follower here. Love the philosophical garble in here.

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  14. Speedy EdMay 25, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    that's a really good videom sad to hear about him dying :(

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  15. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    I love terrence!

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  16. 123May 25, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    I bet he was high 95% of the time

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  17. Skinny GuyMay 25, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    I like his words but his speaking could put me to sleep. Nice post.

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  18. SamMay 25, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Time for some research into Novelty Theory

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  19. Nom de PlumeMay 25, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    he sounds like a nutter

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  20. OivvadMay 25, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I've wanted to read Food of the Gods for a while now. It's on my list of things to buy... :D

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  21. AlexisMay 25, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    This is fascinating, great post!

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  22. RumikoMay 25, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    His voice is creepy. It is true though, recommend the video.

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  23. Athanasian ComplexioMay 25, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Man, I can't even drink caffine without my heart and body spazzing out. I won't ever be able to do anything like that.

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  24. Lily@FaunMusicMay 25, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    I was so amazed reading that, then I got so sad when you mentioned he was dead at the end ;(

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  25. charlie tunaMay 25, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Great post. sad about him dying.

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  26. BuzbeeMay 25, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    That dude was pretty smart

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  27. Crooked LetterMay 25, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    i have heard almost all of his lectures!
    he has some points..

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  28. MercurioMay 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Nice video, sad news.

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  29. duffboiMay 25, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Nice post, interesting.

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  30. MehmetMay 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Very interesting, but it can sound kind of scammy ;)

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  31. omgigotnickedforprotestingMay 25, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Creativity is key to evolution and this post just destroys my blog.

    :(

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  32. Tech UnlockedMay 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Great video.

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  33. ThorfanMay 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Lol the edit was so anticlimactic.

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  34. J TMay 25, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    awesome speech

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  35. XenotothMay 25, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Well that was the most depressing edit I have read in a while. <.<

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  36. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    omg i dont want him to be dead he is such a nice boy

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  37. landsquidMay 25, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    McKenna was an amazing person. So many things he says just seems so right.

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  38. Manuel PosadasMay 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    sounds like an interesting character.

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  39. DominoMay 25, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    I've never heart of him but now I'm interested.

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  40. CarmMay 25, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    Everyone I know loves this guy.

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  41. trippinketsMay 25, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    this is very interesting

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  42. UnknownMay 26, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    this guy correctly said

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  43. Blk JesusMay 26, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    very interesting!

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  44. KopiteMay 26, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    R.i.p Terence

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  45. T. BanacekMay 26, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    He lived an interesting life.

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  46. Sam DeCrossMay 26, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    This guy did it all, he knew what was up.

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  47. LiquorKingMay 26, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    his stuff is so inspiring, sad he's gone :(

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  48. //LoveMay 26, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Good bio!

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