Terence McKenna
Born: 01-01-1946
Terence McKenna was an influential American ethnobotanist, mystic, and advocate for the exploration of psychedelic substances. Born in 1946, he became renowned for his studies on the cultural and spiritual significance of psychoactive plants. McKenna's works, including "Food of the Gods" and "The Archaic Revival," explore human consciousness, shamanism, and the transformative potential of psychedelics. His lectures and writings continue to inspire discussions on altered states of consciousness.
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Quotes
Nature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. Nature is ourselves, to be cherished and explored.
The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words. And if you know the words that the world is made of, you can make of it whatever you wish.
The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation.
The purpose of life is to familiarize oneself with this after-death body so that the act of dying will not create confusion in the psyche.
The world is not made of atoms, it is made of stories.
If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on.
You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.
Culture is not your friend. Culture is for other people's convenience and the convenience of various institutions, churches, companies, tax collection schemes, what have you.
The world is made of language. The only reality that we have is the reality we invent for ourselves.
The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it is to grow the soul.
Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.