My Philosophy Heroes: Why I Love Terence McKenna

A new series looking at my philosophy heroes. In this video it's writer, philosopher, and ethnobotanist Terence McKenna. He is the author of ‘Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge’ and ‘True Hallucinations’.
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[@denisebaker65]

Thanks Russell. Bit tired. Been a long day of listening to your last 2 Podcasts on Luminary (Dr Gabor Maté and Nick Estes), as well as some lengthy reading, note taking and reflecting. Listening to you now Russell. Yes, it is possible for the veil of ignorance to be lifted from a 'culture of maximum harm', - industrial civilisation. Maybe you will be able to help some people in finding a way of lifting that veil through this series of videos you are going to be doing. It is going to be illuminating and educational and looking forward to seeing them. Thank you for all you do and are doing. Much love and respect to you and the team ♥️

[@tiggtiggs]

You won't relapse on Ayahuasca, Russell - it's medicine to be taken under the guidance of a Shaman, NOT to be used as a recreational drug. ❤️👍

[@TPV07]

Under the skin with Paul Stamets, pretty please!!!!

[@luked445]

The sh*t most definitely can be sorted out, and the opportunity to walk through it with you and together "see" how would be like winning the lottery for sure.

[@TheFirstBubbaBong]

The globalistagenda.org gave TM cancer because he was a threat to their plan. One trip on psychedelics is all it takes to wake up your typical sheeple. Same way they cause everyone that is a threat to their NWO either dies of heart attack, cancer, self inflicted gun shot to the head, strange auto accidents etc. etc. etc. you name them they killed'um. I know unbelievable but I suspect you might think jeffrey epstein didn't kill himself. Now that they are forcing everyone to take the jab they will now have the ability to give you a plethora of issues at the click of a mouse to the 5G system they now have in place. Good luck everyone!

[@scottedwards1209]

I met Terence one night at a bookstore he was giving a talk at in Austin 1997. I had no clue who he was. He spoke about DMT and psilocybin. I had no idea what that was. I bought his book, 'Food of the Gods'. He signed it. I told him, "I have no idea who you are". He laughed and said, "Well, I hope you do now". Some friends randomly showed up that same evening with psilocybin cubensis. So I met Terence and took mushrooms unexpectedly on the same night. Synchronicity.

[@BeanUasal]

Wow, what a night! :)

[@eleusis2286]

What a beautiful story.

[@isaiahexile]

Can't tell me that is a coincidence. Something bigger is going on that we cannot explain. That's awesome man glad you got to meet him. Sadly he died before I was even born, I'd love to share my insanity with him if it were possible.

[@artmusicliterature9859]

You still have the book? Would be worth quite a bit.

[@conchronic]

Like the jungian reference to synchronicity apropos.

[@wpahp]

"Take it easy, dude! But take it!"

[@InfamousMedia]

For anyone interested in McKenna, dig the WPAHP channel. You won't regret it! 🍄

[@detodounpoco37]

WPAHP keeps alive the Terence Meme

[@Max-ww5ud]

Thank you for all the uploads and keep his word alive and well!

[@dazykuri]

Plants my fuckin guy

[@SubconsciousCat]

This guy is the holy archive of McKenna

[@christomorpho]

Russell Brand discussing Terence McKenna - the world just got a whole lot better!

[@gypsysky776]

I'd like to see you discuss Max Plank,and the spiritual co- existing with quantum field. I like Gregg Braden and so many more! Thx Mr Brand. You fabulous human you.😁

[@ryanflynn6819]

Love it

[@buzzbuzz6834]

Hopefully the world listens

[@ryanflynn6819]

@Darren why would any1 listen to u? Also no one clicking ur fake ass link

[@tigerinatrance8127]

Will you please talk about terrence’s idea for an “Archaic Revival”? I think our culture needs this revival desperately. Thank you.

[@smoothee.stashjar]

"Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles." - Terence McKenna

[@cindyspiess9963]

I like that ! I will definitely keep that in forfront of my mind

[@pamelajonesmd]

I love his vision, makes me feel less alone about some things. Here is a favorite quote: "Nature is alive and talking to us. This is not a metaphor."

[@Ness2Alyza]

Moving air molecules is just one form of communication

[@zyrrhos]

@Darren So no one who you believe to have had true divine unitive knowledge has ever died of a brain tumor?

[@KatieKamala]

@Darren I would hardly call your video enlightened. It’s a judgment call on your part, just because you used psychedelics to party not with reverence or in a spiritual context means that it’s only your opinion. And you are entitled to your opinion but not entitled to speak of Terence McKenna‘s brain tumor or the meaning of it. And that’s my opinion.

[@positivevibezonly5611]

Yes that is how I feel all the time.

[@positivevibezonly5611]

@@zyrrhos Devine over here. Through DeVine healing you get DeVine Positivity, which is why I have screen names such as DeVine +ivity and I started something called #positiveVibeZonly. Also I started a major for Bio-technology Laboratory Technician at 35 years old after a 12 year poly heroin IV addiction. Almost 5 years naturally sober now. I only had a .9 gpa throughout highschool and was a highschool dropout until a year ago. DeVine healing you got to live it.

[@melissasaphirerainjohnson20]

My daughter was diagnosed with cancer at 15 , her story is incredible . She was put on hospice care 5 years ago due to being terminal . She is alive today , full of life and a mother . There is a doctor that is helping her privately with Phycdelics , there is a dramatic change in spirit , full of happiness and energy . Wish she could have the opportunity to speak with you . She is 25 years old today , her name is Heaven .

[@auntitchyreadstellsyouasto3765]

Absolutely would love to have just one library conversation..such as at the local cafe by the park and library. I love Terrance McKenna well We would all say that he has the forest reaching teachings. Whether we speak of the numbers or the depth within each student. Why not get the terpenes game on. We can also enjoy things like lion's mane or Microdosing the psilocybin containing Substances. Hey. We all could use more natural ways to get high. Period.

[@auntitchyreadstellsyouasto3765]

By high..I say higher vibration due to the spirit being involved in psychedelic routes. If we just listen ..the stigma melts.

[@tpstrat14]

Her name is Heaven? I’m sorry to hear that

[@melissasaphirerainjohnson20]

@@tpstrat14 Thank you for your precious 💖heart , yes to me she was a piece of Heaven . She's strong , Amen.

[@grainofsand4176]

Remarkable. Thankyou for sharing.

[@jasonclark1127]

Mush🍄 love and respect for Terence McKenna! I recently quoted him for my high school graduation. As the valedictorian, I had to write a speech. These words seemed very fitting at the time: “If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan.”-Terence McKenna

[@jaenmartens5697]

He was my neighbor and his son and mine are very good friends since early school. He was the most wonderful person to spontaneously debate and discuss with. Seriously doubt you can be “recovering” from using psychedelics nor should you need to.🌝

[@irkone]

“Art’s task is to save the soul of mankind, anything less is a dithering while Rome burns.” - McKenna

[@guz9923]

Love this comment

[@bobdhitman]

Yes!!!

[@smnsmnsmnsmnsmn]

Fav quote ever. As an artist I remind myself of this constantly

[@adamworth22]

Wow

[@keithmcbride145]

How do I go about saving the souls of humanity, I’ve been thinking about this for ages. I keep making paintings but I’m not sure what it is exactly I’m supposed to be doing?????

[@BCbubbleman]

'These substances do not bath the ego in a cloud of certitude " Favorite Terence Quote :)

[@kevinsparrow9319]

“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it's a feather bed.” - McKenna There will never be another Terence McKenna! He was way ahead of his time. May he rest in peace. 🖤

[@danielj1063]

Self deprecating Terrance would agree everyone is important, purposeful and by choice, able to forge inward and then transcend

[@muriellindsay1727]

Wow Mr. Kevin, just wow! Poetry lives.

[@HousePeople]

One of my favourites..

[@Yzjoshuwave]

I’ve listened and re-listened to many hundreds - perhaps even thousands - of hours of Terence and this might be my very favorite quote of them all. But maybe I’ll just listen to it all again to make sure.

[@danielj1063]

@@Yzjoshuwave Same 😀

[@orangesunshine8979]

Loved this take on McKenna, Russell. I was an atheist my entire life until I decided to bite the bullet of curiosity and trial both mushrooms and LSD last year. For the rest of my days, I’ll point back to that period as the most transcendent and important moment of my life

[@layotheleprechaun]

Terrence McKenna was successful, in that he provided value to his community. You're following closely in his footsteps Russell 🙏🏻

[@Andrew.baltazar]

There must be another front by which value can be provided for the community. Other than social influence. Living a humble and ethical life goes far in the lives of people in your tribe, but is largely unnoticed. I want to do the most good possible, but it seems the only option is to make a podcast.

[@LilyGazou]

Create a community

[@champian8760]

@@Andrew.baltazar reaching one individual who teaches one individual who reaches one individual... Never feel like what you're doing isn't enough when you're giving it your best. Even sharing this podcast will help change the world.

[@layotheleprechaun]

@@augustusbetucius1572 🙏🏻

[@oolurorn9131]

@@LilyGazou hell yeah we need more communities!!!!!!

[@tstadt9907]

I have listened to virtually every Terence McKenna thing available on KZbin over the past several years. He is definitely a sage, if not a prophet. So glad Russell is highlighting him.

[@miasnieuwoudt8952]

"5 Dried grams" "on an empty stomach" "in silent darkness" The man was a true psychonaut!

[@MilleniumSasquatch]

Interestingly, Ram Dass began as a Harvard professor studying the ways we could use psychedelics for healing the psyche but then after finding his own connection with the sacred he moved away from plant medicine and found a sustainable level of presence was only accessible through a regular consciousness practice such as meditation

[@StarWitnessTime]

Yes! Thank you for featuring one of my favorite influences! Actually got to meet him at the Whole Life Expo in Portland, OR back in the 90's and he was super chill!! "Push the art pedal through the floor" is a quote I live by every day.

[@sandraleepitts]

Terence also said, "Shaman are a beadyeyed lot " Meaning , You cant always put your trust in others. Why he did so much deep voyaging alone , in the dark. He also made fun of needing to follow a guru. Always reinforcing that the most interesting person to follow is yourself. Your own journey . And that is why I always laugh when I say that T is my guru. Couldn't happen to a more wonderful teacher. I loved that his talks contained so much philosophy . And that he had read all the Alchemical works of Jung, which I had been doing, and his tapes and talks were the only place were someone knew the path I was on. And could tell me , thats great ! You are on the Shamanic path. Im sure he signed many books that way . " To Sandra , Keep the Shamanic faith ! Terence McKenna 1997 , In my copy of True Hallucinations

[@BobMinelli]

Terence McKenna came into my consciousness around 2009. I am forever grateful. 🌱

[@DraQinn]

"Chaos is what we've lost touch with. This is why it is given a bad name. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is Ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control."

[@rhythmstar3275]

Is war chaos?

[@DraQinn]

@@rhythmstar3275 War is purposeful disorder, manufactured by the wealthy to kill any and all who oppose their new world order. As the last surviving soldier of WWI Harry Patch said "War is nothing but organized murder". Chaos and disorder are antonyms, despite what the lying modern dictionary says. If you look these terms up in an old hardbound giant dictionary it will confirm this.

[@justinjerome3335]

@@DraQinn this is very interesting. Thank you.

[@DraQinn]

@Thinkers Corner I can't take credit for that as it was McKenna that said it.

[@darrenrigby5687]

Despite his astounding eloquence, one of his shortest and simplest sentences stuck in my mind... "I'm not your guru!". He alone taught me its possible to reprogram your own mind with the help of nature and a willingness to change. There is no end to the love I feel for Terence.

[@TheEarthEmbodied]

I Second this.

[@auntitchyreadstellsyouasto3765]

Feel the same. When you learn what HEALS

[@tpstrat14]

“It is possible to reprogram your own mind with the help of nature and a willingness to change” my new mantra!

[@yoyoma17]

@@auntitchyreadstellsyouasto3765 What heals? I ask that in earnest, because I've had it with weed, and my younger trials with mushrooms and acid were indeed wonderful, but not lasting. And there is a real danger, I've seen it in many people, to go overboard in psychedelics, in fact I've seen it much more often than the seemingly successful psychonauts.

[@darrenrigby5687]

@@yoyoma17 the psychedelics are only a small part of healing. Recognising that healing in the same environment you became unwell is going to help you as much as the chemicals can. I like to say that psilocybin can help you to address personal issues, so introversion, and lycergic acid is totally the opposite, extroversion, which can aide better understanding of the outside world. Without changing enviroemt and having good counselling from friends the psychedelic tools do not do their best work. I wish you all the best on your healing path.

[@lmramshaw]

I think Terence McKenna is one of the most important philosophical minds to have ever graced us with his presence. The mastery and breadth of his understanding and ideas are as consciousness-expanding as the indole-tryptamines he advocated for and I’m delighted that you’re discussing his life & work. Thank you 🙏❤️

[@starcrib]

We've been listening to him for decades... HIM MORE THAN EVER 🦖☄

[@berdalee8468]

i have loved and enjoyed tremendously t.mckenna's ‘Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge’ for a few decades now. i could not recommend giving it a listen more highly. fascinating, hilarious and deeply articulate; in fact i think it's time for another go-round w/dear terence. also what he describes about the 'journey's' unpredictable effect upon cultural norms (at approx 10mins in) is exactly what happened in the 60's. it was magnificent in so many ways. thanks russell...your imaginary dinner date w/mckenna makes perfect sense and perhaps on some level, in some realm or dimension, it is an on-going discussion between two super-aware puckish persons. may it be so. love you.

[@beerman204]

I will always remember McKenna's deeply intelligent sense of humor and even a kind of modesty.... he never spoke down to his listeners.. His creative and fearless explorations of felt experience inspired many of us to do the same...

[@heavenstibetsee5716]

There was a conversation I heard years ago where Mckenna said something to the effect of "The whole of human history and all the philosophies, religions, and all this searching for meaning comes from this very real tension of shedding the body." That is such a cool way to say "We come in not knowing, we try to know while we're here, and we finally leave not knowing where we're going and that is the friction of life itself." At least thats the way I take him to mean it.

[@loxley10]

This is the moment I'm finally going to sign up to Luminary. This is the tipping point. McKenna is my hero and now Russell the break through awakening man himself is championing him. It's happening. We're getting our shit together world. Buckle your seat belts.

[@sheric123]

Terrence Mckenna is actually more alive than ever in this echoing hyperspace of the internet . He is one of our great reflective Self catalyst médecin we need right now. In this great mystery we are in collectively We are Terrence McKenna and he is us 🙏 Spécial Thanks to We Plants are Happy Plants 🪴

[@CertainEvent]

I love to see that psychedelia is making its steps into public consciousness as a positive thing. Thank you for your service Rusell!

[@angelus4620]

I guess the public conscientiousness needed to relax and reflect a bit after the 60's

[@CertainEvent]

@Darren I actually have been thinking on these same lines believe it or not. I'll give it a watch.

[@angelus4620]

@Darren I watched your video and you seem to be trying to put a subjective state into an objective logically deductible category. "Divinity" isn't an objective matter. If a transcendental life changing experience that orients you in a specific way, whether it's logically "real" doesn't matter. The cultures taking the drugs weren't interested in a logical, rational, scientifically deductible way of being. They operated in a world as a forum for action. I do think you can argue the scientific viability of these psychoactive induced states that betoken cultural enlightenment. Look at John Hopkins University studies they're fascinating. Keep making videos and personally the background music was a little too much but maybe that's just me.

[@russellmanweller6694]

Here's to Russell, hip hip horah!!

[@kathleenhandron3092]

This is so brilliant that you recognize the brilliance of Terrence McKenna. I think he was a genius and an old soul.

[@finflwr]

I had a couple of years where I'd listen to McKenna for hours. Such a soothing way to explore new thinking. He was a Gem, and I'm thankful for his legacy

[@jackmeyer4280]

Terence McKenna is one of my heroes, along with Thich Nhat Hanh, J. Krishnamurti, and Ram Dass, among others. Thank you, Russell, for bringing such great spiritual thinkers and philosophers to your podcasts.

[@ReynaSingh]

Terence McKenna was such a visionary. Would’ve loved the opportunity to hear him speak

[@Balthorium]

I saw Terrence in 1990’s San Francisco with Spacetime ambient techno music and him talking about all this crazy stuff. Machine elves and entering another dimension via DMT that he described as the “megatonnage hallucinogen.” Acid was pretty intense so I was not sure about taking megatonnage hallucinogens. Lol

[@M2Mil7er]

@KLEOS dude at least change the script up a bit lol

[@garycampbell3043]

@@Balthorium From the talks I've been following on yt, he seems to have went from believing they're machine elves to the idea that he was in communication with the "ancestors". He thought he was talking to hyperdimensional aliens, but he was actually becoming a shaman, and that's just awesome.

[@TheAcidFairy420]

Right? I have been wearing My Terrence McKenna T-shirt today too!!! :))

[@tjworker5482]

I can’t even handle WEED I’m such a WUSS! But, if I were to take a toke of thee bowl, and he were to talk to me with such serious ness, I would laugh my ass off to suffocation 😂

[@grantv8390]

I love Terence McKenna too! Discovering him as a young man surely altered the course of my life for the better. I learned so much from a man I never met. Thanks Terence

[@bobsiddoway]

Does spiritual medicine really count as a “relapse?” Debatable. Love Terence!

[@jewelzinthelotus]

I concur! If only we had more people in society taking these substances in safe settings...

[@johnhorton9438]

Can be a false path for those who are alcoholic etc.

[@adamtahraoui]

I feel bad Russell has never got to do Ayahuasca even though he really wants too!

[@imafarmin]

Always debatable but I only want to comment, if you please. 🙂 IMHO, No on relapse as a medicine. A long, long while back, I read about Bill W. and his interest in psychedelics, by which his peers highly suggested he leave alone. I never found evidence if he used or not but that he had cconsidered it was interesting to me. I came across it when I was reading his study about B vitamins, niacin in particular, for alcoholics.

[@bobsiddoway]

@@imafarmin I’ve always heard he credited a single psychedelic experience as being a pivotal piece for him, granted that may be folklore. (And usual 12-steppers don’t like to hear that, since all “substances” outside of caffeine, nicotine, pharmaceuticals, are considered no-no.)

[@bjkrisay]

Terrence's viewpoint has seriously helped me see the world in a fascinating way. He had an opened mind like no other, and had such an eloquent way of painting pictures with words. The breadth of topics he was aware of is simply amazing. I'm so glad that the internet is keeping him alive on this plane!

[@Noah_McCurry]

Terence McKenna was a self proclaimed “true anarchist”

[@johnnyhilz7385]

Love it! Great to see someone talking about Terence!

[@spacetimearchitect3318]

"I am old, older than thought in your species, which is itself fifty times older than your history. Though I have been on earth for ages I am from the stars. My home is no one planet, for many worlds scattered through the shinning disc of the galaxy have conditions which allow my spores an opportunity for life. The mushroom which you see is the part of my body given to see thrills and sun bathing, my true body is a fine network of fibers growing through the soil. These networks cover acres and may have far more connections than the number of the human brain. My mycelial network is nearly immortal-- only the sudden toxification of a planet or the explosion of its parent star can wipe me out. By means impossible to explain because of certain misconceptions in your model of reality all my mycelial networks in the galaxy are in hyperlight communication through space and time. My mycelial body is as fragile as a spiders web but the collective hypermind and memory is a vast historical archive of the career of evolving intelligence on many world in our spiral star swarm. Space, you see, is a vast ocean to those hardy life forms that have the ability to reproduce from spores, for spores are covered with the hardest organic substance known. Across the aeons of time and space drift many spore forming life-forms in suspended animation for millions of years until contact is made with a suitable environment. Few such species are minded, only myself and my recently evolved near relatives have achieved the hyper-communication mode and memory capacity that makes us leading members in the community of galactic intelligence. How the hyper-communication mode operates is a secret which will not be likely given to humans. But the means should be obvious: it is the occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in the boisynthetic pathways of my living body that opens for me and my symbiotes the vision screen to many worlds. You as an individual and homo sapiens as a species are on the brink of the formation of a symbiotic relationship with my genetic material that will eventually carry humanity into the galactic mainstream of higher civilizations. Since it is not easy for you to recognize other varieties of intelligence around you, your most advanced theories of politics and society have advanced only as far as the notion of collectivism. But beyond the cohesion of the members of a species into a single social organism there lie richer and even more baroque evolutionary possibilities. Symbiosis is one of these. Symbiosis is a relation of mutual dependence and the positive benefits for both species involved. Symbiotic relationships between myself and civilized forms of higher animals have been established many times and in many places throughout the long ages of my development. These relationships have been mutually useful; within my memory is the knowledge for a free ticket to new worlds around suns younger and more stable than your own. To secure an eternal existence down for the long river of cosmic time, I again and again offer this agreement to higher beings and thereby have spread throughout the galaxy over the long mellinia. My mycelial network has no organs to move the world, no hands; but higher animals with manipulative abilities can become partners with the star knowledge within me and if they act in good faith, return both themselves and their humble mushroom teacher to the million worlds to which all citizens of our starswarm are heir." - The Mushroom Speaks by Terrence Mckenna

[@jaysims528]

🤯

[@champian8760]

Thank you for sharing

[@HousePeople]

Starswarm citizenship confirmed..

[@MartinJFalls]

Thans for this. I link to this epic speech would be amazing.

[@JRichardson711]

I too have had this vision that McKenna speaks of. Remarkable to hear someone else put it into words.

[@siobhanmulvey]

I love Terence McKenna so very much. For the past few years I've listened to him as I fall asleep - bc his voice!- so I've clocked a tremendous amount of McKenna hours:)

[@nicholasmesa3588]

I love how Dr. Gabor Maté speaks about Culture. I can't find any good quotes right now but this one is close enough . . . "In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental effects" Gabor Maté

[@denisebaker65]

In his recent Podcast talk with Russell Dr Gabor said "Natural goodness is distorted in this culture" and "Wake people up to the nature of the society we live in". ♥️

[@nicholasmesa3588]

@@denisebaker65 Yes! I did see that one! That's actually what came to mind as I watched this! Haha. Thank you for adding to the conversation! ❤

[@denisebaker65]

@@nicholasmesa3588 ♥️

[@fullmetalflix5195]

Timothy Leary. His name may never be spoken again. But that man was 100 years ahead of us 50 years ago

[@seancoffey2481]

"culture is not your friend" said in the soothing voice of Terence McKenna...listened to many of his talks over the years 👍☺️

[@dreaminginnoother]

You know, I'm not too surprised Russell is a big Terence fan. The accuracy of Terence's claims is debatable, but he, like Russell, was a fantastic word smith. Both guys are in a rarefied air of artfully eloquent speakers imo. Regardless of my stance on what they say, I am always enamored with the way they say it.

[@3dge--runner]

I grew up with McKenna. He is in my top 3 for sure.

[@Cross_Contam]

Yes, it's almost like society is a social construct.

[@finflwr]

Exactly!! There is what is real and that what is not. And we feel the difference viscerally when we tune in.

[@ijdrothman]

I was able and fortunate to see him speak live in the early 1990's. A hero of mine. Glad he is being recognized. A brilliant mind

[@vinylninja]

I've watched about 40-50 hours of Mckenna this past month having only just taken notice about his work and now he's starting to pop up everywhere... I think the world needs his unrivalled wisdom at this stage! What a mind... and what a mindfu** :)

[@tishainess9339]

Omg yes one of my heroes❤️ I love him so much he was so brilliant and an amazing speaker.

[@coltonloyolamcintosh2260]

Would live to see a similar expose about the father of Western Zen, Alan Watts! . Great vid on McKenna👌🏼

[@nomudnolotus6129]

I feel so fortunate that Terrence lives on through the internet and that his brother Dennis is still advocating his message along side many others for the decriminalization of these glorious destroyers of the egoic mind

[@jodiejones310]

I bloody love Terrence McKenna. That’s how I feel.

[@patdainel9037]

I dropped Christianity when I discovered the true trinity: McKenna, watts, Alpert

[@alexfulford9658]

And ram dass

[@patdainel9037]

@@alexfulford9658 that is Alpert.

[@benjammin6692]

I don't like Asian waters...sorry...Alan watts. Funny typo😂

[@patdainel9037]

@@miriistina you’re a psychedelic philistine.

[@patdainel9037]

I too was joking. Perhaps it is you who is suffering from spiritual insecurity. Or maybe the medium of text is our mutual enemy, confusing and confounding our communication.

[@stonedintuition250]

Agreed👌 i fall asleep listening to him would fucking love a convo over dinner omg.

[@TU49858]

Used to be a nighttime ritual. Wish there were more talks lol

[@joshyyb69]

We are happy plants is the channel for TM talks. It’s a nightly ritual for me

[@TU49858]

@@joshyyb69 yes so good. Pretty much everything now tho rip

[@brocka.5546]

He was a great mind and a wonderful human being.

[@NickedOff]

I agree with you 100% about Terence. Most underrated philosopher and consciousness explorer of our generation. I'm currently working on an art/garden project, constructing a botanical plant-person sculpture as tribute for my appreciation of his influence. I'm using seeds from the botanical garden he started in Hawaii. It could take up to 2 years to flower, so I hope it all goes well.

[@ic1013]

Russell, definitely should talk to Jeffrey Mishlove. He has interviewed the most interesting minds researching on consciousness, physics, spirituality in the past 30 years and they are free on youtube. His channeled is called Thinking Allowed.

[@Solaar_Punk]

It's a pleasure to be with you 🙂

[@johnv1176]

Good idea!

[@3rodox]

The thinking allowed series really opened my mind. In my 30's now but was turned onto the the series in my early 20's. I remember I used to watch them on a laptop whilst in the bath with a joint lol. It used to annoy the hell out of my gf. I can still remember the intro theme tune.

[@ic1013]

@@3rodox I particularly love the 2 part interview with Michael Talbot. What a brilliant mind!

[@Solaar_Punk]

@@3rodox the theme song makes that story so funny.

[@journeyproud]

“Relapse” is a construct of the mind there Russell. As long as you are safe, using a psychedelic like mushrooms would be a silly thing to constitute as a relapse and Terence McKenna would be the first one to tell you that. They are an anti-drug.

[@searing7549]

Abstinence is not recovery.

[@journeyproud]

@Shell C. nobody said it wasn’t a drug. The thing about drugs is that they are also medicine, the idea of it being a ‘dangerous & illicit’ drug is just a label and perception placed upon it from the war on drugs propaganda in the 70’s. Sugar, caffeine, and any OTC or prescription pill in the world is also a drug but I highly doubt Russel or many in the world for that matter are exempt from consuming those drugs so are they really “clean” at all? Drugs and addiction are not so black and white.

[@journeyproud]

@@searing7549 exactly.

[@cindyspiess9963]

Yes I think so too

[@happycamper2220]

Thank you for speaking, contextualizing and showcasing the deep explorer that was Terence McKenna. Once in a lifetime kind of person! Wonderful chap...

[@jamiereibl9611]

I'm so looking forward to the Jim Carey Terence McKenna film that's in the works, that'll be a surefire way of getting his work into the public consciousness!!

[@kirstenweyter4431]

This clip makes me realize how fortunate I was to have a psychedelic experience with TM. His philosophy about the origins of language is fascinating.

[@suckmymonkey4315]

lucky ducky

[@abiaeterno]

I appreciate so much that this is where your depth, intelligence, and sensitivity has brought you Russel. Kudos to you!

[@muriellindsay1727]

I only discovered McKenna several years ago and binged for months on end on his stunning ability to widen and activate the inner knowing of his listeners. He was with his brother when he passed from this world and i find it so awesome that one of the last things that happened in McKenna's consciousness was his being blitzed by awareness that LOVE is the great force and the only thing that matters. He was awash in that nectar at the end. The thing of it is, what McKenna gave us in his generosity and brilliance added hugely to the quotient of love on the planet, for we loved him and what he awakened in our ability to see vaster and vaster realms of truth and being. And of course you would see him as brother, Mr. Brand. You did not claim that, but I see what you are he both up to, and we say a rousing THANK YOU.

[@Ewusia2013]

Thank you for spending time with us, Russell. For sharing your explorations of the mind and puckish gurus such as Terence and Alan ♥️

[@BCbubbleman]

Check out Psylocibin and the Sands of Time by Terence at Esalem institute.. one of his greatest talks he ever did.. :)

[@sehlordhorr8540]

Neato title that sounds like it’s packed with archaic truths.

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Terence McKennas knowledge changed my life. Even now he is way ahead of his time...

[@Ness2Alyza]

This knowledge has been around 200,000 years ago also.

[@mattmattmatt3091]

McKenna was light years ahead of his time. A true hero 🍄🙏

[@davidcheeseman992]

Only during lockdown did i get into Terence Mckenna although i was always aware of him on the periphery.. Im blown away by him his ability to piece together information from various levels of consciousness into a coherent meaningfull whole is superb.

[@SpiritOwlTarot]

There are many right ways to live and culture limits that expansion.

[@CaptainPhilosophical]

"It (higher states of consciousness) doesn't give us any good theories about the metaphysical structure of reality." - John Vervaeke During a Ayahuasca ceremony I journeyed to a hyper dimensional space where the shaman was waiting for me. In this shared space he helped me work on my shadows which we did not previously discuss in 3d spacetime. The next morning the shaman and I were the first ones up. We were preparing breakfast for the group. While we were cutting up fruit, without me telling him, he described what he encountered in me while he was doing his work. He perfectly described my inner experience and the dynamics of my relationship with my wife which was something I was wrestling with at that moment in hyperspace. While John may be right that my experience can't be used as scientific evidence for a theory, at the same time this experience put big holes in the untested metaphysics of materialism, for me. Science should be agnostic when it comes to metaphysics. Why is that not so with materialism?

[@Ness2Alyza]

As a scientist I dislike the term metaphysics, since any form of reality would still have just physics, however exotic and unknown it may be. My expertise in dreamstates are closely related to the study of local reality-physics. The manifestations of reality can be confusing, especially when dimensions are not well understood. Math is the true key to connecting any form of reality. Science in dreams is possible. I hope to have a book done about it within 10 years (too many projects currently). Stay tuned in.

[@KFO-fr5ok]

@@Ness2Alyza metaphysics is philosophy, not physics. Any form of reality having some sort of discernable physical attributes, must be described in a language to be discerned and reckoned with. For a being to begin describing physical attributes with accuracy there will be axiomatic presuppositions because you can't begin from nowhere. Often these axioms are embedded so deeply into the mind and body and culture of the observer scientist that such presuppositions may pass unrecognized. This is where begins the metaphysic- That from which began the framework of understanding. That reality is comprised of matter and matter interactions is the current paradigm's primary axiomatic starting place, but that doesn't mean its fundamentally true, just useful.

[@Ness2Alyza]

@@KFO-fr5ok meta can be read as "all", so the word can be interpreted as all-physics, and is usually used as "above physics". Theoretical Physics is what tries to cover the parts outside current paradigms. Logic can be used in philosophy, but since words don't have fixed meaning, math is usually more useful. Astrology is another example of a word having acquired meanings which nullify its practical usage. If there is unknown physics at play with spirits or whatever; it would still be physics, is my point.

[@viktor_toth_art1883]

Yes! Thank you for bringing him up, really appreciate it!

[@SethGavriel111]

Terrence McKenna has become one of my heroes since I discovered him and his discussions and lectures about two years ago. I would say he is a man unto himself. His combination of intellect and wide reaching knowledge - as Russel pointed out - combined with his wit, his joy, his whimsicalness, and his studies balance of optimism and idealism with pragmatism and objectivity, as well as his often theatrical, unique speaking style, make him one of the unique thinker of the 20th century. He is like the Robin Williams of philosophy and cultural critics - so unique and brilliant in his expression that in my humble estimation, there is no one quite like him and there may never be. May his soul Rest In Peace and I’m sure he’s having a grand old time in the upper after-life or astral realms!

[@keithybrinson7804]

Excellent concrescence of casuistry between McKenna, Lennon, Brand, Leary and Dass 💜

[@sandymcmahon984]

There is a massive repository of McKenna talks on the PsychedelicSalon podcast.

[@melorgomolox6828]

bless ty

[@monikita3697]

Yassss! I love Terence so much. My life transformayion started from him, forevel thankful to this man and Russel giving agknowledgment to this man 🙏

[@808mauna]

Thankyou for posting this Russell! I love listening to Terence aswell

[@fetidestas]

“A messages from the hippie elders” Alan Watts houseboat with Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and Gary Snyder. Would be great to have Russell modern rake vs the 60s radical POV!

[@editelh]

I LOVE TERENCE MCKENNA. I wish I would’ve met him. I potentially could’ve since I was hanging out at Esalen in those years, and sometimes and he was too. A friend of mine had met him at a rave somewhere in northern Cali. I know I would’ve seen him eventually had he not left us. He was a genius - of course the psychedelics I’m sure helped propel his wisdom and awareness, but that’s what we all want, isn’t it?

[@anitalassiter4266]

So what I need now in my life and have needed for many years. Thank you Russel.

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

I love Terence McKenna. I've not turned my back since 1972 when I 1st dropped acid, heard Hawkwind's In Search Of Space simultaneously all night. The same year I bought my 1st book Tim Leary's 'Politics Of Ecstasy'. I've followed the set set & setting advice always. When Terence arrived on the scene it was like a breath of fresh air in a stale room! I loved his books, attended a lecture& listened to interviews on video. He is simply riviting, inspiring, captivating & his language & use of it not of these times!~ He also simply tells the truth & that's all anyone can ask. If they can't handle it they need to hear it even more!~

[@justinlakin6141]

Fuck yes it’s like a crossover episode in real life

[@AdrianasKeys]

psychedelics are like secret doors left for us by Mother Nature - hidden in the woods - so that we can get away now and again and reevaluate 🤓

[@Je-Lia]

I'm with you 100% on this Russell! I adore Terrence McKenna. I enjoy letting my mind absorb his concepts. He, like no one else I've ever listened to, can formulate coherent complex sentences with no "ah" or "um" no broken phrases, no run-ons, no fragments. Complete and coherent. Like his mind. I have a confession to make. Sometimes I like to listen to him speak as I go to sleep. That voice of his....

[@CitizenInGame]

Terrence has been an inspiration to me sine I found him some years ago. I do agree that we could use his insights at this time of cultural uncertainty.

[@roebbiej]

Terence McKenna is a legend! I'm reading his book food of the gods currently

[@scottmurphy9597]

How is it? I’ve literally just ordered it

[@hum3300]

Ive started to read it yesterday too :) somehow it feels like his spirit is coming back now

[@FollowTheMoney1]

Its certainly an alternative to the current theory of evolution that makes sense... Enjoy 😁

[@roebbiej]

@@scottmurphy9597 i think it's amazing! I've taken Ayahuasca two times now, and the book makes me want to experience more mind altering substances like, DMT, ibogaine, psilocybin. His book convinces me that there are things with psychedelics you will encounter, witness and/or understand that are simply impossible to experience without them, and that life is very incomplete and lacking if you've never experienced it. For people who want to investigate life, consciousness, reality and identity to the core, that is. It's not for the faint of heart.

[@clarahudson8283]

Me too incredible and insightful book a must read if you wish to understand the human experience

[@ESuccessMasters]

I’ve been reading and listening to Terrence as well as Alan Watts and Especially J Krishnamurti for over 20 . years . Change tour life by introspect and personal investigation X

[@calib5]

Rumi, Kabir, Gibran, Bowie, Meister Eckhart, Eckhart Tolle, Annie Lennox, Bill Nelson, David Byrne, Klaus Nomi, The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation - Lauri Anderson 🥰

[@mrnoone3922]

I agree. Alan Watts and J Krishnamurti changed 'my' life! 🙏😊

[@nicholaskruger9460]

I loved Terence !! In early 90’s I was given 20 hours on cassette tapes. I did all the art of the Tower Records walls and listened to tapes and read his books. ... micro dosing way back then.

[@jamiesuzanne5781]

So happy to see you discussing the Father Psychonaught, Terrence McKenna!!! So much amazing material to cover!! Looking forward to more!!!

[@alexanderhorton1462]

Russell if you ever do relapse I hope it’s with mushrooms or other naturally grown hallucinations. I’ve done many of them and they truly do rewire your mind. I’ve watched people with PTSD from the military cry and rejoice when previously the world was only cold and bleak. It’s inspired me to dive deeper into my studies of art and language while also satisfying the restless nature of a mind whom is uncertain. My friends have confronted their childhood abuse and neglect with true tenderness. Sure these substances can be fun and recreational but they can also be psychologically and spiritually healing which is the piece that is important that is the piece that is kept concealed. The healing these things can offer for people, even though it’s fucking terrifying, contends with modern forms of psychological treatments. For instance if a mushroom trip can get my friend to stop smoking after years then why would we need patches and gum? If mushrooms can treat PTSD then why do we need SSRI’s? If people feel exsistenally lost and unable to find meaning and purpose but plug into something deeper because of a dipped piece of paper then what good is modern psychology without or against these methods? Why would spiritual healing be made a class one felony punishable by up to ten years? Then why would the elite harvest material from South America for their own private California DMT retreats... while prisoning the lower class and pillaging other world countries? What’s really the agenda? How is that money can change the legality of the situation but not the morality of the situation? How and why do these medicines get treated like common street drugs? How is it that these treatments are reserved for upper middle class and upper class Americans while still being illegal in most states, a felony in fact. Why is it the more economically mobile are in a different legal bracket which allows for them to use true medicine while the less economically mobile must suffer the experience of experimental psychiatric drugs? Why are the even more poor class left with nothing but alcohol and hard drugs to numb the senses? Because it seems to me that the real medicines have been known and the real positions have been known. While class brackets determine your access and risk to these medicines and drugs. It seems as though the wealthy can do clean acid and heal while crack is made in a lab and sold to the poor to systematically kill us from the inside out... why can’t we remove poison and not make medicine illegal? Why do police get to destroy peyote cactus, which is a protected species, but natives are jailed for anything the colonizers want. Why is that even the white man can’t have access to that plant? Why?

[@JesseDoesHVAC]

“Mind is the ground of being. But we do not understand what mediates its intransigence. In other words, if the world is an idea, why isnt it the way we want to be? Why is it so resistant if it is so plastic? So my approach has been, and i recommend this to you and especially young people who are just starting out into the jungles and ushrams of this world. I investigated the weird by rational means. And i was never a believer. My theory went like this; the truth is the truth. It does not require the co-operation of me. On the other hand, all deception does require my co-operation. So lean as hard as you want on the flying saucer witness, the guru, the method, lean as hard as you want. The real thing can take your leaning. Truth will not crumble before your critical onslaught, bullshit will. It is madness to approach a given spiritual or paranormal phenomenon reverently, with eyes averted.” Terence McKenna

[@stickywilliams2820]

Wow I’m so happy you chose to use your platform to spread the good word/presence of Terence McKenna, he should be regarded much more highly in modern philosophy. He was by no means a stoner, more so the most poetic, thought provoking, and perspective shifting speaker/ethnobotanist to grace our planet.

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[@jonnyhicks2076]

Terence is the teacher you can never get sick of. I've been listening to his talks for about 6 years now and his commentaries on a huge range of subjects has helped nurture my understanding of the world as it is today. His psychedelic advice is of great value to anyone who wishes to venture into the unknown realms of the human mind and beyond.

[@HareKrishnaPerth]

Terrence, and Alan Watts would be my dinner guests

[@sticksman1979]

“Do they know it’s Christmas?” Lol. Still got it.

[@jc7636]

Thanks Russell, I always enjoy listening to you. Terence is one of my favorites too. Cheers

[@myshoe6754]

Im so happy that u bringinglight on him he deserves more attention

[@Stringsloth]

I'm glad that you talk about Terence, all roads lead to Rome as you belong to the same group of cool and wise people as Mckenna was ♥

[@trustwithin7188]

High praise indeed!

[@sophieoshaughnessy9469]

It would not constitute a relapse. People don’t get addicted to psychedelics. They are work, inquiry... not escape or denial n

[@kasrarohani6453]

I love you for this. More and more people need to know about this legendary man!