Terence McKenna - This is the Mushroom's Program - The Psychedelic Salon

[@Its_Zeus_]

"Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing." -Terence McKenna

[@ceelothatmane9421]

And that’s a good thing why?

[@Xippone2093]

@@ceelothatmane9421take them and find out yourself.

[@MadeitpastJesus]

​@@ceelothatmane942124:49 😊 "good" lol

[@Caitanyadasa108]

@@ceelothatmane9421 The dissolution of culturally instantiated ways of thinking renders people immune (or at least far less susceptible) to manipulation and control. The use of psychedelics threatens existing power structures and those in power want to remain in power.

[@MrGrunge88]

@@ceelothatmane9421 Because society's rules and precepts change with every generation. Learning to think outside of that mutable framework can be both enlightening and therapeutic.

[@giantessmaria]

Has anyone in the history of our planet ever articulated himself in such a fashion? This man was a gem!

[@brettbillingsley7171]

Jordan peterson

[@zetetick395]

Stephen Fry _definitely_ has his moments! - Here's a *great* interesting talk with the fella kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWpZ3ZngMuVoK8 😸

[@lijauju]

@@brettbillingsley7171 terence is disappointed

[@brettbillingsley7171]

@wtnomad It isn't boring if you are able to follow what he is saying, its actually quite interesting. Plus Peterson is also a psychonaut.

[@brettbillingsley7171]

@@lijauju And why is that?

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

First time listening to Terrence. I've heard a lot about him and I must say, he lives up to his reputation. Funny, poetic, witty, amazing vocabulary and an ability to describe even the most complex concepts. What a genius. It is a privilege to be able to listen to him speak.

[@NoahsUniverse]

Absolutely

[@davidforshaw4810]

Probably Terrence had the ability to write a pot boiler essay descibing the inside of a "ping pong ball!" He was a semantic genious! ☯️⚡🕉🍄

[@TheMikethoth]

I came to him quite late in the day, it's a shame we lost him when we did. With regard to so many complex phenomena, his insight would be needed at times like these as he connects the dots. What a mind and what a wonderful sense of humour.

[@dravensdraven4905]

Found him as an edgy teenager angry at life and the world at 15, 7 years later multiple terrifying and awesome in the true sense of the word trips under my belt having seen things i will never be able to express with our vocabulary and dictionary am not more grateful to one mans teachings and for the path he set my life on.

[@The_Lazy_Misfit]

I honestly love his soul. One of the greats to ever grace the planet. Never forget Terrance McKenna!

[@jeevanpillay]

I love how he stops to think for like a second and then goes into a deep philosophical articulation of ecstatic words that form a complex verbal dialogue.

[@selig7]

I havent tripped in a while, Terence Mckenna always gets me right back in the mindframe of craving to trip again. I can almost channel that shrooms energy just off hearing him talk and remembering past trips.

[@kattiewilcox6935]

Grow em. Super easy! And easily ordered!

[@selig7]

@@kattiewilcox6935 Oh I’ve grown em for sure. Still have some left, I like to trip heavy but only 1x or 2x a year.

[@Denver10215]

I am coming down off 3 grams ..it's like I want to get rid of the rest ...scary ..when I closed my eyes

[@L4Nigav]

exactly :D

[@bobbyb3768]

"Surrender is the opposite of reflex" -T.Mckenna Truly enlightening brother

[@chrisr121]

the actual quote is "surrender is the opposite reflex of conquest"

[@Allplussomeminus]

This man strings together words in such a fine way. I feel like I'm listening to an artist paint but with words.

[@stinkleaf]

a linguistic polymath with an art history and botanist background. Ya he speaks more interesting than his writing.

[@gremlinaftermidnight4493]

One may sense the depth his mind has ventured based off the intonation of Terrence’s voice.

[@zulok1337]

it's poetry, my friend!

[@MikeSmith-jh8bx]

Xavier Gordon

[@polpottopg]

You really do have to think about what hes saying or it just goes over your head

[@DariusTransformed]

i honestly think the black community needs to get hip to this shit because my mind is so open it’s crazy after my DMT trip

[@Vairocana23Revived]

100% Facts our people need to get off the lean, molly, and perc bovine excrement and get tuned in with entheogens.

[@David-eu1ms]

True life stories

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

Also, W. African psychedelic rock from the '60s-'70s was the pinnacle of human musical achievement, the funkiest music ever, and hardly anyone knows about it.

[@esmith7079]

I just said this ✊🏿🖤

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

@Bruce Jenner You're the only person who recognized the name, dear. If you love music you must check it out. I have a question. I know that the poetry of Rosamel del Valle was suppressed, but is it readily available in Chile now?

[@joeroberts2156]

I think mushrooms never stop effecting you once you've taken them

[@millenniumzeek]

Joe Roberts Once a shroomer forever changed

[@MacroMicro99]

It's like you never fully come down part of you is always there.

[@mithreads1293]

Only took them twice, 2-3 years ago, can you explain what you meant by that?

[@overkillunderground3378]

MI Threads , if you’ve taken 3.5 grams at least; there’s things you’ll go through that will stick with you forever. Like seeing a tornado in real life. You’ll never forget it.

[@andrefrazier8653]

I agree... every time Ive taken shroom.. first time being the most profound.... last time being interesting.... something always remains.. something stays... this "other" language within that seeks deciphering

[@bizffatar5824]

Don't forget to respect the mushrooms, Golden Teacher basically, they have some very powerful potential. I just did about 7g on 5/09/2023 and it went well actually but barely escaped a bad trip.

[@cathywalton1062]

I've been addicted to heroin for 11 years, after trying out psilocybin treatment I will be 2 years clean

[@kathleenmcclenahan5701]

​@@cathywalton1062I would love to try them, does anyone know where I can source them?

[@UopolysGreat]

​@@kathleenmcclenahan5701Yes he's dr.Jeffshroom

[@BenAnderson-mg4hu]

​@@UopolysGreatIs he on insta?❤

[@kiramatt6152]

​​@@BenAnderson-mg4huOf course, dr.jeffshroom

[@treehugger7916]

About memory stored in dna; When I had my first child I experienced something I've never heard anyone else experience. The exact moment the baby was born, I had a "flashback" or a sequence of images rapidly unfolding in my minds eye. These images showed women all the way back to a woman giving birth in yellow, dry grass. I could tell it was like a pod of information being opened and it told me I now was connected to the human family. I was very young and has honestly never dared to tell anyone, but I felt like it fitted this topic somehow.

[@SoyElta]

That is absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@smilelikeUmeanit90]

wow this is amazing.

[@rdallas81]

That's lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulreed480]

Amazing

[@justinkeenan7315]

It sounds like an experience with Akashic Records.

[@DylanRDemers]

"We are all fungal beings" -Paul stamets. So grateful for the beautiful truth spoken to guide others for generations to come!

[@witchcraftandlizardry]

I seriously cannot stop listening the beginning part about octopi. I’m obsessed.

[@LightweightUK2007]

This is one of the most powerful talks I’ve ever heard by TMc, absolutely phenomenal 🌱☺️🙏🏼🧬🐉🍃🌿💚

[@jthadcast]

lost echoes of a genius, i'm grateful for the opportunity to hear his voice and thoughts.

[@hyperstormy976]

Lost by some but never forgotten by many

[@hyperstormy976]

If ur reading this comment it’s time to listen to more Terrance McKenna 😂😂 it’s been 3 years homie

[@sapiosexual3316]

'll love you if youre old.

[@christophersmt6500]

I'm still trying to find a reliable place to buy spores or purchase the actual mushrooms, I've got depression and terrible anxiety

[@userconspiracynut]

@@christophersmt6500 /hilary_chase1/ Got psych's**

[@noonenowhere6920]

I take a heroic dose of psilocybin once a week. The spirit in the fungus is teaching me Sanskrit. It is my belief that psilocybin is the origin of that language. The mushroom gives me the mantra, then I sing it on a single breath.

[@elenanicole084]

Best Psychedelics plug

[@elenanicole084]

Mushy_bible

[@elenanicole084]

On Instagram

[@Jerryberger9235]

Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here

[@georgewilliams1062]

Psychedelics are the reason why i didn’t take my life when i was at my end. I was stripped of my ego and saw the beauty of life and interconnectivity and even though i still battle anxiety and depression, I’m doing better everyday and will never think in such a self destructive way again.

[@zoeywinston6826]

LSD and mushrooms completely changed my whole outlook on life. I became a better version of myself This experience gave me a lot of confidence about my self and my body. A bunch of bad thought / behavior patterns were broken. One of these was pretty bad OCD that made me wash my hands a lot. It gave me a lot of hope that things will be fine, this is the one thing that I heard throughout the trip: Everything is alright. The main reason for the trip was my severe depression and it definitely helped me (although it's not gone). Before all I could do was lay in bed. Now I am trying to rebuild my life one step at a time which wasn't possible before."

[@sarahh321]

[_James_tray] Got psychs

[@Jerryberger9235]

@@sarahh321 Where to search?? Is it IG?

[@sarahh321]

@@Jerryberger9235 Yes

[@thesecondincognito78]

"You pour the waters of describtion over it, and it just beads off"

[@christopherlaro4156]

Sacred wild mushrooms and lsd when Ingested correctly shall shift the soul. Period. Peace A’ho

[@dranamarie]

Is it ok to grow them from the grow kits i saw other commenters mention?

[@christopherlaro4156]

a. Marie i successfully grew cubensis last year. Takes lots of time to cook in grow bag but i highly suggest it. Its fun n works. I prefer shrooming outdoors or journeying with good LSD but good luck to you on the path! Peace ✌️

[@dranamarie]

@@christopherlaro4156 awesome .. I am not familiar so i will read about that. I know plants have lessons to teach

[@christopherlaro4156]

a. Marie hey. So you can legally order ur species of mushroom spores (in a syringe) and the grain grow kits on line. Amazing how it’s illegal to buy shrooms already grown (legal in europe but not usa) so i urge you to research grow kits n spores. Good luck!

[@hilgahendrix7984]

I live with someone that thinks this is a cult and drugs should be illegal and drugs cannot give happiness,some people just will never get down with this

[@hilgahendrix7984]

Or understand those states

[@Jacob-wd2pn]

Tell him/her "heeeeeellllllooooooo! Why do you think phychadelics ARE illegal?"

[@chillsoft]

Why would you want to live with a person like that?

[@micahcline5774]

hilga hendrix my guess that same person drinks alcohol takes Advil drinks soda and coffee. Probably has a cabinet full of drugs from the dr.

[@HomesteadOC]

Time to move.

[@conormcnagger4703]

Just coming down from taking 5 grams of mushrooms. I had the most unbelievably beautiful experience I’ve ever had in my entire life. I made love to a bio mechanical mushroom woman for 6 hours straight lmao. I’m so glad I did that alone and not with a group of people! She showed me things that are impossible.

[@Irishmule169]

Things get really weird after 4 grams and up !!!

[@Jack-zl7cb]

Great name

[@conormcnagger4703]

@@Jack-zl7cb thanks, it was my grandmothers name

[@369Nina.]

Note to self: do alone

[@550xxx23]

It’s amazing to me how mushrooms can offer such different experiences. I did 5 grams of penis envy mushrooms 2 months ago. My experience can be summed up as “Going to war in a dark hell for all of eternity with one glimmer of light shinning at the end right before I went back to do it all over again for all eternity”.

[@MuhammadAli-tc1sx]

Love the way Terence gulps on water

[@kevinallen5246]

The scope of this man's linguistic ability is unreal. They say wisdom is not communicable, but I think McKenna is a powerful exception to the rule.

[@cannabass5729]

No inta w that name seem like a scam and here is no place for that

[@mathewfield7671]

Check out Christopher Hitchens for the next level

[@ehwick8175]

We need Terence more than ever today.

[@geekinhard343]

Yes but we will figure it out

[@geekinhard343]

@Emmet Bergin I fee like this person was just trying to share there opinion, about a person who they felt strongly about. I dont know how this could be scewed into a negative context. I hope you understand my point.

[@davidforshaw4810]

That's a Fact!" ☯️⚡🕉🍄

[@Jay_Hendrix]

What I wouldn't give to watch Terrence debate Jordan Peterson.

[@timyates807]

Amen !

[@davidwaynechoate8059]

I did an "on the natural" psychedelic Trip recently Just to see , and it took fourteen months of intense preparation , but then a day came when I was getting synchronicities out the ass , and Mercury was in retrograde . I put on headphones , and Terence McKenna's "Surfin' on Finnegan's wake". His voice got real rich , and more real sounding until i felt , with closed eyes , like i could locate his chest with my hand from the sound , and when i looked to see If I had concresced terence out of the Aether , I looked at the KZbin thumbs up , and down . They read 303 , and 33. Then , Wooosh ! , and I was there , man ! It lasted about a week too , until i thought I maybe have pushed myself in to the realm of the mentally ill , and I pulled out of it .because I remembered Terence saying that psychedelic veterans that overcome Ego problems , won't go through Ego Death , but Fear of insanity which is the same thing , well , I had that happen .I think that doing it without even weed makes Me think what i brought back is somehow more credible . If your interested in My advice , if you want to try it . Let me know .It was pretty cool . I now have no Fear of death , Evil , or much at all . I know how the stuff works , what We are , and even the Time wave . Oh , but best of all , I have written , and had others check My Reasoning , a complete refutation to the flat earth communist group . I wrote it in the style of Herman Melville . I Love My Melville.

[@cahjohnson9894]

That was a great read!

[@Xperiencewidus]

15 years back I met a guy named kushka , down south western ghats of India . I saw him doing insane amounts of shrooms . When asked why are u eating so much , he says u shld do 5-7.5 for intense trip to godly world. That’s what he had heard from some scientists. Poor guy dint understand it was suppose to be 5-7.5 grams he was doing 5-7.5 dozens of them of varied shape size and weight. Counting 1 shroom as 1 piece no matter shape n size and then putting 12 of them together to make a dozen - eventually he was eating 60 and beyond pieces of shrooms of various sizes big to small . When I tried contemplating it to grams my brain 🧠 went of it’s limit an came back to zero again … what it looks anyway north to 45-50 grams easily . He says ever since that’s what he started with and that’s what he has been doing…. I can’t even imagine what wld be his first experience be like . He always use to say it’s a experience for the experienced - for rest u shldnt try until you are experienced . When asked what’s experience he just smiles and says experience from school of life .

[@ladeedaa]

This guy needs a Netflix documentary!!! One that captures all his insights and how desperately civilization needs to awaken! Peace! Love! Truth!

[@technomickdocumentalist2495]

Netflix, haha. Yes that's exactly the type of place. 🤣🤣

[@vdub7090]

Um he's been dead for quite some time

[@Takealiltripnsee]

You totally missed the point I guess

[@Takealiltripnsee]

He captured KZbin. Give it some credit

[@MyTube4Utoo]

@@lukasgvildamavicius2903 Yet, you'll die poor.

[@MAL.STUDIOS]

Taking mushrooms at 19 vs 35. Words don't exist for me to describe.

[@Eternal-truth]

im assuming its better at 35 right?

[@MAL.STUDIOS]

@@Eternal-truth definitely

[@Irishmule169]

At 51 it’s still awesome !!!

[@blakereneehope]

Some majority of Philosophers have discredited McKenna due to his theory in Timewave/Novelty but at my best interpretation of Terrance theres more to be learned from his consistency. He took so many psychedelics that it took his life in the end (he even commented on his brain tumor, attributed to drugs). The ability to utilize an educated language on the experiments place him in a self-sacrificing interlude into a scientific understanding of 'Mind-Body-Brain' relationships, in all of us. If seen from scientific or religious aspect a lot can be derived from his visionary and educated experiences.

[@OP-lk4tw]

yes, a very good observation, I believe he was a lot more than that, but that is a great part of his legacy and his role as the character he was playing, he had the ability to summon the unspeakable as an idea in the minds of people who barely trip or didn't at all, that's not ordinary ability and not even experienced psychonauts can do it

[@parsleyrose7778]

That octopus shit is fucking trippy man, that’s cool.

[@mikeethier8858]

Terence McKenna. Mannnn. Everytime. I will probably be listening to him for the rest of my life.

[@carliep123]

Mike Ethier ive been listening to him since 1997 and when i first discovered him i had that same thought. So awesome that sooooo many recordings exist. A true master of language and insight.

[@The_Lazy_Misfit]

Never Forget Terrance McKenna!

[@johnlawrence5383]

Such a shame he passed in 2020

[@slumpkiid3570]

​@charmed0009 as if you're sure of the cause of his brain tumor, even his own doctors assured him it wasn't from his 'drug' usage.

[@m74d3]

"Self transforming machine elves from hyperspace." -Terence McKenna

[@saw141]

Michael L He was a traveler.

[@taylenday]

and "Jeweled self dribbling basketballs"

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

“Bah-Dee” Terence McKenna

[@NSixtyFour]

@@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity woop yahp jeee waoh

[@ras_krystafari3333]

"crystalized chemically propelled Astral human conciousness from 3Dspace"~ Machine Elf

[@bluegiant13]

honestly,sometimes i don't know what he is talking about. But its music to my ears.

[@davidlee2221]

listen closely. it does that. but if you listen to it over and over again, it starts to make sense. pay attention to his watch also... when it beeps, he redirects his thoughts towards a concept that hes been trying to explain from the beginning, but is somehow unspeakable in human language.

[@bluegiant13]

David Lee I think listening closely is a illusion. When you try to listen closely,you will put pressure on your ears,and will make the listening worse. You listen always. I was said that in playfull manner. Im aware what you are saying,i also suspected a reaction like that,in comming. And honestly,thank you, for your lecture. But i know al that already,i also keep RE LISTENING. :P Cheers,

[@davidlee2221]

thats because people listen with their ears, not their mind.

[@davidlee2221]

the elves did say "pay attention, do what we are doing, don't lose yourself to amazement, pay attention."

[@jeff_n1535]

Take psilocybin. All will be revealed..

[@trevormcmahan8712]

Okay so cool, when I had my first "experience", I was blasted through this tunnel, I flew through nothing, then through this vast desert, over top of massive pyramids, I saw civilization come and go, Stonehenge, and all these other exciting and strangely comforting images. Then I broke through to this giant slice of light in nothingness. And there I sat for what seemed like an entire lifetime. Having conversations with something without words, seeing this universally connected vastness that is life. Then I slid into what looked like a gigantic strand of DNA, a neverending path through everything. And I wove into and out of this beautiful and overwhelming strand. With each pass I was thrown in and out of various points of what I guess was time, or something like that, and saw different images, lives, and so much more. I wish that we had the vocabulary to describe it all, because this passage does it no justice. Thanks for reading!

[@eduardorivera4343]

Alchoholics have a hard time listening to talk of The Mushroom..They think YOU need help.

[@vitvarg1]

Eduardo Rivera So true. Funny thing is, I've never heard of mushroom users beating their spouse or children, forming life-long family-destroying addictions, getting in fatal car wrecks, ruining their digestive tract, liver, and brain cells, and wasting half their paychecks on a semi-toxic liquid every other Friday night to get laid, in order to support their recreational plant use. Oh, not to mention alcohol causes you to LOSE consciousness (blackout), while psylisibin keeps your mind awake and very active and you remember it all! Our governments are far below mentally retarded in this matter

[@eduardorivera4343]

vitvarg1 So nicely put my friend.

[@davidlee2221]

alcohol is the chemical that has been used to create slavery. all cultures that have enslaved another have provided their slaves with alcohol..

[@ike25young]

I heard some where that alcohol comes from old Arabic for soul stealer.

[@JoePankoThonONAIR311]

I am sorry. alcoholics please accept my love. I once thought I was an alcoholic.. and so I took 105 days off from drinking at age 30. I drank daily for 10 years before .. some days here and there without ... once for 3 weeks . ... 21 days....... but the 105 days off the drinking brought me an understanding that I was not an alcoholic but rather I simply drank alot. ..... shortly after I experienced my true symbiotic relationship with the mushroom.... my friend Kyle suggested I listen to this person today... I explained my experiences that are reoccurring... I choose to consume 3-7grams of the mushroom .... i begin by saying aloud "I lend you my body" speaking to the mushroom, "I submit to the the mushroom".... "I am not afraid "

[@lunkerjunkie]

"Filamentatious creatures in a semi-aqueous cybernetic medium"

[@martyrmessiah3903]

The octopus is an artificial robot, so is the Great White shark. Mushrooms have no chlorophyll and are zombie vegetation, grown from fungal networks. Mushrooms are not from Earth.

[@dreg7305]

Lots of terrance fans like to state something as fact, and in doing so, present a fallacious or completely ignorant argument. Because something is strange to your simple mind, it must be from outer space. Pretty funny

[@jdavi6241]

@@martyrmessiah3903 The moon landing was actually filmed deep inside the Earth, close to the core, our conception of gravity is wrong. When you go closer to a massive body, the floatier you will be because of the excess of particle waves that surround and permeate you. Quantum mechanics supports this. The astronaut's suits were not designed to keep pressure inside the suit while the vacuum of space surrounds, but instead the opposite. Keep a low pressure inside in order to prevent the crushing atmosphere (not gravity) outside. Haven't you seen the flag waving in footage? That's cave wind. The scientific consensus agrees with me. Also biology isn't what you think it is and the moon isn't even real. It's a convenient cultural myth that we based our society on arbitrarily because we thought it was true for a while, and now the fools just won't let go of that idea. Tidal waves are caused by Mars and Saturn's dimensional interplay. What you percieve in the sky to be 'the moon' is nothing more than delayed solar glare. Isn't it fun how I can make up bogus hypothesis without anything supporting it? And I can just use fallacious reasoning and slap more jargon on to support my worldview if anyone disagrees while shutting out outside evidence to the contrary. Hurray cognitive bias! P.S. Buzz Aldrin shot first.

[@Devast8r34]

Just genius poetry

[@MarkSunshine]

You can sing your way out of anything -- #mondaymotivation

[@sonicexeadventures1620]

"like toast into a toaster" did he just metaphorically mention a disk drive on a computer used for downloading information? That thought just blew my mind.

[@zpridgen75]

time marker?

[@sonicexeadventures1620]

31:53

[@suicidetuesday6302]

They had computers in 1991 just no world wide web. Computers had floppy disk drives.

[@GabiBliss]

Magic Mushrooms are like little golden droplets of knowledge from the gods. Once you eat them you connect to everything.Yay!

[@davidforshaw4810]

I Totally Agree!" ☯️⚡🕉🍄

[@psylocibin9359]

Amen 🙏

[@Steveorino123]

It might feel that way but what you've literally done is disconnect from your humanity by taking a drug. Total chaos of the senses and the mind results. To escape this horror, the mind struggles to overcome what feels like imminent death and yearns to feel good, hence all the fluffy fuzzy 'we are one' and let's 'love one another' nirvana-like stuff.

[@davidforshaw4810]

@@Steveorino123 YOU KNOW TOTAL ZILCH ABOUT PSYCHEDELICS SO DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO COMMENT!" 🍄⚡🧩

[@ergot1803]

@@Steveorino123 It's good that we have an expert here to educate us on the psychoanalysis of psychedelics

[@smoozerish]

death by astonishment........sign me up

[@MycoMeditations]

I will always always love you Terrence. You weren't perfect. You weren't a guru. You spoke your view so eloquently.

[@saw141]

Mr. Myco He truly was an intelligent man. It's such a shame that he's gone but he certainly did his best while he was here. We love you Terence, thank you for being here.

[@majluke]

Yes, you're righr.

[@pheresy1367]

I agree..... he never "got" the "oneness" thing at all...and... inept at pushing back as demonstrated by this talk. But besides that, I can't agree more. Ha hah... he thought 5MeO was a waste of time. How he describes and contrasts the strength and weaknesses of the various psychedelic substances, rarely match my own experiences. I find myself sometimes saying to the computer during a Terence talk.."are you sure you have taken LSD?..or... that's what you concluded from that experience?". But I still LOVE listening to him.

[@FiaT_LuX..1990]

Mycology u study shrooms ?

[@drew5099]

@@pheresy1367 I swear terence had bunk L

[@mannyo2909]

Death by astonishment! haha

[@psylocibin9359]

I think the psychotic episodes that people with an already underlying and hidden psychosis can have afther wrongly using psychedelics is Some sort of a episode of reality -death by astonishment

[@joshuakennedy5891]

His octopus story is an analogy for mind control. Every person is a tentacle, moving without really knowing why to accomplish a goal that isn't really their's. I suppose that's the apex of any species though in order to obtain optimum order and output (ants, bees, schools, flocks, etc all coordinate intuitively. Huxley spoke of this intuitive communication development as well).

[@ChrisSmith88love]

Personally I just lay paralyzed, hypothermic with teeth chattering in front of a Giant (technicolor) Octopus, Totally Real and Present, about to be Eaten, Terrorized. Not what you described in any form. Mind Control is another misfortune. Best Best of Luck.

[@johnnytripz8000]

A mckenna video w/ a smoke, then off to bed

[@gremlinaftermidnight4493]

I appreciate this upload. It’s been two decades since I came across a Terrence McKenna monologue that I haven’t heard before. Thank you

[@markmennite6765]

I don’t know all the words he uses, until he uses them , and sometimes I feel like he explains some words to me/us because he knows I/we didn’t understand hahah :).

[@rdallas81]

Mushrooms are a tool....They should be used appropriately. A wrench is a tool as well It can open Pandoras Box, Or Can open hell.

[@vladvalo]

Dude I ate five grams of the biggest caps and stems ever including the dust at the bottom (moon dust) and two tabs of acid. Best night of my life period. But I do agree with you, some people should only do little bits. It depends on the strength of your character and mentality going into it.

[@randalthor6872]

I miss binging all these Mckenna on the psychedelic salon back in 2009 !!! Thanks for uploading these. It's good to hear Lorenzo's voice again too! This brings me back : ) subbed

[@nickgeary7919]

Can you share more about your experience with the psychedelic salon?

[@tallfungus]

Whata vocabulary😍😧

[@arabwolf313]

TallFungus i loveee it

[@aburns9396]

30:37 - 35 years later studies show some memories (fight or flight triggers) are encoded and passed through dna

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

Makes sense, we might need that information.

[@Kevpimp5]

Fear is the Mind Killer! Fear is a feeling, feelings are like farts, they come, they go. Explore it, step back and see where that wave of fart came from and why. It will pass. But if you figure it out you'll turn the slightly bad feeling into a really good one.

[@susiefairfield7218]

Romans 8:19-27 New International Version 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

[@RobMitshi]

BOB ROSS OF TRIPPING !!!! LOVE THIS MAN THIS ENTITY

[@brushingtonmcdurrr9790]

The Bob Ross of tripping I like it 😁

[@crktritual]

Noice

[@Anibird1]

About our lack of (despite always reaching for) understanding of life and the cosmos, I love the line "Where is it written in Adamantine that troops of monkeys should comprehend the architectonics of the cosmos?" Quite the eloquent wordsmith Terence is, for sure!

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

Maya Angelou described a scene from her first trip to Africa with a theatre company. Just before the driver rounded a bend, Maya saw the entire landscape that was about to be revealed, in her mind. She wondered the same thing, if this was mapped as a memory in her DNA.

[@nickgeary7919]

Either ancestral knowledge or “time” isn’t as concrete as we believe it to be. Who knows?!

[@chrisr121]

This is called epigenetic memory, Terrance speaks to it on this video

[@overtonesnteatime198]

I am lost. No not lost. I am awake yet i sit in waiting. To strike in the perfect moment, the moment will never come because i did not create it. What i need i cannot find. What i find i do not need. But i feel what is. Bring closer the flame of cause. Bring nearer the exemplary brilliance that is life.

[@billiehummel]

I can honestly say that after 15 years of use, I have had maybe 10 bad days in my life and I have had a lot of trauma stemming from age 13-24. I firmly believe in shrooms. Now ketamine-no- that is not a natural substance. My sister committed suicide at 25 and my mother’s sister was 21 when she committed suicide.

[@enejkelecija7377]

I think the sense of togetherness the sense of the present the love never leaves you

[@mendoza55982]

It sad to know he passed away in my lifetime... it is sad to know

[@evolvetravel1]

Loving this talk. Are mushroom shops popping up and operating openly everywhere like Canada? I've counted nearly 10 shops now in dt Toronto May 2023.

[@JoePankoThonONAIR311]

this is my first time listening to him. I found this though a suggestion by a friend who awarded me the time to listen to my redundant experience with the mushroom

[@SetMeFree]

It’d be so fun to be competent enough to talk for over an hour about interesting shit like this.

[@alinmgheorghe]

any shit really... people these days only regurgitate the crap they see on TV and Social Media.

[@kamilaewska1663]

Thank you for uploading these lectures that we wouldn’t otherwise have had access to. They are a gift. Terence was a tremendous gift to humanity. Somehow, even though I have never met him or known him, I miss him. I miss visionaries with his curiosity, open mindedness, calm and sensible approach to whatever’s out there in the Universe. I think humanity’s biggest challenge is that we uphold this belief that we’re the best product around... and what Terence did was question that belief, and once you question such a fundamental belief, so many new doors open in front of you...

[@DaKloneLiving]

Ayahuasca - How strong do you like it? 4:20 - "The style of these more public Ayahuasca circles is mild, because they don't want people swinging from the chandeliers." 4:30 - Ayahuasca can range on a spectrum from "what's all the excitement about?" -to- "Hang on Hanna." - Terence McKenna

[@DharmaScienceRadio]

Such a fantastic Terrence Talk. I have been taking a relatively long break from delving deep enough mentally to absorb what Terrence has to say, but I am so glad I did. An hour long reminder of why this guy is heralded as a Wizard With Wordplay.

[@davidlee2221]

so basically, you stopped reaching for enlightenment to achieve a greater state of enlightenment?

[@DharmaScienceRadio]

Yes! By letting go of the desire, I am able to realize the truth of the matter. When that which is seeking realizes it is what is being sought after, the ballgame changes a bit!

[@gabrielmohr6598]

24:43 I'd like to say something about the "white light" that he's referring to here. It's possible to get there, I've done it twice, once on acid and once "sober." I saw white light when I closed my eyes and my head was ringing at a very high and consistent frequency. I felt like I was where everyone is trying to be - relaxed. Alert. Able to answer any spiritual question. It felt like I had reached the "peak of imagination." No thoughts were running through my head because I was in the place where they all pointed to. I hated it. It was so dull and bland, like staring at a white wall, but with your mind as well as your eyes. Sure, it was great for a moment, but I've realized that variety really is the spice of life and I'm glad I'm not in that headspace anymore. All to say, I agree with Terrence's love of multiplicity. :)

[@o.cciari7009]

Thank yoy so much you are describing what I've experienced and couldnt articulate properly ... but i was only streching my spine ... and every time i strecth my back it happens I even fainted once ... end up hitting my head ... i was aware but i was not there ... i want to go deeper and figure this our or atleast be avail to assimilate

[@noumenanoz8819]

Hrmm interesting perspective. I always found that state to be a increased sensory sensitivity where normal reality becomes too much to handle colors go white sounds becomes a high ring if your able to get into a dark silent room you’ll notice the aggravation lessens but at this point it’s very uncomfortable. Everything whether it’s sound touch light I’m not sure about taste and smell but usually I find that when at this stage of psychedelic experience or near this stage one or more senses is hampered balance vision hearing but then your other mental powers are heightened food is delicious idk you can kind of focus the energy too. To see better or hear better.

[@PatrickKaneAllTheWay]

Watch on 1.25 speed😯👌🏼🤣

[@parkerstroh6586]

Years of studying the prospect of alchemical gold turned Terrence into a magician with words

[@marknorton5900]

Sadly, he left us way to early.

[@eduardorivera4343]

NOBODY makes the Mushroom...For me THAT is an ADDED PLUS!

[@ike25young]

Es verdad hermanito.

[@CaptainPhilosophical]

I agree with you but remember, nobody makes rattlesnake venom either. The "all natural" argument doesn’t hold up for me. There are alot of "all natural" things that will make you sick or worse.

[@eduardorivera4343]

In the age of GMO I thought MORE would have gotten that.

[@davidlee2221]

rattlesnakes make rattlesnake venom, but rattlesnakes are great food. make sure your using your tools correctly.. if you use a hammer to do the job of a wrench your probably going to break something. cocaine becomes an addiction when you use it for fun, cocaine works as an anesthetic when you put it in open wounds. mushrooms are good for making your mind visible to yourself, but if your taking it for fun, your probably going to loose your marbles.

[@ike25young]

Good point. AND we are all killing ourselves with the peace pipe of the the people we betrayed and murdered. Avoid physical conflict and on those rare occasions have a wee smoke with your old enemies/new pals, no probs. Philip Morris, boom.

[@allthereis8634]

Thank you for sharing. Very interesting. Going to check out some other podcasts of the Psychedelic Salon

[@chriswiandt4907]

Listening to Terence is what sparked a change in me that I never would have believed was possible before having ever heard him. He was just a man, he should not be worshipped, but the subject matter he brought into focus is larger than even the whole of the psychedelic community currently stands. We don't need to pour over total understanding of everything, we simply need to pour our entire being and daily effort into what actually matters to ourselves individually at the deepest, most true level. The role psychedelic substances play is to help show deepest most authentic being to ourselves, oftentimes for the first time since being a small child. They can be a light in the darkness, just know they are not toys and you can find yourself in the depths of the unspeakable to those unwitting pharmaceutical cowboys of this world. Do your homework, learn the techniques, wait until you are done growing, finish high school. There is no rules, but following the knowledge and experiences of those before you will lead you down the right path. Trust in the ancestors, trust in yourself.

[@justthemessengers]

Ero Zen 🙏 All True Psychedelics testify to this understanding: ꧁SACRED TEACHING of DMT꧂ DMT and 5-MeO-DMT are the Molecular Structures of a human’s Consciousness. They are the Molecules that comprise our Consciousness. All True Psychedelics are the Molecular Structures of Pure Consciousness. The human body synthesizes it’s own Consciousness (the DMT & 5-MeO-DMT found in humans). Then the human body metabolizes the Consciousness that it is producing. The amount of the endogenous Consciousness that the human body is able to metabolize depends on many factors. The less pollutants, poison & other contaminants present in the body will result in the ability to metabolize more of the Consciousness that body is producing. Likewise, the more pollution, contaminants and poison a body has inside of it the less Consciousness it is able to metabolize. Here is a list of some of the most common poisons that humans ingest regularly which interferes with a human body metabolizing the Consciousness that it produces, as well as any Consciousness that is ingested from external sources: alcohol, nicotine, sugar, caffeine, amphetamines, dissociatives, tranquilizers, flouride, and a plethora of other drugs are just some of the substances that interfere with humans metabolizing their own Consciousness. “Even the priests who regularly come near to the Lord must purify themselves”. (Exodus 19:22) The following substances are NOT Psychedelics: mdma ketamine salvia kratom dipt pcp datura/jimson weed dxm There are others . . . . . . . Any True Psychedelic will proclaim this Truth if you ask Them. The following substances ARE True Psychedelics - They are Alive, Omnicient Living Beings of Light: DMT 5-MeO-DMT LSD Mescaline Ibogaine Psilocin Psilocybin THC DPT DET Muscimol There are others . . . . So if a human can achieve 100% purity within their bodies, with zero contaminants or pollution (an unattainable state in these current bodies) and managed to metabolize 100% of the endogenous Psychedelics that their physical body is producing (DMT & 5-MeO-DMT), that would be the limit to how Conscious that human can be. In order for a human to become more Conscious than this, they must put more Consciousness into their physical bodies. You must put more Molecules of Consciousness inside of your physical body in order to attain a Higher level of Consciousness. When you ingest Psychedelics you see Them that you just ingested, not some doorway or window or a “portal” to somewhere else or some entity somewhere else. When you ingest LSD, the Light that you see is the LSD Themselves, very Beautiful Living Beings of Light. When you ingest DMT, the Entity you see and hear is the Living Light Beings DMT Themselves. The same is true for All True Psychedelics. There is this part from Scripture: “They are the Eternal among things that pass away. Pure Consciousness, of Conscious Beings. The ONE who fulfills the prayers of many. Only the wise who see Them in their Souls attain the Peace Eternal” (Katha Upanishad) The Physical Body of Consciousness is The Flesh of God. The Flesh of God is the True Communion Entity (the Eucharist). The Flesh of God (the Psychedelic) is the Fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and evil. Our Bodies truly are the Temple of God because God the Psychedelic Lives within it. As Saint Paul says: “We are only the earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us”. (2 Corinthians 4:7) This part explains why the human body is the Temple of God - because God Lives inside of the body. So whether or not a person is ingesting Psychedelics, every single human’s body is God’s Temple because DMT & 5-MeO-DMT Live within it. Anything you do to hurt or harm your body you do to harm God’s Temple. This understanding is a good Foundation, a good step towards a person Knowing God and being able to stay with Them both in this Lifetime & afterwards. “O just Creator, though the world has not known you, But I have known you And these have known that You have sent me; So have I declared, so will I declare Your Name to them, That the Love with which you have loved me May be in them and I in them”. (Saint John 17:25) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3nXZZWpq7KcosU [e-mail]

[@cannabass5729]

Definitely had some interesting trip in highschool

[@FLmetalhead]

I could listen to Terence talk about sand and I’m sure it would be deep and psychedelic.

[@allentolman691]

groping in the dark for the button psyche delicious braille multi dimensional elevator accelerator across time space continuums into the multiverse singularity all at once the totality which button? all buttons combination no buttons sequences pressure points fondling befuddling aha caressing the most gentle of nuance requiring complete concentration the focusing of willful intent unlocking the prism door into the other

[@it1221]

I was watching a video earlier on string theory, and it was very confusing but what I gathered from it was that our current quantum understanding of the universe is flawed because it doesn’t account for certain things, namely gravity. And string theory was providing explanations for these things, you should watch the video for yourself to understand what I’m gonna say but basically it’s saying that gravity itself along with our own quantum physics suggest the existence of more dimensions than we see, dimension meaning planes of existence like 2d or 3d, and we don’t yet have an explanation for those dimensions or a way to fix the holes in our understanding without them. How does this relate to this video? He is talking about how we as a species may have evolved to suppress the consciousness’ capabilities and we aren’t able to see everything that is going on around us, which may be able to account for some if not all of the dimensions we cannot see, and who’s to say that we evolved to see everything anyways we only evolved to live not to experience the universe

[@sunshine-yr4qw]

I want to know how was his he before starting his journey ? Did he always sounded like a wizard??? Lol

[@petemorgan5593]

he was very academic and got his head in lots and lots of books, so partly natural but also hard work i guess, and tripping balls with his brother in the amazon and contemplating and piecing together the experience backed with all his previous academic knowledge

[@sunshine-yr4qw]

@@petemorgan5593 thank you for that extensive answer;)

[@noonenowhere6920]

The sacred cow, happily munches in the meadow. From the gut of the cow to the ground, the mycelium spread. The fruiting body which grows contains not only the spirit of the mushroom but also the sacred cow. Aum Nandi ni namaha.

[@hughwilliams6534]

I did 10 grams. Not cause i wanted. The mushrooms told me to do it. It was fuckin easy.

[@hempwick8203]

Sounds like they were really weak.

[@joeymoodley3614]

The substance allows us to tap into different frequencies. Like a radio station; you have to tune into your favourite channel.. A spiritual awakening almost. I remember watching Alice iin Wonderland as a child😅😂

[@moderntrappings9196]

Terence was the best; a true legend!

[@bitcoinjosh]

There's danger by death of astonishment 😂❤😊

[@mysticgarage1243]

It's sincerely accurate. No laughing matter😊

[@ronniedarko8830]

I have been a glass of orange juice since 1968. Send help.

[@prodajembaklje9238]

How's that working out for you?

[@ronniedarko8830]

@@prodajembaklje9238 Sarcasm is not help!

[@prodajembaklje9238]

@@ronniedarko8830 there's no help dude,you're fucked.

[@Mikebike68]

LoL!

[@JohnDoe-hz9be]

Add vodka 🍹

[@stevenhuckabay7997]

And still listening in 2020. RIP Terence McKenna

[@leannefaulkner-charve6910]

2021

[@TheGamer-nj9if]

2023 rip

[@DrDeepstack]

2024 ❤

[@DaKloneLiving]

7:20 - "I approached this (as a Jungian) - 'What does this say about the archetypes?' There is no archetype for this - not in the painting of the bushmen, not in the ecstasies of Hildegard Von Bingen, not in the ravings of Mandian ecstatics. The human spiritual experience never got this deep, never tore open this doorway, and yet what... it's a long toke away for any ordinary human being? How can something that titanic and beautiful and cosmic and alien be kept a secret... ...when what we do is seek in all corners, in all times and places for the bazaar, the untrae(?), the unthinkable. We're always turning over rocks, secret teachings - you know - ancient cities, buried ruins, lost tribes; you name it. Here is this thing that is the absolute quintessence of what all those things are aiming for - more stunning than the rise of Atlantis from the Atlantic seaboard, is a toke of DMT. More appalling than the arrival of alien star fleets in the skies of our planet... and yet it's here; it's here! I don't often invoke it; for me to talk about to is to invoke it. It's weird to talk about it, because it reminds me that we don't know what we're doing; at all. This extraordinarily powerful thing, the depth of which, the measure of which, is so hard to take lies very near." -Terence McKenna

[@NoahsUniverse]

Not "untrae" It is a french term for a type of art. "Autre" "Art of another kind"

[@NoahsUniverse]

He is an art historian afterall. Think of dadaism. That is "art autre" or "art of another kind."

[@avicennitegh1377]

thank you for taking time to write up this

[@bulamayne787]

Sing & breathe

[@brodieknight772]

Terrance McKenna is one of the great wordsmiths, along with Alan Watts and others. He has a way of using words to lead you to recognize things that are outside of words, which is really incredible to observe.

[@openureyes]

What a special mind and insightful speaker

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Hang on, Hannah!

[@h3rmzi]

fear is a state of the organism that can not continue so wait it out, breath, sing your way out of a situation.. @20:30

[@banjoben32]

A have a blue thumb.

[@dapicelli]

Sixfoot Ben That is Great! ----says [e-mail]

[@Eryan724]

Psilocybin is blue - green thumb gardens green leafs. ...enough hints?

[@ras_krystafari3333]

@@Eryan724 far too many...

[@ras_krystafari3333]

I have a blue AppThtsTight..

[@erinc.1610]

The cubes are just kicking in enough to make this comment hard to type but I just nneed to say thank you Terence McKenna

[@dropclutch1]

You know he is right about singing bringing you back from the depths. I took my first acid trip as a teen, unfortunately not having any common sense. My brother and I took 1 paper tab and waited impatiently for about an hour drinking 5 shots of vodka and smoking cannabis. When it hadn't kicked in we each took 4 more. This was not a good night as he ended up quite literally running from the devil (me and our friend) through the night and my Dad ended up taking us to the hospital. The only thing that kept me from going to the same place as my brother was "Good Day Sunshine" by the Beatles playing over and over in my head.

[@nadiazayman779]

Bill VanDusen Wow, the young are such daredevils. Amazing that you both didn't jump off of the roof or some other fatal thing.

[@seansmith1725]

I feel like the vibrations of your voice ground you in your 3d body, keeping you from DEEEEEPPPPP

[@kaelzvibey3878]

​@@seansmith1725ive gone to that deep place, after ur back nothing feels real anymore haha

[@Acolis]

i am so blessed and thank god that i lived in the live time of Terence McKenna and also discovered him at very important time of my life- before his death. i am so grateful. Thank you Terence for shaping me into the person I am today.

[@SociologicProduct]

Terence is a perfect example of how permanent ego death is far closer to the natural state of mind of the intellect than any “ego-living” state could ever be. Permanent ego death, the constant, all-encompassing unfolding experience of discovery is propably the only way the human intellect at all grows and unfolds truly.

[@johnjay6723]

Imagine being in class and Terrence McKenna shows up and says “ God morning Class I’m your substitute teacher”

[@mahditr5023]

Arrival anyone?

[@Tony78454]

Has someone, anyone, heard his talk where he says something about schizophrenia and a man in the audience who has schizophrenia joins in the conversation? Please thumb, so it can be seen. thnx either way

[@ivettea6358]

..."Death by astonishment..." Wonderful, Wonderful..!!! Thank you, One Love, Ivette

[@PioLisieux]

I don't know who TERENCE McKENNA is but I know Mr. Rogers when I hear him.

[@Mathematica702]

Terrence McKenna is one of the great Masters of our time. His thought continues to reverberate. Amazing! A bio-pic should be created by the best, to commemorate his work and life.

[@davidforshaw4810]

He "Was," the second coming!" ☯️⚡🕉🍄

[@htcheeto420]

Not sure if you’re active but thank you for uploading these they were everything to me as a kid❤