The Next Phase of Human Existence - Terence McKenna

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Terence McKenna (November 16, 1946 - April 3, 2000) was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants. He spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including visionary experiences, plant-based entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, philosophy, culture, technology, environmentalism, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness.
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[@AfterSkool]

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[@contentdeleted4978]

Everything has its time eventually. Our time is soon

[@Debra309]

Scare tactics used by the ruling class to keep humanity under control.

[@IIXxx_juliet_xxXII]

Thank you for putting all these wonderful videos out; I homeschool my son and we BOTH learn so much from your wonderful,informative artistic videos! Bless you ❤️🙏☮️

[@beginnersguide4556]

Please help me make the death of Chester Bennington a day of awareness for Invisible Diseases and Mental Illness. 7/20

[@irish8668]

Thank you for all your hard work and amazing videos 🙏

[@UnschoolingCOM]

“Society is splitting in two. People who are driven by FEAR who want to be RULED over, and people who are driven by LOVE and want to be FREE.”

[@AfterSkool]

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[@TheDarkness1]

Divine Over Dysfunction Function over dysfunction Logic over delusion Open over closed Clarity over confusion Freedom over control Love over fear Positive over negative Do I make myself clear? Peace over violence Unity over division Creation over conformity Nature over television Calmness over shouting Flow over stagnation Truth over lies Authenticity over reputation Sharing over selfishness Vision over blind Friends over enemies No one left behind

[@jamieyoung9206]

@@AfterSkool hey in a future video can you guys talk about religion, and I would love to see a video on Native American spirituality. In Native American spirituality we’re part of a whole of existence, also called Great Spirit or Great Mystery. Very different and not at all the same as the god fearing Abrahamic faiths, that God is some entity outside of you that you must please

[@jamieyoung9206]

@@AfterSkool a Native American chief speaking would be cool

[@atresusk]

The wealthy knows both sides…

[@anonony9081]

It's weird that so many people seem to be having this spiritual awakening, as if we all feel that a major change in humanity is upon us. It makes me wonder if that's a result of our global, interconnected society or did past civilizations feel it coming also?

[@OttomateK]

Probably both my dude

[@iWannaYanna]

do you think it will happen soon? i don’t feel that way

[@briangriffin1339]

It’s because of the return of Saturn in Aquarius…look at the dates of return and what it means in Astrology and shock yourself

[@workinprogress3609]

Maybe because the elitists are coming out in the open, telling us that our days are numbered?

[@davidarundel6187]

It's a nessecity for our species . As more conciousness awakens it's vessels , the worlds population will come to know that there is "life after death, and that the death of the material vessel/body , is of nessecity , for our true self to grow .

[@ZafOsophy]

A true warrior of the mind, who put himself in great danger, to bring back extremely valuable knowledge to share with us. A great man. A true seeker of truth, knowledge and wisdom. When we pass, and the veil/curtain is lifted, to reveal the true nature of the universe/Matrix, our life will seem, as if we just tarried/slept under a tree for about 15 minutes.

[@khaartoumsings]

He seems to be talking about this change of paradigm we are in with Age of Aquarius now starting with the flu drama which has blown up in their faces and changed life and perceptions in an extraordinary event ; ) K

[@valeriegiles6524]

Sure 🙏 the planet can reset that fast too. Sending love into her for healing. ❤

[@Saulgoodmane]

@@khaartoumsings that’s what I was going to say this video is describing where we are in the game

[@johnr4836]

Hes literally reveling and calling for mass death. How is that a great man

[@ZafOsophy]

@@johnr4836 You don't understand, what he has gone through, during his life. Listen to more of his lectures. He is at a similar level to the most famous science fiction writer, Arthur c Clark.

[@clickityclackity7096]

Nothing lasts, but nothing ends either. There's only a constant state of transformation. Beautiful talk!

[@innerspaceways]

Clickity, I find this powerful insight inspiring but not completely satisfying (yes, I confess that I am looking for some kind of actionable answer). For my own journey (and maybe for others, too), it would be so helpful to hear how you understand this to be a solution for what vexes us as a collective & for transforming our societies. (This is meant in a very genuine, inquisitive way --- and not at all to detract from the power of Terence's wisdom). :)

[@liamlieblein6375]

@@innerspaceways Perhaps I can give you my interpretation of this idea, in a way which suggests something personal. Nothing lasts and nothing ends can be seen as synonymous, and the full scope of this idea can only be understood in the context of what 'end' truly means. The idea of an end as a telos, as Aristotle understood it, was as a for-the-sake-of-which all things before led to it. For example, the end of me brushing my teeth is having healthy teeth; this is the reason, the for-the-sake-of-which, I brush my teeth. Typically, when we reach an end, we feel that there should be a kind of completion. In some cases, this is trivially true. When I reach the end of my travel to work, my journey is complete. But in truth, that journey was embedded in a larger end, to make money, which was embedded in a larger end, to have power to do what I want in the world, which is embedded in a larger end, to achieve my ideal life. It is this final end which I believe is at the crux of all human beings. Each of us are living our lives in an attempt to achieve some kind of perfection, the ideal end we are striving for. Such an end can never truly be completed, there will always be something more that could be done to make it more perfect. Further, in perfecting ones life, one may find that their ideal changes, as new things become encompassed and incorporated under it. All of this is not to say that it is pointless to strive for this ideal - far from it. In fact, I think the recognition of this is important to consider when contemplating what death truly is. Sleep is the cousin of death. When we sleep, we dream. When we dream, we live out idealized scenarios, constantly transforming into new idealized spaces of different concepts of what a life could be. Death releases us from life, a life where we toil away to find what our true perfection is. In death, we then live out all our dreams, using the culmination of these ideals to form a new life. On and on it goes. What this means is that we should be using our lives to courageously strive for our ideals such that we may approach perfection as closely as we can. Once we die, we will live out the life we have imagined while within life. The same is true for a collective level too. The death of a civilization to produce new life. In terms of practicality, I believe this is a tool both to calm you down and to put you on the path to improvement. It calms one to know that this too shall pass, and so no mistakes are permanent. All the same, if you continually repeat your mistakes, nothing ends, so you will continually torment yourself. As such, you should be constantly seeking your own self improvement. Start by assessing what it is you find ideal or perfect in this existence. What is your true beauty? Align the rest of your life around that, live it, then reassess and repeat. Hope this helps. Peace and love.

[@Nuit]

Shpongle

[@emmynspires1719]

@@liamlieblein6375 wow..this is truly profound

[@liamlieblein6375]

@@emmynspires1719 Glad you got something out of my comment. It's beautifully inspiring to me that something I wrote a month ago on a throwaway comment thread can still have an impact on another human being today. I wish you all the best in achieving the ideal life of your imagination, fellow traveler :)

[@ReynaSingh]

One truth told by so many different voices. The world will wake up one day

[@high-minded2220]

@Reyna Singh ... how about today ? tomorrow is an illusion... LET'S DO THIS... spread the "WORD"

[@kevinjones815]

We're all opening our eyes one day one person at a time. Teaching people to live in faith instead of their fears. We are one.

[@bastardofthesun331]

Wake up to what?

[@high-minded2220]

@@bastardofthesun331 TRUTH

[@BboyKeny]

Humans are good at making abstractions, but abstractions without concrete examples are really hard to decipher and relate to your own life. This is why there is always demand for retelling and translating truth. The internet spreading these stories gives me hope for the future.

[@LucidLivingLL]

It is clear that the light of the outside world is closing, and we must go inwards to project our own inner light. Materialism is disappearing, and we are choosing love and compassion over money and fame. The next phase of humanity will be highlighted by the need to free people from their own mind and to give them the gift of self-understanding. Terrence McKenna understood there were deeper energies at play, and the mushrooms taught him that, and it is our job to journey into our own spiritual path and discover the truth for ourselves. I wish you the best of luck, -Much love from a growing KZbinr.

[@workinprogress3609]

This is very true, but the group that controls the material world wants full control of every aspect of our lives.

[@raphaeldavis522]

@@workinprogress3609 Take a moment to think about what the "material world" actually is and then come back and revisit that question. It might change your perspective...happy travels 😉

[@workinprogress3609]

@@raphaeldavis522 People wanting to eat to survive are not being gluttonous consumers.

[@raphaeldavis522]

@@workinprogress3609 I never said they were. I encouraged you to think about how your brain processes the reality experience. Some evidence points to us being more mind than matter. But admittedly, that's a very hard concept to wrap the mind around...

[@workinprogress3609]

@@raphaeldavis522 No matter how I think it away, people starve. They are starving now and it's not because they are thinking right.

[@thechancellor-]

To the *incredible person* seeing this, I wish you all the best in life❤ don't over blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn the skills needed and get after it, all the keys to a happy life is in your hands. Keep pushing.

[@IIXxx_juliet_xxXII]

Same to you; I’ve tuned into your channel as well- blessings, friend ❤️🙏☮️

[@sourdonkeyjuice]

Heck yes, just what I needed to hear at this moment. Thank you. 🙏

[@ohmags]

You just spoke to me

[@bswerves12]

Thank you

[@Udit-oi6zi]

This is so incredibly powerful and gives me hope that even in a time when everything seems uncertain, somehow we are still in the right place, at the right time in the grand cosmic scheme of things. Thank you for your beautiful art and for sharing this.

[@fluentpiffle]

‘Awakening’ is a natural progression.. The result of there being nothing BUT reality to exist within, and as an aspect of.. Therefore 'self-awareness' is an unstoppable force of nature, given the circumstances for its possibility to arise.. We CAN put an end to the possibility, but only by putting an end to ourselves...which would be a senseless and insane waste, having spent 4BN years coming this far! spaceandmotion

[@alldayray7511]

I love the how the Eye of Sauron is always making a cameo.

[@GimbalLocksOnly]

I think its a fitting represantation... of them.

[@ShieldStun]

@@GimbalLocksOnly absolutely, and the creator of this video knows it and it is an intentional choice to draw the sauron's eye

[@davidarundel6187]

There is life , after the death of the physical body - I got a reminder of this as a 9 & a half year old , when this vessel all but died . The place I went to , is remembered clearly , for the unbridled joy , the sense of being truly wanted and needed , and the unlimited , unconditional love , with no pain , as there was no body , just pure conciousness and white light , I had come out of shadow land , and Thad to return to it , as apparently , my work load had only just begun post returning to the physical body . It's been a wonderful vessel , to live life , being human in , this access to higher plains , helps in this world , with helping , or at least trying to help those who are willing to change , some aspects of their lives , and attitudes - those who chose otherwise , learn from their mistakes , often the hard way . Namaste 🙏❤️❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@fumarate1]

Yes I've learnt the hard way which I call a blessing.

[@allisonrspears5505]

I’ve been there! It exists!

[@fumarate1]

@@allisonrspears5505 what exists?

[@davidarundel6187]

@@fumarate1 a continuation of life in another form . Death is but a door which must be entered , by the Spirit - conciousness only . The physical body must remain on this plane of existence .

[@slayer4501]

You people need to lay off the shrooms, that's your unconscious self dreaming about being somewhere and after you die it will be blank and everything you ever were or will ever be will be gone forever. Like wiping a computer hard drive, all data is lost.

[@workinprogress3609]

I don't know much about his theories. But what I DO know is that a small group of people on this planet wants most of us dead and people don't care.

[@fumarate1]

Thats what I kinda feel.

[@asingh7874]

If you go along with what you are supposed to do and believe then that is your outcome

[@bootsieglendinning2775]

Are you allowed to name the group or will that get you censored?

[@workinprogress3609]

@@bootsieglendinning2775 It really is several groups that form an alliance...and they all want absolute power.

[@ShieldStun]

@J if you'd been paying attention you'd realize that is one of the most important factors in humanity's condition and course.

[@Takuta_Kina]

Thank you! As a family physician I have delivered many babies and these drawings and McKenna’s narrative powerfully and accurately portray this sacred space of our birth and existence! Fetal demise is tragic and heartbreaking yet within this view it is a passage to transformation!

[@knova7396]

We can do real things to make a positive change. Build earthship and rammed earth homes, grow your own food, stop destroying forests to build more stores and parking lots, teach children ourselves instead of relying on someone else, stop just being a consumer, read old books, allow yourself to be bored, spend more time outside, stop trusting organizations that love money to do the right thing, experience life without guilt.

[@0pct-Zscrop2-bcue7im9a.4space]

Facts

[@jaredhonusankrom]

ok ready set go

[@josephturner6440]

His lectures will always be one of a kind and dear to my heart. We miss you Terence!

[@nickmueller2248]

“We’re being born into a higher dimension” that is beautiful

[@Michael77999]

Are you mad ..... Higher dimension! Your going to die one day and you will be judged....Jesus is Lord

[@agape4768]

@@Michael77999 you are judged here and now as to where you will get to go whether it be a high dimension or to live this life over again until your ready to go to the next level

[@fabledremedies1311]

YES. A truth of which we are all unconsciously aware and yet so easily led astray in our daily lives. My response to this video was a sigh of relief and a tuning in to the present moment. Thank you for your meaningful contribution to our collective awakening!

[@TheKittenKaboodles]

I saw so many of these truths echoed by Alan Watts, Ram Dass, Terence McKenna, metaphorically in all the religious books, and so on come to me from within during many psychodelic sessions of deep thought years ago when I used to trip. With every trip came more clarity and revelatious epiphanies that at first left me feeling like I was crazy because what I saw was so undeniably real, and I don't believe to this day was drug induced. As years go by and you fall back into the story of your life, you begin to question the realness of those experiences. But as I started to meet more and more people who went inside and had the exact same revelations, you can't help but to think, "If other people can see the same thing that has come from within that I saw, then how can it not be real." So when in this video Terence mentions how, "...masses of human beings talking about getting in touch with the spirt... means we are very, very close to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, it's a radiance the meaning and depth of which cannot be told, we being born into a higher dimension," it resonates with me because we are witnessing more and more people waking up; if everyone finally wakes up to the same light, then it only makes sense to me and from what he is saying that source becomes one again. So everything IS as it should be. Thanks Mark for bringing visual and cognitive clarity to these important existential topics, as well as exposing these great thinkers to so many viewers. Verbal conversations alone get lost and spiral out of control as we all know with these heady topics. You're hitting the nail perfectly right on the head!

[@IIXxx_juliet_xxXII]

I did LSD many years ago; but what really helped me was surrender- prayer- meditation, specifically Kundalini and breathing techniques… psychogenics maybe too fast for some; but these methods I’ve use have given me many epiphanies… many truths about myself. Know thyself, right? Peace, love and prayers to you, friend! ☮️❤️🙏

[@Michael77999]

Awesome way to rationalise the break down of society and apply cognitive delusion with a complete mental divorcefrom reality. "Things are only getting worse because the new dimension is on its way bro! It'll be GREAT after we go through this painful birthing process" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Druggy

[@panguin7803]

@@Michael77999 A change of opinion is one toke away bro. You'd be in disbelief of how real these things all are if you'd let yourself experience it.

[@crazyratlady3438]

@@Michael77999 as opposed to what exactly?? Pretty interesting that people have the same story/experience, even people without prior expectations. People have also had these same experiences, epiphanies without drugs, but thru meditation.

[@vantage789]

What's unfortunate is that psychedelic users often become ego-centric.

[@dmtdreamz7706]

I want Terence Mckenna. If you have something that you really want in your life, spend lots of time thinking about it. The more you think the more ideas will pop up the more creative your gonna start to get. Your subconscious mind doesn't care if your vision is crazy. It doesnt care if you dont know how to do it. When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success mechanism" within you takes over and does the job much better than you could do it by conscious effort or willpower. A different psychedelic from a different planet every nanosecond. All sorts of dreams are possible. The human nervous system cannot tell the difference between an "actual" experience and an experience imagined vividly and in detail. Synthesize "experience," to literally create experience, and control it, in the laboratory of our minds. A vision is a very emotional image, the most powerful image that you can come up with for yourself at this time. This vision will become like a hallucination in other peoples mind and this could be the cause of them creating extraordinary things.

[@shamanic_nostalgia]

I listen to McKenna almost every day the last few months, him and Alan Watts. I think I get what your saying, we need to flood the consciousness with McKenna energy! Its like anchoring in the ideas

[@EzTac]

Troof

[@user-rz8gs5cg3o]

Beautifull

[@vinylninja]

power comment

[@kc-gl9wv]

Listen to him enough and you my dream him

[@moistlaugh]

Glad to see Terence's work slowly dripping into the mainstream

[@henkverhaeren3759]

The masses are too hypnotized to see the truth of this... to even see this.

[@Saulgoodmane]

The illustrations and visuals in this video are simply amazing, it really makes Uncle Terry’s words that much more impactful

[@bluelava4282]

Makes it interesting

[@Acc3ssd3n13d4]

"Nothing lasts" is an incredibly liberating realization.

[@fluentpiffle]

Yet it is not quite existentially in alignment with the reality.. No 'thing' lasts, but the nature of how 'things' come to manifest and dissipate is a perpetual process.. ‘Awakening’ is a natural progression.. The result of there being nothing BUT reality to exist within, and as an aspect of.. Therefore 'self-awareness' is an unstoppable force of nature, given the circumstances for its possibility to arise.. We CAN put an end to the possibility, but only by putting an end to ourselves...which would be a senseless and insane waste, having spent 4BN years coming this far! spaceandmotion

[@napalmholocaust9093]

My first love had a bad heart. I'd listen to it skip beats and flutter when she slept. She always told me not to get too attached to her, that she was gonna be gone soon. Decade have passed and I cannot see people as anything but skeletons. It is terrible to see a loved one already dead. It didn't do any good for me. It just made life precarious. We cannot return to innocence.

[@Medic6581]

Despite 7 years in the NYC 911 system as a Paramedic, and despite some occasionally gnarly PTSD, Death- both my own and that of those around me- is the only sure thing and one Hell of a gift to an eternal being crammed into a 3D meat bag. There is no Death. We are already Dead and born again into the perpetual Grace of the moment that is our entire life. Inspiration, expiration.

[@PriyaMomma]

I can’t find the exact words to express this as it just came while I read, but I’ll try. Be on the lookout for a baby bird/squirrel fallen from a nest or a very young abandoned kitten that needs hand feeding every few hours around the clock. You will feel like you can’t take it on, but when you do you will be forever changed. Your outlook on life, your purpose and other beings. God bless. 🙏

[@liamlieblein6375]

@@Medic6581 Inspiration, expiration. That's a good one, I'm gonna keep that :)

[@liamlieblein6375]

I am so sorry your heart must bear this great burden, it is no wonder it weighs heavy on your soul. Your innocence may be lost, but the purity it contained can always be recovered. There is still beauty in this world for you, but you do have to reach out to receive it. This can be hard when you've been burned as you have. Why reach out if strife is all I will receive for my love? The only thing you can do in situations such as this is confront your feelings. Find time to speak with yourself, truly speak with yourself, and let out all you anger, frustration, sadness, sorrow, and pain. Expose it to the light of your awareness instead of letting it fester in the dark of your mind. Only then will you be able to restore purity to the world again, and give you courage to reach out once more. I wish you the best of luck, fellow traveler. This life we live is an arduous one, but the fruits of our labors will be regifted tenfold, in this life or the next. God bless you.

[@senseicorey9979]

Life can't always be good. There is good and bad. That's what makes it beautiful.

[@Masculine_Virtue]

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

[@VEE3RDEYE]

We miss you Terrence

[@jesuschristislord7754]

Indeed.

[@steviecongo]

@@jesuschristislord7754 Touche

[@jenbraga9372]

Say i love you instead of I miss because love is the strongest in the universe

[@My2cents.]

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates..🎈

[@remipaul5415]

😎

[@munirshemsu6994]

Ru Ethiopian ?

[@AJ-das]

"Nothing lasts but nothing is lost" is one of my all time favorite albums. It's a sonic representation of this topic.

[@lucian5389]

My favorite album of all time ❤shpongle

[@PepeAyawaska]

There are days in which I am riddled with anxiety and fear. I see the world around me and I feel powerless or manipulated. Like what I do won’t matter after all. And then I get to watch videos like this that remind me the importance of choosing life and love. That’s the only thing I can control. That’s the only thing I have to give and it’s inexhaustible. So I shall keep living by love. As hard as it is sometimes. That’s all I can hope to be.

[@bluelava4282]

Well said…… you’re not alone………

[@bernhardpepetomatokarsten3320]

Well said Sir

[@crazyratlady3438]

Almost identical to my recent realization. I was having the same fear/anxiety, trying to figure out how I could possibly cope, knowing I just needed to realize a different perception.

[@SilviuSDJ]

Very beautiful and calming way of explaining "nothing lasts". Great video as always!

[@bigadz0r]

It's always interesting that every generation or era thinks they are on the precipice of the end of life as we know it, be it in ancient philosophy, mediaeval, renaissance, or modern. It probably just proves that Terence and Heraclitus are right to a point. You can't stand in the same river twice. Life will never be the same tomorrow as it was yesterday. There is no end of life as we know it as a collective because each person, across the span of the generations has a unique all their own. I guess?

[@crazyratlady3438]

Yes but there is definitely something about this particular time, it's different and the people who can feel it know it.

[@ishikawa1338]

It’s called the internet

[@deehuntley1712]

Forgive everything, blame nothing. Infinite Love and Gratitude 💖

[@adamwigglesworth4973]

Yes! I'm so excited I crave these videos -- especially nowadays! Thank you ❤️🇨🇦❤️

[@emmynspires1719]

The most amazing insight came when I realized that we are all part of a larger system which is called "the ecosystem of the earth" and that the earth as well as the Solar system has a kind of consciousness like an organism.

[@jane1891]

Beautiful. This is what I’ve always told my children (I birthed all four naturally) I said, “nothing ever stays the same everything is continually moving, changing, beginning and ending. We will all die just like we were all born and it’s ok. It’s beautiful.” And I’ve said that message to them repeatedly over the past 25 years in many different ways but often much like how I just said it, here. It’s extraordinarily freeing to perceive this world and life, in this way. It takes all the silly nonsense pressure off. All that stuff is fake and it’s all just constructed in our minds. BASE reality is what I said; the ever changing. Massive cycles and tiny cycles all interconnected and always just going, going, going…

[@SK-ut6tw]

I take it you've never experienced a loss then.

[@jane1891]

S K - I was remembering an extremely close and dear loved one, just last night. Listening to his favourite song and feeling his beautiful energy. I was with him just over two years ago, throughout his passing and I was with him when he drew his final breath. I wouldn’t leave his side the entire time he was in the hospital during his final days. I don’t understand why you would think and even post, that I haven’t ever experienced loss. He was my most recent loved one to pass, but I’ve had several others, as well. I’m looking at his urn even as I write this. You’re expressed assumption of me is incorrect and it seriously lacks compassion.

[@SK-ut6tw]

@@jane1891 lol okay. Loss and grieving are not beautiful. It is a daily struggle to come to terms with. Even years after. Your nonchalant answer towards loss make me question your "closeness" if it's even a loss at all.

[@jane1891]

S K - I was talking about the circle of life. I question your own “closeness” as well. Have a nice life.

[@SK-ut6tw]

@@jane1891 Watched my mother die Infront of me. Years later I'm still traumatized by it. I didn't just nod my head and say well. We all drop dead. That isn't normal. Because I loved her. When you love and care for someone life almost becomes.meaningless without them. My friend watched his 5 year old die. His life is ruined. So yeah, your acceptance isn't normal.

[@Kokorikovaati]

This one hit real hard. It's that💡 moment. When I say that I mean I, my physical self, spiritual self, the all connectiveness simultaneously understood it across the same spectrum in a communicative good way. I personally do not have any memory of life up until I was 4 years of age. Before then the only memory I had was me being in the womb. Now I don't k or how I know this but I can remember that first memory so vividly. I didn't see how we traditionally see here as our grown up selves with eyes and all of our other senses working together. I knew I was in a place where I was free-floating. Direction did not exist here and at all times I was in the right direction. I did not crave nor did I need anything because every concept imaginable that I know now did not exists there, but I was very well taken care of, time did not pass for me the same as it does now as a human adult. I was in a perfect harmony as close to perfection can exist and as close as to harmony ever was. It was just me in there. I didn't know things like evil or love, but everything like this After Skool special explains about the before birthing process I somehow experienced before I was born. I dont remember my birth, and I have no memory of what happened from when I was birthed till 4 years of age. But some how I was left with the memory of the before life. I have never been able to connect with someone on this level. This is why I am shook to the core. Because when something unique happens in your life and you can't relate you feel crazy, but then something like this video is made and that all changes forever....🤯

[@Kokorikovaati]

This is one of the many reasons I am hooked like an addict on AfterSkool videos. @afterskool I don't think you realize how impactful and important the content you bring and connect to so many is. No amount of money can repay the dedication, time, effort, and skill to the craft that you present in a very fun and understanding way through your drawing and lectures and specials fhat go with it are. I am forever and ineffable greatful to you. I think it's nice even if we do not k ow each other in this real physical life, to hear thank you, from someone in a different place in the world simultaneously sharing the same rock in space and moment in time with you and so many other beautiful souls. So, thank you for what you do!

[@charlesthomas7372]

Out there, everything works in a way it should. If you think about it, Terrence had to take Psychedelics and spread his words to millions of people over time even after he was gone. Little sparks here and there.. and our quest to search for answers literally pushes events in our own lives to stumble upon answers in the most un expected sources. Three years ago, I was very very different person. I still thought the universe was wonderful but there was a puzzle missing and I didn’t know if a puzzle was actually missing. Until, small events started pushing me to open my eyes. I had fallen in love with someone and it didn’t go so well, I got so depressed and started questioning life. At the time I didn’t know that I was being pulled to think outside the box. One day I stopped asking questions about life through depression, and started asking questions about life, through curiosity. And when the pandemic hit, I had so much time to free fall and just think, stumbled upon extraordinary information about psychedelics and Terrence suddenly appeared. I listened to other people as well, because I always like to see different perspective of the same topic. I started looking up NDE’s in contrast with psychedelics together with religion tales and beliefs, and science. I realized there are pieces that if our together correctly prints out the bigger picture. And I don’t know how they connect all together and in what way, but they surely have to. Not a lot of people see that, but if we all just sit and observe each other we can find answers.

[@xrpbillionaire44]

RIP Terence ,my friend. Thank you for your wise words.

[@janicestevenson6496]

"The Shamans... among us, and as a goal for each of us, must act as the midwives to a new order of existence. There is no going back." Thank you Terence for this perspective on the future of humanity. Marshall Vian Summers poses another perspective that aligns to some degree with yours. He poses in his book The New World: 'This is a time of great shock and dismay, but it is also a time of great clarification, a time when your true calling will emerge from the world... This is a time when humanity has to grow up... to face a new and rising set of circumstances that will challenge the intention, the integrity and the will to live.' What if the birth process we are going through is to prepare us to take on adult responsibilities (shamans of super ordinate knowledge) in a changed world, not an escape from the world, but a willingness to 'navigate this new world and to bring forth your true gifts...Do not ask God to save the world, for God has sent you and others into the world to save the world. You do not know how to do this really if you are honest and humble within yourself. It is a matter for Knowledge to guide you step by step.' (MVS, The New World)

[@moej.priest6861]

Thank you so much for this

[@johnchapman5125]

Thanks Janice

[@julieann1975]

Thank you for sharing this

[@danarae4412]

Right as he said this I started reading your comment 🥰

[@Channell3410]

Please what book is this ?

[@leebrown1204]

Turning it up a notch. I like it . Good vid afterskool.

[@briandowers9486]

Your channel and art are absolutely amazing.

[@travelingtoconsciousness]

"Nothing Lasts" man… that hit hard. It's so true and this really amplifies why we must be grateful for EVERYTHING - positive and negative. This is a really beautiful one. Great find and great artwork Mark! Really love the Mom as the Earth at 6:13. That one really pulled me in

[@jesuschristislord7754]

That hits even harder when she leaves and takes the kids.

[@ShieldStun]

@@jesuschristislord7754 it hurts a lot only to asleep slave people, those who have a higher point of view of reality still hurt but know that is just a particle of dust in the huge table of existence, nothing more than that

[@craigsexton7170]

I read two of Terence McKenna's books. Great stuff

[@nightmoves5982]

After Skool, you all are amazing. Thank you

[@jonathandreier1604]

Thanks for linking the original talk :)

[@anonymousperson3986]

MORE TERRENCE MCKENNA VIDEOS PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@IIXxx_juliet_xxXII]

Death is a natural path of life; there’s really nothing to fear. I believe we need to life fully- no fear- evolve from that “scared” mindset. Everything is now… Peace and love to all! 🙏❤️☮️

[@gammaraygem]

Death will soon be obsolete, enjoy it while you still can !🟡

[@katryan7587]

One of the best videos yet!

[@dbrad5197]

Love it. Another great video!

[@Heathmcdonald]

Never thought about gestation like extremely fast evolution that's pretty cool

[@Stringz]

I can tell this video is hopelessly and naively optimistic before even watching it. Escapism is not the answer. Confronting is what is necessary, but people are too weak so…

[@workinprogress3609]

Thank you, Randy!!!! I feel like I am in some Twilight Zone episode. Fauci is exposed as funding the pandemic, yet, I still see his pathetic face telling us what to do. And people applaud him!

[@0pct-Zscrop2-bcue7im9a.4space]

Said the person who didn't listen to it at all. It's about human extinction.

[@JasonNZ42]

If you listen to Terence and his talks in general, they can be actually be quite pessimistic. Yes there are lot things we need to confront as a species, but Terence doesn't believe in escapism, he just believes in escaping from ideology

[@barrybearman3511]

I would argue they are not mutually exclusive. Confront. Hold accountable. History repeats all at once. It’s all perfectly perfect. We all go home to the infinite. We are all we. And it’s all ok. I intend to smile, ride the roller coaster ride, and work towards love and freedom. I will fight for it and die for it. It all Is ok.

[@andrewt6042]

I went to that ethnobotanical conference in Palenque and smoked a joint with Terence when I was a young lad. Crazy life!

[@gavinspeaks]

Life will always lead you where you can do the most good. Your presence is needed there. Much Love from a Law Of Attraction KZbinr 💜

[@PsychedelicActualization]

"The world is in a state of perfection moving toward a state of higher perfection" ~Terence McKenna 🙏🏽🕉️♥️

[@fluentpiffle]

‘Awakening’ is a natural progression.. The result of there being nothing BUT reality to exist within, and as an aspect of.. Therefore 'self-awareness' is an unstoppable force of nature, given the circumstances for its possibility to arise.. We CAN put an end to the possibility, but only by putting an end to ourselves...which would be a senseless and insane waste, having spent 4BN years coming this far! spaceandmotion

[@danielwitham1791]

This gem is a perfect end to the spiritual growth I felt on 450ug celebrating 20yrs of LSD use tonight and my realisations relating to the incredible awakening I've experienced with the aid of these brilliant mind tools. It's been nice witnessing what's currently going on, as more and more people awaken to accept the fact we passed the point of no return many generations ago. As spoken by this shamanic poet nearly 30 years ago, we must live in the moment, ascend and accept our fate.

[@brandonmoreno9189]

Damn 20 years of use man

[@smelmyfart]

You must have been tweaking for years

[@chanteaurobinson2592]

I look forward to your videos always💖

[@mediumlove9539]

as always , beautiful work.

[@Kerath]

Ozon Hole... haven't heard that in a looooooooong time. I guess it easily healed itself over the years.

[@jeremyg9323]

It did, after people stopped using CFC refrigerants. The process is taught as a part of history in chemistry classes

[@fumarate1]

the Ozone hole Is like our bum hole it'll never heal.

[@Adampage69]

Did he said the ozone layers lolll hard to trust after that

[@salzen6283]

Your love shines Terrance you're voice resonate the eternal meaning of us all!

[@theTransAmMan350]

thanks so much for the wisdom you are sharing!

[@Kthxbye988]

I'm curious, how are we certain the change is coming soon? I've never been one to find more than coincidence in the timeline of my existence.

[@august_19]

Nothing is permanent, except the Void

[@august_19]

@@pineapplemoon9049 before Big Bang. Before creation. Empty space. True nothing. The origin of spirit. Watch after school’s video on Sacred Geometry

[@ronaldivey1526]

Beautifully done

[@ladydje906]

Thank you for sharing

[@wpahp]

You could link to the full talk on my channel but good stuff! :)

[@AfterSkool]

Done!

[@wpahp]

@@AfterSkool thanks buddy!

[@AbdullahMikalRodriguez]

Thank you for the music too 🙏 one of my fav songs... more beautiful every time I hear it

[@ruthmore8803]

Fantastic! Absolutely beautiful. Bravo!!

[@biancacintron1043]

This is a great episode, wow!

[@niekvanderwegen8046]

Ty

[@loloolollll]

terrence is so entertaining n his voice is so compelling

[@bigballz4u]

Sometimes Mckenna gets a bit too far out and his talks descend into excessively wordy incoherent rambling, but usually, like this time, he knocks it out of the park. Very well chosen and done, AS!

[@lukedemott1860]

I noticed that as well

[@intraterrestrial5035]

Was just thinking about some old Terrence videos the other day, this'll be good!

[@Masculine_Virtue]

Same ✊🏽

[@kalleemusic8435]

This is powerful, thank you.

[@cornkobmansanto17]

Kinda the question I’ve been constantly asking myself lately. “Huh, everyone just woke up to the fact that you are going to die?” Being born comes with 100% chance of death.

[@roypiercy3415]

Its all theatre its just a ride folks ❤

[@kerborg23]

Bill Hicks

[@iansings7428]

Thank you Terrence, Thank you After Skool...

[@calvin7562]

Thank you for this ❤️❤️

[@ct1434]

At a personal level I believe we are all entering a new phase of existence but we are faced by a great deal of resistance it comes in all sorts of fears and personal impulses for we we're and still truly immersed in ego and addiction to thoughts

[@sheilablake7913]

I cannot give this a thumbs down because I respect, and appreciate the work of after skool too much. But this episode was not worthy of after skool’s work. But that is my opinion only. Much love 💕

[@cornelito]

Especially beautiful drawings in this video! ;) Great job!

[@In2MeUcU]

HIV positive 28 years, born with a defective heart, survived being thrown from a car without breaking a single bone on good Friday, released from the hospital Easter Sunday in 2008, two strokes and a watchman umbrella put in my heart... Here I sit at 53 knowing what this man, Terrance McKenna said is the truth... This too shall pass! 🌴🌞🌴

[@journeyswake2527]

If a psychedelic trip of the living allows you understand . How can we know it's even related to the "death" experience?

[@anonony9081]

There is some evidence that the pineal gland releases DMT during extreme stress experiences like near death. DMT is the only psychedelic that is created endogenously, aka our body actually makes it. The similarities between near death experiences and DMT trips are quite shocking, many of the same visuals and feelings are exhibited in both circumstances

[@kappaarroz7906]

Try it out, my man. These things are undeniable when experienced.

[@lunkerjunkie]

loss of control presents itself in many forms face one and find for yourself if the fear of death (loss of control) becomes part of your experience some of us find drugs useful for facing that kind of survival fear directly it's difficult to deal with the fear without some space

[@svettypoo]

I love your illustrations and the speakers that you pick (usually). However, to me, this one was a bunch of nonsense. I'm happy others enjoyed it.

[@smiley8897]

Still nonsense?

[@Ali_Rahgozar]

Beautiful video my man. Beautiful!!!❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@nas1055]

Love the illustration

[@TheThetvguy]

B O R I N G

[@Charles-Laurent]

Reading about people grabbing multi-figures monthly as income in investments even in this crazy days in the market, any pointers on how to make substantial progress in earnings? Would be appreciated.... I'll be in the comments

[@anthonyjames4662]

Just shove it into CRYPTO you will be wealthy in the long run

[@chrisgarrick6243]

Am investing in crypto now........the dip is a clear sign for new investors to come in

[@Manon-Bernard]

Yeah this is absolutely the best time to buy and Invest

[@anthonyjames4662]

@@Manon-Bernard Perfect you buy when the market is low to get profit when it rises

[@mariamike4159]

I wanted to trade Crypto but got confused by the fluctuations in price

[@federicoclemente7349]

Keep it on dude, I love what you're doing :D

[@MB-gl2bl]

This is so beautiful 🥺❤️

[@skynet4496]

I always had a weird feeling about Terrence. I felt that he talked the talk but couldn't walk the walk. I saw an interview of his brother about his biography of terrence and it all made sense. Sometimes people are big dreamers but not grounded at all. My intuition was correct.

[@asscrackoreos9323]

What do you mean by this? Are you saying he was a fraud or a hypocrite in some way?

[@skynet4496]

@@asscrackoreos9323 He meant well but his own ego held him back from seeing. I just couldn't jive with anything he was saying. It was word salad to me. But Alan Watts, Hancock, Jung, Wilhelm Reich, those helped me a lot.

[@dkiresearch4423]

I agree. All is possible, all of the time.

[@daylanc5510]

@@skynet4496 completely agree with you.

[@asscrackoreos9323]

@@skynet4496 Yea this one is a bit out of his element. Very niave the message coming across. His lectures on psychadelics are amazing, though he has much more real-life experience on that subject. He probably couldn't say much on the mechanics of naval ship engines, but he does great with language and mythology

[@shae2924]

I don’t get it. Hang tight til we are extinct and born again? Fresh start? Do we have to be high to watch this

[@Kerome33]

I’m so glad to see Terence on After Skool. There have been some great episodes with Alan Watts, Ram Dass and others, wonderful to see these spiritual thinkers ride again. And I enjoy the drawings, not at all ashamed to say that I’m 51 years old…

[@ThE420DbOY]

I love me some Terrence! He has helped me so much

[@chrisyu98]

I'm 60 and by now I was hoping they would have found a way to allow us to grow new teeth instead of getting crowns and dentures.....science I'm very disappointed in you.

[@Inconceivable-Montoya]

Recapitulation has been disproven, sorry Terence. It doesn’t detract from your thesis. Every embryo is unique to its ontogeny. We do not move through evolutionary stages as embryos. We are unique as embryos as is every other life form. Recapitulation was based on observation that structures appeared to resemble gills of a fish for example. Those observations were wrong. See Erich Blechschmidt if interested

[@Nurturedbynature-1111]

Thank you 😊 💓

[@theawakeningheart2725]

you are so talented....I really enjoy your uploads........and this too shall pass

[@paulamensing1664]

Would you please stop pushing magic mushrooms

[@mimetype]

LOL

[@jimbosavage]

Love it love it love it. My heart opened in 2011 after reaching a low point in my life and letting go of resisting what is.

[@markcarter9476]

This reminds me of so many previous thoughts and feelings, that no doubt will be forgotten again ...... However, I feel the warrior path is still deeply imbedded within and I relish the new horizons that await.