What Terence Mckenna said in 1995 is more true today than

TERENCE MCKENNA
A Crisis in Consciousness 1995
Ethnobotanist, Psychonaut, and Author
November 16, 1946 - April 3, 2000

[@jewelly6586]

I served him daily at a cafe In Hawaii and I had no idea who he was at the time. All I knew was his energy was radiant and free. As a person living with extreme anxiety I felt nothing but love and acceptance from him. I saved the best fruits for his smoothie and naturally made everything he ordered with absolute joy and love. Someone finally asked if I knew who he was and introduced his books to me. I never felt comfortable with anyone except for him and only a handful of people I’ve ever met. He is a rare gem 💎 of a soul. I’m blown away by his work and having had the honor of interacting with such a multidimensional adept. ❤

[@DistrictWitch]

Wow! Lucky person!

[@DanielHaran93]

😢

[@alohaitsmeli]

Where in hawaii?

[@jewelly6586]

@@DanielHaran93 don’t be sad

[@jewelly6586]

@@alohaitsmeli Kainaliu town in the old theater on the Big Island

[@JamesMichael-kh6fk]

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

[@JerryKson]

Yes , dr.johnsonshroom

[@LynneStoner]

​@@JerryKson 0:06 Is he on insta?

[@JosephRichard-zo6wf]

​@@LynneStoner Yes he's. dr.johnsonshroom

[@Iconic_moment]

​@@JerryKson Sure. He delivers anywhere and also it's discreet. That's if you're worried about.

[@SkeleOfNi]

Try ashwagandha, there was a pubmed study on mice and it reduced withdrawal symptoms in them- they were able to observe it in the brain. Just don't haveashwagandha with SSRI, or other serotonin affecting medication- that is terribly risky since ashwagandha increases serotonin and balances hormonal function. Consult your doctor if you must.

[@diggie9598]

"Culture is the collectivized consensus about what sort of neurotic behaviours are acceptable."

[@JohnGeorge-pw2xo]

Psilocybin containing mushroom saved my life from depression and addiction to Crack.Never had a bad trip.

[@ErnestoHorner88]

I've been looking to try shrooms for depression, just very difficult to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need!

[@Caroljoyce-mp8sk]

I've done microdosing for help and it works does cut depression out its been the best remedy I've ever had psilocybin been illegal is actually a crime against humanity.

[@DonnDenisse]

Hey! Yes very sure of Dr.benshrooms. a single dose of shrooms saved me from Alcohol addiction. 6 years clean. no cravings. this doesn't sound weird to me in any way shape or form.

[@laurj09]

Can I find him on insta? How do I reach out 🙏

[@rosemary8305]

Yes he's dr.benshrooms

[@crawfordtilling-ghast1129]

"Animals are something invented by plants to move seeds arount." I love this idea.

[@Shortstacksandticktacks]

I think it's the truth. We're too egotistical to really believe it. Plants were here first and had a need for us.

[@hosoiarchives4858]

It’s just not true

[@rivergeek]

Think of the entire earth and all its ecosystems as one organism.

[@hosoiarchives4858]

@@rivergeek lol I’m not going to do that

[@sunkintree]

@@hosoiarchives4858 If I replied to you, would this be giving you the attention you so desperately need, or would it not be enough?

[@sicknado]

"I'll try to be around and about. But if I'm not, than you know that I am behind your eyelids, and I'll meet you there." - Terence McKenna

[@diver4341]

Classic game.

[@jamesishmaelwilder8597]

I have been met by Terence McKenna in tripspace ❤

[@american_cosmic]

@@jamesishmaelwilder8597 do you think it was actually him?

[@jefferywalker4834]

I made researches and found out that shrooms are very helpful, it has really helped to reduce anxiety and depression and some other mental health issues.

[@paulwilson1727]

@Christian-lz5buYes, dr_derekk

[@ralphadams2433]

Is he on Insta?

[@JoseLopez-tl3yt]

Yes he is… dr_derekk

[@MarkBrown-vd4dr]

I just had my first experience with penis envy, it was really great! I loved it.

[@seanwood9463]

Never had a bad trip with DMT

[@amrenmiller6053]

Isn't it interesting that shrooms give many people the same trip? That we are all part of a super-organism, all connected to each other, and all ultimately going the same place? It's as if mother nature is giving us clues to survive.

[@pyewackett5]

Same with Ayahuasca.

[@shrunkensimon]

We're giving clues to ourselves. The essence behind humanity, rooting for us, is us. We're playing an evolutionary drama with the limitations of the organic vessel.

[@ADMIN-xr5np]

Psychedelics is a tool in which the universe uses to connect with us, we understand without words We listen without distractions,we agree without arguments.

[@moniquesacks2953]

Psychedelics tend to fix problems at their core,unlike modern medicine which tries to fix the symptoms. This is why psychedelics work great for depression,addiction etc.

[@misterasterisco5217]

He predicted Memes

[@worldlycashmoneyenterprises]

My work now centers in staying there in that place without introducing mind altering substances

[@mookymusik]

@@worldlycashmoneyenterprises Me too ✋️

[@mookymusik]

Psychedelics are a tool for opening up the universal mind / consciousness to teach us how to heal ourselves as a collective consciousness of humanity on earth to heal the planet 😢 from climate climate in the future. Psychedelic plants are teaching us especially psilocybin not synthetic psychedelics!

[@JerryKson]

Psilocybin mushrooms healed me . I can't explain it but my experience has been spiritual and eye opening . I also started micro dosing . It really helped me get rid of depression and anxiety .

[@MichaelLucos]

I've been looking to get my hands on shrooms for my anxiety and stress levels . Any one knows where I can source? 0:06

[@AndrewRobertson-iq4hf]

​@@MichaelLucos Yes dr.johnsonshroom 0:05

[@JohnChristopher-jq1ef]

​@@AndrewRobertson-iq4hfdr.johnsonshroom is the best . He's been my go to for anything psychedelics and shrooms . He's very good

[@ELON-lu3jj]

Is he on insta? 0:04

[@DestinyDonald-vc3cm]

0:05 Golden Teacher was one of my best experiences . Anxiety and depression are no more.

[@rosspirsig]

Terence repeats many things that Leonardo da Vinci wrote about in his codexes - the importance of immediate experience, mathematics, the fundamental importance of nature, etc. He is truly an Immortal Mentor.

[@dr.greenthumbs6524]

Ego mortal, anti-ego never dies, aka soul

[@ephemeral1099]

Question my guy, is it codexes or codices plurally speaking ?

[@rosspirsig]

@@ephemeral1099 Both.

[@ephemeral1099]

@@rosspirsig ah thank you

[@jefferyturner12388]

Divine mathematics if you will I call it quantum bio coding with QWH EVEN THOUGH THE Q W H SOUNDS LIKE K .

[@honuman39]

I was very into McKenna in the 90's even though I understood maybe 25% of what he was saying. Funny how much more it makes sense today. I think I understand 27% of it now. Actually it makes a lot of sense and reminds me of ways of thinking that's mostly lost to me these days unfortunately. I truly hope future generations can gather together under a unified vision for life on earth. I doubt I'll see that. He remains the only person I've ever heard use the word 'concrescence' 😊.

[@joejones9520]

only problem is nowadays with fentanyl being added to possibly every street drug, even pot, it is extremely irresponsible to promote any type of illicit drug use because the dangers far outweigh any benefits, it makes his message seem short-sighted and shallow; there's no mind expansion going on when the drug taker drops to the floor dead.

[@atedinahalf6288]

I can't even understand 25% of what of saying. You feels me my brothersssss¿

[@lichley26]

Hope you learn find the other remaining procents

[@KalvickQT]

@@reverietrades Yeah but also, we are nature. This is nature . Shit Im gone again. He definitely seems to be closer than anyone else to what this great cartoon really.. might.. be .. ?

[@wtrpddles]

what a trip

[@cynthiabustos4169]

Sometimes I don’t understand what he’s saying but when I catch something it just clicks. I love his vibe

[@MrPositive1980]

I’ve found psychedelics have helped my PTSD from Iraq become almost irrelevant. This after being prescribed over 26 medications per day by the VA. I no longer need them. I’ve found myself also seeing everything much differently now. I analyze current events and society, as well as life in general totally differently now.

[@BullyMaguire4ever]

Awesome

[@martitinkovich4489]

Your "ressurection" gives hope to all others seeking the same. these changes may only be achieved one at a time. I've overcome many obstacles, including addiction, but am still in struggle w/ further demons. Your words give me hope and to others i'm sure. Carry on my brother.

[@maxsmith695]

That is one heck of a testimony. you should write a book or do a speaking tour.

[@PSOpwnage]

Love to hear it

[@joejones9520]

how do you know you wont get a dose with fentanyl added? These days any drug not obtained thru a registered pharmacy is a spin of the cylinder...

[@loganwillis7640]

He could talk like this without notes.. for hours and hours. It's mind boggling. A preacher. A prophet. Touched by God.

[@habanero5866]

employed by the CIA

[@abby999]

@@habanero5866boooooooo

[@deendeon10]

​@@habanero5866Projecting lol

[@jesuschrist-alphaomega]

Touched! Definitely. By a God? Doubtful.

[@LovelyBasket-mo4vz]

How do you know? Are you Jesus? "Take a poop in front of us and turn it into wine."​@@jesuschrist-alphaomega

[@sonnywhitaker6196]

The A.I. art has identified Andy Serkis as the most appropriate actor to play Terrance’s role in a biopic.

[@maxcecco7910]

Forcme perfect is jimm carrey

[@matthewtaylordeoppressolib7141]

Willem Defoe

[@scotfree7702]

Defo, Serkis would be perfect for McKenna

[@karlbjorn1831]

@@maxcecco7910 this !

[@Chibblechabble]

That would be an amazing casting choice

[@Kvothe_The_Bloodless]

Hes a once in a century soul and mind. Like on a level of prophetic. Genuine and lived for others. What this man exoerienced to help better understand and help everyone and save society and evolve it.

[@hedonismbot3274]

My god such a genius. Never listened much to him but blown away.

[@vicrattlehead8665]

Jump head first into the rabbit hole of his dialogues…

[@hedonismbot3274]

@@vicrattlehead8665 will do ! Thanks

[@hedonismbot3274]

@David Chidi one of my best friends is a shaman that does dmt retreats sooo... 😁

[@heathergittings1191]

Balance. We lack balance on all fronts.

[@technomage6736]

"It is a cliche of modernity that the city is a jungle. The problem is it isn't jungle enough." Wow!

[@LizLondonWWA]

Plant wisdom is one of the highest forms of intelligence and love.

[@Briguy8919]

I wish this man knew how much his words helped me understand my own experiences Bless you Terrance wherever you might be

[@Unter-hater]

He’s just behind your eyelids

[@shaneruttner]

Very well spoken.. if people were to use these “plants” to be more introspective instead of to just get high and party i think that people wouldn’t have such a negative outlook on them. Its sad how many people i know and talk to that believe taking psychedelics and doing cocaine sit at the same level that its disgusting. Most people are under educated on this subject and i wish that Mckenna was here today still. I told a buddy of mine who suffers from anxiety and depression that he should try micro dosing and he shot it down very quickly being against “drug” use.. also on another note. Im starting to question if you are the one taking the psychedelic or if the psychedelic is taking you.

[@xyomga]

I want to help humanity as a whole, I feel as though there is only so much I can do. I know I'm not alone in this feeling and I would like to encourage everyone else on this journey of healing

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

I bought some psychedelic products, spores prints, growing kits & liquid culture from an online supplier, they are affordable and discreetly delivered

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

FROM TRIP_MYCOLOGIST,

[@FrankEmmanuel799]

in instagram’

[@RudeBoy77777]

There have been prophets and wise men all through human history, and it's fascinating to be a contemporary of someone like Terence McKenna, Graham Hancock, Alan Watts, Eckhart Tolle....just to name a few, who are deeply concerned with helping us finding our true nature. It's equally fascinating to see the majority of human beings living in ignorance and hostility, especially the ones holding power, trying the best they can to destroy this planet and our wellbeing.

[@markusmaximus6636]

@Kev Amor black nobility

[@gedix3578]

@Kev Amor stupid argument. If a group of hackers about whom nothing is known about suddenly started attacking thousands of bank accounts would you deny their existence being like who is hacking? can you say who?

[@mcbacon5786]

@Kev Amor Start with Vanguard or maybe the Rothchilds or maybe the Royals or maybe the 1% who hold all the money or maybe the police or maybe the cartels or maybe the Yakuza or maybe the Vatican or maybe the Oil princes or maybe you?

[@samturner6061]

It's nice that you include Graham Hancock in this, I love the guy, he is far more of a philosopher than these apparently angry hateful people think of him as. They think he's trying to spread disinformation when he's not, he's spreading a very important message. Even though there are many arguable and honestly, easily believable aspects to his research and his points, it's not the true message. Like Ancient Aliens, but he does more than just Question history, and pose alternatives. But in the same way as Ancient Aliens, it will force a paradigm shift in the populace. It will make people think differently, and have different conversations. What's the endgame of people thinking differently? HOPEFULLY the widespread awakening of us all, that we are raping the shit out of our poor planet and none of us are really that happy at the end of the day. WE ALL need to go to rehab, for greed, for resent, for self control. Billionaires, world leaders, homeless drug addicts and hard working men and women alike. We could be happy just staring at the sun if we gave up the chase and helped eachother, loved eachother. Why are we so afraid to get along with eachother?

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

@Kev Amor If you are so naive as to ask such an ... elementary ... question, you are not worthy of any serious answer. But I'll give you a hint: the camps will have a rainbow over the gate. Now grow up.

[@R14-m4z]

When I was a child, I thought McKenna was absolutely bonkers. Now as an adult I see how prophetic he actually was.

[@frankzap6231]

Did you have siblings or parents introducing him to you at a young age? A great deal of adults probably couldn't comprehend what he's saying, let alone children.

[@martitinkovich4489]

You studied McKenna as a child? You must have been quite a unique young squirt.

[@suXses]

It's okay. You were a child.

[@oxherder9061]

It's both, it can be both.

[@richardsteiner45]

@@suXses and he had more sense as a child Terrance is a crackhead

[@Kostly]

Taoism is the closest philosophy to nature that I've discovered.

[@brianvent3043]

Taoism, Zen Buddhism, the Middle Way: these are truth of reality and nature.

[@createculture]

We have his words, no one is going to turn this place around for us. We must do it one at a time, in our own lives. Life will change when we change what we value.

[@johns7530]

"Life will change when we change what we value." Beautiful, thank you.

[@martinbrady6240]

Such an immense mind, and the clarity of thought 🤔 is beyond compare... Never tire of listening to this incredible mind/soul ❤️

[@eileenworth7862]

Agreed.

[@malcolmcurran6248]

" Animals are something invented by plants to move seeds around". Priceless. If ever there was a true ludic genius of our age who had real clearity of the moment we live in it was Terrence McKenna.

[@guitarslinger213]

I actually had this thought a few weeks ago. My wife brought some flowers into the house, and I realized, we are animals that move plant seeds around even though it seems like we are just using them for their beauty and scent. The plants use us. Symbiotic, really.

[@joejones9520]

That really is a tripped out idea and could be true. Photosynthesis is one of the craziest things ever, almost like magic because the plants turn photons, carbon dioxide and water into solid material, almost nothing is used from dirt they grow in..in a way that seems more advanced than the way animals grow. How can a coconut or a piece of hard oak wood be made from non-solid materials? And to think it happens right before our eyes unobtrusively; no explosions or sounds, no noticeable movement, but huge changes are going on.

[@toebiter69]

if that was true the like millions of species of animals who dont move seeds wouldnt exist

[@malcolmcurran6248]

@@joejones9520Thanks just saw this great comment. I totally agree. Photosynthesis is the mystery miracle of miracles now understood at a quantum level. Now if that isn't trippy what is? If you haven't already, and you probably have, check out the world of lichens. It is theorized that lichens were the first life forms to adapt to living on land and that they broke down the rocky surface to create soil that enabled aquatic plants to be able to put down roots and adapt to living on the surface of the planet. They're indestructible zero kelvin unshielded exposer to radiation doesn't seem to effect them much at all. No sunscreen needed. Fascinating. And probably covering any of the myriad of planets out there somewhere among the countless galaxies that have life. Plants as Terence McKenna used to say are us! Have a great day.

[@malcolmcurran6248]

@@toebiter69 You're right of course but I think Terence McKenna had a point up to a point but was also just having some fun with the idea.

[@galexi3978]

These psychonautic travels are amazing themselves, but the way he’s able to articulate them is what i really appreciate, the writer in him. He is the reason why i started exploring the unknown, entered into those ”spirals/portals” that took me places i could never imagine. Inspiration is the best gift we can give to one another, or a fat joint, that’ll do the job too.🐸 Anyway im too high for this…

[@terrysullivan2354]

Amazing Man/Mind!

[@dextersuarez9948]

Terrence was a physical embodiment of the human spirit in a single organism. A saint of our times, and wish we still had him today.

[@PhyzzFizz]

he said all that was meant to be heard, now its your turn to pass on the message, as its your message too, you are him and he is you

[@lorenzomizushal3980]

No such thing as a spirit, kid.

[@dextersuarez9948]

@@lorenzomizushal3980 gotta love how your comment has little to do with my post anyways. Im showing appreciation for a person I look up to. Since we are going off topic like that, go get laid man, or i dont know since that would probably be asking the impossible of you find someone to have a real life conversation with at the very least and attempt to have one successfully where you don’t shove your ideology on another but attempt to allow two ideas to coexist.

[@RussianFarmSimulator]

@@lorenzomizushal3980 ur cool dude

[@deadtoolhead22]

Terry was a sinner...sorry to burst your balloon

[@linetsers]

Terrence was one of the greatest minds of our time. His whole theory of habit and novelty still blows me away to this day. I've never heard anyone quite like him.

[@kristiansully4874]

Oh he was Definitely extremely intelligent, there's no question.

[@heidimelcarek3677]

This guy underestimated our ability to lie to ourselves n deny reality

[@tracyspencerhills]

You can always order from 🆙☝️, he's legit & reliable...,,,,

[@roger4lead6]

Can you explain

[@heidimelcarek3677]

@@roger4lead6 - We aren't learning from history bcz we keep whitewashing n rewriting it

[@jyrkiaaltonen9298]

​@@roger4lead6covidiot good example

[@Heykay34]

Once I tried shrooms, I said the whole world needs this. This will help us heal ourselves and the world.

[@katiekane5247]

A truly prescient talk, we miss you man 😢

[@StocksforThoughts]

Yes! What a wonderful human!

[@WolfeTone66]

Terence McKenna was surely one of the great humans of the 20th Century in my opinion, although so many people still haven’t heard of him. He was a serious intellectual who wasn’t afraid to question scientific reasoning or religions. Thankfully the wealth of knowledge he conveyed to the world through research & direct experience of psychedelics has been captured on videos like this one.

[@missrachael1709]

Spot on and yet he's portrayed as a hippy nutter by the mainstream. Idiots. Peace.

[@ccrider3435]

The artwork is beyond beautiful. I hope you have that peace now Mr. McKenna!

[@r.f1981]

I'm 99% sure that it's AI art.. nonetheless, it is nice

[@Radiohomunculus]

Who was the Nicole that McKenna is referring to in this video? Id like to listen to her lectures or read her books if she comes with his recommendation!!

[@moonolyth]

The man was poetry in motion❤❤❤❤

[@arnyarny77]

when I eat mushrooms my favorite thing to do is sit in my peaceful room and know i am blessed and I appreciate Terrence since the 90 s when I bought archaic revival

[@kaylacarpenter272]

If this is supposed to be McKenna in the AI art, it looks nothing like him.

[@kookamunga2458]

The status- obsessed folks nowadays only think about bling. No American president has ever taken magicmushrooms and that's the problem. I guarantee Donald Trump never ever tried magicmushrooms.

[@stephenfosker6066]

The reason we can't learn from nature is we believe we can think our way to wisdom.Nature's intelligence operates without thought."Truth is action without thought." J.Krishnamurti

[@wisdom-for-life]

Very well said!

[@jyrkiaaltonen9298]

Also eternal.

[@stephenfosker6066]

@@jyrkiaaltonen9298 we also have access to the eternal but not by way of thought

[@360luv4allivingthings]

EVERYONE SHOULD HEAR THIS ❤

[@apow3rs]

One of the most lucid speeches I’ve ever heard

[@nataliesuper5836]

"Animals are something invented by plants to move seeds around". Funny.

[@reeyees50]

False

[@mylesraymond7364]

Incredible how he could speak like this for hours with no notes or teleprompter.

[@rd6588]

Practice + psychedelics is a formidable force.

[@WalterRocha-rm4rr]

Wen speaking from the heart as he was you don't really need a teleprompter 😊

[@brianvent3043]

You reminded me of Biden always reading the teleprompter.

[@fishdude666ify]

I graduated in '95; I wonder what he would think about where we find our society today, and would he be like "See? Called it!" I'm sure he, much like Jesus Himself, would be absolutely horrified by the "mess of politics" as he put it, that we've let run amok.

[@catswag878]

14:13 Does this mean that plants inadvertently killed themselves by inventing animals that eventually became humans?

[@song-signs]

Enlightenment and Shunyata is precisely peace of no-mind. The mechanical mind evaporates. So no let’s not forget enlightenment it’s really our only hope. But it’s not a collective enterprise. It’s an individual experience.

[@pamelajonesmd]

I was thinking today that we can't solve our problems by the same (linear, analytical) mind that created them when hearing people talk about Elon Musk. Terence McKenna had that other sort of mind and I'm so glad he shared so much.

[@MichaelMartusevich]

I remember McKennas last interview, the only way that the universes consciousness would survive is to get on a Spaceship out to space. I think Elon would play a huge role in this scenario, cause his the only one who knows that humanity is doomed if it won’t leave earth.

[@JJJJspam]

I had so much Terrence McKenna on my Ipod in middle school and high school. It was about 60 hours worth of lecture. He was a major influence.

[@deadtoolhead22]

Yeah...same here...people either still hate me o th thank me for it...

[@Stereomike11]

Can confirm.

[@rickknight3823]

How has it specifically influenced your life direction and choices?

[@JJJJspam]

@@rickknight3823 I spent those years as somewhat of a young psychonaut, using psychedelics to alter consciousness with hopes of better understanding what consciousness is, and expanding it. I became fixated on philosophy, trying to find answers to life's existential questions. I credit those years for my individuality, not following societal norms, and my overall way of thinking. If I could metaphorize it I'd say, imagine a building with six doors. Two of the doors are open. You have a single file line of people slowly herding through the open doors while I'd just walk alongside the line and open a new door. Naturally, a portion of that line breaks off and follows me through the newly opened door, but I never actually see anyone open their own door. It's kinda hard to explain the impact it had, but I'd be a completely different person if I hadn't had that influence. it makes sense in my head, but I feel like I'm doing a terrible job communicating it.

[@rickknight3823]

@@JJJJspam thanks for the effort there. I think you did a reasonable job of communicating your realisations and experiences. Language of course rarely does this kind of path any justice, it's almost beyond explanation. I have never taken any mushrooms or had any trips. Never felt the need. Although listening to some interesting people like Paul Stamets, I'm kinda keen to give it a go. Any recommendations?

[@mariusro1987]

So sad to see you are not supporting artists and are supporting, indirecly corporations. I know it may seem cool and other stuff, but this will devalue the art and the others livelyhood, while increasing other rich people pockets. I don't want to impose anything, I am just saying that by not been concerned about this technology, we may give our mind, body and soul to technology, even the creativity to companies and robots.

[@kanethomas2041]

This guy has done soo much for me, beyond grateful.

[@senseicorey9979]

Same. Moved to tears with gratitude when I meditate on it.

[@devthechamp9300]

@@senseicorey9979 IM LITERALLY BOUTTA HAVE A WHOLE HEMI SYNC AFTER THIS POD

[@markonino12]

​@@senseicorey9979omg shut up

[@MIOLAZARUS]

I love this man. See you in hyperspace 🥰

[@MontanaMacLeod]

1995 was just yesterday, it stands true because nothing changes as things consistently reverberate throughout history

[@brettvogel8418]

Sad thing is, he could've preached a message like this 2000 years ago and it would've been just as true as it is today. Humanity has never changed, only technology has.

[@kingkarma4286]

Ahh you're breaking into the 6th dimension my friend 😏

[@revolutioninc7081]

But society has

[@brettvogel8418]

@@revolutioninc7081 how so? Aside from technology?

[@revolutioninc7081]

@@brettvogel8418 you said humanity hasn’t changed, and I agree, the core of humanity has yet to change we strive for comfort, society on the other hand is a man made creation, which does change. Isn’t society an echo of the populace? I’m honestly wondering more so how it doesn’t change.

[@revolutioninc7081]

The world exists, the world gives a human an idea, ideas shape the world around us, the world changes then hence the ideas change. Society is broad consciousness and a man made structure to meet human needs. But society is fundamentally just a mass collection of ideas that imprint themselves on people and people imprint onto society. Saying that society doesn’t change doesn’t make sense to me

[@lloydbradly307]

I 100% agree that there's not enough greenery in city streets

[@vivianp5962]

There's no such things as WEEDS.

[@jamesishmaelwilder8597]

I hope he knew how much he was and would be loved ❤

[@Ramt2209]

My man Terance, the guru/shaman of our time. Where would we be without him. 😢

[@mikester9er]

It takes an extreme idealist to live with the amount of contradictions that Terrence had. Nonetheless I appreciate that it was coming from a place of geniune compassion for the world.

[@charleslewis3045]

just to observe a human being arrive at a location, set down, and just speak “off the cuff” .. to witness a mind and imagination so superb with ideas and intelligence,.., with a seemingly other worldly ability to express his inner workings verbally, and communicate it in a manner that captivates, and feels almost magical… it’s nothing short of amazing. i have never just sat and have been absolutely bedazzled just by hearing a human being form a symphony of words like i have with Terrance Mckenna. 🙏🏼

[@MinaCaputo]

One of the most gifted thinkers of our time.

[@Gianfranco_69]

Funny he mentioned "Animals were invented by plants to move seeds around"... there is a old Italian legend about Bees being "Birthed" from Flowers to help them Breed and live,it talks about the 1st bees being stiff,ifeless and only got around on the wind ... got me thinking

[@aliasofanalias7448]

How were the plants around to "invent" the animals if they needed animals to move their seeds?

[@Gianfranco_69]

@@aliasofanalias7448 dont think too hard on that,it will break you

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@Gianfranco_69 Haha too true lol. Have you heard of the anthropic principle? It's quite interesting although it doesn't really state anything definitive and still leads to the same big question when it comes to a created vs self creating universe

[@Gianfranco_69]

@@aliasofanalias7448 'Co-Evolution' of insects and Pollination of flowers/Plants is a deep mystery which has many competing theories.....

[@aliasofanalias7448]

@@Gianfranco_69I still don't belive in God but definitely think about the concept more after some of my trips, psychedelics induce mysticism

[@JPII]

Half of these pictures look Nothing like Terrance lol

[@technomage6736]

Holy crap this man has a beautiful mind and soul! 🙏

[@buschwookiee276]

Listened to this while on shrooms. Highly, highly recommended. Holy fuck.

[@davewyatt1468]

just imagine if someone like Terrence was in government/ president

[@carlospinones2768]

There is his name is lopes obrador mexican president.

[@isaelsierra]

@@carlospinones2768Fr?

[@walteralter1686]

I can't understand the attraction of "peace of mind". A mind "at peace" is an inert quantity if not a delusion. What mind can be at peace after a lifetime of traumas, large and small. "Peace of mind is a false aim. The object should be a mind agitated by curiosity, by idealisms, by urgings to solve problems, to create a better condition. People whose minds are "at peace" are borderline comatose, accessorized with a goofy blissful smile and far away eyes. Beyond which Nature is no yardstick for "peace". "Mother" nature eats her young. 6 near extinction level events and the triumph of tooth and claw to create this rare island of sentience floating in a shooting gallery cosmos. The lack of rigorous thought on these matters amounts to a lobotomy.

[@stantilling1093]

Some of my key moments from this: Terence McKenna quotes: On Capitalism: “There’s a lot of kind of self-congratulatory back-slapping going around these days, over the fact that communists everywhere are in hot water and have to admit that they did it wrong, and that gives a lot of satisfaction to people who feel that means we did it right. We didn’t do it right. They did it wrong and now admit they did it wrong. We do it wrong and have yet to raise the possibility of turning away from what we’re doing…” On Culture: “Our culture is in trouble - not in trouble - we are at a terminal crisis, a bifurcation that can go only one of two ways. Either horror beyond your wildest imagination or breakthrough to dignity, decency, community and caring beyond your wildest imagination. Now, where do you look for models, where do you go? The answer is so obvious - you go to nature. Nature has been playing this game for 2 billion years on this planet. Nature has an economy. An elegance. A style, that if we could but emulate it, we could rise out of the rubble that we are making of this planet.” “Culture is a garment which you put on. Medical systems are pieces of jewellery which wrap around your throat or neck. Religious ideals are like objects which you push through nostrils and earlobes. If we cannot come to terms with that which allows us to give birth with these. To die with dignity, and to live in health, then what kind of a future do we have? No. Future. At all.” On our abstraction: “Abstraction is the knife poised at our hearts. We are so much the victims of abstraction that with the Earth in flames, we can barely rouse ourselves to wander across the room and look at the thermostat. That’s the level of disimpassioning that abstraction has laid upon us.” On psychedelics: “The only thing I can preach is the felt presence of immediate experience. Which, for me came through the psychedelics. Which are not drugs, but plants. It’s a perversion of language to try and derail this thing into talk of drugs. There are spirits in the natural world that come to us in this way. And as far as I can tell, this is the only way that they come to us that is rapid enough for it to have an impact on us as a global population.” On fear: “History is a kind of horrified realisation that something has been lost. That there is an itch hard to scrath in the civilised context. That we have out of fear really, descended into patterns of domination of each other, of the environment, of our children, of our social relations with exogamous groups. We have descended int o a dominator pattern that is basically based on clutching on fear…” On why there is a feeling of dis-ease: “This is the consequence of ceasing basically to do enough hallucinogens in the diet. From around 100,000 to about 15,000 years ago, human beings were in a flirtatious situation with a symbiotic relationship with this mind, resident in vegetable nature.” He relates it to the relationship between a fish and a sea anemone. “If you take the little fish away from the anemone, it doesn’t die. It doesn’t go into an immediate physiological crisis. No, what happens is it simply has a low body weight and a short life-span. In other words, it is under stress.” “I believe that the lost secret of human emergence, the undefined catalyst that took a very bright monkey and turned that species into a tormented. self-reflecting poet/dreamer. The catalyst has to be sought in these tertiary alkaloids in the food chain that were catalysing higher states of intellectual activity.”

[@sophukinsikofit]

The voice of the mushroom

[@janaherrmann1247]

At 14mins, his joke about plants and seeds😂. Genius comedian that has such high intellect that its easy to miss his comedy.

[@martitinkovich4489]

What a curious question he asks. How could a culture rooted entirely on genoclde, exploitation and corruption act in any other manner than he describes?

[@justinsidious9772]

Primitive people were not at some “dynamic equilibrium with their environment” they would herd bison and mammoth off of cliffs. They just weren’t numerous or smart enough yet to do any real damage.

[@naturalmente13]

Merci pour ta sagesse, Terence. Grand humain, grand ami et défenseur de la Vie.

[@matiastao831]

His words unfortunately illustrate what is happening in the world currently. Once he mentioned that civilization is a race between education and apocalypse, which I cannot agree any more

[@wisdom-for-life]

Yep…. But it’ll all be ok 👍 in this life or the next

[@LeethLee1]

damn this guy makes a very good argument too. Thanks for posting it

[@Eoin-Boreara]

This intellectual was far beyond his time 💚

[@paulburick1506]

Yes! This is so obvious.ALL need it.

[@KnightHawkJosh]

this video found me..I honestly feel overwhelmed by the emotions I am currently processing here. Be good to one another.

[@jonhamm1631]

not an orator that ever lived could have matched his eloquence, wisdom, charm and genius

[@careydixon8189]

These recordinga are golden and I thank those who were orginally charged with dividing and putting these into web interaction seeing the spreading of his message and brilliance to those of us who knew him then, and those who are now part of the ongoing awakening. His recording of, however it happened was a treasure chest revealed. The importance of the "felt presence of experience".

[@american_cosmic]

I also think Art Bell deserves some credit. Many of us first learned of Terrence while listening to his discussions with Art Bell.

[@Caligula138]

Im wondering what his personal relationships with women were like.

[@js4325]

Amazing wisdom, thank you for sharing this gem with everyone ❤

[@Greenkillr]

For a reference point the young people we were still using pagers back in 95 and the internet was rare to have. ahead of his time. He had learned through actual books 🤖🤙

[@dougiesweeny4833]

Whenever I have felt disconnected from society I find sitting on a beach with my eyes closed and just listen to the sounds of nature helps ground me.

[@ksan1648]

So whenever you feel disconnected from society, you disconnect from society, and this helps you.

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

@@ksan1648 Yes. Just like being in a busy room of random people and feeling overwhelmed, taking a few minutes to just breathe and centre yourself is the best way to reconnect with the people in that room.

[@malcolmtaylor518]

Time wave zero predicted a strange end point to the current culture, sometime in the early years of the millenium. 2019 and the events therein, seem to be that point. As he so eloquently put it, "the end of novelty", the wef reset imposed from above. Time for us to wake up and invent the new novelties before it's too late and we are subsumed into a techno feudalism.

[@treefrog3349]

People are horrified when I mention the fact that the influence of homo sapiens on the Earth resembles that of a "pernicious invasive species". Thought experiment : mentally remove humans from the history of the Earth. All other factors remaining the same, the Earth would resemble the mythical "Garden of Eden" at this very moment.

[@folday6169]

More like a pandemic!

[@DeanTheDoctor]

Humans are actually part of the requirement when it comes to generating the CO2 levels for vigorous plant growth. Also, you have to realize that our very earth (and our universe) is in service towards us and the collective human experience. It has always been about us. 😌🌎✨

[@wiegershitpostcollective]

​@@DeanTheDoctormen isnt a deity

[@whyillustrated5610]

​@@wiegershitpostcollective yet deities would not exist without humanity

[@deadsypadilla]

terrance is a piece of the puzzle, Jon levi, ram das, alan watts, and the higher side chats Spotify..or stay asleep and a sheep. I want to know everything about everything.

[@lonelycrow5359]

Be carefull

[@paulcrosslin]

if the modern AI does not include Terrence McKenna then I want no part of it.

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

He speaks just like Mr. Rogers. ❤

[@paulburick1506]

Sounds like Mr. Rogers too.

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

Which is why I referenced his speech. Because that's what that sound is. Speech.

[@Moverka]

He died at 53. Brain cancer. Don’t do shrooms.

[@mrliam303]

Beautiful Art work! I smoked DMT first time 21 of june 2022. With my childhood friend who have become a Qero Shaman. He is from Chile been there for years but been back here to Stockholm, Sweden for a while. In a forest he did his Shamanic ritual and smoked. First time is very intensive. After a few times WOW ask a question and you Will get an answer, and you can see trough the society... what i have to do it's Amazing you Have to experience it yourself! Latest studies show that DMT don't enhance or intesify, the ego is shut down there is no filter during DMT. What does that mean ;) I think everyone should try it smoke it atleast 5 times. No addiction maybe because we have it naturally in our Pineal Gland! Love Peace Light Liam Stockholm, Sweden

[@bethanienaylor]

Demons. Mimicking. Truth.

[@DeanTheDoctor]

@@bethanienaylor It's really more the physics of our planet (and universe) than anything negative like that Bethanie. = ) Generations of people have done so without suffering any negative consequences, and most often, the result has been a deeper understanding and a greater sense of peace within the world.

[@denofpigs2575]

@@bethanienaylor Why would God Almighty design out bodies to use DMT as a neurotransmitter when it's for meeting demons?

[@bethanienaylor]

@@denofpigs2575 the demons often try to use what is meant for good and twist it and pervert it. Evil can not come up with anything new, it uses what already is and perverts it.

[@denofpigs2575]

@@bethanienaylor Yes. That's true. That has nothing to do with DMT though.

[@backpackfrom610]

I wish I could articulate myself in this manner

[@johncurtis920]

Well, it's good he could. Look around. There be many a dabbler who ends up a babbler, total irrationality to a fault. But I try not to be critical. I guess it can't be helped. However brief the encounter with something well beyond your understanding, few it is who don't babble from that snapshot look at the Divine. And to think, it dims itself just in hopes we'll understand something. One can never encompass its light. So it goes I suppose. Excuse me while I adjust my shades. 😉

[@Wizzy678]

So much for mushroom k1lling ones ego most of these ppl who take psychedelics think they found the secrets of the universe and act patronizing

[@Unter-hater]

It takes wisdom to understand you can’t put an experience into words. You ever eat mushrooms?

[@beerman204]

Slowly but surely people are finding out that Terrance has so much wisdom to offer in the approaching age of AI.

[@sylvestercalzone1003]

I feeel like I’m listening to the photographer in Apocalypse Now

[@jeffreycabanellas8113]

This message is proof that our fate is sealed for the worst.Huxley started the conversation,Leary was persecuted for speaking,but TM was the last gasp.I am 70yrs and would rather not be here due to the madness I can no longer tolerate.

[@scrubjay93]

Hang in there. Terence would recommend psilocybin. It's the cutting edge medication right now for depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, any kind of trauma. Large medical research institutions are studying its benefits. You can buy mushroom grow kits and separately one can legally buy spores of medicinal mushrooms.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

EVERY living things fate is doomed! Nothing evades evolving or extinction.

[@Sobermama927]

Question....what exactly is it you can't tolerate because I at 35 y o feel the same way but feel as if I am alone in my thoughts and feelings

[@johns7530]

@@Sobermama927 A lot more people feel the way that you do, even if they are not willing to admit it, for fear of being perceived as too negative, or because they haven't even checked in with themselves. I of course try to be pleasant when I am around people, I try to make my interactions healing and uplifting, to others and myself. But at the core of the world we live in is great evil. That's just reality. If people were all nice, or at least not cruel and awful, this world would be a beautiful place. It isn't. And while it can be said that people behave according to circumstance, upbringing, and in some sense luck, it's hard not to feel like you are better than the evil ones in positions of power in this world, if you are at least a decent and well meaning human being. Anyway I feel your pain and sense of disconnection quite literally, it is no different than my own. It is written that the 3 greatest gifts God gives are faith, hope, and love. Most assuredly there is more to what all our pain and suffering is about, than the world we take ourselves to be part of. Have faith, it's better than not having any even if it feels like lying to yourself. I wish you and others peace, happiness, and that we may all find humor and meaning to make this part of our soul's journey tolerable.

[@joejones9520]

@@scrubjay93 How come when I took mushrooms and acid it had its interesting effects and then when they wore off it was like nothing had happened? Same with pot; I smoked so much for so long that surely if there were real medical benefits I wouldve noticed them but nope, same thing; when it wore off back to normal life.

[@MountainGuu]

I can’t find his talk where he says “ you cannot say no to a million people at the whitehouse”