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About Terence McKenna

Terence McKenna was a 20th-century American ethnobotanist, lecturer, and writer. Terence Kemp McKenna was an American philosopher, ethnobotanist, lecturer, and author who advocated for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants and mushrooms. He spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including psychedelic drugs, plant-based entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, philosophy, culture, technology, ethnomycology, environmentalism, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Imagination — The creative power of the mind and visionary thinking
  • Soul — The inner self, consciousness, and spiritual essence

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