The felt presence of immediate experience-- this is all you know. Everything else comes as unconfirmed rumor.
Terence McKennaI regard these people who are peddling angst and peddling pessimism and all that stuff as so 'two minutes ago'.
Terence McKennaIf you actually look at the etymology of the word 'hallucination', what it's come to mean in English is a delusion. But what it really means in the original language is to wander in the mind. That's the meaning of 'hallucination', to wander in the mind.
Terence McKennaI think it's the sheer power of the hallucinogens that puts people off. You either love them or you hate them, and that's because they dissolve world views. And if you like the experience of having your entire ontological structure disappear out from under you, if you think that's a thrill, you'll probably love psychedelics.
Terence McKenna