And psychedelics now, as we de-condition ourselves from the post-medieval world, they are present to hand as tools.
Terence McKennaIf reality is code, then it can be hacked in some way that we had not suspected before.
Terence McKennaThis is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering its a feather bed.
Terence McKennaAll the accoutrements that distinguish us from animal existence were put in place when we had a different kind of mind than we have now. We didn't have a mind that favored role specialization, and male dominance, and anxiety over female sexual activity related to feelings of male ownership. That all came later.
Terence McKennaThe major adventure is to claim your authentic, true being, which is not culturally given to you. The culture will not explain to you how to be a real human being. It will tell you how to be banker, politician, Indian chief, masseuses, actress, whatever, but it will not give you true being.
Terence McKenna