Tribalism is a social form which can exist at any level of technology. It's a complete illusion to associate it with low levels of technology. It is probably, in fact, a form of social organization second only to the family in its ability to endure.
Terence McKennaIn a way, this is a definition of shamanism. A shaman is a person who by some means has gotten out of their own culture.
Terence McKennaI believe reality is a marvelous joke staged for my edification and amusement and everybody is working very hard to make me happy.
Terence McKennaThe content of the dialogue with 'the Other' is a content that indicates that man's horizons are infinitely bright, that death is in fact, well, as Thomas Vaughn put it, 'the body is the placenta of the soul'
Terence McKenna