What was created by the era of the proper gentleman was excellent table manners and genocide over most of the surface of the planet.
Terence McKennaWhat I think is going on is that probably language was entertainment long before it was meaning. It's a kind of tuneless singing.
Terence McKennaNature is not our enemy, to be raped and conquered. Nature is ourselves, to be cherished and explored.
Terence McKennaThis is the key. If you get into deep water with these substances, this is true of psilocybin as well, you don't want to clench, you don't want to assume the fetal position and stop breathing. You want to sit up straight and breathe, and sing, and sing it back, and it will step back. You can take control of your situation ... most of the time.
Terence McKenna