We tend to disempower ourselves. We tend to believe that we donโt matter. And in the act of taking that idea to ourselves we give everything away to somebody else, to something else.
Terence McKennaTo date, the enterprise of thinking has moved us radically away from understanding anything.
Terence McKennaAs a society we cannot seem to make peace with nature. As individuals, it's hard for us to be at peace with ourselves.
Terence McKennaThere is a sort of fair play, and if you can get in touch with that in your life, if you can have that perception, the world will begin to work for you, it will begin to move toward you... Nature loves courage, and it shows you that loves courage because it will remove obstacles.
Terence McKennaOne way to think about what psychedelics are is as catalysts for language development. They literally force the evolution of language. You cannot evolve faster than your language because the language defines the culture of meaning. So if there's a way to accelerate the evolution of language then this is real consciousness expansion and it's a permanent thing. The great legacies of the 60's are in attitudes and language. It boils down to doing your own thing, feeling the vibe, ego-trip, blowing your mind.
Terence McKenna