What the psychedelic thing can be seen as, when it's done with plants, as a return to Gaia, an immersion in the feminine.
Terence McKennaWhat happens with DMT is you leap over all the barriers in the first few seconds. Unlike mushrooms where over hours and hours on a high dose you might navigate yourself to the center of the mandala, DMT is like being struck by metaphysical lightening.
Terence McKennaNotice that the whole story of Eden is the story of the struggle over a woman's relationship to a psychoactive plant.
Terence McKenna