I think psychedelics are sort of like doing calisthenics in preparation for the marathon at the end of time.
Terence McKennaI don't believe that shamanism without hallucinogens is authentic shamanism or comfortable shamanism.
Terence McKennaThe Earth itself is stepping in to aid in the agenda of cultural transformation. There are too many doorways in nature that lead to heaven, there are too many paths to the mystery for any institution or social policy to be able to thwart the intent of the human species to evolve.
Terence McKennaWe want freedom. We want freedom from the constraints of the cycles of the sun and the moon. We want freedom from drought and weather, freedom from the movement of game, the growth of plants, freedom from control from mendacious popes and kings, freedom from ideology, freedom from want. This idea of freeing ourselves has become the compass of the human journey.
Terence McKenna