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The junk science of terrence mckenna think atheist. Nonfiction writings by richard mckenna, a posthumously published collection of speeches, is a marvelous portrayal of mckenna, the scholarly sailor. In a nutshell, the stoned ape theory says that magic mushrooms sped up the evolutionary process and that, ultimately, the psychedelic experience is responsible for the. I kept a dictionary with me when i read his book, because dudes vocabulary is way more advanced than mine, and i. Mckenna still has a long way to go if shes going to make the competitive gymnastics team in march. Being an account of the authors extraordinary adventures in the devils paradise by mckenna, terence isbn. It is the ant farm, a social study in the wilds of interior alaska, documenting the dynamics between a dozen competitors as they take part in a series of physical and psychological faceoffs. What is the best terence mckenna lecture for a beginner. One of the things that people dont do enough of when they do psychedelic work is spend time. I was getting ready to send a friend some info on novelty theory, when i saw that terence mckennas collection of rare books slated for installation at the esalen institute burned up a couple of months ago.
In skin game by cara mckenna, theres seven days, seven challenges, twelve strangers and eight thousand cameras, but only one winner. If you have previously listened to his lectures, then once you read his book it is like you can here him talking in the back of your mind. Terence recommends books for true hallucinations 8mg5gftz3u8. Mckenna has always excelled at school and in gymnastics, but now that shes entering fourth grade, school suddenly feels hard to her. Superbug the fatal menace of mrsa beating back the devil on the front lines with the disease detectives of the epidemic intelligence service. A chaos pioneer uncovers the three great streams of history. Any person who engages with mckennas oeuvrehis books, lectures, essays could, i imagine, easily create their own 30meme list, which. Here you will find the most uptodate information, facts, quotes and much more. He was born in 1946 and grew up in paonia, colorado. Catherine mckenna leads our pensions practice group. Food of the gods by terence mckenna is a classic on psychedelic plants.
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Youll find a contest win a mckenna doll and book set, take a. In one of recent episodes of the psychedelic salon podcast, terrence mentions a book called cosmos and history by mircea eliade. It is a touching, personal story told by dennis mckenna. In addition, the fact of mckennas having owned more than one edition is not always noted. Terence mckenna s most popular book is food of the gods. A chronological list of 30 mckennarelated books, ideas, people, and other things that combine terence mckennas attraction toward history, his focus on. Terence mckenna books list of books by author terence mckenna.
Ive looked into some of his work but want to know where to start initially. Terence mckennas reading list by charlesfrith mixcloud. Being passages from the life of a pythagorean by fitz hugh ludlow, psychedelics. Owen mckenna is a former san francisco homicide investigator, but a tragedy caused him to give up his position in order to start a new life in lake tahoe. Terence mckenna is an ethnobotanist and he is widely known in psychedelics circles for his research in mans relationship with consciousness altering chemicals since ancient times. The true meaning of the maya calendar enddate by john major jenkins, terence mckenna and a great selection of related books.
This idea, known as the stoned ape theory, relates to how our ancestors evolved to produce language and create art. Dennis mckenna books list of books by dennis mckenna. Study guide central hindu school entrance exam 2020 for class 11. Mckenna explored a variety of shamanic cultures and drew heavily on his experiences in his writing. Terence recommends books for true hallucinations s. The great majority of books are listed in the edition found in mckenna s library, if known, but not all are, simply for the convenience of the catalogers. Terence mckenna, videotapes audiotapes publications videos. Discount prices on books by dennis mckenna, including titles like ethnopharmacologic search for psychoactive drugs vol. A manual based on the tibetan book of the dead citadel underground timothy leary. My recommendations rob mckenna monday, october 31, 2016 reading time.
Good to great is one of those books that managers and ceos will be reading. See all books authored by terence mckenna, including food of the gods. A few more suggestions from lorenzo the psychedelic experience. Big chicken the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats. She has credited with more than 145 titles to her name and has gone on to sell more than 23 million printed copies of. What books would you recommend if someone enjoyed terence. Food of the gods by terence mckenna psychedelic press uk. Being passages from the life of a pythagorean by fitz hugh ludlow, psychedelics encyclo. This book is your ultimate terence mckenna resource. Being an account of the authors extraordinary adventures in the devils paradise terence mckenna on. Lindsay mckenna is the pen name used by award winning and well known author eileen nauman for writing her romance and suspense novels. I havent felt that ive had to annotate a book so much for a long time, this is largely because of the massive variety of topics, which mckenna puts under the psychedelic microscope.
Theres only one terence mckenna and hes gone, but the biography by his brother dennis is worth a read. Podcast 366 terence mckennas suggested reading list. Amazon reader comment this book is an adventurers tale. Popular terence mckenna recommended books goodreads. In addition, the fact of mckenna s having owned more than one edition is not always noted. Being an account of the authors extraordinary adventures in the devils paradise. I think of going to the grave without having a psychedelic experience is like going to the grave without ever having sex.
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Books recommended by terrence mckenna in one of recent episodes of the psychedelic salon podcast, terrence mentions a book called cosmos and history by mircea eliade. It reads like a good novel, and there is never a dull moment. It impresses me how cara mckenna can make us readers have this emotional connection with her characters definitely reading the whole series. Mckenna, the guru of psilocybin and author of food of the gods, may be quite mad, or quite brilliant, or an alluring mix of the two, but he is definitely a spellbinding storyteller. Ralph abraham is a mathematician, one of the pioneers of chaos theory and the author of several books including chaos, gaia, eros. It is simply a blowbyblow account of the authors druginduced experiences in the amazon jungle, a cross between an episode of national geographic explorer. Terence mckenna, enthnobotanist and proponent of the psychedelic society, author, word wizard, art historian, examines time and its mysteries, the nature of language, the techniques of ecstasy, high technology and virtual cyberspace, the role of hallucinogenic plants in shamanism and the evolution of human cultures, and the foundations of postmodern spirituality. Berkeley for two years before setting off to see the world. Remarkable is mckennas suggestions that a new understanding of those chemicals food of the gods has the powerful potential to teach us about human evolution and shamanistic understanding of the world. This essay touches the subject of the myth of eternal return and humanitys nostalgia for the paradise.
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