Terence McKenna Quotes


So I submit to you that what we represent is a Fifth Column, a Fifth Column that represents the best aspirations that human community is capable of, a Fifth Column that is willing to look at the structure of the psyche in contrast to the mess of society, and willing to dream.


Citations

McKenna, Terence. "Psychedelics in the Age of Intelligent Machines." Sound Photosynthesis, 1999.

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Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
  • Born: November 16, 1946
  • Died: April 3, 2000
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Lecturer

Terence Kemp McKenna was an American ethnobotanist and mystic who advocated for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants. He spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including psychedelic drugs, plant-based entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, philosophy, culture, technology, environmentalism, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness. He was called the "Timothy Leary of the '90s", "one of the leading authorities on the ontological foundations of shamanism", and the "intellectual voice of rave culture".