Terence McKenna

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Terence McKenna was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, and author known for his advocacy of psychedelic substances, exploration of consciousness, and influential lectures on philosophy, shamanism, and the nature of reality.

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instanceOf ethnobotanist
human
lecturer
mystic
writer
advocated exploration of consciousness
preservation of indigenous knowledge about plant medicines
responsible use of psychedelic substances
almaMater University of California, Berkeley
causeOfDeath brain tumor
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1946-11-16
dateOfDeath 2000-04-03
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley
familyName McKenna
fieldOfWork consciousness studies
ethnobotany
philosophy of mind
psychedelics
shamanism
fullName Terence McKenna self-linksurface differs
surface form: Terence Kemp McKenna
genre esotericism
philosophy
psychedelic literature
givenName Terence
influenced contemporary psychonauts
countercultural movements
psychedelic culture
influencedBy Carl Jung
James Joyce
Marshall McLuhan
shamanic traditions
knownFor lectures on psychedelics and consciousness
public advocacy of psilocybin mushrooms
writings on shamanism and plant teachers
languageSpoken English
notableIdea Timewave Zero hypothesis
advocacy of psychedelic substances
archaic revival
novelty theory
stoned ape hypothesis
notableWork Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness
Food of the Gods
The Archaic Revival
The Invisible Landscape
True Hallucinations
occupation author
ethnobotanist
lecturer
mystic
philosopher
placeOfBirth Paonia, Colorado, United States
placeOfDeath San Rafael, California, United States NERFINISHED
religiousOrPhilosophicalView mysticism
psychedelic spirituality
residence Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED
sibling Dennis McKenna
spouse Kathleen Harrison NERFINISHED

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