Dennis McKenna: Deceptive Psychedelics, Consciousness

Dennis McKenna is the brother of Terrence McKenna and is an ethnopharmacologist / research pharmacognosist. His knowledge of psychedelics is extensive. Listen now early and ad-free on Patreon https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal.

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LINKS MENTIONED:
- Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss (Dennis' book): https://amzn.to/3QmjzmT
- ETHNOPHARMACOLOGIC SEARCH FOR PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS: https://espd55.com
- Dennis' website (BioGnosis): https://mckenna.academy
- Karl Friston TOE podcast (Cautions on Consciousness): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:19 Dennis McKenna's working habits / quotidianness
00:02:45 Microdosing doesn't work
00:03:49 "Hang up when you receive the message"
00:08:35 Psychedelics aren't meant to be taken isolated from community
00:13:22 Terrence, the family, and Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
00:18:46 Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD)
00:27:49 MDMA's uses (and designer drugs)
00:40:31 Mycelium vs. fruiting bodies
00:46:03 Psychological metamorphosis without hallucinogens?
00:56:46 Staying "grounded" and not being "high" all the time
00:59:23 Terrence never found ground and got lost
01:12:13 Perils of investigations into consciousness
01:14:47 Gender differences in psychedelics
01:15:24 Love in disunity rather than pure "connectedness"

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