Like fish in water, people in a culture swim in the virtually invisible medium of culturally sanctioned yet artificial states of mind. - Terence McKenna

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Like fish in water, people in a culture swim in the virtually invisible medium of culturally sanctioned yet artificial states of mind.

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About Terence McKenna

Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was an American writer, philosopher, and ethnobotanist, who advocated paths of shamanism, and the use of hallucinogenic substances (primarily plant-based psychedelics) as a means of increasing many forms of human awareness. His ideas often revolve around his novelty theory of the universe.

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Native Name: Terence Kempes McKenna
Alternative Names: Terence Kemp McKenna

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