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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
Hallucinogens

"It's my belief that one of the unconscious reasons which underlies the odd attitude of the establishment toward hallucinogens is the fact that they bring the mystery to the surface as an individual experience. In other words, you do not understand the psychedelic experience by getting a report from Time magazine or even the Economist. You only understand the psychedelic experience by having it."

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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
Hallucinogens

"For unknown reasons, there is a tremendous concentration of psychoactive plants on the South American continent. The South American continent has more known hallucinogens than the rest of the planet combined."

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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
Hallucinogens

"In the absence of good scientific data about the effects of artificial hallucinogens it's good to stick to the natural ones."

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