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  1. Terence McKenna used to call modern civilization a phase transition between tree dwelling monkeys and star flight. I've always loved that quote.
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  2.  @librajedi  yes indeed. McKenna was the dude. Such a great mind.
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  3.  @TMNmedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna
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  4. Is it just me or is this theory full of assumptions?
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  5. @graydon woods I think that's what happens after we die, my dude. We just wake up as if from a dream.
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  6. @graydon woods Personally I haven't because I'm scared of a bad trip. I've tried psilocybin which on a molecular level is almost identical to DMT. But I know I'll try it before I die, or when I die 😊
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  7. @graydon woods That sounds like an amazing trip, my dude. I've heard Mckenna describe some crazy experiences but I've also heard of bad trips on DMT...It really does come down to the set and setting. I've done Psilocybin plenty of times, which is a close relative of DMT...but yeah man, I gotta take the plunge...I need to find a reliable sitter.
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  8. @graydon woods Well...I'll see if I can work up my courage. Thinking about it reminds me of a riding a roller coaster for the first time, both scared and excited. Thanks for the tips, man. Bro, when you mentioned your friends trip, it reminded me about a trip report I read about this girl who said she was stuck inside a taxi cab for a thousand years...I don't think it was DMT though. Def don't read trip reports before blasting off, lol
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  9. There's a huge discrepancy between modern astronomy which puts the universe at around 13 billion years old and ancient Hindu philosophy which puts it at around 300 trillion. I've always thought 13 billion seemed small.
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  10.  @hyperhypedrop2257  For people who haven't had a true psychedelic breakthrough, I think it's difficult for them to truly understand or even image that there's a whole new world hidden under their experience of every day life...their reality is a veil, and once it's lifted they're never the same again. McKenna used to say DMT is the biggest secret on planet Earth....and he wasn't sure why everyone wasn't screaming about it from the rooftops. Not everyone is on the spiritual path.
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