"Archaic Revival" by McKenna

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For millennia, people have revered the visions induced under the influence of eating hallucinogenic mushrooms. They were an integral part of religious mysteries. - writes Terence McKenna in True Hallucinations, a real-life story, though containing a plot like that of SF movies or adventure novels. McKenna's work is a fascinating tale of extraordinary adventures in Asia, the Amazon and America, a story of imaginative travelers' relationships with "sacred plants" and psilocybin mushrooms.

McKenna invites us on a journey through exotic corners of the world, which becomes a journey into the depths of the human mind and the mysteries of existence.
Real hallucinations cannot be subjected to a simple classification. It is impossible to distinguish truth from illusion in them. If one were to accept the philosophical conclusions of this story, one would have to completely revise popular notions about the world around us. In this work McKenna constructs a 'wave-time theory', according to which, under the influence of rapidly densifying innovations, modern humanity is about to enter a new era, governed by new laws. Will it be just the end of the world as we know it, or something much more radical? - This question is not answered by the author of this book. Instead, he encourages open-mindedness and greater trust in imagination.

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What is the nature and function of time? Is history a work of chance or something intentional? Where did life on our planet come from and where is it going? What role can the conscious use of archaic ecstasy techniques play in protecting its diversity? What can we learn from shamanism and other mind-transformation technologies? Did man emerge from a "dabbling ape"? What impact did our relationship with mushrooms and hallucinogenic plants have on the development of language and imagination? Are we facing an imminent confrontation with the transcendent Other? How to prepare for a peculiar future?

In Archaic Rebirth, Terence McKenna shares his extraordinary vision of a world where nothing is obvious and everything is possible. In this world, we are at the edge of history, beyond which something peculiar awaits us; something that can be prepared for by appealing to the singularity of our human experience of the world. According to McKenna, the future will be ecstatic, ecological, entheogenic or not at all. This book thus presents an Archaic Revival program alongside a number of fascinating issues.

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