Terence McKenna
4 archived appearances · 1997–1999
Terence McKenna (1946–2000) was an ethnobotanist, mystic, and spellbinding orator known for his theories on the role of psychedelic plants in human evolution and consciousness, as well as his mathematical model "Timewave Zero." On Art Bell's programs, he wove together shamanism, quantum physics, and visionary experience into a singular worldview, earning a devoted following through works such as Food of the Gods.
On the air with Art · 4
May 22, 1997 · 3h 0m
Time Wave Zero
Terence McKenna, calling from his remote home on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, presents his radical theory of novelty and time to Art Bell in a conversation that leaves the host stunned by its alignment with his own book, The Quickening. McKenna argues that the universe has an inherent preference for novelty ov...Mar 19, 1998 · 2h 50m
Consciousness
Art Bell welcomes Terence McKenna, calling from a remote solar-powered home on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano via a cutting-edge one-megabyte wireless internet link. McKenna surveys recent scientific milestones including anti-gravitational forces, water on the moon, and quantum teleportation. He and Art consider whether...Apr 1, 1999 · 2h 40m
Psychedelic Substances
Art Bell welcomes ethnobotanist and philosopher Terence McKenna from his home on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii for a wide-ranging conversation about psychedelic substances, consciousness, and the nature of time. McKenna argues that cultures selectively stigmatize certain substances while glorifying others, and t...Jun 16, 1999 · 3h 25m
Goodbye Terence McKenna | Comet Lee - Stewart Best
with Stewart Best
Art Bell opens with an emotional conversation with Terence McKenna, who reveals he has been diagnosed with a stage four glioblastoma, the fastest-moving brain tumor known to medicine. McKenna describes his seizure, the gamma knife procedure that destroyed roughly 90% of the tumor, and the doctors' prognosis of six t...
Books by Terence McKenna · 4
Food of the Gods
1992
The Archaic Revival
1991
True Hallucinations
1993
