Terence McKenna
American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was an American ethnobotanist and mystic who advocated the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants. He spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including psychedelic drugs, plant-based entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, philosophy, culture, technology, ethnomycology, environmentalism, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness. He was called the "Timothy Leary of the '90s",[1][2] "one of the leading authorities on the ontological foundations of shamanism",[3] and the "intellectual voice of rave culture".[4]
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Born | (1946-11-16)November 16, 1946 Paonia, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | April 3, 2000(2000-04-03) (aged 53) San Rafael, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Author, lecturer |
Education | BSc in ecology, resource conservation, and shamanism |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Period | 20th |
Subject | Shamanism, ethnobotany, ethnomycology, metaphysics, psychedelic drugs, alchemy |
Notable works | The Archaic Revival, Food of the Gods, The Invisible Landscape, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide, True Hallucinations. |
Spouse | Kathleen Harrison (1975–1992; divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Dennis McKenna (brother) |
McKenna formulated a concept about the nature of time based on fractal patterns he claimed to have discovered in the I Ching, which he called novelty theory,[3][5] proposing that this predicted the end of time, and a transition of consciousness in the year 2012.[5][6][7][8] His promotion of novelty theory and its connection to the Maya calendar is credited as one of the factors leading to the widespread beliefs about the 2012 phenomenon.[9] Novelty theory is considered pseudoscience.[10][11]