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The story of Terence and Dennis McKenna in contemporary mass consciousness is inextricably associated with the so-called "Experiment at La Chorrera." We were children of the 60s lured by the passion to discover something truly astonishing. Terence told the tale in True Hallucinations. But until the publication of my recent book, few had heard the story from my perspective.  (more)

Some months ago, a chap called Jan Irvin put out a request for funds to help him pursue a project concerned with unveiling a sinister Elite/CIA/NWO conspiracy. Irvin is attempting nothing less than a total rewrite of psychedelic history. What got me involved were his insinuations about Gordon Wasson. I put my foot in it and all hell broke loose. (more)

When I first encountered the mushrooms, I had been taking antidepressants for years. The mushrooms told me I was an addict and that the pills were toxic to me. After being hospitalized due to my reaction to Paxil at age 19, I decided the mushrooms were right. Eventually, I met a Mazatec grandmother who holds a Niños Santos lineage of curandisimo.  (more)

In 1992, a new book, Food of the Gods, opened my eyes to TM's theorizing from his experiences tripping, including "stoned apes," his now famous -- or infamous -- "theory" of how psilocybin mushrooms, eaten by ancestral hominids in Africa, catalyzed the evolution of Homo sapiens.

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