Terence McKenna Quotes


Don't worry. You don't know enough to worry. . . . Who do you think you are that you should worry, for cryin' out loud. It's a total waste of time. It presupposes such a knowledge of the situation that it is, in fact, a form of hubris.


Citations

McKenna, Terence. "Nature is the Center of the Mandala." Esalen Institute, 1987, Big Sur, CA. Lecture.

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Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
  • Born: November 16, 1946
  • Died: April 3, 2000
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Lecturer

Terence Kemp McKenna was an American ethnobotanist and mystic who advocated for 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, environmentalism, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness. He was called the "Timothy Leary of the '90s", "one of the leading authorities on the ontological foundations of shamanism", and the "intellectual voice of rave culture".