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YouTube link https://youtu.be/I9fJbns2aBUDennis McKenna is the brother of Terrence McKenna and is an ethnopharmacologist / research pharmacognosist. His knowledge of psychedelics is extensive.Listen now early and ad-free on Patreon https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal. - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!)- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchLINKS MENTIONED:- Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss (Dennis' book): https://amzn.to/3QmjzmT- ETHNOPHARMACOLOGIC SEARCH FOR PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS: https://espd55.com- Dennis' website: https://mckenna.academy/- Karl Friston TOE podcast (Cautions on Consciousness): https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3MTIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:19 Dennis McKenna's working habits / quotidianness00:03:49 "Hang up when you receive the message"00:08:35 Psychedelics aren't meant to be taken isolated from community00:13:22 Terrence, the family, and Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss00:18:46 Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD)00:27:49 MDMA's uses (and designer drugs)00:40:31 Mycelium vs. fruiting bodies00:46:03 Psychological metamorphosis without hallucinogens?00:56:46 Staying "grounded" and not being "high" all the time00:59:23 Terrence never found ground and got lost01:12:13 Perils of investigations into consciousness01:14:47 Gender differences in psychedelics01:15:24 Love in disunity rather than pure "connectedness"