Culture Is Not Your Friend.

I know. I hate having to click on a link to watch a YouTube video too.
Terence McKenna was a shaman. Meaning he experimented a lot with entheogens and was basically a modern-day philosopher. Now I haven't done a ton of research on him but I did come across these videos of his speeches on YouTube. He explains ideas which I really took to and understood well. I hope you do too.

Videos open a new window.
Atleast watch this one. -- (2:20 min) -----> "Reclaim your mind"
-- (3.30 min) ------> Culture is NOT your friend.
-- (1.57 min) ------> idea on ideas

Please watch the first video before you reply. Comments?

Chaos in your mind.

Deep! When he talks about the psychedelics whats he going on about? LSD? LDing?

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Originally Posted by Ross

Deep! When he talks about the psychedelics whats he going on about? LSD? LDing?
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I think he's talking about entheogens. So anything from cannabis, mushrooms, DMT and other "natural" drugs. You could relate it to LD'ing too though.

Yeah terrance Mckenna is a Guru of altered states of Mind and a great general Philosopher. The man is my Hero. he speaks the part of my Mind that everyone else mocks and ignores.

You should see this one:Bad Trips & Dosages for Mind expantion

I have a completely random question. Youtube hasnt worked in months for me! I'm using firefox. One day I updated real player for something, and ever since then any website with flash did not work. I've tried updating flash but I cant figure out what to do to get it work again. :? can anyone help me out? I miss youtubes randomness

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Originally Posted by juroara

I have a completely random question. Youtube hasnt worked in months for me! I'm using firefox. One day I updated real player for something, and ever since then any website with flash did not work. I've tried updating flash but I cant figure out what to do to get it work again. :? can anyone help me out? I miss youtubes randomness
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I can't help you but maybe someone in the Tech. forum can.

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Originally Posted by SKA

Yeah terrance Mckenna is a Guru of altered states of Mind and a great general Philosopher. The man is my Hero. he speaks the part of my Mind that everyone else mocks and ignores.

You should see this one:Bad Trips & Dosages for Mind expantion
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I finally listened to that and, once again, everything he says is so true. Especially the badtrip part.

"The great place to get to on cannabis, and some people never in their whole life touch it, is the place where you say, "My God! I've done too much!". It's not easy folks but it's worth shooting for."

Intresting.

However. Basically it looked to me as: Don't do what society wants you to do, but do what You want. In a non-selfish/anarchistic way ofcourse.

Well. I on a lot of sides agree with that. Fuck stuff like looking like a famous person to be 'cool' too. Fuck getting a car to be cool. Fuck getting a job just for money and so people you don't know look up to you.

However, ideals aren't always silly. An ideal, a wanting, to be a 'player' or rich, that is. But wanting a better world for all people, that sprouts from your morals, from your 'love' for all other people.

That first movie sounded to me like you should abandon all systems, because they are ungood, like the system of 'being cool like 50cent'. However, some systems, like a system that promotes a world that is better for all, should be supported.

It's hard to explain drunk, but you get the point. I do agree that most of what society wants from people is silly. Oh, I have a bigger car then my neighbor, way cool... Be your own cool, indeed.