Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2021-07-21
Books mentioned on #523: Dennis McKenna — The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond
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Tim Ferriss discussed Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss by Dennis McKenna, Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide by Oss Oss, True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna, and Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman. Dennis McKenna discussed Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs by Dennis McKenna and others, The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda, and Food of the Gods by Terence McKenna.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss by Dennis McKenna is a compelling memoir that chronicles the author's extraordinary life experiences, early plant experiments, and adventures alongside his brother Terence McKenna within the world of ethnopharmacology and psychedelic exploration.
Discussed“and in your book the brotherhood of the screaming abyss which we'll talk about i've i printed out my amazon kindle highlights i have 189 highlights from that book”
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Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs
Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs is a multi-volume scientific work documenting traditional plant use, botanical research, and the history of psychoactive substances.
Discussed“we can go back to this this is earlier than schulte's but i got my hands on this amazing book called the ethnopharmacologic search for psychoactive drugs”
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Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide
Discussed“you're probably familiar with the book psilocybin magic mushroom growers guide which i published under pseudoman one of your great contributions to humankind maybe the most significant contribution”
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The Teachings of Don Juan
The Teachings of Don Juan is a book by Carlos Castaneda that chronicles his claimed apprenticeship under a Yaqui shaman, which became a foundational text for the New Age movement.
Discussed“and then the ethnopharmacologic search for psychoactive drugs which i am not even sure i don't even remember where i originally got the first edition but that had come across my radar a few months earlier and these two books were very important for me in terms of framing my interests”
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True Hallucinations
True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna is a bizarre and compelling biographical account chronicling the extraordinary experiences of Terence and Dennis McKenna during their expedition into the Amazon rainforest at La Chorrera.
Discussed“terence chronicled the events in true hallucinations though his account may seem unlikely and bizarre i believe it is largely accurate even if interpretations vary”
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Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods is a fringe exploration of the history of plants, drugs, and human evolution written by ethnobotanist Terence McKenna.
Discussed“one of terence's books the food of the gods is being reprinted again i'm actually doing a online event with michael pollan and the publisher”
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr.
Discussed“and it makes me think of surely you must be joking mr fineman by richard feynman famed physicist who later in life developed a deep friendship with a painter”
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