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Terence McKenna



For the Canadian documentary filmmaker, see Terence McKenna (film producer).

Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate 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"

Terence McKenna

BornNovember 16, 1946
Paonia, Colorado, United StatesDiedApril 3, 2000(aged 53)
San Rafael, California, United StatesOccupationAuthor, lecturerLanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanEducationBS in ecology, resource conservation, and shamanismAlma materUniversity of California, BerkeleyPeriod20thSubjectShamanism, ethnobotany, ethnomycology, metaphysics, psychedelic drugs, alchemyNotable worksThe Archaic Revival, Food of the Gods, The Invisible Landscape, Psilocybin Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide, True Hallucinations.SpouseKathleen Harrison (1975–1992; divorced)ChildrenFinn McKenna & Klea McKennaRelativesDennis McKenna(brother)

McKenna formulated a concept about the nature of time based on fractal patterns he claimed to have discovered in the I Ching, which he called novelty theory, proposing this predicted the end of time, and a transition of consciousness in the year 2012. His promotion of novelty theory and its connection to the Maya calendar is credited as one of the factors leading to the widespread beliefs about 2012 eschatology. Novelty theory is considered pseudoscience.