Food of the Gods by Terence Mckenna
"Deserves to be the modern classic on mind-altering drugs and hallucinogens."-The Washington PostEthnobotanist Terence Mckenna, hailed by Tom Robbins as "the most important-and most entertaining-visionary scholar in America," explores humanity's symbiotic relationship withspirits, tobacco, marijuana, opium,psilocybin,and more, from prehistoric times to today.
Why, as a species, are humans so fascinated by altered states of consciousness? Can altered states reveal something to us about our origins and our place in nature?
In Food of the Gods, Terence McKenna's research on man's ancient relationship with chemicals opens a doorway to the divine, and perhaps a solution for saving our troubled world. McKenna provides a revisionist look at the historical role of drugs in the East and the West, from ancient spice, sugar, and rum trades to marijuana, cocaine, synthetics, and even television-illustrating the human desire for the "food of the gods" and the powerful potential to replace abuse of illegal drugs with a shamanic understanding, insistence on community, reverence for nature, and increased self-awareness.
Terence McKenna, an author and explorer, has spent time working and living among shamans all around the world. He has contributed his personal efforts to preserve the plants used in these ceremonies to their shared understanding of rituals. Terence mesmerizes his many lecture audiences with tales of science and shamanism, as coauthor of The Invisible Landscape and Psilocybin: The Magic Mushroom Grower's Handbook. He lives in Occidental, California, and is the co-manager of an endangered tropical plant botanical garden in Hawaii.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553371307 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553371304 |
| Title | Food of the Gods |
| Author | Terence Mckenna |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1993-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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