The Archaic Revival

[Nick]

Hi Logic,

Thanks for the recommendation! [] It prompted me to visit amazon.com and read up on the book. It looks like an interesting read. I went ahead and copied an editorial review below:


"From Library Journal
McKenna has been exploring the "Wholly Other" for 25 years. In this spiritual journey, he ponders shamanism, buddhism, and enthnopharmacology. By the phrase "archaic revival," McKenna refers to a return to shamanism, which he believes can be enhanced by current scientific practices. The next level of spiritual transformation, he explains, is achieved by the intelligent use of psychedelics and should be performed only by thoughtful explorers rather than experimenters, scientific or otherwise. The ideas presented in this collection of interviews, speeches, and articles are radical even now, and will challenge the reader. There are many insights on current spiritual movements such as goddess worship, deep ecology, space beings, and virtual reality. Recommended."
- Gail Wood, Montgomery Coll. Lib., Germantown, Md.

[Logic]

A look back on the origins of history and humanity and a glimpse of whats to come. Conciousness and psychadelic experiences are the main focus of this book, as well as extra terrestial life and many other metaphysical happenings, written by Terrence Mckenna.

[hindukush]

I've just finished the book, have you read invisible landscapes? That's his next book i want to read.  Stuff about 2012 and how he used the I ching to calculate a zero date

[Logic]

I read some of it, but I havent been able to finish a book lately. McKenna's stuff is beggining to seem more and more abstract to me.

[Greyfox]

Wondeful book!  
His distinction between archaic revival folks and New Agers is most helpful, even though some might say it is merely another manifestation of the dualistic fallacy.

[D]

Terrence McKenna is awesome.  I read True Hallucinations.  That's a great book.

[devinEentreE]

supurb book in my opinion. i highly recommend it. i also highly recommend food of the gods.

rest in peace terence.