Dennis McKenna, an ethnopharmacologist and brother of Terrence McKenna, explores how psychedelics function within community contexts, the hurdles of consciousness research, and the practical and philosophical dimensions of modern psychoactive drug use. He reflects on his brother’s legacy, the Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss, and the future of ethnopharmacologic searches.

- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:01:19 - Dennis McKenna's working habits / quotidianness
- 00:03:49 - "Hang up when you receive the message"
- 00:08:35 - Psychedelics aren't meant to be taken isolated from community
- 00:13:22 - Terrence, the family, and Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
- 00:18:46 - Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD)
- 00:27:49 - MDMA's uses (and designer drugs)
- 00:40:31 - Mycelium vs. fruiting bodies
- 00:46:03 - Psychological metamorphosis without hallucinogens?
- 00:56:46 - Staying "grounded" and not being "high" all the time
- 00:59:23 - Terrence never found ground and got lost
- 01:12:13 - Perils of investigations into consciousness
- 01:14:47 - Gender differences in psychedelics
- 01:15:24 - Love in disunity rather than pure "connectedness"

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