“Drugs are about dulling perception, about addiction and about behavioral repetition...What *psychedelics* are about is pattern- dissolving experiences of an extraordinarily high or different awareness. They are the exact opposite of drugs. They promote questioning , they promote consciousness, they promote value examinations, they promote the reconstruction of behavioral patterns.” DifferentValuesConsciousnessAwarenessDrugPerceptionOppositesAddictionPatternsQuestioningRepetitionExaminationReconstructionDissolving Author:Terence McKenna
“The hallucinogens produce visionary states, sort of, but morphine and its derivatives decrease awareness of inner processes, thoughts and feelings. They are pain killers; pure and simple. They are absolutely contraindicated for creative work, and I include in the lot alcohol, morphine, barbiturates, tranquilizers the whole spectrum of sedative drugs.” StatesWholeFeelingsPainProcessSimpleCreativeAwarenessProduceDrugPureAlcoholKillersSpectrumVisionariesDecreaseCreative WorkThoughts And FeelingsDerivativesMorphineHallucinogens Book:Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997 Source: Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997
“In 1948, television was introduced, and millions and millions of people lead larval, low-awareness, warehoused lives mainlining an electronic drug straight into their brains.” PeopleBrainMillionsAwarenessTelevisionDrugLows Author:Terence McKenna
“What about self-awareness, the mysterious ability of the brain to reflect upon itself? Self-awareness can be tampered with by brainwashing, psychoactive drugs, electrical stimulation, political or religious propaganda, even advertising. A lifetime in front of a TV set may be the equivalent of a self transplant.” MaySelfPoliticalReligiousAbilityBrainAwarenessFrontsTvsDrugSelf AwarenessLifetimeAdvertisingMysteriousPropagandaElectricalStimulationBrainwashingTransplantsPsychoactive Drugs Author:Chet Raymo
“We take drugs because we want to feel a sense of connection, and we seek God for the same reason. The search, no matter where it's directed - divine union or cocaine - begins with pain that comes from believing you're separate from love. The key is using spiritual practice to turn inward, toward awareness, which is what we actually are.” WantFeelsBelieveMatterReasonPainSpiritualTurnsPracticeAwarenessDivineKeysDrugConnectionsUnionsInwardCocaineSpiritual Practice Author:Angel Grant