Podcast 712 – Terence McKenna’s Final Esalen Gathering

Psychedelic Salon

Lorenzo Hagerty

Personal Journals, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences, Philosophy

4.8 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Terence McKenna PROGRAM NOTES: Photo by Jon Hanna Terence McKenna’s final appearance at Esalen was a poignant and deeply moving event, etched into the memories of those who witnessed it. Though visibly frail from his recent brain surgery, McKenna’s presence was undiminished. His voice, though softer, carried the same rhythm of curiosity and wonder that had long captivated his audiences. He spoke with a serenity that underlied his acceptance of his journey. As he sat in the intimate circle of friends and admirers, McKenna shared reflections that blended personal vulnerability with cosmic insight.Despite his condition, he retained his signature humor, offering witty observations about humanity’s place in the grand scheme of things. He spoke less of theories and more of being; his words carrying a weight that seemed to come from someone who had glimpsed the infinite.

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0:00.0	Three-dimensional transforming musical linguistic objects.
0:09.0	Helping.
0:10.0	Hello.
0:11.0	Greetings from Cyberdelic Space.
0:24.1	This is Lorenzo, and I'm your host here in the Psychedelic Salon.
0:28.3	Today is January 17th, 2025, and in just two more months,
0:34.7	I will have completed 20 years of podcasting from here in the psychedelic salon,
0:39.5	but, alas, life continues to unfold in unexpected ways.
0:45.2	So I have decided that this will be my final podcast from here in the salon,
0:50.3	except maybe for the possibility of a rare special of some kind, perhaps.
0:55.2	But as far as regular podcasts from the salon are concerned, this will be my final one.
1:01.4	Now, even though I'm stepping away from regular podcasting, the salon is going to remain online, alive, and well.
1:08.4	For example, I'll continue to host live interactive salons every Thursday at 1130
1:13.9	a.m. Pacific Time and on the first Monday of each month at 6.30 p.m. Pacific Time. So please join me there
1:22.3	and we can continue exploring these expansive mind-opening frontiers together.
1:28.8	Over the last 20 years, we've woven an incredible tapestry of wisdom and camaraderie here in the
1:35.1	salon, and I want to keep that alive. I plan on doing this both through my involvement with my
1:40.6	fellow saloners on Patreon and with a release sometime this year of the Terrence McKenna AI and the AI from the full salon.
1:50.2	With these tools, you can have extensive conversations with some of the guests that we've posted here in the salon.
1:57.3	So, as the incubus lithers its way to Washington and fascism becomes the law of the land,
2:04.2	I'm posting this as my final podcast from here in the formerly United States of America.
2:10.6	And for this podcast, I've chosen to share a rare talk by Terrence McKenna.
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