More reading than writing, lately

[doodlemaier]

If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on."

~ Terence McKenna, 'Food of the Gods'

McKenna argued that plant hallucinogens were inimical to modern cultures because they undermine authority structures by democratically giving all users equal access to the big picture: "Because modern institutions depend on the transmission of a certain world view and then willing acquiescense in the truth of that world view by the populations into which it is being exported. In other words a kind of cultural brainwashing is necessary for modern cultures to work at all. The consequences of the acceptance of this situation of brainwashing is further acceleration toward catastrophe."

Comments

[herr-direktor.livejournal.com]

Drug guru Terence McKenna long argued that refined sugar easily fits the technical definition of an addictive drug — after all, it's harmful to your health and you suffer withdrawal symptoms if you try to quit using it. Nevertheless, heroin is considered "bad" but extraneous sugar (aka corn) is included in food and medicine products aimed at ONE-YEAR-OLDS.

"Corn". Rotten.com. July, 30, 2005 http://www.rotten.com/library/medicine/corn/ (http://www.rotten.com/library/medicine/corn/).

I always liked that, it elegantly lays out that the perception of narcotics was always a tad neurotic

[deansavatar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but heroin doesn't make near as good a chocolate chip cookie!

[herr-direktor.livejournal.com]

Desperately paging Alice B. Toklas here.

[deansavatar.livejournal.com]

Oh? Do you cook, or just dig girls?

[evilkeen.livejournal.com]

I am a bona fide kitchen slave, sir. *winks*

[herr-direktor.livejournal.com]

way to rub it in.

[evilkeen.livejournal.com]

oop, pressed the wrong key. meant to add that the toklas recipe referenced is a respected institution.

[deansavatar.livejournal.com]

You might get a kick outta this site.
http://www.primitivism.com/health-civilization.htm

[herr-direktor.livejournal.com]

reading material is always appreciated.