The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions — Dennis McKenna

Dennis McKenna — The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond | Brought to you by Wealthfront http://wealthfront.com/tim Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/21/dennis-mckenna/ Dennis McKenna (@DennisMcKenna4) has spent more than 40 years researching the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork in the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brazilian Amazon. His doctoral research at the University of British Columbia focused on the ethnopharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute and was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca used by the UDV, a Brazilian religious group. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna. From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on ethnopharmacology as well as Plants in Human Affairs at the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. In 2019, in collaboration with colleagues, he incorporated a new nonprofit, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. He emigrated to Canada in the spring of 2019 with his wife Sheila and now resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Please enjoy! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ Start: [00:00] Meeting legendary ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. [06:53] Sanford Siegel and the science of psychedelic. [22:51] Ethnopharmacology. [27:52] On the government-subsidized 1967 Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs gathering, the intervening Controlled Substances Act, and recent findings related to ayahuasca. [30:58] What is the UDV? [37:19] Varieties of ayahuasca. [44:01] What is Brugmansia, and what makes it so scary? [48:09] Mercenary “shamans." [51:17] The pros and cons of ayahuasca tourism. [54:24] On taking ayahuasca more than 500 times. [58:14] Microdosing ayahuasca. [1:02:54] The harrowing experiment at La Chorrera. [1:08:13] When is it appropriate to let a bad trip play out rather than seek professional psychiatric intervention? [1:17:16] The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. [1:24:22] Who else is involved in The McKenna Academy? [1:30:03] What projects would be on Dennis’ shortlist? [1:31:09] The Stoned Ape Theory. [1:32:38] How much financial support does The McKenna Academy need to accomplish its current roster of goals? [1:36:15] What is a voucher specimen? [1:38:50] The priceless, precious Amazon. [1:41:33] I'm making a donation to The McKenna Academy. Let's fill its coffers! [1:45:25] Dennis’ billboard and parting thoughts. [1:49:54]

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Released: July 23, 2021
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Dennis McKenna — The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond | Brought to you by Wealthfront http://wealthfront.com/tim Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/07/21/dennis-mckenna/ Dennis McKenna (@DennisMcKenna4) has spent more than 40 years researching the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork in the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brazilian Amazon. His doctoral research at the University of British Columbia focused on the ethnopharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute and was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca used by the UDV, a Brazilian religious group. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna. From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on ethnopharmacology as well as Plants in Human Affairs at the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. In 2019, in collaboration with colleagues, he incorporated a new nonprofit, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. He emigrated to Canada in the spring of 2019 with his wife Sheila and now resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Please enjoy! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ Start: [00:00] Meeting legendary ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. [06:53] Sanford Siegel and the science of psychedelic. [22:51] Ethnopharmacology. [27:52] On the government-subsidized 1967 Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs gathering, the intervening Controlled Substances Act, and recent findings related to ayahuasca. [30:58] What is the UDV? [37:19] Varieties of ayahuasca. [44:01] What is Brugmansia, and what makes it so scary? [48:09] Mercenary “shamans." [51:17] The pros and cons of ayahuasca tourism. [54:24] On taking ayahuasca more than 500 times. [58:14] Microdosing ayahuasca. [1:02:54] The harrowing experiment at La Chorrera. [1:08:13] When is it appropriate to let a bad trip play out rather than seek professional psychiatric intervention? [1:17:16] The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. [1:24:22] Who else is involved in The McKenna Academy? [1:30:03] What projects would be on Dennis’ shortlist? [1:31:09] The Stoned Ape Theory. [1:32:38] How much financial support does The McKenna Academy need to accomplish its current roster of goals? [1:36:15] What is a voucher specimen? [1:38:50] The priceless, precious Amazon. [1:41:33] I'm making a donation to The McKenna Academy. Let's fill its coffers! [1:45:25] Dennis’ billboard and parting thoughts. [1:49:54]

SPEAKERS

Tim Ferriss
host
Host of The Tim Ferriss Show and author/investor known for interviewing top performers.
Dennis McKenna
guest
Ethnopharmacologist and researcher known for work on ayahuasca and Amazonian ethnobotany.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Tim Ferriss, The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions — Dennis McKenna explores dennis McKenna on ayahuasca science, risks, and preserving Amazon knowledge Dennis McKenna recounts formative mentorship and career pivots that shaped his path in ethnopharmacology, beginning with his pilgrimage to Harvard to meet Richard Evans Schultes and later graduate work that included cultivating psilocybin mushrooms.

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