In this powerful episode of Psychedelics as Medicine, a sub-podcast of The It’s All Good Show, Dr. DREAM sits down with legendary ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna for a wide-ranging conversation on DMT, ayahuasca, psilocybin, indigenous wisdom, consciousness, and the evolving future of psychedelic medicine.

Dennis McKenna reflects on his early journey with Terence McKenna, the profound impact of La Chorrera, the mystery of DMT, and how decades of scientific research and personal exploration have shaped his understanding of psychedelics. Together, Dr. DREAM and Dennis explore the psychedelic renaissance, the tension between healing and commercialization, the importance of honoring indigenous traditions, and what these medicines may reveal about reality itself.

This episode also touches on the Heffter Research Institute, the McKenna Academy, extended-state DMT, psychedelic science, symbiosis, community-based healing, and the importance of humility in the face of the unknown.

If you are curious about psychedelic research, ethnobotany, plant medicines, ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, DMT, Terence McKenna, or the future of consciousness studies, this conversation is for you.

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Links from Dennis / McKenna Academy -

Our educational community and course offerings:

https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/living-library/

Our ESPD symposia:

https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/espd/

The Coca Summit, held in Peru in February last year:

https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/wisdom-of-the-leaf-coca-summit/

Our BioGnosis project:

https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/biognosis/

Our BioGnosis documentary;

https://vimeo.com/709887661/98265c299f

United Plant Savers:

https://unitedplantsavers.org/

Files available for download:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zr0PiFF5_PHtuXRP-hUbzP-JLNOVfPk9?usp=drive_link