Shamans of the Amazon: Terrance McKenna

I always kind of liked Terrance McKenna, even though he seemed a bit "off." I saw him at a New Age conference in Seattle back in 1997 or so, and as a volunteer in the bookstore, I assisted him at a signing. Unlike some other famous authors who were quite demanding and seemed put out to be there, he was friendly and warm with everyone who bought books for him to sign (worth noting: Gary Snyder was equally warm and open). He seemed to enjoy talking with everyone he met.

I found this short video at Video Sift and thought it was cool.

Terence McKenna's documentary about going to the Amazon rainforest to paticipate in a hallucinogenic Ayahuasca ritual with two Amazon shamans.

Via: VideoSift

Tags: Terrance McKenna, shamanism, ethnobotany, Ayahuasca, Amazon rainforest