Dennis McKenna—Rebooting Yourself with Psychedelics (EP.120)

Dennis McKenna is the founder of the McKenna Academy and has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca.

Important Links:

• McKenna Academy: https://mckenna.academy/
  
• ESPD 55 (Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs): https://espd55.com/
  
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DennisMcKenna4
  
• ICEERS (International Center for Ethno-botanical Education, Research, and Service): https://www.iceers.org/
  

Show Notes:

• ESPD 55 conference
  
• Goals of the McKenna Academy
  
• How psychedelics affect our relationship with nature
  
• Bridging the gap between ancestral and moderns scientific knowledge
  
• Psychedelics on the safety scale
  
• Nixon’s war against drugs
  
• Fear of persecution in the medical community
  
• LSD being really responsible for the birth of modern neuroscience
  
• DMT reopening the door to clinical research
  
• Using psilocybin for end of life applications
  
• Psychedelics are not just “band-aids”
  
• Dissipation of knowledge among indigenous tribes
  
• Reality hallucination
  
• Therapeutic utility of psychedelics
  
• Future of psychedelic research
  
• Making psychedelics more accessible
  
• Protecting endangered plants
  
• Forming alliances with indigenous communities
  

Books Mentioned:

• The Immortality Key; by Brian Muraresku
  
• How to Change Your Mind; by Michael Pollan
  
• Psychology and Alchemy; by Carl Jung