#15 - Dennis McKenna: Catalysing A Global Transformation Of Human Consciousness

<p>Dennis McKenna is an Ethnopharmacolgist, research pharmacist, lecturer, and author. He is the brother of the famous psychedelic advocate Terence McKenna and is a founding member and director of ethnographic research at the Heffter Research Institute, a non-profit organization involved in investigating the potential of therapeutic uses of drugs. </p><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><ul> <li>Preserving indigenous practice, challenges we face</li> <li><a href="https://mckenna.academy/">Mckenna Academy of Natural Philosophy</a></li> <li>The brain as a reducing valve of reality</li> <li>The mind-brain problem</li> <li>Psychedelics bring the background forward</li> <li>Serotonin</li> <li>Consciousness and symbiosis</li> <li>What research questions should be asked in the next 5-10 years</li> <li>Who will be the gatekeepers of these medicines</li> <li>The need to arm psychiatrists and mental health practitioners with psychedelics</li> </ul><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/tommyimoore/checkout?ru=undefined">Support the podcast (Patreon)<br> <br></a><a href="https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/">Mind Medicine Australia</a><br><a href="https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/donate/">Donate to Mind Medicine Australia<br></a><a href="https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/chapters-australia-new-zealand/">Join a local chapter</a></p>