Dennis McKenna: Plant Medicine and Terraforming Earth | Business, Life, and Ayahuasca with Daniel Cleland

<p>Dr. Dennis McKenna is a legendary ethnopharmacologist, author, and brother to well-known psychedelics proponent, Terrance McKenna. It was an honor to have him as the first guest of the Daniel Cleland Podcast. We discuss the transformative effects of psychedelics and what the plants are telling us. I dive into my work with Ayahuasca and the businesses I have built around Ayahuasca’s ability to heal. We even dare to broach the topic of how to save humanity by terraforming earth. You can learn more about Dennis through his work at The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy or his latest book,The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss: My Life with Terrance McKenna. </p> <p> </p> <p>Dan discusses the healing benefits of ayahuasca & plant medicine & his entrepreneurial journey in the plant medicine industry. He talks with top minds like Aubrey Marcus, Dorian Yates, Dennis McKenna, & Patrick Bet-David. </p> <p> </p> <p>“No one can have your psychedelic experience for you; you just have to screw your courage up & raise the cup to your lips & face what's in there.” - Dennis McKenna on psychedelics & plant medicine</p> <p> </p> <p>“Ayahuasca is a symbiotic ally of the human species.” - Dennis McKenna on ayahuasca & plant medicine</p> <p> </p> <p>“Ayahuasca is changing global environmental consciousness.” - Dennis McKenna on ayahuasca & plant medicine</p> <p> </p> <p>“Life itself is a drug experience.” - Dennis McKenna on psychedelics & plant medicine</p> <p> </p> <p>“Psychedelics are not suppressed because they are dangerous to users; they’re suppressed because they provoke unconventional thought.” - Dennis McKenna on psychedelics & plant medicine</p> <p> </p> <p>“We never feel completely ready for life’s big decisions; but in taking the leap, we push ourselves to the next level.” - Patrick Bet-David on entrepreneurship</p> <p> </p> <p>“You're going to use experiences to become either bitter or better.” - Patrick Bet-David on entrepreneurship</p> <p> </p> <p>“If you always make the right decision, the safe