What do all you Nexus folk know about Terrence Mckenna's death?
All I've looked at so far is the Wikipedia writing on it.
"A longtime sufferer of migraines, in mid-1999 McKenna returned to his home on the big island of Hawaii after a long lecturing tour. He began to suffer from increasingly painful headaches. This culminated in three brain seizures in one night, which he claimed were the most powerful psychedelic experiences he had ever known. Upon his emergency trip to the hospital on Oahu, Terence was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer. For the next several months he underwent various treatments, including experimental gamma knife radiation treatment. According to Wired magazine, McKenna was worried that his tumour was caused by his 35-years of smoking cannabis; though his doctors assured him there was no causal relation.[15]
In late 1999, Erik Davis conducted what would be the last interview of McKenna.[16] During the interview McKenna also talked about the announcement of his death:
“ I always thought death would come on the freeway in a few horrifying moments, so you'd have no time to sort it out. Having months and months to look at it and think about it and talk to people and hear what they have to say, it's a kind of blessing. It's certainly an opportunity to grow up and get a grip and sort it all out. Just being told by an unsmiling guy in a white coat that you're going to be dead in four months definitely turns on the lights. ... It makes life rich and poignant. When it first happened, and I got these diagnoses, I could see the light of eternity, a la William Blake, shining through every leaf. I mean, a bug walking across the ground moved me to tears.[17]
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McKenna died on April 3, 2000, at the age of 53, with his loved ones at his bedside. He is survived by his brother Dennis, his son Finn, and his daughter Klea."
You see, I'm interested as to what you guys think, if this is infact the full story of his death, has it at all crossed anyone elses minds that Terrence may have suffered these issues with his brain due to his use of hallucinogens?
I'm not poo pooing the plants, their use, or Terrence at all, I think they are great, and I believe that Terrence was / is a great man, I also like to explore all possibilites and be real with myself.
What do you think? Or have I missed the point and is there something I don't know about his passing? See due to how high I am at the moment, my Garlic Bread and Pumpkin soup are what I'm investing the next 30 minutes into, so I thought I'd pick your brains for conversation.
All I've looked at so far is the Wikipedia writing on it.
"A longtime sufferer of migraines, in mid-1999 McKenna returned to his home on the big island of Hawaii after a long lecturing tour. He began to suffer from increasingly painful headaches. This culminated in three brain seizures in one night, which he claimed were the most powerful psychedelic experiences he had ever known. Upon his emergency trip to the hospital on Oahu, Terence was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer. For the next several months he underwent various treatments, including experimental gamma knife radiation treatment. According to Wired magazine, McKenna was worried that his tumour was caused by his 35-years of smoking cannabis; though his doctors assured him there was no causal relation.[15]
In late 1999, Erik Davis conducted what would be the last interview of McKenna.[16] During the interview McKenna also talked about the announcement of his death:
“ I always thought death would come on the freeway in a few horrifying moments, so you'd have no time to sort it out. Having months and months to look at it and think about it and talk to people and hear what they have to say, it's a kind of blessing. It's certainly an opportunity to grow up and get a grip and sort it all out. Just being told by an unsmiling guy in a white coat that you're going to be dead in four months definitely turns on the lights. ... It makes life rich and poignant. When it first happened, and I got these diagnoses, I could see the light of eternity, a la William Blake, shining through every leaf. I mean, a bug walking across the ground moved me to tears.[17]
”
McKenna died on April 3, 2000, at the age of 53, with his loved ones at his bedside. He is survived by his brother Dennis, his son Finn, and his daughter Klea."
You see, I'm interested as to what you guys think, if this is infact the full story of his death, has it at all crossed anyone elses minds that Terrence may have suffered these issues with his brain due to his use of hallucinogens?
I'm not poo pooing the plants, their use, or Terrence at all, I think they are great, and I believe that Terrence was / is a great man, I also like to explore all possibilites and be real with myself.
What do you think? Or have I missed the point and is there something I don't know about his passing? See due to how high I am at the moment, my Garlic Bread and Pumpkin soup are what I'm investing the next 30 minutes into, so I thought I'd pick your brains for conversation.
