The importance of Ireland to Robert Anton Wilson and Terence McKenna (INSEP Launch Workshop, 2017) (original) (raw)

Abstract

DELIVERED AT: The Irish Network for Esotericism and Paganism Launch Workshop 2017, Department of Study of Religions, University College Cork. ABSTRACT: There are a number of fascinating parallels between the American entheogenic esotericists Robert Anton Wilson (1932 – 2007) and Terence McKenna (1946 – 2000). They both spoke openly about their use of entheogens and their occult and esoteric interests. They both advocated an approach to entheogenic practice that was simultaneously scientific and spiritual. Further, both men independently claimed that in the early 1970s their psychedelic use led to an experience akin to contact with a non-human, higher form of intelligence. Also, both men were of Irish descent and both had a lifelong fascination with Ireland. This presentation will outline the lives and works of Robert Anton Wilson and Terence McKenna, illustrate the striking parallels between them, and explore the important influence Ireland played in their thought.

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