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I don't believe that shamanism without hallucinogens is authentic shamanism or comfortable shamanism.
-Terence McKenna
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I Don't Believe That Shamanism Without Hallucinogens

Terence McKenna
I don't believe that shamanism without hallucinogens is authentic shamanism or comfortable shamanism.
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