Food Of The Gods: The Search For The Original T... -

McKenna uses the history of substances to track a shift in human social structures:

: Increased visual acuity (specifically edge detection), making early humans more effective hunters. Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original T...

Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : a Radical History of Plants, Drugs and Human Evolution McKenna uses the history of substances to track

The book offers a revisionist history of more common substances, arguing that our current "drug problem" is actually a crisis of connection. 🏛️ Partnership vs

: Induced "glossolalia" and ecstatic visions, which McKenna argues jump-started the development of spoken language and religious thought. 🏛️ Partnership vs. Dominator Cultures

Terence McKenna’s 1992 book, Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge , is a foundational text in psychedelic literature that proposes a radical re-reading of human history through our relationship with mind-altering plants. 🍄 The "Stoned Ape" Hypothesis