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Terence McKenna(1946-2000)

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Are we evolving as a species or are we going extinct? What is consciousness? Is G-d a myth? Can science and spirituality learn to co-exist? What happens when you die? Cognition Factor stitches quick-paced conversations with Terence Mckenna into a plot to save the world, along with brother Dennis Mckenna, and Ralph Abraham, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Metzner, Alex Grey, and twenty more of the top thinkers of our times. The narrated documentary moves through five different scenarios, each accompanied by a distinctive visual and audio style.
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Cognition Factor (2009)
Terence McKenna was born on 16 November 1946 in Paonia, Colorado, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Manual de Evasão (1994), Time is Speeding Up (2019) and Strange Attractor (2003). He died on 3 April 2000 in San Rafael, California, USA.
BornNovember 16, 1946
DiedApril 3, 2000(53)
BornNovember 16, 1946
DiedApril 3, 2000(53)
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Terence McKenna in Manual de Evasão (1994)
Manual de Evasão
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  • Dok Xaman
  • 1994
Time is Speeding Up (2019)
Time is Speeding Up
Video
  • Writer
  • 2019
Strange Attractor (2003)
Strange Attractor
6.8
  • Terence McKenna
  • 2003
The Alchemical Dream: Rebirth of the Great Work (2008)
The Alchemical Dream: Rebirth of the Great Work
8.3
Video
  • John Dee
  • 2008

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Writer

  • Time is Speeding Up (2019)
    Time is Speeding Up
    • writer
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Alien Dreamtime (2003)
    Alien Dreamtime
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Terence McKenna: The Experiment at Petaluma (1990)
    Terence McKenna: The Experiment at Petaluma
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1990

Actor

  • Strange Attractor (2003)
    Strange Attractor
    • Terence McKenna
    • 2003
  • Terence McKenna in Manual de Evasão (1994)
    Manual de Evasão
    • Dok Xaman
    • 1994

Director

  • Time is Speeding Up (2019)
    Time is Speeding Up
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2019

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  • Alternative name
    • Terrence McKenna
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • November 16, 1946
    • Paonia, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • April 3, 2000
    • San Rafael, California, USA(glioblastoma multiforme)

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