Galactic Trading Cards Capstone Edition is now available! A visionary Art Oracle & Microgallery featuring art from 119 artists across 27 countries and 6 continents. The final edition has arrived. Check them out  http://www.galactictradingcards.com

What if healing starts with culture, ecology, and the foods we’ve forgotten?  Cedric Baker and Dennis McKenna discuss food as medicine, longevity, traditional knowledge, and the future of plant-based therapeutics.  Watch here: https://youtu.be/7A8ucxBgrJY

From mRNA trafficking to the ethics of sustainable psychedelic production, Jeffrey Gerst and Dennis McKenna explore how biotech could scale access while protecting ecology and indigenous rights.  Watch here: https://youtu.be/-YpgcvkjJfA

Announcing the Sixteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society on 22–23 June 2026 in Lima and online. Special highlight: Michael Winkelman as a plenary speaker! Online registration: https://religioninsociety.com/2026-conference/registration

Explore consciousness with Dennis McKenna, PhD. Join Psychedelics in Therapeutics series on June 25 at 7 PM CST (in-person Batavia, IL + Zoom). Lecture + live Q&A on evolution, plant compounds, and the Stoned Ape Theory. Limited seating.

The first trailer for the Terence McKenna documentary is live!!   Check it out, share with friends, and please donate to help finish the film.  Links: youtube https://youtu.be/aCFhiQ_gZZ4 Crowdfnder: https://crowdfundr.com/terencemckennafilm

Dennis McKenna and Mattha Busby explore psychedelic journalism, from the Florida ayahuasca incident and ibogaine clinics to 5-MeO-DMT, coca policy, and AI “drugs.” A revealing look at the psychedelic renaissance.  Watch here: https://youtu.be/Hi12T1v7pD8

Can we rewire the brain for creativity? In a new Rewiring the Muse episode, Greg Hemmings reviews 5 months of alpha–theta neurofeedback with Luke Jensen, showing big shifts in plasticity, performance & anxiety. Watch: https://youtu.be/4sVwF3SqsbA?si=WjASIlzRY4BY6ca8

Join ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna, PhD for an online fireside chat on plants, science, and the evolution of psychedelic culture. 20 May 2026, 8PM CEST 📍Online via Zoom Register:

Why haven’t academic philosophers taken Terence McKenna seriously? Mandi Astola discusses his epistemology, ethics, and why his ideas deserve deeper philosophical attention. Watch here: https://youtu.be/iZj7Ms5OYGo

Interested in a beautiful book on plant medicines? @doubleblindmag’s new coffee table release brings together insider insights on the psychedelic movement + guidance for your own journey! More info here: https://www.amazon.com/DoubleBlind-Guide-Psychedelics-Tripping-Microdosing/dp/1648291791

Rebecca Lazarou’s Home Herbalism workshop is on May 12 in the UK and May 13 in the US. Learn practical ways to work with herbs for stress, mental health, and immunity.  Learn more here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/laztheplantscientist

Viktor Wynd on Brainforest Café w/ Dennis McKenna: Fairy tales = otherworld mediums. Collecting = psych art & obsessions! Essential for travel lovers and adventurers.  Watch here: https://youtu.be/nE5QD0SwROw

Maxi Cohen host's a monthly "Ask Me Anything," touching on the themes within her forthcoming film Ayahuasca Diaries. Join us 4/28/26 at 3pm ET. It's free.  Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UzpxYHxUTCyQFTk9vNsWAA#/registration  Join in!

Unlock ancient Greek psychedelics? Matthew Stahl's barley hack turns mild seeds into neon visionary bliss like anxiety-free LSD. BrainForest Café w/ Dennis McKenna—game-changer! Listen here:

Coming up! Workshop "Herbalism, Medicine making, Ethnobotany and Hope" – with medicinal plant scientist Rebecca Lazarou (Laz), Sat 18 Apr 2026, 12:30–18:00, St Luke’s Church, Hampstead. More info: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/laztheplantscientist/2126056

🌿 Brainforest Café: Dennis McKenna + Rebecca Lazarou on ethnobotany revival, herbal empowerment & Cyprus plant wisdom. London workshop event on Apr 18 & online herbalism class May 13!  Symbiotic revolution starts here.  Watch here: https://youtu.be/NrY00-44hI0

New drop 🎧 The Extended Conversation conversation with Dennis McKenna from Rewiring the Muse — deeper insights, unfiltered reflections, and a full‑length look at creativity, neuroscience & plant medicine. Watch here: https://youtu.be/PtHzzqnENmw

How do you restart your "mental flywheel" after burnout? Greg Hemmings shares his journey from long COVID to creative rebirth using EEG mapping and plant medicine in conversation with Dennis McKenna. Watch the episode here: youtu.be/SHfwrpZrL1I

New Rewiring The Muse documentary episode! Filmmaker Greg Hemmings journeys to Peru’s Sacred Valley to explore burnout, neuroscience, and plant medicine in a quest to reconnect with creativity.  🎥 https://youtu.be/HUn2VBQ4rWA 🎙️And Stay tuned — New Brainforest podcast with Greg on March 23!

What if a book could function like a daily lens for questioning everything you think you know? Dennis McKenna talks with OpticMystic about "humble", his graphic meditation on openness, self‑inquiry, books, AI, and love.

Plants, Fungi & the Origins of Mind — join ethnobotanist Dennis McKenna for an intimate talk from the Indigenous Wisdom Keeper Series. 🗓️ Mar 10 | ⏰ Noon PT / 3pm ET 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3PbDiXP Exploring consciousness, nature & Indigenous knowing.

In one week, the team behind Kuka Saruy returns to the Apus and the Q’eros to complete a documentary on the nearly forgotten Andean tradition of sacred coca trade, ritual, and ayni between communities. ​ Support or share here: https://gofund.me/fd2de76a2

From ayahuasca and virola snuffs to salvia, ibogaine and new psychoactive plants, this Plants of the Gods x Brainforest Café crossover explores psychedelics, indigenous wisdom and the future of medicine. Listen to the full episode here: mckenna.academy/mka-podcast/...

Tinta Dulce transforms the coca leaf into natural inks and dyes to reclaim it as part of Andean cultural heritage and to support peasant associations and organic, legal coca farming.  Learn more and download the free manual (ES): https://www.gingerblonde.co/tintadulce

“Coca leaf is life itself.” WHO has upheld strict controls that treat coca leaf like heroin and fentanyl, despite recognising no health harm and documented therapeutic uses. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/10/coca-leaf-cocaine-bolivia-colombia-sacred-indigenous-un-ban-us

New: Una Meistere's interview with ethnobotanist Dr. Paul Alan Cox on Spiriterritory.com (with audio/video). Guam-Okinawa discoveries, plant meds for ALS.  https://spiriterritory.com/conversations/interviews/25496-ethnobotany_and_alzheimers_disease Reminder: Check the McKenna Academy course w/ Cox!

Michael Coe returns to Brainforest Café with a special mission: honoring Dennis McKenna’s 54‑year journey with ayahuasca and visionary plants. A heartfelt, wisdom‑filled conversation.  Watch: https://youtu.be/9N0z7rTmySg

Una Meistere: Soviet Riga to Puyanawa tribe ceremonies. Now pioneering psychedelics in Latvia. Her story of synchronicity and bridge-building. Listen now in the just released Brainforest Café Episode. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Z6es9tGbGYQ

Ethnobiology deep dive: Dr. Coe tells McKenna how cultures pick medicinal plants purposefully. Pacha Nishi restores Amazon for sustainable ayahuasca. Plant fitness costs, indigenous science fusion—vital for biodiversity. New Brainforest Café episode! Watch📽️  https://youtu.be/IrtWuJCqAWw

Heads up everyone! “Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna” live event, is now available for free as our new Brainforest Café episode.​ Listen here: https://mckenna.academy/mka-podcast/strange-attractor-the-hallucinatory-life-of-terence-mckenna-2/

It’s live 🎧 New Brainforest Café: Dennis talks with filmmaker Sharon McKenna about her in-progress documentary “It’s Going to Get Weirder: The Terence McKenna Story.” Hear why this film matters now—and how you can support it. Listen: &  Support: https://crowdfundr.com/terencemckennafilm

Sharon McKenna’s Terence McKenna documentary has years of filming, rare interviews and a clear goal: reach post-production by end of 2025. On Dec 29, Brainforest Café dives into the story behind the film + how you can help. Support: https://crowdfundr.com/terencemckennafilm

Did you missed the Strange Attractor live event? Replay our Dec 11 conversation on Terence McKenna’s life and legacy, featuring Graham St John & a panel of Terence’s longtime friends and collaborators. Replay access: $25 → https://mckenna.academy/product/strange-attractor-live-event

Terence McKenna’s story is finally getting a feature documentary treatment. 🎬 On Dec 29, Brainforest Café hosts director Sharon McKenna to talk about “It’s Going to Get Weirder” and why community support is vital to finish the film. More here:  https://crowdfundr.com/terencemckennafilm

New Brainforest Café episode drops Dec 29 🎙️ Dennis talks with filmmaker Sharon McKenna, Terence McKenna’s first cousin, about her documentary “It’s Going to Get Weirder: The Terence McKenna Story” and how you can support it. Learn more & donate:

Last chance to join the Dec 11 online conversation on Terence McKenna. Graham St John, Dennis McKenna & guests go live at 6pm PT. Registration $25 · grab your spot: https://bit.ly/4rOW5aD

Dec 11 is a live online conversation: multiple guests, real-time exchange, and stories that open new angles on Terence McKenna’s life and work. Starts 6pm PT, registration $25. Reserve your place: https://bit.ly/4rOW5aD

This Dec 11 online conversation, we’re gathering Dennis McKenna, Graham St John, Tama Starr, Bruce Damer, R.U. Sirius, Dan Levy & Lorenzo Hagerty—voices who knew Terence McKenna personally and intellectually. Join them live for stories and reflections.  Registration: $25 → https://bit.ly/4rOW5aD

Terence McKenna’s ideas still circulate in communities exploring psychedelics, culture, and consciousness decades after his death. Dec 11: live online conversation with Graham St John, Dennis McKenna & guests on his life, work, and continuing influence. Registration $25 → https://bit.ly/4rOW5aD

Ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna tells Jesse Boyce, Unblocked Creators Podcast host, how psilocybin mushrooms fueled human evolution—Stoned Ape theory with 2025 science: fossil dung evidence, brain growth via neuroplasticity/epigenetics, spirit in medicine. Watch here: https://youtu.be/qjkX9ep0gW8

The Dec 11 online conversation grows out of “Strange Attractor”, Graham St John’s biography tracing Terence’s role in the psychedelic renaissance and beyond. Graham, Dennis McKenna & longtime friends will share stories and reflections live. Registration: $25 → https://bit.ly/4rOW5aD

Drawn to a strange attractor: Dec 11, 6pm PT we host a live online conversation on Terence McKenna, inspired by Graham St John’s Strange Attractor. With Graham St John, Dennis McKenna, Tama Starr, Bruce Damer, R.U. Sirius, Dan Levy and Lorenzo Hagerty. Registration $25 → https://bit.ly/4rOW5aD

Final hours—early bird pricing ends tonight! Join our Online Ethnobotany Courses. Hurry! Dont miss out and enroll now! https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/mckenna-academy-online-ethnobotany-courses/

Last day for discounted price! Explore plant wisdom with McKenna Academy. Save before it’s gone! Enroll Now! https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/mckenna-academy-online-ethnobotany-courses/

Only 4 days left! Grab special access to Ethnobotany courses at McKenna Academy—discounts end soon. Enroll now! 🌱 Enroll here: https://mckenna.academy/mka-programs/mckenna-academy-online-ethnobotany-courses/

New interview with Dennis McKenna on Divergent States Podcast! The conversation explores symbiosis intersecting with culture, policy, and how we think about consciousnes. Listen: https://divergentstates.buzzsprout.com/2420696/episodes/18231561-dennis-mckenna-nature-ai-and-the-collapse-of-separation

New interview with Dennis McKenna on Divergent States Podcast! The conversation explores symbiosis intersecting with culture, policy, and how we think about consciousnes. Listen: https://divergentstates.buzzsprout.com/2420696/episodes/18231561-dennis-mckenna-nature-ai-and-the-collapse-of-separation

Join a vibrant community of seekers from around the globe! Share questions, connect, and explore ethnobotany together. Tap to enroll—special bundle pricing ends this month! Learn more here mckenna.academy/mka-programs...

New podcast episode is out on Divergent States is out! Come explore with Dennis McKenna how symbiosis intersects with culture, policy, and how we think about consciousness. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2420696/epis...