About

This site, Terence Mckenna.com, is intended as a central resource for legitimate information about the works of late psychedelic philosopher, Terence McKenna (1946-2000). It is managed by Terence’s daughter Klea McKenna on behalf of LUX NATURA, a family partnership of Terence’s kids, Finn and Klea and their mother, ethnobotanist Kathleen Harrison.

LUX NATURA’s mission is to preserve Terence McKenna's original work, elevate his message and collaborate on future projects. We are currently working on creating an archive of Terence’s life and work which will generate new releases and collaborations. You can donate to this effort here.

The Bibliography accessible through this sites was generously created by librarian Chris Mays and the catalog of Terence’s personal library was created by Kevin Whitesides. We are grateful for the support of these dedicated scholars. And we are grateful to the growing list of institutions and individual collectors who are generously sharing their materials in order to create a meaningful archive of Terence’s work:

  • Library of Consciousness

  • Omega Institute

  • Paul Herbert / Dolphin Tapes

  • Esalen Institute

  • NY Open Center

  • Alan Watts Foundation

  • Dennis McKenna

  • Steve Stein / Better Listen

  • Purdue University Archives & Special Collections

If you would like to use Terence’s words in any form please read the “Rights & Permissions” section of this site.

<< Photo taken by Terence of his wife and children in 1984 while watching the eruption of Kilauea on the Big Island, Hawaii.