True Hallucinations
E432833
True Hallucinations is a psychedelic memoir and philosophical narrative by Terence McKenna recounting his mind-bending adventures and experiments with his brother in the Amazon rainforest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| True Hallucinations canonical | 1 |
| True Hallucinations (audio lectures) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: True Hallucinations Context triple: [Terence McKenna, notableWork, True Hallucinations]
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A.
hallucinatory visions (TV series)
Hallucinatory Visions is a television series, likely in the horror or psychological thriller genre, that centers on disturbing, reality-blurring visions experienced by its characters.
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B.
Lucid Dreams
"Lucid Dreams" is a song best known as a breakout emo-rap hit by Juice WRLD that blends melodic vocals with introspective lyrics about heartbreak and emotional pain.
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C.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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D.
Nightmares
"Nightmares" is a track from the hip-hop duo Clipse, featured on their critically acclaimed 2006 album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
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E.
Mental Events
"Mental Events" is a seminal 1970 paper by philosopher Donald Davidson that develops his influential theory of anomalous monism, arguing that mental events are identical with physical events while lacking strict psychophysical laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: True Hallucinations Target entity description: True Hallucinations is a psychedelic memoir and philosophical narrative by Terence McKenna recounting his mind-bending adventures and experiments with his brother in the Amazon rainforest.
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A.
hallucinatory visions (TV series)
Hallucinatory Visions is a television series, likely in the horror or psychological thriller genre, that centers on disturbing, reality-blurring visions experienced by its characters.
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B.
Lucid Dreams
"Lucid Dreams" is a song best known as a breakout emo-rap hit by Juice WRLD that blends melodic vocals with introspective lyrics about heartbreak and emotional pain.
-
C.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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D.
Nightmares
"Nightmares" is a track from the hip-hop duo Clipse, featured on their critically acclaimed 2006 album *Hell Hath No Fury*.
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E.
Mental Events
"Mental Events" is a seminal 1970 paper by philosopher Donald Davidson that develops his influential theory of anomalous monism, arguing that mental events are identical with physical events while lacking strict psychophysical laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical narrative ⓘ psychedelic memoir ⓘ |
| author | Terence McKenna ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
McKenna brothers' Amazon expedition
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encounters with strange intelligences ⓘ experiments with psychedelic plants ⓘ visions and hallucinations ⓘ |
| explores |
altered states of consciousness
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boundaries of sanity ⓘ intersection of science and mysticism ⓘ nature of hallucinations ⓘ relationship between language and reality ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical narrative
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non-fiction ⓘ psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
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book ⓘ spoken-word recording ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
psychedelic culture
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psychonaut communities ⓘ underground philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dennis McKenna
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Terence McKenna ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
first-person
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stream-of-consciousness ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Food of the Gods
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The Archaic Revival ⓘ True Hallucinations (audio lectures) ⓘ
linked to:
True Hallucinations
|
| setting |
Amazon rainforest
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La Chorrera ⓘ |
| subject |
DMT
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UFO experiences ⓘ consciousness ⓘ ethnobotany ⓘ novelty theory ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ psilocybin mushrooms ⓘ psychedelics ⓘ shamanism ⓘ time and space ⓘ |
| tone |
autobiographical
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speculative ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: True Hallucinations Description of subject: True Hallucinations is a psychedelic memoir and philosophical narrative by Terence McKenna recounting his mind-bending adventures and experiments with his brother in the Amazon rainforest.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: True Hallucinations