{"id":126135,"date":"2021-08-12T06:23:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/dr-dennis-mckenna-founder-mckenna-academy-of-natural-philosophy-a-21st-century-mystery-school"},"modified":"2021-08-12T06:23:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:23:16","slug":"dr-dennis-mckenna-founder-mckenna-academy-of-natural-philosophy-a-21st-century-mystery-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/dr-dennis-mckenna-founder-mckenna-academy-of-natural-philosophy-a-21st-century-mystery-school","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Dennis McKenna \u2014 Founder, McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy \u2014 A 21st Century Mystery School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ufZcd1Z4Brg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A 21st Century Mystery School \u2014 \u201cCreating New Paradigms In Wellness And Wisdom Never Seen Before, And Never More Needed Than Now\u201d \u2014 Dr. Dennis McKenna, Founder, McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Dr. Dennis McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer, author, and Founder of the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy (<a href='http:\/\/www.mckenna.academy' rel='nofollow'>www.mckenna.academy<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. McKenna is a founding board member and the director of ethnopharmacology at the Heffter Research Institute, a non-profit organization concerned with the investigation of the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the American Botanical Council; as Founder and Executive Director for the Institute for Natural Products Research; as an Independent Research Consultant to the Phytomedicine and Nutraceutical Industry; was formerly on the Editorial Board of Phytomedicine, International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology; and is an adjunct professor in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. McKenna received his Master\u2019s Degree in Botany from the University of Hawaii in 1,979 his Ph.D. in Botanical Sciences from the University of British Columbia in 1,984 and continued into post-doctoral research fellowships in the Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and in the Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. McKenna\u2019s research led to the development of natural products for the Aveda Corporation, as well as greater awareness of natural products and medicines. He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and written multiple books, including \u201cThe Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss: My Life with Terence McKenna\u201d, co-author of \u201cThe Invisible Landscape\u201d with his brother Terence, and co-author of a widely recognized reference work on herbal medicines, titled \u201cBotanical Medicines: the Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/dr-dennis-mckenna-founder-mckenna-academy-of-natural-philosophy-a-21st-century-mystery-school\">Continue reading \u201cDr. Dennis McKenna \u2014 Founder, McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy \u2014 A 21st Century Mystery School\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 21st Century Mystery School \u2014 \u201cCreating New Paradigms In Wellness And Wisdom Never Seen Before, And Never More Needed Than Now\u201d \u2014 Dr. Dennis McKenna, Founder, McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. Dr. Dennis McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer, author, and Founder of the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy (www.mckenna.academy). 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