Strange Attractor: Terence McKenna Book Signing with Graham St. John

Schedule

Thu Oct 16 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

117 Crosby St | New York, NY

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Join us for a signing of Graham St. John's newest release, Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna.
About this Event

An intellectual biography of one of the most celebrated and yet least understood figures of the late twentieth century, Terence McKenna.

"In Strange Attractor, the first biography of this enigmatic figure, Graham St John detects the signal behind the noise.This book is an engaging chronicle of the life, works, and legacy of this brazen adventurer of the inner and outer dimensions, whose weird intelligence has affected multitudes and whose spirit continues to haunt the present. It draws on original documents and letters, features fifty two rare photographs and artworks, and shares previously untold stories from over eighty people. Neither glorifying nor disparaging its subject, Strange Attractor will appeal to those interested in the evolution of a psychedelic intellectual, and to those for whom McKenna’s wisdom endures." (MIT Press).


Join us for an evening with Graham St. John, author of this exploration into the mind of Terence McKenna. Enjoy refreshments during a discussion of the book, McKenna's philosophies and adventures.


There are two ticket options for this event:

  • General Admission & Refreshments: Does not include a signed copy of Strange Attractor. This is for access and refreshment only.
  • GA + Refreshment & Book: Includes a signed copy of Strange Attractor.

There will be a limited amount of signed copies and we cannot guarantee that they will be available for purchase during the event. If you are interested in the book, we recommend pre-purchasing so a copy can be ensured!


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GRAHAM ST. JOHN

Graham St John is a cultural anthropologist and a recent recipient of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship in the Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts at the University of Huddersfield where he is a Senior Research Fellow. He is the author of ten books, including Mystery School in Hyperspace: A Cultural History of DMT, Global Tribe, and Technomad. He is founding Executive Editor of Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture and has published widely on the ethnobiography of transformational events.


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