Terence McKenna (
1946 -
April 3,
2000) was the originator of the
timewave zero theory, which claims
time to be a
fractal wave of increasing novelty, which ends in 2012. (see
Eschaton[?]). McKenna's theory is related to the theory of the
technological singularity, except that McKenna recommended what he called the
Archaic Revival as the antidote to the march of technological progress. This appeared to involve a combination of
hallucinogenic drugs,
Gaianism, and
shamanism.