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Ralph Metzner(1936-2019)

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Are we evolving as a species or are we going extinct? What is consciousness? Is G-d a myth? Can science and spirituality learn to co-exist? What happens when you die? Cognition Factor stitches quick-paced conversations with Terence Mckenna into a plot to save the world, along with brother Dennis Mckenna, and Ralph Abraham, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Metzner, Alex Grey, and twenty more of the top thinkers of our times. The narrated documentary moves through five different scenarios, each accompanied by a distinctive visual and audio style.
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Cognition Factor (2009)
Ralph Metzner was born on 18 May 1936 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Ram Dass, Fierce Grace (2001), Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within (2007) and Hofmann's Potion (2002). He was married to Cathy Coleman and Susan Homer. He died on 14 March 2019 in Sonoma, California, USA.
BornMay 18, 1936
DiedMarch 14, 2019(82)
BornMay 18, 1936
DiedMarch 14, 2019(82)
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Ram Dass, Fierce Grace (2001)
Ram Dass, Fierce Grace
7.6
  • Additional Crew(as Dr. Ralph Metzner)
  • 2001
Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within (2007)
Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within
7.6
  • Self(as Dr. Ralph Metzner)
  • 2007
Albert Hofmann
Hofmann's Potion
7.2
  • Self(as Dr. Ralph Metzner)
  • 2002
Dance with Destiny (2010)
Dance with Destiny
6.1
  • Self
  • 2010

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Writer

  • Marjorie King and Ted Lokey in The Psychedelic Experience (1965)
    The Psychedelic Experience
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer (as Ralph Metzner Ph.D.)
    • 1965

Additional Crew

  • Ram Dass, Fierce Grace (2001)
    Ram Dass, Fierce Grace
    7.6
    • archive materials (as Dr. Ralph Metzner)
    • 2001

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Cognition Factor
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Cognition Factor

Personal details

  • Official sites
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    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Dr. Ralph Metzner
  • Born
    • May 18, 1936
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • March 14, 2019
    • Sonoma, California, USA(idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Spouses
      Cathy Coleman1988 - March 14, 2019 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: "The Psychedelic Experience" (w/Timothy Leary, Ram Dass)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

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