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Juan Ignacio Retta

2 papers in the library · 4 citations · publishing 2023-2026

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Ayahuasca experiences in Uruguay: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Neovegetalismo and Santo Daime

Journal of Psychedelic Studies March 30, 2026 Ismael Apud, Juan Scuro, Frank Lozano Jara et al.

Abstract Background This study presents the qualitative findings of interdisciplinary research exploring ayahuasca-induced experiences in two distinct groups in Uruguay: a neo-shamanic group rooted in the Peruvian vegetalismo tradition and a Santo Daime Church. Aims Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, the study examines similarities and differences in subjective experiences during a...

Ayahuasca, Personality and Acute Psychological Effects in Neo-Shamanic and Religious Settings in Uruguay.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2023 Ismael Apud, Juan Scuro, Luisina Rodríguez et al. 4 citations

This study is an interdisciplinary research into Uruguayan ayahuasca users belonging to one neo-shamanic and one Santo Daime group. The study involved the chemical analysis of ayahuasca samples, an ethnographic description of the two traditions and rituals, and the application of psychometric scales to measure personality differences, and the acute psychological effects during an ayahuasca...