The main purpose of this work is to identify the intersections between decolonial thought and psychedelic philosophy. By "psychedelic" we mean a pharmacological category, the effects of substances that modulates perception, a myriad of consciousness states, a set of ecstatic practices, a variety of countercultural movements, a constellation of artistic avant-gardes, and a plurality of ways of...
The primary aim of this article is to establish a connection between expanded states of perception and aesthetic activity through a philosophical analysis of Aldous Huxley's psychedelic writings compiled in the work Moksha, alongside the ideas presented by Laurence Caruana in the Manifesto of Visionary Art. The specific objectives of this study are as follows: a) To present the psychedelic...
Os principais objetivos do presente artigo são: a) rememorar os precedentes e explicar os desdobramentos do conceito de psicodelia através da história da filosofia; b) apresentar as evidências que definem como psicodélico não apenas o efeito de substâncias transformadoras da mente, mas também um conjunto integrado de práticas místicas, um espectro amplo de estados conscienciais e um movimento...