“Ontological shocks”: new transformations for sustainability through psychedelic tourism
Journal of Sustainable Tourism 2026 Alexandra Coghlan, Girish Prayag 4 citations
This study uses the concept of ontological shocks and the emerging phenomenon of psychedelic tourism to link sustainability to tourism and individual behavior through the deep, paradigmatic shifts proposed by Meadows’12 system-dynamics leverage points. Ontology concerns itself with the nature of reality – it addresses the question of “what exists?” or “what is?” and precedes epistemology, that...