PEUSIJUEK INDIGENOUS PSYCHOTHERAPY: Being Oneness to Nature in God’s Acceptance
Saifuddin Dhuhri, Linur Ficca Agustina, Nurul Khansa Fauziyah
Journal of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Societies December 30, 2024 DOI: 10.30821/jcims.v8i2.21989 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experiment Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 5 |
| Population | Participants in Peusijeuk therapy |
| Intervention | Peusijeuk therapy |
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Keywords | Happiness Indigenous Mainstream Class philosophy Epistemology Psychotherapist Theology Ecology |
| Key findings | Performing Peusijuek ritual procedures, using natural elements with baraka, can bring happiness and improve human mental well-being. |
Abstract
This article is an attempt to respond the following two questions; what is the nature of peusijeuk and how it is related to human well-being, and how peusijeuk works as a therapy. Grounded on a critical view upon mainstream theories of psychology, this work accordingly advocate indigenous psychology by majorly comparing it to behaviourist and psycho-analysis theories and, more importantly, presents an alternative therapy for well-being, namely; Peusijeuk therapy. Quasi-experiments is the main method used to measure the work of peusijeuk as an alternative therapy, while in-depth interview procedure also employed for unearthing therapeutical competences of peusijeut and its philosophical justification. Finally, the article brings about materials used for Peusijuek and the philosophical signification, steps, and mechanisms of Peusijeuk therapy performance. Grounded in the experiment of five participants and enlightened by Islamic mysticism, such as Ibn Arabi’s teachings, I argue that many elements of nature, e.g., scent, water, soil, rice, salt, tree leaves, and trunks, have baraka, so humans can spiritually benefit from the environment, by way of performing Peusijuek ritual procedures. By doing so, they are able to attain their power/energy, which bring them happiness and improve human mental well-being.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on mysticism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Validation of the revised Mystical Experience Questionnaire in experimental sessions with psilocybin Participants in controlled laboratory experiments receiving a moderate to high oral... | 2015 | Validation study using pooled data from five laboratory experiments | n = 184 |
| Alterations of consciousness and mystical-type experiences after acute LSD in humans Participants in a study on acute LSD effects | 2016 | Experimental study | |
| High dose psilocybin is associated with positive subjective effects in healthy volunteers Healthy participants | 2018 | Within-subjects dose-escalation study | n = 12 |
| Mystical Experience in the Lab | 2014 | Experimental study | |
| Auratic Response to a Virtual Church and Corresponding Physical Church Students of religious education | 2026 | Experimental design with two points of measurement and two treatments | n = 52 |