Cosmic Dance: A Technoshamanic Journey through Consciousness
Emília Simão, João Martinho Moura
ARTECH November 28, 2023 DOI: 10.1145/3632776.3632808 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key points | Proposes that technology can be understood as a form of shamanism, enabling altered states of consciousness through digital and organic integration. |
Abstract
From archaic contexts to current reconfigurations, the shaman, wrapped in magical-religious lineages, operates as a guiding element, inducer of ecstatic states, and mediator between worlds. Can technology allow these attributes when digital codes and organic webs spin together, fueling cosmological dances and transitions to altered states of consciousness? The project Cosmic Dance, A Tecnhoshamanic Journey through Consciousness, explores the concept of technoshamanism, from which an allusion - possible or metaphorical - to the shamanic facet of technology is proposed.