ABSTRACT This essay explores the conceptual and philosophical complexities surrounding ayahuasca use, focusing on its ability to reveal ghosts through the lens of hauntology. Ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew traditionally used in shamanic rituals, is known to evoke profound experiences involving spirits, mystical entities, and transformative states of consciousness. The brew's active compound,...
Den 27. november 2024 disputerte Silje Trym Mathiassen for ph.d.-graden ved Universitetet i Stavanger. Et hovedmål i avhandlingen er å kartlegge rituell praksis med ayahuasca i Norge, et planteavkok som gir hallusinasjoner. Trym Mathiassen spør videre hva som karakteriserer deltakernes rituelle praksis og åndelige erfaringer, og på hvilke måter erfarte transformasjoner og meningskonstruksjoner...
CureusSeptember 17, 2025Arya Kermanshah, Margo Stapleton, Christine M Mauriello et al.1 citation
Ayahuasca, a brew containing N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) with monoamine oxidase-inhibiting β-carbolines, has expanded from traditional use to global retreats. Reported adverse effects include vomiting, agitation, serotonin toxicity-like syndromes, and cardiovascular events. Rhabdomyolysis has been described with other classic hallucinogens (e.g., lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin),...
SacrilegensSeptember 6, 2025Herta Maria de Açucena Do Nascimento Soeiro, Matheus Pangracio Italiano
Este estudo investiga as narrativas discursivas sobre o Santo Daime, com foco em sua historicidade e nos processos de memória e esquecimento que envolvem a doutrina e o uso da Ayahuasca. A pesquisa foi realizada na Hemeroteca Digital, a partir da análise de periódicos da Região Norte entre 1980 e 1990. A partir dos conceitos de arquivo (Pêcheux, Farge, Barbosa Filho), memória discursiva e...
Abstract Background and aims Research on classical psychedelics like ayahuasca is increasingly focused on treating mental disorders and enhancing well-being. Ayahuasca has shown promise in improving cognitive flexibility, emotion regulation, and sleep, though findings are mixed and further research is needed. This study tracked participants over three months, assessing cognitive flexibility,...
This systematic review investigates the effects of the ayahuasca beverage (Aya) in various animal models. Using the PRISMA protocol and adhering to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews, a comprehensive selection of 2,359 documents was identified from the Web of Science, Medline, and Scopus databases between 2012 and 2022. Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 articles were...
Preliminary evidence suggests that ayahuasca may alleviate severe grief symptoms. This three-arm, sequentially allocated, open-label study examines the therapeutic changes associated with ayahuasca-assisted meaning reconstruction therapy (A-MR) compared to meaning reconstruction therapy alone (MR) and a no-treatment control (NT). A total of 84 adults experiencing severe grief within 12 months...
Las ceremonias de ayahuasca en Pucallpa atraen a turistas nacionales e internacionales que buscan experiencias espirituales y de sanación guiados por chamanes en centros espirituales (CE). Actualmente, no se cuenta con información sobre la calidad de los servicios ni la seguridad que estos ofrecen a los participantes. Ello genera que la experiencia de toma de ayahuasca en estos lugares sea...
O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar os efeitos terapêuticos da ayahuasca na saúde mental por meio de uma revisão integrativa. Para isso, foram levantados artigos publicados nos últimos dez anos nas bases de dados PubMed, Scopus e Google Acadêmico, utilizando os descritores “ayahuasca”, “depressão”, “ansiedade” e “saúde mental”. Após o exame dos 96 trabalhos capturados, 18 estudos...
Background: While psychedelics are often claimed to enhance creativity, their precise effects on distinct stages of creative cognition remain poorly understood. This study investigated the acute effects of an ayahuasca-inspired formulation combining N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and harmine (DMT/HAR), as well as harmine alone (HAR), on micro-level (divergent/convergent thinking) and macro-level...