An aesthetic product of a fluid vision of existence, by erasing the boundaries between interior and exterior, the surrealist self is itself a system of communicating vessels supported by the project of totality, but a totality of a dynamic, energetic nature, unlike the synthetic totality of the romantic one. If the romantic self, with which it shares the dream of totality and centrality, is an...
Философия и культураNovember 1, 2025Elena Vladimirovna Ishkova, Anna Viktorovna Chernova
This article focuses on the phenomenon of the visionary origins of art as a key factor in the development of creativity among indigenous peoples. The subject of the study is theoretical and empirical data drawn from international anthropological and ethnographic sources documenting the visionary origins of the art of indigenous peoples around the world. The object of the study is the indigenous...
Background.The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of digital immersive environments in the context of contemporary culture. The technological, anthropological, and sociocultural aspects of immersiveness are examined, tracing the genealogy of immersive practices from archaic rituals to modern digital technologies. Special attention is paid to the transformation of...
ReligionsOctober 20, 2025Rodolfo Bastián Valle-Kendall, Carlos Piñones Rivera
This article explores the heuristic potential of González-Rey’s theory of subjectivity and its use in theorizing neo-shamanic rituals, focusing on the case of the cacao ceremony. In the context of the growing popularity of contemporary spiritual practices, it examines how these rituals may contribute to the well-being of participants, serving as spaces for subjective reconfiguration. Through a...
With the prevalence of psychedelic use in both therapeutic and non-therapeutic settings, it is imperative for psychotherapists and counselors to have effective tools to support clients engaging with psychedelic substances. Depth Hypnosis Spiritual Counseling is a transpersonal counseling model which can be used to effectively support the preparation for and integration of psychedelic...
В статье рассматриваются основные идеи антропологической модели «ветхозаветные пророки — шаманы». Целью данной работы является демонстрация несостоятельности указанной антропологической модели, её низкого эвристического потенциала. В исследовании представлены основные идеи авторов, которые разрабатывают данную концепцию: 1) исходной точкой является принцип универсальности религиозного опыта как...
Psychotic processes remain poorly understood mental states. This review aims to examine the spiritual challenges and discrepancies surrounding psychosis, and the role cultural backgrounds and beliefs play in determining whether a psychotic episode is considered a pathological condition. The article explores mediumship, shamanism, and mystical experiences, examining their similarities and...
Folia Medica CracoviensiaOctober 10, 2025Angelika Ziaja, Ewa Niedzielska, Krzysztof Ciszkowski et al.
INTRODUCTION: Natural hallucinogens have been known since ancient times and were widely used in religious, shamanic, and folk rituals, as well as in traditional medicine. These compounds originate from plants, animals, and fungi and exhibit considerable diversity. Different groups of substances vary in their mechanisms of action, receptor responses, effects induced, and therapeutic...
This chapter is focused on sounds associated with ethereal matter (semanget) and its embodied manifestation that vitalizes human, animal, and material physicality. I discuss the therapeutic sounds which are humanly generated to mobilize the materially ethereal to “repair bodies” in the Sakai shamanic healing rituals called dikei. The Orang Sakai lived on the edge of the Malay kingdom of Siak....
This book is a unique attempt by historians, anthropologists and specialists of different religions and esoteric trends to investigate the mental and physical ‘techniques’ for obtaining an ‘experience’ of the Absolute or the Sacred. Cognitive techniques include prayers or litanies practised in different ways, through repetition (Sufi dhikr, Christian Hesychasm, yoga) or motion (Sufi dance),...