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...
Статья продолжает тему семиотики шаманских атрибутов. В ней предлагается тезис о тождественности бубна с костюмом – он дублирует функции одежды-куму как хранилища сакральной силы. Бубен связывает три мира, напоминая Мировое древо. Новизна заключается в сравнении бубнов саха с эвенкийскими с целью выявления их этничности. Красота и изящность бубнов указывают на развитый вид шаманства....
Natural hallucinogens derived from fungi and animals have been used for centuries in shamanic, ritualistic, and medicinal practices across diverse cultures. These compounds exhibit a widerange of structures and mechanisms of action, affecting various neurotransmitter systems pathways. Fungal hallucinogens, primarily indole alkaloids like psilocybin and ergot alkaloids, as well as animal-derived...
Awe-inspiring experiences and aesthetic rituals can induce profound epistemic transformations while also intersecting with structures of power. This review examines diverse case studies – from Amazonian shamanic rituals to ancient Egyptian temple arts, Surrealist dream experiments, transpersonal psychology, and science-fiction cyberculture – to understand how designed experiences of awe and...
Andeanists have long acknowledged a shamanic component in Formative ceramic art on what is today the north coast of Peru, but disagree about the overall subject of the iconography. In this paper, I argue the primary theme in north coast Middle Formative iconography is altered states of consciousness (ASC). I present evidence for more varied, more prevalent, and much more far-reaching use of...
Human societies reliably develop complex cultural traditions with striking similarities. These "super-attractors" span the domains of magic and religion (e.g., shamanism, supernatural punishment beliefs), aesthetics (e.g., heroic tales, dance songs), and social institutions (e.g., justice, corporate groups), and collectively constitute what I call the "cultural manifold." The cultural manifold...
In the spiritual system of the Turkic peoples, pre-Islamic belief systems—particularly the shamanic tradition and the associated phenomenon of altered states of consciousness—occupy a special place. These states represent a transformative spiritual experience that enables individuals to perceive reality in a unique way and access the deeper layers of Turkic culture and worldview. In ancient...
Pesugihan is a mystical ritual carried out by individuals in secret and unreasonable to obtain wealth involving mystical rituals of shamanic practices. The purpose of this research is to find out the psychological dynamics and how to interpret an individual who performs the pesugihan ritual. Data exploration was carried out by analyzing the basic motivations, both intrinsic and extrinsic, from...
Psychedelic plants and fungi have been traditionally used in many cultures as part of ritual ceremonies and ancient medicinal treatments. In some regions, these psychoactive plants have already entered mainstream discourse through popular literature and art. Today, numerous academic and medical institutions are establishing dedicated departments to examine the benefits and risks of...
Northern Peruvian shamans’ anti-anthropocentric eschatological narratives infused with scientific climate change discourses rewrite the climate change debate from a nonhuman point of view. By engaging in ethnographic research in Northern Peru through an indigenous decolonizing framework, I show how shamanic engagements with ancestor landscapes can restore a sense of belonging to the earth to...