This article provides an intercultural transdisciplinary perspective on the Indigenous roots of the resurging field of psychedelic science in the management of substance use disorders (SUDs). Ritual uses of entheogens (i.e., psychedelics of natural origin) are elaborate technologies for navigating, containing, and therapeutically directing non-ordinary states of consciousness induced by these...
The world of Korean shamanism is made up of ancient rites and practices that serve as the foundation for its age-old customs. This study explores the origins, evolution, and rituals that are woven into the fabric of shamanistic rites, identifying their significance in spiritual healing, communal cohesiveness, and the preservation of Korea's cultural legacy. Within the field of Korean shamanism,...
Abstract The Ainu people are indigenous to Japan (the term Ainu means “human”). They have lived mainly in Hokkaido (called Ainu mosir by the Ainu people) and the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Previously, they also lived in Sakhalin (formerly Karafuto) and the Kuril Islands (including the Chishima Islands). In the early 21st century, aspects of the Ainu people’s social lives were no different from...
Christ Returns from the Jungle is an anthropological inquiry into the recent expansion from South America to Europe of the ayahuasca-based Santo Daime New Religious Movement (NRM).In it, the author addresses important research questions that could be used as a model for the study of all globalizing NRM's.These include the following: Who are the Europeans that choose to join this movement and...
Ancient Chinese have expressed culture that communicated with gods and spirits through sound and language. This culture has contained mystical thinking that expressed orally, through spoken words, presenting a form of sound. This paper comprehensively examined and summarized the materials of mystical thinking in ancient Chinese from the texts of “Chen Wei”, analyzing the forms of mystical...
ABSTRACT: Motivated by multiple factors collectively related to what is often termed the Psychedelic Renaissance, people increasingly consume psychedelics for recreational, medicinal, psychotherapeutic, and even spiritual or religious reasons. In the broader psychedelic ecosystem, ayahuasca (a psychoactive "tea" made from plants indigenous to the Amazon jungle) is becoming one of the more...
Neste trabalho, situamos o município de Marabá, no sudeste do Pará, sua constituição histórica, social e cultural. Refletindo a relação das pessoas com os rios afluentes da cidade - Tocantins, Itacaiunas e Araguaia -, os períodos de inverno/verão amazônico e sua importância para a manutenção de práticas culturais e xamânicas. Foi realizada uma pesquisa no Instituto Xamânico Céu da Ayahuasca,...
Letras de HojeJuly 26, 2024Marcelo Marinho, Josemar De Campos Maciel, Anyie Lorena Cajamarca Torres
O presente exercício de prospecção de possíveis oikos vindouros, assentados na intersecção entre poesia e as assim chamadas “plantas de força”, centra-se na análise do campo lexical da espiritualidade que emerge em Fita verde no cabelo, breve narrativa publicada por Guimarães Rosa em suplemento literário do jornal O Estado de São Paulo, no dia 8 de fevereiro de 1964, sob fatura de inocente...
The article specifically examines the ancient beliefs of the Oguz tribes and the mythical elements of the ancient Turkic peoples, reflected in the songs “The Book of Korkyt Ata”, and ancient plots born in connection with shamanic beliefs. In addition, the Book of Korkyt Ata tells about the worldview of the early time and the ideology of the late epoch, about the combination of shamanic...
Following the previous homage to Charles T. Tart and considering that Stan Krippner has celebrated more than 90 birthdays, this issue commemorates Stan along with two consciousness trailblazers who collaborated with him while they were alive: Jeanne Achterberg and Ruth-Inge Heinze. Jeanne was a very influential pioneer in mind/body medicine, particularly imagery in healing. Ruth-Inge Heinze had...