Altered States in Perth, Joondalup ECU

[Fenris]

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22nd August 2021

 

Session 5 – Ritual and Tradition: Ayahuasca and other examples of practices from South America

https://events.humanitix.com/altered-states-tradition-and-ritual-ayahuasca-and-other-examples-from-south-america

 

The return of psychedelics to academic and medical acceptability is the outcome of decades of work, and may signal a coming revolution for psychiatry. But as is often noted, similarly plant-based and consciousness altering substances have most likely been in use for thousands of years in a variety of Indigenous contexts. Uses in such contexts include (but are not limited to) medical applications, although the understandings and treatments of illnesses also connect with broader social frameworks and shamanic modes of relating to the world. These shamanic modalities tend to incorporate not only the classically known entheogens, but a range of other plants along with bodily techniques for altering consciousness. Dr O’Shaughnessy will explore and present some of these based on his research experience with Amazonian medicine—in particular ayahuasca healing practices.