Show threadXamanismo ColetivoMay 2, 2025

@mhoye

I think article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

If you take #Ayahuasca, for example, no one has ever traced the knowledge source on the mixture of plants needed for the brew to be effective in the human body. How can someone suggest it was made up for tourists? You need a different level of cognition to be aware of the results of the dialogue between the alkalloids of two different plants.

Xamanismo ColetivoMay 2, 2025

"#Psychedelics – like dancing, drumming, darkness and other psychotropic drugs – push #shamans into states where they and their communities believe them to access otherworldly powers. This contrasts with the western clinical application, where psychedelics are administered like medicine and used to break down patients’ harmful patterns of thought."

The article is a little confusing. It seems to question the #ancientorigins of #psychedelicuse, but the presented evidences are quite weak.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/01/the-ancient-psychedelics-myth-people-tell-tourists-the-stories-they-think-are-interesting-for-them

The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’

The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?

The Guardian