Abstract
In this chapter, I examine instances of special significance in people's experience with ayahuasca. Specifically, I consider instances in which psychological insights are gained and personal transformation and/or healing take place. The analysis provides a structural typology of facets of the ayahuasca experience based on empirical data gathered in a broader study that presents a systematic charting of the phenomenology of the special state of mind induced by this brew. The analysis and discussion are from a phenomenological cognitive-psychological approach rather than a clinical-psychological or medical perspective.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Therapeutic Use of Ayahuasca |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |
| Pages | 59-75 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Volume | 9783642404269 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783642404269 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3642404251, 9783642404252 |
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| State | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
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