This review illustrates the relevance of shamanism and its evolution under effects of
psilocybin as a framework for identifying evolved aspects of psychedelic set and setting …

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its
context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence--and often a …

Skin and skin disorders have had spiritual aspects since ancient times. Skin, hair, and nails
are visible to self and others, and touchable by self and others. The skin is a major sensory …

Background: In Peruvian Amazonian medicine, plant diets (dietas) are a fundamental and
highly flexible technique with a variety of uses: from treating and preventing illness, to …

Hallucinations are currently associated almost exclusively with psychopathological states.
While it is evident that hallucinations can indicate psychopathology or neurological …

The modern encounter with hallucinogens was embedded in the distorted views of witchcraft
when knowledge about these substances returned to the Western imagination. The …

It is a long-standing assumption that holotropic breathwork (HB) induces an altered state of
consciousness. However, this assumption has not been empirically tested. Consequently …

The biological foundation for a shamanic epistemology is indicated by the cross-cultural
distribution of a shamanic cosmology derived from knowledge obtained during altered …

Spiritual emergency (SE) is a process of spiritual emergence that becomes a psychological
crisis and may appear identical to clinical psychosis. This study attempted to validate …

Chapter 7 examines the cross-cultural manifestations of the various specific kinds of
supernatural experiences as reflecting intrinsic features of human nature. The …