As explained in shanon 1998b, ayahuasca can also induce very impressive ideations. Bennyshanontheantipodesofthemindchartingthephenomenologyofthe ayahuascaexperience. Antipodes of the mind was published in 2002 by oxford university press. Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience published by oxford university press. Benny shanon is a professor of psychology at the hebrew university of jerusalem and. As stated in my book the antipodes of the mind, the most important effect the experiences. Benny shanon is an emeriti professor of psychology at the hebrew university of jerusalem and holds the mandel chair in cognitive psychology and education. Benny shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca, and analyzes them.
Pdf the antipodes of the mind download ebook for free. Benny shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca, and analyzes them from a cognitive. I think the best scholarly work ive read that deals with the psychedelic experience, rather than ethnographic description of drug use is benny shanon s antipodes of the mind. Benny shanon is an israeli cognitive psychologist who has taken the psychoactive hallucinogen ayahuasca well over one hundred times. Benny shanon the antipodes of the mind charting the. In this work, shanon provides a rough cartography of the visions and nonvisual effects ayahuasca can induce. Experience is one of the most compelling books on altered states ive. Probably my favorite of all psychedelia literature. Read download the antipodes of the mind pdf pdf download. Pdf the antipodes of the mind download full pdf book. He suggests that ayahuasca visions are products of the. Link to sample from antipodes of the mind the classic ayahuasca. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Benny shanon, antipodes of the mind philpapers i will quote and comment on passages that struck me as particularly interesting philosophically.
Applied to the example cited, this view implies that, from a cognitivepsychological point of view, if the figure seen was identified as being jesus, then phenomenologically this is indeed who was seen. Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience by benny shanon 20030123 on. Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience by benny shanon 20030123. He writes that he had consumed ayahuasca himself several hundred times and gathered a corpus of empirical data from. John horgan, author of rational mysticism, shanon s pioneering work, the experiences described in this book are quite literally mind blowing and the cosmic vision it describes will be of great interest to tc readers. Antipodes is suffused with a sense of genuine adventure john horgan. Benny shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca, and analyzes them from a cognitive psychological perspective. John horgan, author of rational mysticisma pioneering study of the phenomenology of the. He writes that he had consumed ayahuasca himself several hundred times and gathered a corpus of empirical data from published literature, structured and unstructured interviews he conducted and his personal experience. Bennyshanontheantipodesofthemindchartingthephenomenologyoftheayahuascaexperience. This is a pioneering cognitive psychological study of ayahuasca, a plantbased amazonian psychotropic brew. Benny shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca and analyses them from a cognitive psychological perspective.
Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience is a scholarly attempt to describe its effects both through a survey of participants and through descriptions of his own extensive experiences. Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience. Personally i never pass on an opportunity to recommend dale pendells pharmako trilogy. Benny shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by ayahuasca, and. Benny for this classic on charting ayahuasca that will live forever. Download this is a pioneering cognitive psychological study of ayahuasca, a plantbased amazonian psychotropic brew. Benny shanon the antipodes of the mind charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience oxford, uk. Benny shanon is a professor of psychology at the hebrew university of jerusalem and holder of the mandel chair in cognition. Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience so far about the publication we have now the antipodes of the mind. Introduction what happens when a worldly israeli cognitive psychologist goes to. The antipodes of the mind benny shanon haftad bokus i really enjoyed reading his book, and bought it back in the day. Pdf shanons the antipodes of the mind gregory m nixon. Since then this reflection remains very much with me. Charting the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience by benny shanon this is a pioneering cognitive psychological study of ayahuasca, a plantbased amazonian psychotropic brew.
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