Intersections with Indigeneity in Psychedelic Buddhism
Psychedelic Intersections January 17, 2025 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.70423/0001.19
Summary
Psychedelic Buddhism can vary in its approach, being either extractive or collaborative, and sometimes respects traditional practices while other times it innovates. By examining these practices through Indigenous logics of authority from both Indigenous plant medicine communities and the Buddhist tradition, a better understanding of new syncretic psychedelic traditions emerges, which can help promote more ethical interactions with Indigeneity in psychedelic religion.
Abstract
Approaches to Psychedelic Buddhism are at times extractive, at times collaborative; they at times respect roots and lineages, and at times innovate, eschewing traditional practices. By analyzing them through the Indigenous logics of authority found in Indigenous plant medicine communities and the Buddhist tradition, we can better understand novel syncretic psychedelic traditions and work towards more ethical engagements with Indigeneity in psychedelic religion.