Psilocybin and the Meaning Response: Exploring the Healing Process in a Retreat Setting in Jamaica
Anthropology of Consciousness August 14, 2022 María de Ángeles Equihua Orozco, Shana Harris 10 citations
At a psilocybin retreat center in Jamaica, guests undergo a symbolic healing process shaped by their internal and collective experiences of altered consciousness. The retreat and the psychedelic experience itself function as a liminal state, fostering new modes of social relation. Emotional and somatic reactions attributed to psilocybin influence guests' social interactions and mental and emotional states, constructing a meaning response that drives therapeutic change.