Experiences of Listening to Icaros during Ayahuasca Ceremonies at Centro Takiwasi:An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Anthropology of Consciousness September 26, 2022 Owain J. Graham, Gary Rojas Saucedo, Matteo Politi 11 citations
Listening to icaros (medicine songs) during ayahuasca ceremonies helps addiction rehabilitation patients feel safe, navigate difficult memories and emotions, and experience healing and learning about their addictions. The songs modulate emotions and the altered state induced by ayahuasca, making them therapeutically significant. Therapies using psychedelics should carefully consider how they incorporate music into their protocols. Further research is needed to understand the synergistic effects of music and altered states of consciousness, especially across cultures.