Philopsychedelia beyond the West: The decolonial reflorescence of psychedelic philosophy.
Progress in brain research January 1, 2025 Jan Clefferson Costa de Freitas, Nathalia Cristina Medeiros Maia, Markone Brandão Da Silva Shanenawa et al.
This work identifies intersections between decolonial thought and psychedelic philosophy, arguing that visionary aesthetics, liminal phenomenologies, ancestral epistemologies, ethics of resistance, politics of freedom, and kaleidoscopic metaphysics offer conceptual horizons for decolonizing manifestations of the mind. Using an analytical-descriptive methodology, it aims to philosophically justify integrating decoloniality into the reflorescence of psychedelia. The authors propose that psychedelic experiences can be ways of understanding insurgent knowledges, while decolonial conceptions can serve as keys for interpreting psychedelic experiences.