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Hana Simonová

2 papers in the library · 118 citations · publishing 2014-2015

Papers

Ayahuasca Tourism: Participants in Shamanic Rituals and their Personality Styles, Motivation, Benefits and Risks

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs October 20, 2015 Veronika Kavenská, Hana Simonová 109 citations

Foreigners travel to South America for ayahuasca experiences driven by curiosity, a desire to treat mental health problems, a need for self-knowledge, interest in psychedelic medicine, spiritual development, and finding direction in life. Participants reported benefits such as self-knowledge, improved self-relation, spiritual growth, better interpersonal relations, overcoming mental and physical issues, and gaining new life perspectives. Potential risks included distrust in the shaman or organizer, inaccurate information, and exposure to dangerous situations. Personality assessments of 77 participants revealed scores significantly above the norm on intuition, optimism, ambition, charm, and helpfulness, and significantly lower on distrust and quietness.

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2015.1094590 Ayahuasca Tourism Personality Curiosity +2

Zkušenost s halucinogenní rostlinou ayahuasca v kontextu šamanského rituálu

Anthropologia integra January 1, 2014 Veronika Kavenská, Hana Simonová 9 citations

People travel to the Amazon rainforest to take the natural hallucinogen ayahuasca in a shamanic ritual, a phenomenon called 'shamanic tourism' described by anthropologists since the 1970s and increasingly popular among Europeans and Americans. Interviews with 77 individuals who experienced ayahuasca in South American forests, mainly in Peru, revealed that primary motivations were curiosity and desire for adventure, treatment of psychological problems, need for self-knowledge, interest in psychedelic medicine and therapy, spiritual development, and finding life direction.

DOI: 10.5817/ai2014-1-51 Theology Physics Philosophy