Imperial College London
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Professor Robin Carhart-Harris

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7992r.carhart-harris

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Bruna Cunha +44 (0)20 7594 7992

 
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Location

 

Burlington DanesHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

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@article{Roseman:2021:10.3389/fphar.2021.607529,
author = {Roseman, L and Ron, Y and Saca, A and Ginsberg, N and Luan, L and Karkabi, N and Doblin, R and Carhart-Harris, R},
doi = {10.3389/fphar.2021.607529},
journal = {Frontiers in Pharmacology},
pages = {1--18},
title = {Relational processes in Ayahuasca groups of Palestinians and Israelis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.607529},
volume = {12},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Psychedelics are used in many group contexts. However, most phenomenological research on psychedelics is focused on personal experiences. This paper presents a phenomenological investigation centred on intersubjective and intercultural relational processes, exploring how an intercultural context affects both the group and individual process. Through 31 in-depth interviews, ceremonies in which Palestinians and Israelis drink ayahuasca together have been investigated. The overarching question guiding this inquiry was how psychedelics might contribute to processes of peacebuilding, and in particular how an intercultural context, embedded in a protracted conflict, would affect the group’s psychedelic process in a relational sense. Analysis of the interviews was based on grounded theory. Three relational themes about multiocal participatory events which occurred during ayahuasca rituals have emerged from the interviews: (1) Unity-Based Connection – collective events in which a feeling of unity and ‘oneness’ is experienced, whereby participants related to each other based upon a sense of shared humanity, and other social identities seemed to dissolve (such as national and religious identities). (2) Recognition and Difference-Based Connection – events where a strong connection was made to the other culture. These events occurred through the expression of the other culture or religion through music or prayers, which resulted in feelings of awe and reverence (3) Conflict-related revelations – events where participants revisited personal or historical traumatic elements related to the conflict, usually through visions. These events were triggered by the presence of ‘the Other’, and there was a political undertone in those personal visions. This inquiry has revealed that psychedelic ceremonies have the potential to contribute to peacebuilding. This can happen not just by ‘dissolution of identities’, but also by provid
AU  - Roseman,L
AU  - Ron,Y
AU  - Saca,A
AU  - Ginsberg,N
AU  - Luan,L
AU  - Karkabi,N
AU  - Doblin,R
AU  - Carhart-Harris,R
DO  - 10.3389/fphar.2021.607529
EP  - 18
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1663-9812
SP  - 1
TI  - Relational processes in Ayahuasca groups of Palestinians and Israelis
T2  - Frontiers in Pharmacology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.607529
UR  - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.607529/full
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/87793
VL  - 12
ER  -
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