PS268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Argyreia Nervosa, Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder, Psilocybe Semilanceata
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Animism and religion: animism belief that animals, plants, rocks, streams etc derive characteristics from spirit within object, plants and their psychoactive effects important reasons for spiritual and religious traditions in many. If plant contains spirit, then eating it will transfer spirit to person eating it societies across the world. Terminology and types: 1924 lewis lewin classified psychoactive drugs as phantastica. Drugs that create a world of fantasy: 1960s psychedelic = mind viewing drugs, psychotomimetic drugs = produces hallucinations and altered sense of reality, can be referred to as psychotic. Implies that it produces dangerous effects and form of mental disorder: entheogen substances thought to create spiritual or religious experiences, entactogen produce a touching within, enhance feelings of empathy, hallucinogens produce hallucinations. Phantastica: altering perceptions while allowing person to remain with present world. Aware of fantasy and real world: more pure hallucinogenic effects, and little danger of dying of od, based off chemical structure, two types, indole and catechol.
