I've been re-reading the Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby. A highly recommended narrative about an anthropologist's journey into the realm of ayahuasca cultures in Amazonia. It blew me away and the second reading is just as good. Narby is an … [Read more...]
The Dark Side of Shamanic Tourism
This is the Anthropology of Consciousness Review - Part III. Shamanic tourism is gaining popularity every year. This segment of the ecotourism industry serves First Worlders who want to experience entheogens in a somewhat Indigenous context. Of … [Read more...]
Anthropology of Conscience
The American Anthropological Association just drafted a statement against the US military's Human Terrain System project. The HTS hires anthropologists to consult with military ground units to better understand the foreign cultures where they are … [Read more...]
Anthropology of Consciousness Wants You
THE SOCIETY FOR THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS Spring 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference March 19-23, 2008 " Yale University CALL FOR PAPERS Theme: Consciousness and Spirit For all its material correlates and consequences, the anthropology of … [Read more...]