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Lucid Dreaming and Narby’s Cosmic Serpent

By Ryan Hurd

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...] about Lucid Dreaming and Narby’s Cosmic Serpent

Filed Under: Dreamy Book Reviews Tagged With: anthropology, ayahuasca, Cosmic Serpent, datura, Jeremy Narby, lucid dreams, shamanism, snakes!

The Dark Side of Shamanic Tourism

By Ryan Hurd

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...] about The Dark Side of Shamanic Tourism

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: anthropology, ayahuasca, Dream Herbs & Supplements, shamanic tourism

Anthropology of Conscience

By Ryan Hurd

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...] about Anthropology of Conscience

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: anthropology, HTS project, neocolonialism

Anthropology of Consciousness Wants You

By Ryan Hurd

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...] about Anthropology of Consciousness Wants You

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: anthropology

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