In this episode, I have Adam Andros Aronovich, a researcher for the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC). He also conducts workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light in the Peruvian Amazon.
Psychedelics, after being criminalized in the 1970s, for 4 decades of being in the shadows, have now started to be researched for its profound impact in curing mental diseases. But it also allows us to see a different perspective of reality, one that is not molded in the rationalistic, and materialistic world view that we are accustomed to.
Here’s what to expect from the episode;
- What exactly defines a psychedelic drug?
- How does Ayahuasca work in the body?
- What are the medicinal benefits being discovered?
- What actually is a psychedelic experience?
- How psychedelics awakes us from what we perceived as reality
- What is the altered consciousness that made Adam realize?
Adam Andros Aronovich is a doctoral candidate focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and part of the Ayahuasca Community Committee at the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. In the last four years, he has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he has been doing qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Studies at Imperial College. Beyond his work conducting and coordinating research, Adam regularly facilitates workshops at the Temple of the Way of Light, a prestigious healing center in the Iquitos area.
*The Future Design Podcast does not endorse the recreational use of psychedelics. While these substances often carry a negative stigma and taboo, we ask that you learn for yourself and make an informed decision.
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