Análise do uso ritualístico da ayahuasca e seu caráter terapêutico à luz da psicologia analítica

Abstract

Ayahuasca is an entheogenic tea used ritualistically and originally by Amazonian indigenous peoples, with the intention of embarking on a journey of self-knowledge. Carl G. Jung proposed in his theory that individuals have the individuation process as their purpose and goal in life. This work aims to build a dialogue between two bases that propose to the process of self-knowledge. Ameridian culture does this process through ayahuasca, and Western culture through psychology. Considering the scarcity of reports on tea in contemporany urban cultures, it is necessary to clarify the use of ayahuasca and its therapeutic eeffects, avoiding the stigmatization of this use and mistaken opinions. This work followed its analysis through the Analytical Psychology approach. Therefore, this research enabled tools for an exchange and research interactionsbetween the two cultures. To this end, the individuation process related to Jung’s psychology wasincluded, as well as other processes that the subject lives in psychoterapy, and their similarities on the therapeutic experiences and effects through rituals with tea. In addition, iit promoted the discussion on Ameridian knowledge, decolonizing scientific knowledge, providing the desconstruction of stigmas related to the pratices of these peoples who use ayahuasca and contributing to the undestanding of their culture as a Brazilian and historical heritage, promoting its preservation. In this study, a bibliographic review was carried out through the reading of articles, books and theses, enabling the proposed discussion