Ayahuasca Ceremonies and Conflict-Resolution in The West Bank | Leor Roseman and Antwan Saca ~ ATTMind 144

Jul 2, 2021

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Antwan Saca and Leor Roseman are two of the authors of the research paper Relational Processes in Ayahuasca Groups of Palestinians and Israelis. They are on the show to talk about that research and the complexities of conflict and conflict-resolution it explores.

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Introducing the complexity of this topic
Why Leor and Antwan were called to doing this research
The dynamics in joint-space ayahuasca ceremonies with Israelis and Palestinians
Facing the elephant in the room
The role of cultural identities in the perpetuation of conflict
The power dynamic on the west bank is more than just a cultural narrative
The limitations of apolitical, individualistic "inner spirituality" narratives
The vital importance of anger in facing injustice
The challenge of integrating ayahuasca ceremonies (and conflict-resolution experiences) in the West Bank
Communitas: can it change an unjust political reality or does it keep that reality as it is through evading it?
Learning new ways of engaging the challenge of an unjust political reality that help encourage actual change
The danger of these ayahuasca ceremonies and conflict-resolution in the West Bank.
Drug stigma and the emergence of ayahuasca in Middle Eastern countries
Movements towards using local plants in Middle Eastern Ayahuasca brews
The different kinds of experiences reported
Unity-based connection (and criticism of the “individual spirituality" of perennial philosophy)
Recognition and difference-based connection
Conflict-related revelation
Awe and Silence
Paraverbal qualities of language
Delivery of conflict-related revelation and the need to ‘share the message’
Journalism and the complexity of reporting on ayahuasca ceremonies and conflict resolution in the West Bank