AUTHOR=Hartogsohn Ido 

TITLE=Set and Setting in the Santo Daime

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.651037

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2021.651037

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=Set and setting is a fundamental concept in the field of psychedelic drug research, which points to the profound dependence of psychedelic effects on psychological, social, and cultural factors. Santo Daime is a Brazilian rainforest religion, which makes elaborate use of ordering principles, techniques, and symbology to shape and direct the effects of the hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca. This paper systematically explores the tapestry of (inter alia) symbolic, social, cultural, psychological, aesthetic and musical elements which participate in the shaping of the psychedelic experience in the context of the Santo Daime ayahuasca religion.