2 papers in the library · 3 citations · publishing 2022-2025
Anthropology of Consciousness February 2, 2022 Nicole Torres 3 citations
The COVID-19 pandemic can serve as a 'great teacher,' offering opportunities for learning in anthropological studies of consciousness. The author urges scholars and practitioners to use the pandemic as a chance to practice a 'decolonial praxis'—a tool for liberation and healing.
Ecopsychology September 29, 2025 Nicole Torres
People from ethnoracially marginalized backgrounds turn to psychedelics such as psilocybin, cannabis, and ayahuasca for psychological healing, cultural reconnection, and as a response to inadequate mainstream health care. Based on 23 interviews and participant-observation in a psychedelic training program, most participants rejected the idea of a 'Psychedelic Renaissance,' instead viewing their experiences as acts of remembering, ancestral reconnection, and spiritual practice. Plant medicines were reported to provide emotional insight, help resolve intergenerational wounds, and foster connection to self and the living world. The study uses the framework of Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) to interpret these experiences within ecopsychological and decolonial contexts.