Cosmic Dance: A Technoshamanic Journey through Consciousness
Emília Simão, João Martinho Moura
ARTECH November 28, 2023 DOI: 10.1145/3632776.3632808 via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe shaman has historically served as a guide and mediator between worlds, inducing ecstatic states through magical-religious practices. This project asks whether technology can take on similar attributes when digital codes and organic systems intertwine, enabling cosmological experiences and transitions to altered states of consciousness. The work introduces the concept of technoshamanism, proposing a possible or metaphorical connection between technology and shamanic roles, explored through the project Cosmic Dance, A Technoshamanic Journey through Consciousness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Computer science Philosophy Art |
| Key finding | Technology may be understood as having a shamanic facet, enabling altered states and cosmological experiences through digital and organic integration. |
Abstract
From archaic contexts to current reconfigurations, the shaman, wrapped in magical-religious lineages, operates as a guiding element, inducer of ecstatic states, and mediator between worlds. Can technology allow these attributes when digital codes and organic webs spin together, fueling cosmological dances and transitions to altered states of consciousness? The project Cosmic Dance, A Tecnhoshamanic Journey through Consciousness, explores the concept of technoshamanism, from which an allusion - possible or metaphorical - to the shamanic facet of technology is proposed.