I really enjoyed reading his book, and bought it back in the day. It now goes for over sixty dollars, but found this google book link for those who would like to read a bit of it. I've read the book at least half a dozen times, it is that good, destined to go down as a classic like Huxley's "Doors of Perception."
Antipodes of the Mind by Prof. Shanon:
Antipodes of the Mind by Prof. Shanon:
The Antipodes of the Mind
This is a pioneering cognitive psychological study of Ayahuasca, a plant-based Amazonian psychotropic brew. Benny Shanon presents a comprehensive charting of the various facets of the special state of mind induced by Ayahuasca, and analyzes them from a cognitive psychological perspective. He...
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I too can relate, I've seen in dreams a carousel made out of galloping horses melt to the ground while going round and 'round then saw it build itself back up from the ground upwards, all in beautiful color, and animated.Other places seen on Ayahuasca
Lastly, there are places of entertainment. These seem to fall into two main subtypes. One is that of places such as bars and cabarets, often lascivious and somewhat lewd. The other may be characterized as ludic. The frequency of facilities pertaining to amusement parks in the visions is, it seems to me, disproportionately high. Especially noted are carousels and Ferris wheels. Interestingly, a merry-go-round is also mentioned by Naranjo (1973a) in his experimental study of harmaline.