Seeking the “Spirit of Ganja” in Jamaica
Oct 1, 2016
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Réka Komáromi
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What is “Spirit” and how does it manifest in the relationship between plants and people? The answers that I came across in my encounters with cacao drinking clubbers in Berlin or the multifaceted global entheogenic scene and indigenous shamanic healers, all revealed a deep reverence for a plant intelligence that goes “beyond psychedelics” and is best left not tampered with. In this presentation, I wish to explore the question for the case of Cannabis as the sacred and “sacramental” plant of the Jamaican Rastafari community against the backdrop of the current legalization/commercialization developments on the island. My findings will be based on a four- week investigation into Rastafari definitions of the “Spirit of Ganja”, as well as about attitudes and opinions on changing traditions of cultivation and use of Cannabis.What is “Spirit” and how does it manifest in the relationship between plants and people? The answers that I came across in my encounters with cacao drinking clubbers in Berlin or the multifaceted global entheogenic scene and indigenous shamanic healers, all revealed a deep reverence for a plant intelligence that goes “beyond psychedelics” and is best left not tampered with. In this presentation, I wish to explore the question for the case of Cannabis as the sacred and “sacramental” plant of the…
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