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===Shamanism=== | ===Shamanism=== | ||
[[File:Oxira 1.jpg|400px|thumb|Candomblé participant possessed by the orixá of Oxóssi]] | |||
In many cultures, [[shaman]]s enter a trance through the use of [[recreational drug|psychoactive substances]] called "entheogens." These are drugs such as [[peyote]], [[psilocybin]], uncured tobacco, cannabis, ayahuasca, or [[LSD]] used in a ritualized context. | In many cultures, [[shaman]]s enter a trance through the use of [[recreational drug|psychoactive substances]] called "entheogens." These are drugs such as [[peyote]], [[psilocybin]], uncured tobacco, cannabis, ayahuasca, or [[LSD]] used in a ritualized context. | ||
Practitioners of the [[African diaspora religion|Afro-Brazilian religion]] [[Candomblé]] channel various spirits during their rituals, deliberately becoming possessed by specific [[saint]]-like entities called ''orixá''. | |||
==Types== | ==Types== | ||