NATURAL PHILO-THEOLOGIES: ECO-METAPHYSICS IN TRADITIONAL SHAMANISM AND ENTHEOGENIC RELIGIONS

Resumo

The central purpose of this work is to present a correlation of forces established between metaphysics and ecology in traditional shamanism and entheogenic religions: in order to show how the respective wisdom traditions work together towards the sustainability and regeneration of planet Earth. Using an analytical-descriptive methodology that combines a bibliographical review of renowned authors, phenomenological experience in the field of research, close reading and creative writing on the themes listed, the aim of this article is to highlight the extent to which the shamanic cosmovisions of North and South America, as well as their contemporary offshoots, namely Santo Daime and the Native American Church, open up space not only for thinking about a philo-theology, but also an eco-metaphysics – ideas that will be elucidated in the course of this paper. In general lines, the reflections raised here idealize to introduce, from the perspective of contemporaneity, a philosophical reading of the plural ontologies and natural ethics stemming from the primordial wisdoms.

Keywords: decolonial philosophy; plural ontologies; natural ethics; traditional shamanism; entheogenic religions.