Conscious Care Lab, GIGA Consciousness, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Laboratoire d'Hypnose Médicale, University of Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Nov 4;24(1):381. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04678-w.
Shamanism is a spiritual tradition in which trance practitioners deliberately modify their state of consciousness to seemingly interact with an invisible world to resolve their community members' problems. This review aims to provide a multidisciplinary overview of scientific research on shamanic trance.
The search was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Twenty-seven articles were found to be eligible, and their data were classified into four dimensions, namely, a) phenomenology, b) psychology, c) neuro-physiological functions, and d) clinical applications.
These studies suggest that these trances are non-pathological, different from normal states of consciousness in terms of phenomenology and neurophysiology, and influenced by multiple personal and environmental variables. Furthermore, while trances may offer therapeutic potential, their scope should be approached cautiously, underscoring the need for rigorous studies to assess the effectiveness of shamanic approaches for complementary therapies.
Overall, shamanic trance and its potential benefits remain an intriguing and multifaceted area of scientific study, offering insights into the intersections of consciousness, spirituality, and possibly therapy.
萨满教是一种精神传统，其中恍惚的从业者故意改变他们的意识状态，似乎与一个看不见的世界互动，以解决他们社区成员的问题。本综述旨在提供一个关于萨满恍惚的多学科研究概述。
使用 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 数据库进行搜索。发现有 27 篇文章符合条件，并将其数据分为四个维度，即 a) 现象学，b) 心理学，c) 神经生理功能，和 d) 临床应用。
这些研究表明，这些恍惚状态是非病理性的，在现象学和神经生理学方面与正常意识状态不同，并且受到多种个人和环境变量的影响。此外，虽然恍惚可能具有治疗潜力，但应谨慎对待其范围，强调需要进行严格的研究来评估萨满方法作为补充疗法的有效性。
总的来说，萨满恍惚及其潜在益处仍然是一个有趣的、多方面的科学研究领域，为意识、精神和可能的治疗之间的交叉点提供了深入的了解。
