Yanomami Cosmoperceptions: Entheogenic Teachings from a Shaman to Decolonial Philosophies

Abstract

This article aims to analyze and describe the philosophically significant ideas presented by Davi Kopenawa, as transcribed by Bruce Albert and jointly published in The Falling Sky. Through a transdisciplinary methodology combining direct experience, bibliographic research, hyperfocused reading, comparative studies, hermeneutic approach, critical thinking, and creative writing about the concepts under examination, we intend to elucidate the ontological, phenomenological, and epistemological perspectives arising from the ritual use of yãkoana - a master plant of immense significance to the Yanomami people. In short, we seek to demonstrate the indispensability of Kopenawa's thought for strengthening decolonial philosophies.