High-context cultures

Not all of these dimensions are self-explanatory or independent. Collectivist cultures where saving face and harmony are highly valued tend to use a high-context communication style where the participants have to interpret meanings and nuances rather than receive blunt assertions and direct responses (Triandis, 1990). 

The similarity between these outcomes and those from the first study, which was conducted in a Western cultural context, suggests a potential cross-cultural applicability of TCP theory. The common and notable findings of both studies are that the identified 14 motivation factors were very similar in terms of number of factors, appropriate labels, and the associated items in each factor. Furthermore, for both high and low travel career levels, novelty, escape/relax, and kinship were the most important travel motivations, while social status and isolation were the least important ones. 

Conceptualization is a function of the imagination, an activity which takes place in the imaginal realm. It is what assumes shape when we set the stage for the "inner guide" meditation described previously. For Westerners entering hyperspace with psychedelic drugs from a non-shamanic culture deeply influenced by scientific materialism, some kind of a sufficiently elastic structure (hypothesis) is essential. The above concepts from Peru (however one may choose to modify them for personal use) are highly recommended. Perhaps these ideas may be placed in a more familiar context via a line from Robert Frost ... 

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