Qualitative and Quantitative Features of Music Reported to Support Peak Mystical Experiences during Psychedelic Therapy Sessions Frederick S. Barrett, Hollis Robbins, David Smooke, Jenine L. Brown and Roland R. Griffiths Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 25 July 2017 doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01238 Abstract Psilocybin is a classic (serotonergic) hallucinogen (“psychedelic” drug) that may occasion mystical experiences (characterized by a profound feeling of oneness or unity) during acute effects. Such experiences may have therapeutic value. Research and clinical applications of psychedelics usually include music listening during acute drug effects, based on the expectation that music will provide psychological support during the acute effects of psychedelic drugs, and [...]
Lire la suiteBeyond LSD : A Broader Psychedelic Zeitgeist during the Early to Mid-20th Century Jacob S. Aday, M.S. , Emily K. Bloesch, Ph.D. , and Christopher C. Davoli, Ph.D. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2019.1581961 ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a tremendous surge in research into the effects of psychedelic drugs. When discussing this period of research, the discovery of the psychoactive properties of LSD in 1943 is often presented as the main, and sometimes only, driving force of the boom in research. This “Great Person,” or “Great Chemical,” historiographical lens fails to acknowledge other factors that were fundamental in setting the stage [...]
Lire la suiteEmotional breakthrough and psychedelics : Validation of the Emotional Breakthrough Inventory Leor Roseman, Eline Haijen, Kelvin Idialu-Ikato, Mendel Kaelen, Rosalind Watts and Robin Carhart-Harris Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2019, 1–12 DOI: 10.1177/0269881119855974 Abstract Background : Psychedelic therapy is gaining recognition and the nature of the psychedelic experience itself has been found to mediate subsequent long-term psychological changes. Much emphasis has been placed on the occurrence of mystical-type experiences in determining long-term responses to psychedelics yet here we demonstrate the importance of another component, namely: emotional breakthrough. Methods : Three hundred and seventy-nine participants completed online surveys before and after a planned psychedelic experience. Items pertaining to emotional [...]
Lire la suiteThe Meaning-Enhancing Properties of Psychedelics and Their Mediator Role in Psychedelic Therapy, Spirituality, and Creativity Ido Hartogsohn Frontiers in Neurosciences, 06 March 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00129 Past research has demonstrated to the ability of psychedelics to enhance suggestibility, and pointed to their ability to amplify perception of meaning. This paper examines the existing evidence for the meaning-enhancing properties of psychedelics, and argues that the tendency of these agents to enhance the perception of significance offers valuable clues to explaining their reported ability to stimulate a variety of therapeutic processes, enhance creativity, and instigate mystical-type experiences. Building upon previous research, which suggested the potential role of [...]
Lire la suitePeter Webster added a comment to the article : REBUS and the Anarchic Brain : Toward a Unified Model of the Brain Action of Psychedelicss R. L. Carhart-Harris and K. J. Friston, Pharmacological Reviews, 2019, 71, 316–344 https://doi.org/10.1124/pr.118.017160 https://www.grecc.org/publications/ressources-documentaires/pharmacologie/rebus-and-the-anarchic-brain-toward-a-unified-model-of-the-brain-action-of-psychedelics-r-l-carhart-harris-and-k-j-friston-2019/ Prediction : ultimately you will find that the Salience Network has a far greater importance for understanding psychedelic experience than the DMN. See: Menon V. (2015) Salience Network. In: Arthur W. Toga, editor. Brain Mapping: An Encyclopedic Reference, vol. 2, p. 597. Academic Press: Elsevier. In Doors of Perception, Aldous Huxley writes, [I was seeing] a bunch of flowers shining with their own inner light and all but quivering under the [...]
Lire la suitePsychedelic-assisted therapy for anxiety and depression in the face of death: A critical review with an anthropological lens Jenna VARLEY Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2019, 3, (1), 14–18. DOI: 10.1556/2054.2019.005 Psychedelics have been investigated for their therapeutic applications in end-of-life care as early as 1960. Recently, there have been four main groups conducting clinical trials for either lysergic acid diethylamide or psilocybin for the treatment of anxiety and depression in patients with terminal illnesses. The recent trials have higher methodological quality and demonstrate the profound impact of psychedelics for this particular patient presentation. However, a number of gaps, including understanding the meaning of death [...]
Lire la suiteInside bad trips : Exploring extra-pharmacological factors Genis ONA Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2018, 2, (1), pp. 53–60 DOI: 10.1556/2054.2018.001 Objective : This study aimed to clarify the influence of extra-pharmacological factors in the etiology of bad trips, a common adverse reaction related to the consumption of psychedelic drugs. Methods : A descriptive approach was adopted. The information was collected using a web-based survey. The survey respondents volunteered to participate based on the condition that they had suffered a bad trip in the past. Results : This report reveals some variables that are commonly related to this adverse reaction (i.e., the recreational consumption of drugs, the [...]
Lire la suiteA phenomenological analysis of the subjective experience elicited by ibogaine in the context of a drug dependence treatment EDUARDO EKMAN SCHENBERG, MARIA ANGÉLICA DE CASTRO COMIS, JOÃO FELIPE MOREL ALEXANDRE, LUÍS FERNANDO TÓFOLI, BRUNO DANIEL RASMUSSEN CHAVES, DARTIU XAVIER DA SILVEIRA Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2017, 1, (2), pp. 74–83 DOI: 10.1556/2054.01.2017.007 Objective : This report documents the phenomenology of the subjective experiences of 22 patients with substancerelated disorders who were involved in a treatment combining cognitive–behavioral therapy and hospital sessions with ibogaine in Brazil. Methods: Participants underwent a one-to-one semi structured interview exploring the subjective effects of ibogaine. We employed interpretative phenomenological analysis [...]
Lire la suiteThe hyperassociative mind: The psychedelic experience and Merleau-Ponty’s “wild being” CSABA SZUMMER, LAJOS HORVÁTH, ATTILA SZABÓ, EDE FRECSKA and KRISTÓF ORZÓI Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2017, 1, (2), pp. 55–64 DOI: 10.1556/2054.01.2017.006 Purpose : In contemporary phenomenology, Dieter Lohmar has suggested that the new task of phenomenological research is to analyze the “alternative representational systems” of fantasy. In line with this program, we propose that psychedelic experience could also be suitable subject to this project subsumed under the wider category of fantasy activity. The aim of this paper is to show that psychedelic experiences offer a favorable situation to study the imagination. Method : The [...]
Lire la suiteQuelques problèmes posés par l’ethnopharmacologie et la recherche pharmaceutique sur les substances naturelles Some Problems Posed by Ethno‑Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Research into Natural Compounds Elisabeth Motte-Florac Journal des anthropologues, 2002, 88-89, 53-78 Association française des anthropologues Résumé L’examen des publications parues en ethnopharmacologie au cours des dernières décennies fait apparaître que les objectifs majeurs de cette recherche sont d’une part une participation à l’innovation pharmaceutique et d’autre part l’évaluation des pharmacopées traditionnelles. Ces objectifs posent implicitement plusieurs problèmes fondamentaux, complexes, interdépendants, dont l’ampleur tient à la fois à l’importance des enjeux et au fait qu’ils concernent une grande partie de la population mondiale. Jusqu’à quel point [...]
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