Psychedelic-induced mystical experiences: An interdisciplinary discussion and critique [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 Contemporary research on serotonergic psychedelic compounds has been rife with references to so-called ‘mystical’ subjective effects. Several psychometric assessments have been used to assess such effects, and clinical studies have found quantitative ...
Sharday Mosurinjohn +2 more
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Intensity of Mystical Experiences Occasioned by 5-MeO-DMT and Comparison With a Prior Psilocybin Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 5-MeO-DMT is a psychoactive substance found in high concentrations in the bufotoxin of the Colorado River Toad (Bufo alvarius). Emerging evidence suggests that vaporized 5-MeO-DMT may occasion mystical experiences of comparable intensity to those ...
Joseph Barsuglia +13 more
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Examining mystical experiences as a predictor of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression [PDF]
Journal of PsychopharmacologyBackground: Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) is a promising treatment for various psychiatric disorders. However, the exact biological and psychological mechanisms of action of PAP remain to be determined.
Zoe Doyle +2 more
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Qualitative and Quantitative Features of Music Reported to Support Peak Mystical Experiences during Psychedelic Therapy Sessions [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 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.
Frederick S Barrett +2 more
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LIMITATIONS ON THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF DRUG‐ENABLED MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES
Zygon, 2019 Scientific interest in drug‐induced mystical experiences reemerged in the 1990s. This warrants reexamining the philosophical issues surrounding such studies: Do psychedelic drugs cause mystical experiences?
R. Jones
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Mindset over molecule: comparing self-transcendent and mystical experiences across recreational psilocybin, MDMA, and cannabis use [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Self-transcendent and mystical experiences may be key mechanisms underlying psychedelics’ therapeutic effects, yet how these experiences differ across substances remains unclear.
Christina Chwyl +3 more
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More spiritual than religious: Concurrent and longitudinal relations with personality traits, mystical experiences, and other individual characteristics. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 People who self-identify as predominantly spiritual constitute a considerable and well-established part of the religious landscape in North America and Europe.
Chen ZJ, Cowden RG, Streib H.
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Reconciling Mystical Experiences with Naturalistic Psychedelic Science: Reply to Sanders and Zijlmans. [PDF]
ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci, 2021 In a recent Viewpoint, Sanders and Zijlmans call for the demystification of psychedelic science. However, they ignore the subjective aspect of psychedelic experiences.
Jylkkä J.
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LIMITATIONS ON THE NEUROSCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES
Zygon, 2018 Neuroscientific scanning of meditators is taken as providing data on mystical experiences. However, problems concerning how the brain and consciousness are related cast doubts on whether any understanding of the content of meditative experiences is ...
R. Jones
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Are "mystical experiences" essential for antidepressant actions of ketamine and the classic psychedelics? [PDF]
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin NeurosciThe growing interest in the rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of the dissociative anesthetic ketamine and classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin, is remarkable.
Hashimoto K.
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