Even for non-religious people mystical experiences are often reported as being profoundly spiritual and meaningful. Despite this, mystical experiences have been largely ignored by mainstream psychology and psychiatry.
Why has this been the case?
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Psychedelics and Connectedness
Dr Dean Wright A study from 2017 performed a thematic analysis of patients’ experiences of using psilocybin in a therapeutic context. Within the people who experienced the largest therapeutic effect, the theme of “connection” or “connectedness” was prevalent.. This could be further broken down into connection with the self, others, and the world. It makes sense that […]
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Predicting Responses to Psychedelics
Dr Dean Wright You may have read about, or even participated in the Psychedelic Experience Survey, run by the Psychedelic Research Group at the Imperial College, London. This survey was designed to measure the effects of people’s personal use of psychedelics. To do this, participants complete a variety of online questionnaires at various time points, from two […]
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