Psychedelic Experience
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A Psychedelic Experience is an altered state of consciousness that includes altered perception of peality and visual hallucinations.
- Context:
- It can (often) be induced by the consumption of a Psychedelic Substance.
- It can range from being a Individual Psychedelic Experience to being a Group Psychedelic Experience.
- It can range from being an Internally-Focused Psychedelic Experience to being Externally-Stimulated Psychedelic Experience.
- It can (typically) include altered Perception of Reality, making users perceive their surroundings, time, and self differently than in their typical state.
- It can (typically) include Visual Hallucinations, where users might see patterns, fractals, and vividly colored landscapes, sometimes with closed eyes (closed-eye visualizations).
- It can include to Auditory Distortions, resulting in users hearing sounds in a distorted manner or perceiving entirely new sounds.
- It can include enhance Emotional States, causing intense emotions, ranging from euphoria and a sense of unity to anxiety and paranoia.
- It can include a Sense of Connectedness, where users feel deeply connected to others, nature, or the cosmos.
- It can include altered Sense of Time, making time seem to slow down or even become inconsequential.
- It can include Synesthesia, a phenomenon where users might "see" sounds or "hear" colors due to a blending of the senses.
- It can include Ego Dissolution, where the user's sense of self fades, leading to feelings of merging with the environment or universe.
- It can include Introspection, leading users to profound thoughts or insights about life, reality, or existence.
- It can include in Physical Sensations, ranging from tingling or numbness to feelings of floating or being deeply grounded.
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- Example(s):
- an LSD-Induced Psychedelic Experience (with Lysergic acid diethylamide), like one chronicled in Thomas Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test".
- a Mescaline-Induced Psychedelic Experience (with Mescaline), like one chronicled in Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception".
- a Psilocybin Mushrooms-Induced Psychedelic Experience (with Psilocybin), like one chronicled in Terence McKenna's writings.
- an N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-Induced Psychedelic Experience (with N,N-Dimethyltryptamine), like one chronicled in Rick Strassman's "DMT: The Spirit Molecule".
- a Salvia Divinorum-Induced Psychedelic Experience (with Salvinorin A),
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Predictive Processing, Perception, Ego Dissolution, Mystical Experience, Bad Trip, Set And Setting.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_experience Retrieved:2023-8-3.
- A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT). For example, an acid trip is a psychedelic experience brought on by the use of LSD, while a mushroom trip is a psychedelic experience brought on by the use of psilocybin. Psychedelic experiences feature alterations in normal perception such as visual distortions and a subjective loss of self-identity, sometimes interpreted as mystical experiences. Psychedelic experiences lack predictability, as they can range from being highly pleasurable (known as a good trip) to frightening (known as a bad trip). The outcome of a psychedelic experience is heavily influenced by the person's mood, personality, expectations, and environment (also known as set and setting).
Researchers have interpreted psychedelic experiences in light of a range of scientific theories, including model psychosis theory, filtration theory, psychoanalytic theory, entropic brain theory, integrated information theory, and predictive processing. Psychedelic experiences are also induced and interpreted in religious and spiritual contexts.
- A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT). For example, an acid trip is a psychedelic experience brought on by the use of LSD, while a mushroom trip is a psychedelic experience brought on by the use of psilocybin. Psychedelic experiences feature alterations in normal perception such as visual distortions and a subjective loss of self-identity, sometimes interpreted as mystical experiences. Psychedelic experiences lack predictability, as they can range from being highly pleasurable (known as a good trip) to frightening (known as a bad trip). The outcome of a psychedelic experience is heavily influenced by the person's mood, personality, expectations, and environment (also known as set and setting).
2022
- (Nygart et al., 2022) ⇒ V.A. Nygart, L.M. Pommerencke, et al.. (2022). "Antidepressant Effects of a Psychedelic Experience in a Large Prospective Naturalistic Sample.” In: ...
- QUOTE: “… a self-initiated psychedelic experience, and to investigate whether dosage, motive for use, prior psychedelic experience and the quality of the acute psychedelic experience would be …”
- NOTE: It investigates the antidepressant effects of self-initiated psychedelic experiences in a large sample.
2022
- (Peill et al., 2022) ⇒ J.M. Peill, K.E. Trinci, H. Kettner, et al.. (2022). "Validation of the Psychological Insight Scale: A New Scale to Assess Psychological Insight Following a Psychedelic Experience.” In: Journal of ...
- QUOTE: “… insight after a psychedelic experience: the Psychological Insight Scale … psychological insight after a psychedelic experience (PIS-6) … in relation to a planned psychedelic experience. For validation …”
- NOTE: It introduces and validates a new scale to measure psychological insights after experiencing psychedelics.
2017
- (Leary et al., 2017) ⇒ T. Leary, R. Alpert, R. Metzner, and R. Dass. (2017). "The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead.” In: books.google.com.
- QUOTE: “… Book of the Dead, The Psychedelic Experience remains a vital testament to broadening … Now, for a new generation seeking the trip of a lifetime, The Psychedelic Experience is the …”
- NOTE: It presents a guide based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, discussing the psychedelic experience.
2014
- (Tagliazucchi et al., 2014) ⇒ E. Tagliazucchi, R. Carhart‐Harris, R. Leech, et al.. (2014). "Enhanced Repertoire of Brain Dynamical States During the Psychedelic Experience.” In: Human brain ....
- QUOTE: “… In particular, the psychedelic experience produced by psilocybin (a substance found in “… hypothesize that neural correlates of the psychedelic experience can be found in the dynamics …”
- NOTE: It explores the brain dynamics during a psychedelic experience, particularly when influenced by psilocybin.
2000
- (Masters & Houston, 2000) ⇒ R. Masters, and J. Houston. (2000). "The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human Psyche.” In: books.google.com.
- QUOTE: “… but generally hewed to the line that the psychedelic experience was pathological. That view, … The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience was in fact very widely and favorably reviewed in …”
- NOTE: It discusses the diverse effects of LSD on the human psyche and challenges the view that the experience is pathological.