Epistemological Safety in Psychedelic Contexts: Neuroaesthetics, Neurodivergence, and the Ethics of Meaning
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 10, 2026 Courtney Zapor
Psychedelic experiences can amplify perception, affect, salience, and insight while intensifying meaning-making in ways that render interpretation itself ethically vulnerable. This work introduces epistemological safety as a framework for examining how aesthetic, ritual, relational, and conceptual conditions shape meaning during periods of heightened suggestibility and interpretive openness. It...