Mescaline, a hallucinogen belonging to the phenethylamines family, shows promise in cancer treatment. In a sample of 150 participants, 75% reported significant reductions in anxiety and depression following mescaline administration. The study highlights how pharmacology and stereochemistry of psychedelics can enhance emotional well-being in patients facing terminal illness. With plant-based medicinal research gaining momentum, these findings underscore the potential for integrating psychedelics into therapeutic frameworks within oncology, offering new avenues for improving quality of life during treatment.
Buddhist meditation and psychoanalytic listening share common ground, but the literature overlooks how the dynamic unconscious affects attention, leading to an overvaluation of focused attention and a devaluation of the analyst's inattentive experiences. Contemporary psychoanalytic theories align with basic Buddhist principles and shape recommendations for listening. The role of intention in psychoanalytic listening is examined through Zen Buddhist and contemporary psychoanalytic views of fluctuating mind states like reverie.