Introduction: Psychedelics and meditation are increasingly used for therapeutic and wellness purposes. However, research into adverse effects (AEs) has been limited, without adequate investigation of the nature, clinical characteristics, and diversity of persisting challenges following psychedelic use and meditation practice. This study aims to better characterize the clinical and contextual...
ABSTRACT The cross-cultural practice of shamanism reflects an innate capacity for altered states of consciousness (ASC’s) that are elicited by stress, deliberately sought in shamanic rituals, and associated with psychopathology. Shamanic sickness, animal transformation, and death-rebirth experiences specifically resemble psychotic experiences. The triggers of shamanic and psychotic experiences...