Narratives of the mystical among users of psychedelics
Acta Sociologica January 11, 2021 Willy Pedersen, Heith Copes, Liridona Gashi 25 citations
We are now witnessing a radical revival in clinical research on the use of psychedelics (e.g. LSD and psilocybin), where ‘mystical’ experiences are at the centre. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 50 psychedelic drug users, we document how they draw on archetypical mystical narratives, comprising three key dimensions: (1) the transcendence of time and space; (2) deep euphoria; and (3) the...