Transpersonal Intersubjectivity in Ibogaine Experiences: Three cases
Anthropology of Consciousness February 6, 2023 DOI: 10.1111/anoc.12172 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 3 |
| Population | Three individuals who ingested iboga or ibogaine |
| Interventions | iboga ibogaine |
| Topics | Ibogaine |
| Keywords | Intersubjectivity Narrative Transpersonal psychology Vision Psychoanalysis Epistemology Literature Anthropology |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Each interviewee reported a distinct impression of transpersonal communication, either with iboga/ine or with visions of others, contributing to a sense of ontological realism and meaningfulness. |
Abstract
ABSTRACT This report presents the personal experiences of three individuals who ingested iboga or ibogaine in different contexts and for different reasons. Narrative analysis reveals a connection with previously identified phenomenological categories of experience, however demonstrating a wide variability. Most notably, each of these interviewees reported a distinct impression of transpersonal communication, either with “iboga/ine” or with visions of others encountered in the oneirogenic experience. This relates with a sense of transpersonal presence that is mentioned elsewhere in literature describing waking REM experiences, such as sleep paralysis. Within these cases, a sense of transpersonal intersubjectivity appears to contribute a sense of ontological realism and meaningfulness of the experiences. Similar deep engagement with narrative reports may better inform future research, as well as ibogaine‐assisted therapies.