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.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on ibogaine, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ibogaine medical subculture. Individuals who had taken ibogaine in the global medical subculture | 2008 | Ethnographic study with systematic quantitative data collection | n = 3,414 |
| A phenomenological analysis of the subjective experience elicited by ibogaine in the context of a drug dependence treatment Patients with substance-related disorders | 2017 | Qualitative study | n = 22 |
| A Mixed-Method Analysis of Persisting Effects Associated with Positive Outcomes Following Ibogaine Detoxification. Patients who received treatment for chronic opioid use in Mexico between 2012 and 2015 | 2018 | Retrospective mixed-methods study | n = 73 |
| Treating drug dependence with the aid of ibogaine: A qualitative study Patients with substance use disorders, including psychostimulant users | 2017 | Qualitative study | |
| A phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of ibogaine and its potential to treat opioid use disorders Individuals who underwent ibogaine treatment for an opioid use disorder | 2018 | Qualitative study |
Citations in the library
Cites 14
- The ibogaine medical subculture. Journal of Ethnopharmacology January 4, 2008
- Treatment of opioid use disorder with ibogaine: detoxification and drug use outcomes. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2018
- Ibogaine treatment outcomes for opioid dependence from a twelve-month follow-up observational study. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2018
- Ibogaine in the treatment of substance dependence. Current Drug Abuse Reviews March 1, 2013
- The influence of therapists’ first-hand experience with psychedelics on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy research and therapist training Journal of Psychedelic Studies October 5, 2018
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