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The content of complex psychedelic experiences resulting from inhalation of N,N-dimethyltryptamine

Stephen Kagan

Journal of Psychedelic Studies January 16, 2023 DOI: 10.1556/2054.2022.00209 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population People who smoked N,N-dimethyltryptamine and posted narrative accounts online
Interventions smoking N N-dimethyltryptamine
Topics 5-MeO-DMT DMT
Citations 5
Key findings DMT experiences commonly described as indescribable and occurring in a single domain called Hyperspace actually contain distinct subcategories of frequently visited Places, encountered Entities, Objects, and Feelings.

Abstract

AbstractAimThis study examines narratives describing complex psychedelic experiences after smoking N,N-dimethyltryptamine.MethodsThe narrative accounts examined here were gathered from a variety of online sites and analyzed in order to discover themes, categories and patterns in the phenomenon of the resulting psychedelic experiences.ResultsSubjects reported seeing complex and unusual visual and synesthetic phenomena, leaving this world and entering into extraordinary places, encounters with a variety of strange entities, interactions with unusual objects and a wide variety of powerful feelings. The general categories of Places, Objects, Entities and Feelings were found in the phenomena experienced by people who smoked N,N-Dimethyltryptamine. These provided a framework within which more detailed subcategories were found and the range of most frequent to least frequent experiences were identified.DiscussionWhile DMT experiences are commonly described by people smoking N,N-dimethyltryptamine as indescribable, unique to everyone and taking place in a single domain called Hyperspace or the Hyperdimension, this research found distinct subcategories of frequently visited Places as well as frequently encountered Entities, Objects and Feelings. From these a more comprehensive understanding can be developed of the unusual and profound experiences resulting from inhalation of N,N,-Dimethyltryptamine.

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