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Pantheism: One and all

Peter Sjöstedt-hughes

Philosophical Psychology May 8, 2025 DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2025.2499627 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords Epistemology Cognitive science Psychoanalysis
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Key points Argues that pantheism is a hidden doctrine behind many psychedelic experiences and provides a typology distinguishing Monist and Idealist Pantheism from related doctrines.

Abstract

Pantheism – All is God – is the hidden doctrine behind many reported psychedelic-occasioned experiences, both in the literature and in clinical trials, yet its meaning is little understood in the clinical and therapeutic spheres. This essay therefore seeks to remedy this deficit by offering a fresh outline of Pantheism via the exploration of its etymology and history, the meanings of pan/all and theos/God, before traveling into a Pantheism typology that covers the two veritable varieties, Monist and Idealist Pantheism, as well as related doctrines that include Physicalist Pantheism, Partial Pantheism, Panentheism, and Panpsychism.