Through the Looking Glass: Psychedelics As a Window into Mindfulness and Mind-Body Health.

Abstract

You know you are starting to get old when what you learned at university is already considered obsolete and disproven.During my psychology studies, I learned that personality traits were set (by nature, nurture, or both?) and are largely unchangeable.This is no longer tenable today; experiences, adventures, but also mind-body training have a greater influence on who we are than traditional personality psychology thought possible.This is now common sense.But are psychedelic drugs and hallucinogens also capable of influencing our personality traits?A challenging, almost intoxicating thought.In this column, our trusted