Metamodernism and Psychedelics: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Michael R. Montgomery, Noah Cebuliak
Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis 2026 DOI: 10.65828/zybtsk71 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that psychedelic therapy reflects "metamodern sensibilities" that navigate between scepticism, hope, science, and subjectivity. Rather than prescribing outcomes, the paper contends that patients engage psychedelic experiences as meaning-making processes within complex cultural and psychological landscapes, opening new perspectives on healing, integration, and consciousness in existential therapy. |
Abstract
This paper examines how psychedelic therapy reflects metamodern sensibilities – navigating between scepticism, hope, science and subjectivity. Rather than prescribing outcomes, it explores how patients engage psychedelic experiences as meaning-making processes within complex cultural and psychological landscapes, inviting new perspectives on healing, integration and the role of consciousness in existential therapy.
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