The Dream Drugstore: Chemically Altered States of Consciousnessby J. A. Hobson
Anne Diamond
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis June 19, 2013 DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2013.772420 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Altered states of consciousness |
| Key points | Proposes a "unified theory of consciousness" that connects dreaming, dissociative states, and psychedelic experience, arguing that dreams themselves carry psychedelic potential and using the author's own dreams as the basis for the account. |
Abstract
“This book is about the psychedelic potential of dreams” (p. 30). J. Allan Hobson uses his own brain and its dreams to provide a “unified theory of consciousness” that ties dreaming, dissociative s...
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on altered states of consciousness, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altered States of Consciousness | 1966 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Functional neuroanatomy of altered states of consciousness: The transient hypofrontality hypothesis | 2003 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter with Death | 1969 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| A neurophenomenological approach to non-ordinary states of consciousness: hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelics | 2022 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Hypnotic phenomena and altered states of consciousness: a multilevel framework of description and explanation | 2003 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |