Journal of Psychopharmacology
August 1, 2024
James Jonathan Rucker, Claire T. Roberts, Mathieu Seynaeve et al.
32 citations
To investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of BPL-003, a novel intranasal benzoate salt formulation of 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT), in healthy participants. In all, 44 psychedelic-naïve participants enrolled in the double-blind, placebo-controlled single ascending dose study (1-12 mg BPL-003). Concentrations of 5-MeO-DMT and its...
Sufism in Europe
July 31, 2024
Francesco Piraino
This chapter examines the “pioneers” of Sufism in contemporary France and Italy, such as the migrants coming from Algeria between the 1950s and the 1970s to France, and from Morocco in the 1990s to both France and Italy. The second “pioneers” of Sufism in Europe have been European esotericists, who were looking for a living esoteric tradition and found one in Sufism. The third “pioneers” are...
July 31, 2024
Francesco Piraino
Sufism, the spiritual, mystical, and esoteric dimension of Islam, is experiencing a renewal in the 21st century. Charismatic Sufi masters have been able to revitalize their language, attracting new disciples and going beyond their cultural-geographic framework. This book describes the development of Sufism in Western Europe, particularly in France and Italy, through extended empirical research...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
July 31, 2024
Joseph T. la Torre, Jade Gallo, Mehdi Mahammadli et al.
6 citations
Individuals with a history of psychotic experiences and disorders such as schizophrenia, and mood disorders with psychotic features tend to be excluded from psychedelic-assisted therapy research and treatment programs, despite minimal research demonstrating heightened risk of adverse effects for this group. Participants (n = 100) were asked to complete an online, retrospective survey that asked...
Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
July 31, 2024
Michael James Winkelman
6 citations
Differences among constructivist, perennialist, and universalist perspectives on mystical experiences are bridged with neurophenomenology and neuroepistemology perspectives that illustrate constructivist and deconditioning processes and universal innate experiences. These approaches show that phenomenal similarities and differences in the features of meditative experiences are related to...
Preprints.org
July 30, 2024
Rúna F. E. Walther, Hein T. van Schie
preprint
This narrative review explores the utilization of psychedelic states in therapeutic contexts, deliberately shifting the focus from psychedelic substances back to the experiential phenomena they induce, in alignment with the original meaning of the term "mind-manifesting." The review provides an overview of various psychedelic substances used in modern therapeutic settings and ritualistic...
Religions
July 26, 2024
Attila Puskás
This essay examines the distinctive features; unchanging basic elements and changing emphases of Bonaventure’s interpretation of the spiritual senses based on four works selected from different periods of his life and considered significant for the subject. In the first chapter, I analyse the relevant passages of Bonaventure’s Commentary on the Book of Sentences; in the second the De reductione...
Prajñā Vihāra Journal of Philosophy and Religion
July 17, 2024
Andi Herawati
The concept of the imagination, has been an important area of philosophical and religious inquiry. But this concept is often neglected in connection with the Islamic mystical tradition even though the faculty of the imagination (khayāl) plays a central role in mystical experience. This article will address the role imagination in the thought of the famous mystic Ibn ‘Arabī. It will demonstrate...
Preprints.org
July 16, 2024
Mitchell B. Liester
preprint
Time can be a difficult concept to understand. Albert Einstein, who viewed time as an illusion, explained the passage of time is relative to the observer’s frame of reference in the space-time continuum. However, the state of consciousness of the observer also influences the passage of time. This paper examines the relationship between the experience of time and different states of...
Annales Médico-psychologiques revue psychiatrique
July 10, 2024
Federico Seragnoli, Gabriel Thorens, Louise Penzenstadler et al.
8 citations
Dans cet article, nous avons pour objectif de décrire un modèle interdisciplinaire de psychothérapie assistée par psychédéliques (PAP) que nous avons développé dans un cadre institutionnel aux hôpitaux universitaires de Genève. La psychothérapie assistée par psychédéliques (PAP) est une approche psychothérapeutique exploitant l’altération de l’état de conscience induite par une substance...