The Phenomenology and Potential Religious Import of States of Consciousness Facilitated by Psilocybin *
@article{Richards2008ThePA, title={The Phenomenology and Potential Religious Import of States of Consciousness Facilitated by Psilocybin *}, author={W. A. Richards}, journal={Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv F{\"u}r Religionpsychologie}, year={2008}, volume={30}, pages={189 - 200} }
Accompanying the resumption of human research with the entheogen (psychedelic drug), psilocybin, the range of states of consciousness reported during its action, including both nonmystical and mystical forms of experience, is surveyed and defined. The science and art of facilitating mystical experiences is discussed on the basis of research experience. The potential religious import of these states of consciousness is noted in terms of recognizing the reality of the spiritual, in better… CONTINUE READING
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