What Is the 'Unitive Mystical Experience' Triggered by Psychedelic Medicines an Experience of? An Exploration of Aldous Huxley's Viewpoint in Light of Current Data

A large body of research in the field of psychology currently points to a variety of therapeutic outcomes derived from psychedelically occasioned mystical experience. Moreover, additional research suggests that such benefits to mental and emotional well-being may depend directly upon the subjective...

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Main Author: Sawyer, Dana 1951- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 11
Further subjects:B Edward Kelly
B Perennial Philosophy
B Mind at Large
B Mystical Experience
B Overview Effect
B Aldous Huxley
B psychedelic substances
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