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Episode Synopsis
Send us a textIn this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Reid Robison, Dr. Steve Thayer, and Derick Moody, PA-C discuss whether or not the mystical experience caused by many psychedelic medicines is a necessary factor for the healing they promote. They cover the following topics:(1:10) Nature article about non-psychoactive psychedelics.(4:00) What do we mean by "mystical experience"?(10:07) The entropic brain theory of mental illness (chaos vs order).(12:40) How psychedelics help a mind that is either too chaotic or too controlled.(13:35) The mystical experience and stages of change.(15:00) Ketamine can help with depression without the mystical experience.(15:39) Why the mystical experience is important for psychological change.(20:00) How psychedelics help people connect to meaning.(21:40) What is consciousness?(23:00) Measuring the relationship between the mystical experience and mental health improvements.(23:58) Psychedelics mimic a near death experience and provide similar changes in perspective. (28:07) Psychedelics are both a neurological and phenomenological intervention.(33:37) Different psychedelic compounds cause different mystical experiences.(34:34) The challenging psychedelic experiences can be the most therapeutic. (36:33) The relationship between mystical experiences and changes in psychological traits.(40:30) The "true self" and mental health. (43:00) the utility of psychedelics that don't have the mystical experience. (45:00) Movies and the mystical experience. Learn more about our podcast at https://www.psychedelictherapyfrontiers.com/Learn more about our podcast at https://numinusnetwork.com/learn/podcast/Learn more about psychedelic therapy training opportunities at https://numinusnetwork.com/training/Learn more about our clinical trials at https://www.numinusnetwork.com/researchLearn more about Numinus at https://numinusnetwork.com/Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstevethayer/https://www.instagram.com/innerspacedoctor/https://www.instagram.com/numinushealth/
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