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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

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Altered States of Consciousness During Ceremonial San Pedro Use

This open-label ceremonial use study (n=42) investigates the consciousness altering effects of San Pedro, a mescaline containing cactus, in ceremonial psychedelic retreats in Europe. Results indicate that San Pedro induces deviations from normal waking consciousness on all 11 subscales of the 11D-ASC, moderate scores of ego-dissolution, and a complete mystical experience in two thirds of participants.

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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Authors
Bohn, A., Kiggen, M. H. H., Uthaug, M. V., van Oorsouw, K., Ramaekers, J. G., Van Schie, H. T.
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A brief survey of drug use and other activities preceding mystical-religious experiences

This online survey study (n=6209) investigated how often people who are sampled for reporting mystical-religious experiences attribute these to drug use. Stratified sampling was conducted via the application of Google Consumer Surveys, to gather data on activities that occasion mystical-type experiences. Amongst the subset of internet users who had mystical experiences, 4.7% of them attributed it to drug-use, which is less common than what might be naively predicted from studies of psychedelic users.

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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Authors
Baggot, M. J.

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Papers Indexed
2
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41
Open Access
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Country
United States
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