I just published a new essay that aims to present a relatively simple, inclusive, and pragmatic paradigm for understanding how growth and change can occur through the use of psychedelics. This is important for two main reasons:
1. Psychedelics are on their way to being integrated into the western medical model. But they are almost exclusively talked about as being used for healing, which is often simply regarded as a reduction of negative symptoms. This provides an extremely limited model that doesn’t account for much of the actual experience and transformative potential. The more limited the model of understanding the experience, the more limited we are in our ability to support a variety of experiences and challenges.
2. There are many dimensions to the integration of psychedelic experiences, and one very important aspect is helping people understand their experience and the changes that occur as a result. Many people are left confused and disoriented after transformative psychedelic experiences. Having a framework to understand can be reassuring and offer guidance to further support the individuals process.
Being Integrated
I just published a new essay that aims to present a relatively simple, inclusive, and pragmatic paradigm for understanding how growth and change can occur through the use of psychedelics. This is important for two main reasons:
1. Psychedelics are on their way to being integrated into the western medical model. But they are almost exclusively talked about as being used for healing, which is often simply regarded as a reduction of negative symptoms.
This provides an extremely limited model that doesn’t account for much of the actual experience and transformative potential. The more limited the model of understanding the experience, the more limited we are in our ability to support a variety of experiences and challenges.
2. There are many dimensions to the integration of psychedelic experiences, and one very important aspect is helping people understand their experience and the changes that occur as a result.
Many people are left confused and disoriented after transformative psychedelic experiences. Having a framework to understand can be reassuring and offer guidance to further support the individuals process.
Read here! beingintegrated.substack.com/p/understanding-growt…
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