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All breakthrough psychedelic experiences are serious psychotic events. Experienced psychonauts not only understand that psychosis can happen to anyone - regardl
by armitron 7y ago
All breakthrough psychedelic experiences are serious psychotic events. Experienced psychonauts not only understand that psychosis can happen to anyone - regardless of history - but know how valuable it can be.
Psychosis valuable? The difference between clinical psychosis and a psychedelic breakthrough experience is that the latter is integrated. The Psychonaut finds a way to make it part of his psyche and thus neutralize the dissonance.
Those who talk about predisposition really have no clue regarding proper psychedelic use. Psychosis is the whole point. But, taking place inside a framework that allows for integration. There is a reason shamans have rituals.
- mistermann 7y agoGreat points, it's so tricky to communicate though.
- jlokier 7y agoVery interesting idea about the notionally-psychotic event/state being part of the experience, and integration being part of the model of a healthy version. But if that's true, replace "psychosis" in the preceding arguments about the dangers with "failure to integrate the experience". Same danger, different name. It still needs to be acknowledged, not brushed away. Frameworks and rituals do not remove this danger. They may alter the risks, but it still occurs within them.
- mrmonkeyman 7y agoSure, Jung. Sure. Totally the same.