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I'm pretty skeptical of Stanslav Grof's "perinatal matrix"[1] theories which interpret powerful LSD experiences as stemming from supposed trauma that the person
by pmoriarty 5y ago
I'm pretty skeptical of Stanslav Grof's "perinatal matrix"[1] theories which interpret powerful LSD experiences as stemming from supposed trauma that the person as an infant experienced in the womb or during birth.
There's no way to tell what the fetus/infant experienced in the womb or during birth, because we can't communicate with them, so this is wild conjecture on the part of Grof.
[1] - https://spiritwiki.lightningpath.org/index.php/Perinatal_Matrices https://spiritwiki.lightningpath.org/index.php/Perinatal_Mat...
- winnit 5y agoPerhaps it's a little out of step with today's empirical approaches. Sure, it's a (currently) untestable hypothesis but they speak themselves of how LSD could help open us to seemingly unlikely ideas. Besides, if logical positivism hadn't already been abandoned by the time of this interview, it's certainly lost credibility since.