Amongst psychedelic therapists it’s pretty normal to include Ketamine under the rubric of psychedelics these days, even though receptor purists might still obje

Amongst psychedelic therapists it’s pretty normal to include Ketamine under the rubric of psychedelics these days, even though receptor purists might still object. Same is true of MDMA. From a subjective experience there’s no doubt that it’s different, but at psychedelic dose ranges most psychonauts will characterize it is a psychedelic experience, and ketamine can produce experiences every bit as weird and life altering as the tryptamines. One interesting line of research on thinking about new ways to characterize this that they all can be characterized as re-opening critical periods of development. Gul Dolen at Johns Hopkins is spearheading this, and this interview with her is worth a listen. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-psychoactive-84544756/episode/gul-dolen-on-why-giving-mdma-98394543/ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-psychoactive-84544756/ep...