Moving Past Mysticism in Psychedelic Science
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science May 4, 2021 James W. Sanders, Josjan Zijlmans 94 citations
The mysticism framework, often used to characterize psychedelic experiences and explain therapeutic outcomes, carries risks because it is tied to supernatural or nonempirical belief systems. The authors encourage researchers to adopt a demystified model of the psychedelic state to mitigate these risks.