Negative mystical experiences
Journal of Psychedelic Studies September 11, 2023 Dax Oliver 2 citations
Positive mood should not be a criterion for identifying mystical experiences in psychedelic studies. Unlike feelings of self-dissolution and time-transcendence, positive mood does not distinguish mystical experiences from other emotionally powerful states such as being in love. Other proposed mystical criteria can occur with non-positive moods, and framing all mystical experiences as solely positive is not more pragmatic.