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The mind is a [[Neurochemistry|neurochemical]] machine it has so many inputs it evolved the subconscious to stop too much noise overwhelming the system. The word Psychedelic means mind-manifesting, i.e. it is taking some of these subconscious inputs and opening it up to the conscious mind. They work like a switch, once present in the system they switch of the inhibitory system and systems become conscious. The effect is that millions of years of heuristics are opened up. Only those which were promoted to the conscious mind were accessible to you, now you can see what is under the hood. However, as we have a limited awareness i.e. processing power it is different to normal consciousness as all of the inputs which had been subdued are now switch on and you are only built to pay attention to one or two things at one time. So the experience is often incapacitating and thus makes us vulnerable. To deal with this the brain tries to find patterns and groups concepts into "icons", metaphorical symbols, which are being seen from a far. Many of these icons can be archetypal of general human consciousness or personal. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is thought to be a mediating factor in the [[neuroplasticity]] created during administration of psychedelics.<ref>'''Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics''' Cato M. H. de Vos, Natasha L. Mason and Kim P. C. Kuypers* Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Front. Psychiatry, 10 September 2021 </ref> | The mind is a [[Neurochemistry|neurochemical]] machine it has so many inputs it evolved the subconscious to stop too much noise overwhelming the system. The word Psychedelic means mind-manifesting, i.e. it is taking some of these subconscious inputs and opening it up to the conscious mind. They work like a switch, once present in the system they switch of the inhibitory system and systems become conscious. The effect is that millions of years of heuristics are opened up. Only those which were promoted to the conscious mind were accessible to you, now you can see what is under the hood. However, as we have a limited awareness i.e. processing power it is different to normal consciousness as all of the inputs which had been subdued are now switch on and you are only built to pay attention to one or two things at one time. So the experience is often incapacitating and thus makes us vulnerable. To deal with this the brain tries to find patterns and groups concepts into "icons", metaphorical symbols, which are being seen from a far. Many of these icons can be archetypal of general human consciousness or personal. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is thought to be a mediating factor in the [[neuroplasticity]] created during administration of psychedelics.<ref>'''Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics''' Cato M. H. de Vos, Natasha L. Mason and Kim P. C. Kuypers* Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Front. Psychiatry, 10 September 2021 </ref> | ||
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Psychedelics are tools, they should not be personified as doing good or bad it is the intention behind their use that makes their effect. | Psychedelics are tools, they should not be personified as doing good or bad it is the intention behind their use that makes their effect. In a clinical sense there is abundant evidence for the safety and efficacy for their use in: | ||
</ref>. | * '''Ecological denialism''' - several studies have shown that psychedelic use leads to pronounce ecological concern<ref>'''''Manifesting Minds: A Review of Psychedelics in Science, Medicine, Sex, and Spirituality'''''. Doblin, Rick; Brad Burge (2014) North Atlantic Books. <nowiki>ISBN 1583947272</nowiki>.</ref><ref>'''Lifetime experience with (classic) psychedelics predicts pro-environmental behavior through an increase in nature relatedness'''. Matthias Forstmann and Christina Sagioglou Journal of Psychopharmacology 2017. DOI: 10.1177/0269881117714049</ref><ref>'''From Egoism to Ecoism: Psychedelics Increase Nature Relatedness in a State-Mediated and Context-Dependent Manner'''. Hannes Kettner, Sam Gandy, Eline C. H. M. Haijen and Robin L. Carhart-Harris Centre for Psychedelic Research, Department of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Published: December 2019 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16245147 | ||
</ref>. It has been suggested that this may be because as perceptual frameworks dissolve, the rationality of common [[Relativity of ethics|good]] between humans precipitates. | |||
* Depression | |||
* Anxiety | |||
* Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | |||
== Psychedelic Compounds == | == Psychedelic Compounds == | ||
[[File:Psychedelic types.png|alt=Much the same.|'''Figure 2'''. The “Classical” Psychedelics are mescaline, LSD, psilocybin, and DMT. Plus the deliriants and dissociatives.|thumb]] | [[File:Psychedelic types.png|alt=Much the same.|'''Figure 2'''. The “Classical” Psychedelics are mescaline, LSD, psilocybin, and DMT. Plus the deliriants and dissociatives.|thumb]] |