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'''Pivotal Mental States (PiMS) are states of mind created by profound psychological events which shift default thought patterns. PiMS are an evolved feature of human brains as they aid in overwriting outdated ways of thinking when novel, actual or perceived environmental pressures demand this'''<ref>'''Pivotal mental states'''. Brouwer A, Carhart-Harris RL. ''Journal of Psychopharmacology''. 2021;35(4):319-352. doi:10.1177/0269881120959637. Accessed on 24th September 2022 via https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269881120959637</ref>'''.''' PiMS exert their effect by inducing [[Neuroplasticity|neuroplastic]] states, which given the correct [[priming]], [[setting]] and [[Guided Psychedelic Therapy|integration]] allows the user to eliminate out-of-date thought patterns and strengthen healthier, more adapted ones. | '''Pivotal Mental States (PiMS) are states of mind created by profound psychological events which shift default thought patterns. PiMS are an evolved feature of human brains as they aid in overwriting outdated ways of thinking when novel, actual or perceived environmental pressures demand this'''<ref>'''Pivotal mental states'''. Brouwer A, Carhart-Harris RL. ''Journal of Psychopharmacology''. 2021;35(4):319-352. doi:10.1177/0269881120959637. Accessed on 24th September 2022 via https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269881120959637</ref>'''.''' PiMS exert their effect by inducing [[Neuroplasticity|neuroplastic]] states, which given the correct [[priming]], [[setting]] and [[Guided Psychedelic Therapy|integration]] allows the user to eliminate out-of-date thought patterns and strengthen healthier, more adapted ones. Specific PiMS have been shown clinically to ease psychological transitions away from egocentrism toward ecocentrism. | ||
== Chemically induced PiMS == | == Chemically induced PiMS == | ||
[[File:Pivotal mental states induced by psychedelics.png|alt=Pivotal mental states induced by psychedelics|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Pivotal mental states induced by psychedelics<ref>'''Ketamine psychedelic psychotherapy: Focus on its pharmacology, phenomenology, and clinical applications.''' Kolp, E., Friedman, H. L., Krupitsky, E., Jansen, K., Sylvester, M., Young, M. S., & Kolp, A. (2014). ''International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 33''(2), 84–140. Accessed on 24th September 2022 via: https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/ijts-transpersonalstudies/vol33/iss2/8/</ref>.]] | [[File:Pivotal mental states induced by psychedelics.png|alt=Pivotal mental states induced by psychedelics|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Pivotal mental states induced by psychedelics<ref>'''Ketamine psychedelic psychotherapy: Focus on its pharmacology, phenomenology, and clinical applications.''' Kolp, E., Friedman, H. L., Krupitsky, E., Jansen, K., Sylvester, M., Young, M. S., & Kolp, A. (2014). ''International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 33''(2), 84–140. Accessed on 24th September 2022 via: https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/ijts-transpersonalstudies/vol33/iss2/8/</ref>.]] |