A Real Spiritual High: In Defense of Psychedelic Mysticism
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As someone who was first introduced to psychedelics through ketamine assisted psychotherapy for depression while an active Latter-day Saint, the nexus of psychedelics and religion is near and dear to my heart. This intersection has also been a source of profound emotional turmoil for me. The mystical revelations I underwent, which I believed brought me closer to the divine, were met with skepticism at best and outright condemnation as the "work of evil" at worst, exacerbating my inner conflicts.
A Real Spiritual High: In Defense of Psychedelic Mysticism
A Real Spiritual High: In Defense of…
A Real Spiritual High: In Defense of Psychedelic Mysticism
As someone who was first introduced to psychedelics through ketamine assisted psychotherapy for depression while an active Latter-day Saint, the nexus of psychedelics and religion is near and dear to my heart. This intersection has also been a source of profound emotional turmoil for me. The mystical revelations I underwent, which I believed brought me closer to the divine, were met with skepticism at best and outright condemnation as the "work of evil" at worst, exacerbating my inner conflicts.