Spiritual Emergencies and Psychedelics: What Are They About?
In the last few years, we’ve seen an increase in the interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, in both nonclinical and clinical settings. Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms possess the ability to cause huge shifts in an individual’s perception and understanding of reality. While seeing things in the world in a new light may be good for an individual’s psyche, it may also trigger psychological distress referred to as a spiritual emergency. What is a spiritual emergency? This refers to a transformative or spiritual crisis in which a person may move toward a greater state of…