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Meditation- and Retreat Center Felsentor, Switzerland Experience with a psylocybin-study Psilocybin-assisted mindfulness training modulates self-consciousness and brain default mode network connectivity with lasting effects.
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Queen Mary, University of London Reconfiguring Christian Experience with LSD The emergence of the Psychology of Religion in the work of philosopher William James was in part predicated on his experiences with psychoactive substances, particularly nitrous oxide and mescaline. Placing