The fallibility of psychedelic insight

How psychedelics increase openness to reality

Psychedelic experiences famously produce revelations, insight moments that feel intensely truthful and important. However, writes Henry Straughan, we should treat these insights with scepticism: the sense of certainty they bring is not a guarantee of truth. Instead of making new dogmatic claims about reality, the value of psychedelic experiences lies in sceptical openness to different ways of thinking and in understanding the limitations of our own minds.

 

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