Category: psychedelics

A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: PART 2: Trance State

August 9, 2025

In my first article on psychedelics, I explored the background around plant medicines, centering on mushrooms, and considered how a Jungian may navigate the unconscious imagery that rises in a journey. I concluded at what I refer to as Liminal Consciousness.   In this second part, I want to explore Liminal levels in greater depth and continue … More A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: PART 2: Trance State

A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: Part 1

August 1, 2025

CONTENTS Part 1:   The Hard Problem of Consciousness.                 Aldous Huxley: Mind at Large                 Mind Revealed in Psychedelics                 A Jungian Approach to Psyche                 Liminal State of Consciousness Part 2:   Lucid Liminal vs Spectator Liminal                Liminal Nadir Experience                Trance States of Consciousness                Jung’s Framework of Consciousness Flipped                Insight states                Conclusion  In recent years, there has been an increasing use … More A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: Part 1