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Psilocybin Can Occasion Mystical-Type Experiences Having Substantial and Sustained Personal Meaning and Spiritual Significance

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Altered States PsychedelicsMystical Experience

By Roland R. Griffiths, William A. Richards, Una McCann, and Robert Jesse

Summary

Double-blind study: 30 mg/70kg psilocybin given to 36 healthy volunteers. 67% rated it among top 5 most meaningful life experiences; 61% among top 5 most spiritually significant. Effects persisted at 14-month follow-up.

Why It Matters

Landmark revival of human psychedelic research after decades of prohibition. Validated controlled use of psilocybin to occasion mystical-type experiences.

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