Is the psychedelic hype bubble about to burst?. Might that be best for the field?. In a new @JAMAPsych article w/ me, @jpotash1, & R. Griffiths, we argue for moving beyond overly negative AND positive extremes to embrace the actual evidence.@JHPsychedelics.

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RT @HormozMardokhi: Probably the best book on ASC and spiritual experiences that has been released and will be released in a long time!. Ca….

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My book is now out in paperback in the US! It reviews the history + current research (mostly psych) on altered states of consciousness. If curious about the science of ASC, you may find it useful–and it's now in a more accessible form. Grateful for @sbkaufman’s generous words:

Here are instructions & response options for Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) & Eleven Dimensional Altered State of Consciousness Scale (11D-ASC; EDI is similar to this one):. Ignoring the (problematic) items, which instructions and response options seem better and why?

Just a reminder that William James's classic, The Varieties of Religious Experience, is available for free online:.His sensible and evidence-based approach is so refreshing in an era when extreme statements are algorithmically rewarded.

RT @chazfirestone: Is it possible to manipulate a high-level visual property while holding ~all low-level visual properties constant?. “No!….

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Susan Cain @susancain on my book, coming out in paperback this Friday!.In many ways, my book is a bland assessment of the current state of research literature (w/ William James's brilliant insights throughout). But if you're interested in this topic, it's a very thorough overview

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Interested in what psychology, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology know ––and don't know––about intense & meaningful altered states of consciousness?. The paperback version of: The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives is available from OUP:

RT @ExistWell: Here is the link to the article (hopefully not paywalled?):

RT @ExistWell: Published "Responding to a Variety of Comments on The Varieties,” engaging w/ thoughtful critiques that sharpened arguments….

RT @ExistWell: Historical psychologists:.- Almost everyone has heard of Freud.- Many have heard of Jung.- But relatively few know about Wil….