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Psilocybin's Erasure of EGO

The psychoanalytic journey and the psilocybin journey both reveal unconscious dynamics. In this article a psychoanalyst discusses his own psilocybin journey. Similarities and differences between these journeys are discussed. Possibilities are offered for a dialogue in which psilocybin may contribute to psychoanalytic understanding and psychoanalysis may contribute to the understanding of psychedelic sessions. Patients may benefit from this cross-fertilization.

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Journal: The Psychoanalytic Review
Date: 2023-11-30
Source: OpenAlex
DOI: 10.1521/prev.2023.110.4.457
PubMed: 38117518

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Gary Ahlskog

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psilocybin General Other Psilocybin Psychoanalytic theory Unconscious mind Psychoanalysis Psychology Erasure Id ego and super-ego Psychotherapist Hallucinogen Computer science Psychiatry Programming language Psychedelics and Drug Studies Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis

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