Microdose Webcast 5 - Psychedelics: Philosophy & Mindfulness
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Segment one will feature Dr Chris Letheby an expert in psychedelic epistemology, naturalistic spirituality, and the “comforting delusion objection” to psychedelic therapy.
Segment Two will be delivered by Jake Payne. Jake will discuss how psychedelic and mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve mental ill-health and how each one may address common challenges with the other intervention.
Each segment will be followed by a live Q&A session, allowing the audience to further query psychedelic philosophy and mindfulness relative to their own journey.
A link to the event screening will be sent with your ticket. The link will be resent with an email reminder just before the event goes live.
Hosted by Nick Wallis & EGA
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Segment One – Philosophy of Psychedelics
Talk Synopsis:
The recent renaissance of scientific research into classic psychedelic drugs has led to a corresponding growth in philosophical interest. For the first time, psychedelics are attracting substantial and sustained scholarly attention from academic philosophers. In this talk I will give a brief overview of some philosophical issues raised by psychedelics, before focusing in more detail on the issues discussed in my forthcoming book, Philosophy of Psychedelics. These issues have to do with the tension between psychedelic experience and a physicalist/naturalist worldview, and the question of the epistemic status of the psychedelic state: Do psychedelics induce genuine insights into how things are, or simply therapeutically beneficial "metaphysical hallucinations"?
Bio: Chris Letheby
Dr Chris Letheby is a philosopher working on issues related to the therapeutic and transformative potential of classic psychedelic drugs. His doctoral research, conducted at the University of Adelaide, presented the first systematic analysis of psychedelic experience within the framework of 21st-century philosophy of cognitive science. He is currently a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Australia and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Adelaide on the ARC-funded project "Philosophical Perspectives on Psychedelic Psychiatry". His monograph Philosophy of Psychedelics is forthcoming with Oxford University Press.
Segment Two - Combining Psychedelic and Mindfulness Interventions: Synergies to Inform Clinical Practice
Talk Synopsis:
This lecture draws on a recent paper by Jake Payne, Dr Richard Chambers and Dr Paul Liknaitzky concerning the synergy and differences between mindfulness and psychedelic interventions. Psychedelic and mindfulness interventions have been shown to improve mental health and wellbeing, with a range of clinical processes and effects in common. However, each appear to contain specific challenges in the context of mental health treatment. In this presentation, Jake will outline a set of distinct affordances (“useful differences”) within psychedelic and mindfulness interventions that might address common challenges within the other intervention. Accordingly, Jake proposes a set of applied synergies, indicating specific ways in which these two promising interventions might be combined for greater benefit.
Bio: Jake Payne
Jake is a Master of Clinical Psychology and PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. His PhD research involves studying how psychedelic and meditation experiences affect social development and interpersonal dynamics.
About Garden States Microdose Webcasts
The EGA Garden States Microdose Webcasts are designed to cover a variety of topics from the field of ethnobotany and psychedelic culture, sustainability, and related areas of interest to the community. The forums are part of the program leading up to the highly anticipated Garden States 2021 Botanical Conference. Registration for the Microdose Webcasts are free but donations are encouraged to support EGA's important work.
About EGA
Entheogenesis Australis is a charitable, educational organisation established in 2004. We provide opportunities for critical thinking and knowledge sharing on ethnobotanical plants, fungi, nature, and sustainability. Through our conferences and workshops, we aim to celebrate the culture, art, politics and community around medicine plants in the hope to better wellbeing for humankind and the planet.
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