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 title = {Entheogenic Spirituality: Exploring Spirituality Motivated Entheogen Use Among Modern Westerners},
 type = {article},
 year = {2018},
 pages = {244-260},
 volume = {12},
 websites = {http://www.jeqr.org/previous-volumes-1/volume-12-issue-4},
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 abstract = {The use of entheogenic drugs in spiritual contexts among modern West-
erners remains an understudied phenomenon. In order to explore these

clandestine spiritual practices, 26 anonymous members of an internet
discussion fora were interviewed regarding entheogen use and asked to

describe their entheogen experiences. Interviewees self-selected for par-
ticipation, and recruitment was continued until the sample included a

diverse range in age, nationality, occupation, and relationship status.

Respondents were predominantly males with stable jobs and living con-
ditions. Most participants had extensive entheogen experience. Results

indicated that respondents tended to follow a pattern of infrequent and
often well-planned entheogen use, which they regarded as beneficial to
their life and health. Entheogen sessions were characterized by insight

into self, relations, and world. In addition, participants spoke of inner-
visions, feelings of peace, joy, and love, and occasional Maslovian peak

experiences involving ego dissolution and what they interpreted as contact
or unity with transcendent forces. Adverse experiences or “bad trips” also
occurred, but participants emphasized the long-term value even of these
experiences. In general, participants reported long-term consequences of
healing and personal growth as the most important reason for entheogen
use.},
 bibtype = {article},
 author = {Johnstad, Petter G.},
 journal = {Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research},
 number = {4}
}

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