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Mind-Manifesting Hypnosis: : Phenomenological Similarities and Differences in Hypnotic and Psychedelic Contexts

Cardeña, Etzel LU orcid (2025) In International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
Abstract
In the 1970s, researchers and theoreticians of states of consciousness
jointly discussed hypnosis and psychedelic alterations of consciousness,
but recent research has mostly kept these topics apart. This paper
discusses the similarities and differences of hypnosis and psychedelic
alterations of consciousness, stressing that states of consciousness
should not be defined by their preceding contexts. Predictors of
positive responses to psychedelics (e.g. absorption and openness to
experience) also predict hypnotic responsiveness. Most experiential
changes (e.g. changes in bodily sensations and image, increased simple
and complex imagery, and transcendent phenomena) produced
by psychedelics are also... (More)
In the 1970s, researchers and theoreticians of states of consciousness
jointly discussed hypnosis and psychedelic alterations of consciousness,
but recent research has mostly kept these topics apart. This paper
discusses the similarities and differences of hypnosis and psychedelic
alterations of consciousness, stressing that states of consciousness
should not be defined by their preceding contexts. Predictors of
positive responses to psychedelics (e.g. absorption and openness to
experience) also predict hypnotic responsiveness. Most experiential
changes (e.g. changes in bodily sensations and image, increased simple
and complex imagery, and transcendent phenomena) produced
by psychedelics are also reported within minimal suggestion hypnosis
by highly responsive participants. Yet, there are differences in single
sessions in that, as compared with hypnosis, psychedelic experiences
typically last longer, are less controllable but more intense, and might
produce more negative outcomes but also have a greater potential for
positive long-term effects. Hypnosis, psychedelic research, and clinical
work can enrich each other and should be more integrated than has
been the case recently. (Less)
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hypnosis, psychedelics, phenomenology
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International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
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Routledge
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1744-5183
DOI
10.1080/00207144.2025.2554069
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  abstract     = {{In the 1970s, researchers and theoreticians of states of consciousness<br/>jointly discussed hypnosis and psychedelic alterations of consciousness,<br/>but recent research has mostly kept these topics apart. This paper<br/>discusses the similarities and differences of hypnosis and psychedelic<br/>alterations of consciousness, stressing that states of consciousness<br/>should not be defined by their preceding contexts. Predictors of<br/>positive responses to psychedelics (e.g. absorption and openness to<br/>experience) also predict hypnotic responsiveness. Most experiential<br/>changes (e.g. changes in bodily sensations and image, increased simple<br/>and complex imagery, and transcendent phenomena) produced<br/>by psychedelics are also reported within minimal suggestion hypnosis<br/>by highly responsive participants. Yet, there are differences in single<br/>sessions in that, as compared with hypnosis, psychedelic experiences<br/>typically last longer, are less controllable but more intense, and might<br/>produce more negative outcomes but also have a greater potential for<br/>positive long-term effects. Hypnosis, psychedelic research, and clinical<br/>work can enrich each other and should be more integrated than has<br/>been the case recently.}},
  author       = {{Cardeña, Etzel}},
  issn         = {{1744-5183}},
  keywords     = {{hypnosis; psychedelics; phenomenology}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  publisher    = {{Routledge}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis}},
  title        = {{Mind-Manifesting Hypnosis: : Phenomenological Similarities and Differences in Hypnotic and Psychedelic Contexts}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/229346224/hypnosis_psychedelics.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/00207144.2025.2554069}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}