Metamodernism and Psychedelics: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Abstract
This paper examines how psychedelic therapy reflects metamodern sensibilities – navigating between scepticism, hope, science and subjectivity. Rather than prescribing outcomes, it explores how patients engage psychedelic experiences as meaning-making processes within complex cultural and psychological landscapes, inviting new perspectives on healing, integration and the role of consciousness in existential therapy.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychedelics and Drug Studies
Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Jungian Analytical Psychology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Existential Analysis Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 135–153
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026