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LSD: The Beyond Within
1986 · Film · documentary · 83 min
Directed by Peter France
This refreshingly frank and impartial study of the discovery and development of the notorious hallucinogenic drug is notably free of moral judgmental, and features contributions from such legendary heroes of psychedelia as Albert Hoffman - the Swiss scientist who discovered the drug - Aldous Huxley - author of 'The Doors of Perception' - Ken Kesey - author of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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TFA mentions:
> hallucinations may also be triggered by at least three different kinds of drugs: psychostimulants (i.e., cocaine or amphetamine), the so-called “dissociative anesthetics” (i.e., phencyclidine (PCP) or ketamine), and psychedelics, (i.e., lysergic diethylamid (LSD) and psilocybin).
It's my understanding that Psilocybin and LSD do not produce hallucinations (e.g. seeing something which does not exist. I'm aware of the difficulty of qualifying the previous sentence) versus changing your perception of phenomena.
The exceptions to this are that these compounds can trigger an individual to enter a psychotic state in which this then becomes possible. Or that in _extremely_ high doses such as the 'white light' territory of LSD. However the vast majority of those who use these substances do not tend to report, for example, conversations with people whom a sober sitter would state were not in the room (like the effects of dissociatives such as Datura).
The article seems to agree with my understanding of this nuance. I have found this distinction to be relatively uncommon in reporting otherwise.
Initially it was thought that LSD was psychotomimetic (mimicing the symptoms of those with pre-existing psychotic illnesses) and there were hopes that they could be used for study into these conditions. I understand that this is no longer working scientific thinking. A good documentary on these topics is the BBC's LSD The Beyond Within from 1987 [0].
Personally I have reached a personal belief that entheogens allow you traverse the realms of existence [1] within your lifetime. For example, descending into the hell realm or ascending into the deva realm.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-x_5grftlU
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Paths?useskin=vector