Dr. Johnson—After reading about your cautions about how practitioner beliefs and/or setting (e.g. use of religious/spiritual symbols, artwork, etc.), I was left wondering about your thoughts, or any evidence you’ve seen, about the use of nature imagery in psychedelic assisted therapy? Based on the work around nature relatedness and views on the biophilia hypothesis, my hypothesis is that nature imagery could serve as a more neutral setting (i.e. free of religious beliefs) but haven’t seen this studied yet with psychedelics. Thoughts on nature imagery during psychedelic treatment?
I have no concerns about this at all—it is independent from the other concerns you mentioned. There is good evidence that nature exposure is psychology healthy, which is not surprising at all. I am work on something that involves this now so stay tuned.
Dr. Johnson—After reading about your cautions about how practitioner beliefs and/or setting (e.g. use of religious/spiritual symbols, artwork, etc.), I was left wondering about your thoughts, or any evidence you’ve seen, about the use of nature imagery in psychedelic assisted therapy? Based on the work around nature relatedness and views on the biophilia hypothesis, my hypothesis is that nature imagery could serve as a more neutral setting (i.e. free of religious beliefs) but haven’t seen this studied yet with psychedelics. Thoughts on nature imagery during psychedelic treatment?
I have no concerns about this at all—it is independent from the other concerns you mentioned. There is good evidence that nature exposure is psychology healthy, which is not surprising at all. I am work on something that involves this now so stay tuned.