Some report vivid imagery under psychedelics despite having little or none in ordinary waking life. What that says about aphantasia is still being worked out.
Rebecchi · Journal of Psychedelic Studies
One autistic woman aged 34, who said she had never had images in her mind, reported that they first appeared after she took psilocybin truffles and stayed after the drug wore off. Her imagery questionnaire scores, the first two recalled about a year later, went from no imagery to the most vivid possible, then settled just above average at 12 and 33 months, though by a year her images had turned gray and she struggled to imagine movement. She kept taking psilocybin during follow-up, and the author says a single self-reported case should be read with caution.
Luke · Journal of Psychedelic Studies
A man with apparently lifelong aphantasia saw no mental images despite reportedly using DMT over 1,000 times, unlike a man whose imagery improved after ayahuasca. The author proposes that aphantasia present from birth may resist change.
dos Santos and colleagues · Journal of Psychedelic Studies
A man with long-standing aphantasia reported a faint but lasting gain in mental imagery after one ayahuasca ceremony, though LSD and psilocybin had not helped him. The authors suggest the drug, the emotional setting or both may explain it.
Has anyone else experienced vivid imagery while using esketamine? I'm curious if this is common for those who typically struggle with visualization.
Rob · · 6 replies
Curious if ayahuasca can enhance mental visualization and improve learning strategies—has anyone experienced this?
Mihnea · · 12 replies