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
A woman with congenital aphantasia experienced the emergence of mental imagery and dreams after consuming psilocybin truffles. This suggests that psychedelic substances may have the potential to temporarily or permanently alter imagery vividness.
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.