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Mystical Experience in Hypnosis: a Neurophenomenological Study

NCT06017388 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2023-12-06

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Summary

Mystical experience is described as an experience that is unique to everyone, potentially transformative and leaving a mark for many years or even a lifetime. It is characterized by: a loss of self/ego, being with the whole/nature/universe, transcendence, a loss of spatio-temporal reference points, ineffability, peace and joy, a sacred character, and a noetic quality. The mystical experience is one that occurs in the context of non-ordinary states of consciousness such as meditation and the consumption of so-called psychedelic drugs, for example. It would seem, in fact, to correspond to the transformative mechanism of the psychedelic experience. The goal ofthis study is to investigate the possibility of a mystical experience through hypnosis.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hypnosis

We will propose a hypnotic induction followed by a suggestion of mystical experience (based on Lynn \& Evans, 2017).

BEHAVIORAL

Control

We will propose the neutral reading of a mystical expetience suggestion (based on Lynn \& Evans, 2017).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Liege

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-09-30
Completion
2025-01-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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