Recommended Resources & Links
Wed, 2005-08-31 00:41 — Warren
- Erowid.org's Psychedelic Crisis FAQ
- An excellent primer on helping someone through a bad trip, psychic crisis, or spiritual crisis from The Vaults of Erowid.
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- Crisis Intervention in Situations Related to Unsupervised Use of Psychedelics
- by Stanislav Grof, M.D., 1980
- Crisis intervention in psychedelic sessions and treatment of the long-term adverse effects of unsupervised self-experimentation are issues of such medical and social relevance that they deserve special attention. This article briefly review the most pertinent information that is essential for understanding the problems involved and for an effective approach to this area.
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- Code of Ethics for Spiritual Guides
- by Council On Spiritual Practises
- Spiritual practices, and especially primary religious practices, carry risks. Therefore, when an individual chooses to practice with the assistance of a guide, both take on special responsibilities. The Council on Spiritual Practices proposes the following Code of Ethics for those who serve as spiritual guides. CosmiKiva facilitators do not act as guides per se, rather they are less directive and serve more to facilitate the present experience that a subject is having.
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- Psychedelic Effects Scale
- This Microsoft Word© document describes the psychedelic effects scale that can be used to attempt to "standardize" or make comparable reports of experiences with psychoactive substances.
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