During the Medicine Session, the client is given the psychedelic medicine with the health professional(s) present to monitor, support, and guide the client if needed.
As mentioned in the video, the effects that a client experiences depends on the medicine used.
| Medicine | Duration |
|---|---|
| Ketamine | 1.5-2.5 hours |
| LSD | 10-12 hours |
| MDMA | 4-6 hours |
| Psilocybin | 4-6 hours |
In both Indigenous and Western scientific/clinical settings, music has played a key role in psychedelic medicine work. The power that music has to shape the psychedelic journey has drawn the attention of many researchers. One such researcher is Mendel Kaelen, who founded a platform for psychedelic music called Wavepaths.
We discuss how to use this platform, as well as how to leverage the power of music generally in the Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy course.
Kaelen, M., Barrett, F. S., Roseman, L., Lorenz, R., Family, N., Bolstridge, M., Curran, H. V., Feilding, A., Nutt, D. J., & Carhart-Harris, R. L. (2015). LSD enhances the emotional response to music. Psychopharmacology, 232(19), 3607–3614.
Kaelen, M., Giribaldi, B., Raine, J., Evans, L., Timmerman, C., Rodriguez, N., Roseman, L., Feilding, A., Nutt, D., & Carhart-Harris, R. (2018). The hidden therapist: evidence for a central role of music in psychedelic therapy. Psychopharmacology, 235(2), 505–519.
Kaelen, M., Roseman, L., Kahan, J., Santos-Ribeiro, A., Orban, C., Lorenz, R., Barrett, F. S., Bolstridge, M., Williams, T., Williams, L., Wall, M. B., Feilding, A., Muthukumaraswamy, S., Nutt, D. J., & Carhart-Harris, R. (2016). LSD modulates music-induced imagery via changes in parahippocampal connectivity. European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 26(7), 1099–1109.