🔮 Phenomenology Database

Comprehensive encyclopedia of psychedelic experience phenomena

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Phenomena Catalogued
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Research References
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Visual Phenomena

Alterations in visual perception and hallucinations

Geometric Patterns
Visual • Closed/Open Eye

Complex repeating geometric shapes, often fractal in nature. Can appear as lattices, webs, tunnels, or kaleidoscopic patterns.

Very Common Dose Dependent
Typical onset: 30-60 min Duration: Variable
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Color Enhancement
Visual • Open Eye

Colors appear more vivid, saturated, and luminous than normal. Subtle color variations become dramatically apparent.

Very Common
Onset: Early Even at low doses
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Fractal Vision
Visual • Pattern Recognition

Self-similar patterns repeating at different scales. Natural objects reveal their fractal nature - trees, clouds, veins in leaves.

Common Dose Dependent
Medium to high doses Peak experience
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Visual Drifting
Visual • Motion

Static objects appear to flow, melt, breathe, or drift. Surfaces seem alive with subtle movement.

Very Common
Low to high doses Throughout experience
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Entity Encounters
Visual • Hallucinatory

Perception of autonomous beings, guides, or presences. Can range from vague felt-presences to detailed visual entities.

Less Common Mystical
High doses Breakthrough experiences
Tracers
Visual • Motion

Moving objects leave trails or afterimages. Hands waving create rainbow-like traces that persist momentarily.

Common
All dose levels More intense at peaks
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Cognitive Phenomena

Changes in thought patterns and mental processes

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Thought Loops
Cognitive • Pattern

Repetitive cycling through the same thoughts or actions. Can feel like being stuck in a mental loop.

Common Dose Dependent
Can be challenging Usually temporary
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Enhanced Insight
Cognitive • Clarity

Sudden understanding of personal issues, relationships, or abstract concepts. "Aha moments" of profound clarity.

Common Therapeutic
All dose levels Integration important
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Ego Dissolution
Cognitive • Identity

Temporary loss or weakening of the sense of self. Boundaries between self and world become blurred or disappear.

Less Common Mystical
High doses Profound impact
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Conceptual Thinking
Cognitive • Abstract

Ability to think in more abstract, novel, or creative ways. New connections between concepts emerge.

Common
All dose levels Creative applications
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Emotional Phenomena

Alterations in emotional experience and processing

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Emotional Amplification
Emotional • Intensity

All emotions become more intense and vivid. Joy feels ecstatic, sadness feels profound, love feels overwhelming.

Very Common
All dose levels Set/setting crucial
Euphoria
Emotional • Positive

Intense feelings of joy, bliss, and wellbeing. Often described as pure happiness or contentment.

Common
Often during peak Positive set/setting
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Emotional Catharsis
Emotional • Release

Release of suppressed emotions through crying, laughter, or other expressions. Often therapeutic and healing.

Common Therapeutic
Any dose level Healing potential
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Universal Love
Emotional • Mystical

Overwhelming feelings of love and compassion for all beings. Sense of connection to all of existence.

Less Common Mystical
Higher doses Peak experiences

Mystical Phenomena

Transcendent and spiritual experiences

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Unity Experience
Mystical • Oneness

Feeling of oneness with all existence. Dissolution of boundaries between self and universe.

Less Common Mystical
High doses Transformative
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Sense of Sacredness
Mystical • Reverence

Feeling that the experience or reality itself is sacred, holy, or deeply meaningful beyond ordinary experience.

Common Mystical
Medium to high doses Reverent set
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Ineffability
Mystical • Beyond Words

The experience feels impossible to describe in words. Language seems inadequate for the insights gained.

Common Mystical
Peak experiences Integration challenge
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Noetic Quality
Mystical • Knowledge

Sense of gaining profound knowledge or truth. Insights feel more real than ordinary knowledge.

Common Mystical
Any dose level Lasting impact
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Somatic Phenomena

Body sensations and physical experiences

Body High
Somatic • Pleasurable

Pleasant tingling, warmth, or energy flowing through the body. Can feel like gentle electricity or waves of sensation.

Very Common
All dose levels Come-up especially
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Body Load
Somatic • Challenging

Heaviness, tension, or discomfort in the body. Can include muscle tension, nausea, or restlessness.

Common
Often during come-up Usually passes
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Synesthesia
Somatic • Sensory Blend

Blending of senses - seeing sounds, hearing colors, tasting shapes. Music may produce visual patterns.

Common Dose Dependent
Medium to high doses Music enhances