Different cognitive states and improvements
Psychedelic substances can induce all kinds of effects, ranging from hallucinations and visual
alterations to an increased exacerbation of our senses, feelings, and emotions. Psychedelics alter or
introduce new content to a person's cognition: how one acquires knowledge and understanding.
Why is it useful to understand what happens when we consume psychedelics?
Aside from exploring their scientific implications on the brain, it is also a significant benefit for the
psychonaut: a prepared trip where you know what to expect is generally equivalent to a pleasant
and controlled trip. So let's delve into the way psychedelics affect our minds. The b cubensis
spores are one of the significant sources.
Psychedelics: Different Cognitive States
How psychedelics influence our way of thinking, our experience and our understanding of things
can be grouped into different cognitive states:
• Trans-personal effects (such as spiritual improvement, change of identity, knowledge of
consciousness, perception of eternity, etc.)
• Psychological effects (already seen, derealization, delusions, depersonalization, paranoia,
etc.).
• New cognitive states such as time distortion, euphoria, disorientation, thought loops, etc.
• Cognitive improvements and deletions
Improvements and cognitive suppressions manifest themselves in different forms which are
explained in more detail below: