Peter Sjfstedt Hughes- "Interpreting Psychedelic Consciousness through Schopenhauer and Bergson"

Psychedelic consciousness is interpreted through the philosophical frameworks of Arthur Schopenhauer and Henri Bergson. Centering on process philosophy, the talk contends that reality is defined by constant becoming and flux, challenging the notion of stable, isolated objects. Language and logic are evaluated as tools that necessarily fragment this fluidity to facilitate human survival, creating an illusory model of reality rather than representing its true nature. Psychedelic experiences are framed as a, means of accessing this deeper, more fluid reality by temporarily bypassing the standard cognitive filters of the brain. The brain is presented as a center for the selective redirection of information, not the generator of consciousness itself. Ultimately, this approach suggests that subjectivity is a fundamental aspect of reality, present in all systems rather than solely a product of complex neural architecture.