From the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Findings to the Reconstruction of Religion

Religion functions as a person-s experience of a reality beyond the material, supported by efforts to harmonize daily life with that experience, ideally within a supportive community. Psychedelics like psilocybin act as potential triggers for profound mystical experiences, which can catalyze this religious orientation by providing new perspectives on reality. Modern institutions often fail when they become ossified through dogmatism or legalism, losing the vital connection to these formative experiences. Resilient systems avoid these pitfalls by prioritizing shared experiences over static doctrines and maintaining decentralized or rotating leadership structures that prevent the consolidation of power.