Carbogen
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| 1961 |
| Stolaroff founds the International Foundation for Advanced Study in Menlo Park as a research facility for the study of psychedelic substances. Carbogen is frequently administered, sometimes in combination with other substances. |
| From Thanatos to Eros:
"Meduna discovered [sic] that inhaling a mixture of 70\% oxygen and 30\% carbon dioxide provided an experience of an altered state of consciousness, often accompanied by substantial abreaction. With proper preparation and administration, he found that clients could be helped considerably to become free of their neuroses. "Inhaling a sufficient number of breaths of this mixture has the effect of dissolving the resistances holding down repressed feelings, permitting their expression. There is usually a rapid succession of imagery, and the discharge of feelings is often accompanied by a considerable amount of insight. In our Foundation work with clients, we found that several treatments with this mixture was an excellent procedure to introduce novices to altered states of consciousness. Many discovered unconscious contents of their mind for the first time. The procedure also cleared away a good deal of repressed material, thus freeing the subject for a smoother, more profound psychedelic experience." |
| References Stolaroff MJ. Thanatos to Eros: 35 Years of Psychedelic Exploration. Thaneros Press. 1994. |
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