Roland Griffiths (1946-2023)
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A Johns Hopkins scientist ran the studies proving a single psychedelic dose can permanently change how people see reality.
Who they are
Roland Griffiths (1946-2023), a researcher at Johns Hopkins' Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research.
What they do
The engine notes his work as the most reliable documented method ever found for triggering profound 'mystical' experiences.
How it works
His psilocybin studies found 67% of participants rated the experience among the top five most meaningful of their lives even 14 months later; his 2020 survey of 2,561 people who took DMT found 80% had their sense of reality fundamentally altered, 72% believed the beings they met exist on another plane, and over half of the atheists stopped being atheists. His studies also showed lasting boosts in openness, life satisfaction and sense of meaning.
Why it matters
It matters because his research established psychedelics as the single most dependable technology on record for inducing these life-changing mystical states.
The engine's record — word for word
Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. Landmark psilocybin studies: 67% of participants rated mystical experience as top-5 lifetime event at 14-month follow-up. Led 2,561-person DMT entity encounter survey (2020): 80% fundamentally altered reality perception, 72% maintained entities exist in different plane, 50%+ atheists abandoned atheism. Demonstrated that a single psychedelic session produces enduring positive changes in personality openness, life satisfaction, and meaning. His work proved psychedelics are the most reliable technology for inducing mystical experience ever documented.
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