Table 3 Thematic cluster 1: Expanded awareness and openness to the complexity of reality

From: Learning from boundlessness: epistemic shifts towards a holistic worldview following psychedelic experiences

Expanded Awareness and Openness to the Complexity of Reality (representing 41.18% of Graph)

Complexity Awareness (M)

Awareness of the complexity of reality and people, their different parts and how they form a bigger picture

Expanded concept (N)

Expanded concept of what is normal

Commonality (O)

Recognising the commonality in human experience and suffering

Metaphysical resonance (M)

Increased resonance to metaphysical ideas and experiences

Illusory boundaries (B)

Awareness of illusory nature of boundaries

Malleability (B)

Increased sense of malleability of reality’s boundaries

Religiosity (R)

Increased religiosity

Openness (I)

Increased openness

Alignment (I)

Increased alignment to Self

Sonder (O)

Recognizing and appreciating the wholeness, depth and complexity of others’ lives

Agnosticism (R)

Increased agnosticism and uncertainty

Wellbeing (S)

Increased wellbeing

Negative change (M)

Negative changes

Disconnection (B)

Increased disconnection and isolation