Autism, Psychedelics, and the Flow of Consciousness

The living world thinks in fluid ways. The culture around us encourages more linear and predictable modes of thinking. Recent work by Autistic scholars suggests that flow is the natural state of Autistic minds – and much of what Autistic people struggle with comes from trying to conform to other modes of being. At the same time, psychedelic research is showing that transformational psychedelic experiences involve “entropic brain states” where thought is more fluid. We will explore these insights and what they tell us about consciousness, healing, and transformation in a living, flowing world.