Psychedelics and Emotional Healing in Cancer Care

This chapter explores the emotional effects of cancer diagnoses and the promise of psilocybin as a therapeutic agent to alleviate anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients. It discusses a study highlighting the positive impact of psilocybin on mood and overall life meaning, while critiquing traditional psychiatric views on emotional responses. The chapter emphasizes the significance of mystical experiences in enhancing therapeutic outcomes and presents a hopeful hypothesis about the intersection of psychedelics and mortality awareness.