Psychedelics, ceremony and breathwork

Studies bonding in group sessions, and shows that feeling warm towards someone is not the same as understanding them.

Region: Inside a person
Distance: Middle
Studies a mechanism a circle relies on, mostly outside live relating.
Scale: One person · A small group (3–12) · A large gathering
Researchers to read first: Hannes Kettner, Leor Roseman and Harriet de Wit
Where they meet: Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research · Conference
International Society for Research on Psychedelics · Society

1 work from this field, lit on the map

Moves it sheds light on

Our reading. None of these fields tests a move inside a circle.

Connection
Studies the sense of togetherness in group sessions, and whether it predicts wellbeing and connection four weeks on.
Kettner et al. · 2021

In the catalogue

Psychedelic Communitas: Intersubjective Experience During Psychedelic Group Sessions Predicts Enduring Changes in Psychological Wellbeing and Social Connectedness
Kettner et al. · 2021
Survey886 respondents overall; 399 responded at four weeks and 213 had complete data for the path modelCautions: Self-selected participants · Self-report only