Set and setting
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Set and setting describes the context for psychoactive and particularly psychedelic drug experiences: one's mindset and the setting in which the user has the experience. This is especially relevant for psychedelic or hallucinogenic experiences; the term was coined by Timothy Leary.
See also
- Bad trip
- Trip sitter
- Psychedelic psychotherapy
- Psychonaut
- Recreational drug use
- Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants
- Responsible drug use
- Hard and soft drugs
- Altered state of consciousness
- Sensory deprivation
- Out-of-body experience
- Overdose
Notes
- ^ Shewan, D., Dalgarno, P. and Reith, G. (2000) "Perceived risk and risk reduction among ecstasy users: the role of drug, set, and setting" in International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 10, pp. 431–453
- ^ Rosegrant, J. (1976) "The Impact of Set and Setting on Religious Experience in Nature" in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 301-310
References
- Leary, T., Metzner, R. and Alpert, R. (1969) The Psychedelic Expereince: A Manual Based on the. Tibetan Book of the Dead (London: Academic Press)
Further reading
- Zinberg, N. E. (1984) Drug, Set, and Setting (New Haven: Yale University Press) ISBN 0-300-03110-6de:Set und Setting
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