Nice post, I look forward to seeing more. I agree, how can a 2 (or 3) dimensional work of art capture a 4, 5, or 6 dimensional experience? However it certainly is always fun to try. I laugh because it has been quite a long time since I allowed myself to partake in such a trip, but I always found my art subpar while under the influence. Now that I am older, however, I wonder if I would appreciate and be willing to explore deeper into the more transpersonal levels of consciousness therefore create more meaningful art.
The school where I received my graduate degree has a heavy focus on transpersonal psychology as well as art therapy, and there is a lot of great research and theories created by therapists and psychologists who studied the human mind on LSD and other alternative methods of experiences. After the illegalization of psychedelics in the US, Stanislav Groff created a method called holotropic breathwork which, from what I hear, can have the same effect on clients without the use of drugs. The basis of holotropic breathwork is that, like psychedelics, it can activate the natural inner healing process of the individual’s psyche, bringing the client a particular set of internal experiences – from the perinatal to more transpersonal dimensions such as archetypal realms or other collective experiences. As you say, sometimes these experiences can be positive… and some can be quite distressing. Nonetheless, I am very interested in hearing more about other people’s experiences that combine therapy, hallucinogenics and art – including the recent study of using psilocybin to help cancer patients overcome existential anxiety caused by the fact that they may soon be experiencing their own death.
Here is an article I found that shows some interesting artwork within the article: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/03/504136736/how-a-psychedelic-drug-helps-cancer-patients-overcome-anxiety