| rdfs:comment | - A '''psychonaut''' is one who practices '''psychonautics'''; which is the exploration of the mind. Psychonauts typically seek to understand the mind using intentionally induced altered states of consciousness in attempt to investigate his or her mind. These may range from addressing spiritual questions or to gain insights on themselves or reality, usually through direct experience. Psychonauts tend towards a religious or philosophical pluralism, examining the various world religions and mysitical traditions as well as the many findings about the mind in philosophy and other mental sciences. Psychonauts often employ various methods in exploring the mind such as the use of entheogens, meditation, neurotechnology, sensory deprivation, and dreaming. Psychonautics can be used for a wide variety
- A psychonaut (also spelled psychanaut or psychenaut) (deriving from the Greek ψυχή (soul) and ναύτης (sailor), that is, a sailor of the mind/soul) is a person who intentionally induces altered states of consciousness in an attempt to investigate his or her mind, and possibly to address spiritual questions through direct experience. Psychonauts tend to be pluralistic, willing to explore mystical traditions from established world religions, lucid dreaming, technologies such as brainwave entrainment, psychedelic drugs, entheogens, tantra, and sensory deprivation. Techniques that alter consciousness can be dangerous, and can induce a state of extreme susceptibility, therefore, psychonauts generally prefer to undertake these explorations either alone, or in the company of people they trust.
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| abstract | - A '''psychonaut''' is one who practices '''psychonautics'''; which is the exploration of the mind. Psychonauts typically seek to understand the mind using intentionally induced altered states of consciousness in attempt to investigate his or her mind. These may range from addressing spiritual questions or to gain insights on themselves or reality, usually through direct experience. Psychonauts tend towards a religious or philosophical pluralism, examining the various world religions and mysitical traditions as well as the many findings about the mind in philosophy and other mental sciences. Psychonauts often employ various methods in exploring the mind such as the use of entheogens, meditation, neurotechnology, sensory deprivation, and dreaming. Psychonautics can be used for a wide variety of goals including understanding how the mind works, answer existential or spiritual questions, improve one's psychological state, or to improve cognitive performance in everyday life. Etymology and origin of the term The term "psychonaut" comes from the Greek ψυχή psykhē (soul, spirit, breath, or mind) and ναύτης naut (sailor), which literally translates to "a sailor of the mind/soul". According to ethnobotanist Jonathan Ott, the word "psychonaut" was originally coined by the German author Ernst Jünger.
- A psychonaut (also spelled psychanaut or psychenaut) (deriving from the Greek ψυχή (soul) and ναύτης (sailor), that is, a sailor of the mind/soul) is a person who intentionally induces altered states of consciousness in an attempt to investigate his or her mind, and possibly to address spiritual questions through direct experience. Psychonauts tend to be pluralistic, willing to explore mystical traditions from established world religions, lucid dreaming, technologies such as brainwave entrainment, psychedelic drugs, entheogens, tantra, and sensory deprivation. Techniques that alter consciousness can be dangerous, and can induce a state of extreme susceptibility, therefore, psychonauts generally prefer to undertake these explorations either alone, or in the company of people they trust. Goals of psychonautic practices may be to answer questions about how the mind works, improve one's psychological state, answer existential or spiritual questions, or improve cognitive performance in everyday life.
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