psychonaut
Consciousness terrain navigator
A psychonaut is someone who explores altered states of consciousness, typically through psychedelic drugs, meditation, or other mind-altering practices.
The term combines Greek roots meaning "mind sailor," suggesting inner voyage rather than outer.
Psychonauts often approach these experiences with intention—seeking insight, spiritual growth, or self-understanding rather than mere recreation: The psychonaut community shares trip reports online.
Psychedelic hallucinogen
- psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
- ayahuascaPsychoactive Amazonian plant brew
- mescalinePsychoactive cactus alkaloid
peyote · ketamine · salvia · magic mushrooms · acid · shrooms · MDMA · dissociative
Pictorial content collectively
- synesthesiaInvoluntary sensory crossover
- ego dissolutionDisappearance of personal identity
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
- geometric patternsArrangements of regular shapes
time dilation · unity · ineffable · mystical · cosmic · oneness · peak experience · afterglow
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- meditationFocused attention practice
- out-of-bodySeparated from physical form
- astral projectionSoul separating from flesh
- lucid dreamingSleep state with awareness
sensory deprivation · dissociation · transcendence · ecstatic · visionary
State of sentient awareness
- inner journeyPsychological or spiritual exploration
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
shadow work · mindscape · cartography · mapping · navigation · territory · explorer · pioneer
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- Burning ManWeek-long Nevada counterculture event
- harm reductionMinimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
LSD
Psychedelic hallucinogen
- psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
- ayahuascaPsychoactive Amazonian plant brew
mescaline · peyote · ketamine · salvia · magic mushrooms · acid · shrooms · MDMA · dissociative · microdosing
visuals
Pictorial content collectively
- synesthesiaInvoluntary sensory crossover
- ego dissolutionDisappearance of personal identity
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
geometric patterns · time dilation · unity · ineffable · mystical · cosmic · oneness · peak experience · afterglow · rebirth
trance
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- meditationFocused attention practice
- out-of-bodySeparated from physical form
- astral projectionSoul separating from flesh
lucid dreaming · sensory deprivation · dissociation · transcendence · ecstatic · visionary
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- inner journeyPsychological or spiritual exploration
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
unconscious · shadow work · mindscape · cartography · mapping · navigation · territory · explorer · pioneer · guide
Timothy Leary
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- Burning ManWeek-long Nevada counterculture event
- harm reductionMinimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
psychonautteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
prohibitionist · Nancy Reagan · abstainer · materialist · closed-minded
psychonautconformist
One following accepted norms
neophobe · square · normie · mundane · philistine
psychonautastronaut
Spacecraft crew member
explorer · mountaineer · deep-sea diver · cosmonaut · adventurer