Psychedelic experience, aesthetic experience, and well-being

This paper defends a simple argument that moves from the claim that aesthetic experiences, as such, contribute to well-being, to a claim that psychedelic experiences contribute to or facilitate the development of aesthetic experiences, to a conclusion that psychedelic experiences contribute to well-being, and by contributing to aesthetic experiences. The argument is supported by appeal to an array of well-documented subjective reports and empirical studies.