Jessica Corneille

Jessica Corneille is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of Cambridge’s Consciousness and Cognition Lab, exploring both the psychological and neurophysiological underpinnings of non-pharmacological nondual or oneness experiences, as well as their therapeutic applications. Prior to this, she obtained her Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Greenwich, under the supervision of Dr David Luke. Her academic work on Spontaneous Spiritual Awakenings and altered states more generally has featured in numerous media outlets such as Forbes and Psychology Today, and she has contributed to a number of articles, documentaries and books on the topic. Alongside her academic work, Jessica serves on the steering committee of the Galileo Commission, and is on the advisory board for the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund’s Consciousness Research Initiative. She also facilitates peer-support groups for the Psychedelic Society UK to help individuals navigate and integrate their experiences of awakening, and is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher. Situated at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and philosophy, her work raises broader questions around what these experiences may reveal about the nature of consciousness, and the metaphysical assumptions that shape our wider understandings of reality. Her greatest missions in life are to challenge the default pathologisation of awakening experiences by helping to inform and encourage mainstream psychology to look beyond the current designated spectrum of ‘normality’, to encompass the transpersonal as something that is intrinsic to the human experience, and in helping individuals come to the realisation of their highest human potential.