Original paper "The neurophenomenology of a self-induced transcendental visionary state: A case study" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105381192...
Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
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Re: Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
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#23That it's possible is fascinating, but what I really want to know is how it's done.
Not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but I too am able to get into this "visual state". I have started meditating a couple of years ago to better connect to my emotions and manage my ADHD and at one point I started seeing some colors (mostly yellow and green) and then a couple of months later it even became full-blown lucid states where I knew I am consciously awake, yet at the same time could view imager…
> - if you have trouble with nose breathing like me, use Nose strips (that helps for me)
Just to clarify your intent there: do mean you _must_ breathe through your nose or that you _must_not_ breathe through your nose? (And what on earth is a Nose Strip?)
If this requires mouth-breathing, it's a non-starter for me :(. (Radiation treatment deleted many of my salivary glands, so my mouth dries out, to a painful degree, very quickly, when breathing through my pie hole.)
Re: Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t know whether it’s related to training yourself how to lucid dream, but once you can you may regret it as dreams stop working in the old way once you do. So be aware of that possibility before you go down that path.
I'm sensing an interesting story. Care to elaborate?
https://tim.blog/2009/09/21/how-to-lucid-dream/
I roughly followed these sorts of techniques after a period of having terrifying dreams related to stress.
It worked. I can recognise dreams and control the outcomes to a very large degree. The downside is that while that’s great for terrifying dreams it’s not so good for interesting ones. To lucid dream is to stop being able to let go completely. I’m ambivalent about it now.
Re: Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but I too am able to get into this "visual state". I have started meditating a couple of years ago to better connect to my emotions and manage my ADHD and at one point I started seeing some colors (mostly yellow and green) and then a couple of months later it even became full-blown lucid states where I knew I am consciously awake, yet at the same time could view imager…
> - if you have trouble with nose breathing like me, use Nose strips (that helps for me) Just to clarify your intent there: do mean you _must_ breathe through your nose or that you _must_not_ breathe through your nose? (And what on earth is a Nose Strip?) If this requires mouth-breathing, it's a non-starter for me :(. (Radiation treatment deleted many of my salivary glands, so my mouth dries out, to a painful degree,…
Nose strips are springy things which hold your nostrils / nasal passages a bit further open. In context, it appears GP means that nose breathing is expected. Sorry about your medical issue; I hope you had a good result.
Re: Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
#26That it's possible is fascinating, but what I really want to know is how it's done.
If you are interested in learning more, check out the David Lynch foundation
(Yes, that David Lynch)
There is also tm.org which is a worldwide organization offering courses in most countries.
Re: Brain scans reveal how to enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm sensing an interesting story. Care to elaborate?
https://tim.blog/2009/09/21/how-to-lucid-dream/ I roughly followed these sorts of techniques after a period of having terrifying dreams related to stress. It worked. I can recognise dreams and control the outcomes to a very large degree. The downside is that while that’s great for terrifying dreams it’s not so good for interesting ones. To lucid dream is to stop being able to let go completely. I’m ambivalent about i…
That's really surprising to me, thankyou for replying