God Helmet

Post by Infernal » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 6:02 PM UTC

philwelch wrote: post #11

ahelwer wrote: post #3

This made me recall some wild online catalog website from the early 2000s that was primarily known (and advertised) for hoverboard sales, where the hoverboard was basically a small noisy gas-powered rectangular hovercraft you could stand on. I think I first saw their ad in Wired, or maybe a gaming magazine. Anyway if you dug into their catalog there was all sorts of wild stuff, from sleep masks that used LEDs to indu…

Do the LEDs “induce” lucid dreaming or are they just a cue for you to look for? Because the cue thing might be slightly less absurd. If you get in the habit of performing “reality checks” (is checking for things that would be present in reality but not in a dream or vice versa), you would notice when you were dreaming and would hence have lucid dreams. Of course, it’s still a dumb product since you can just check whe…

Post by jmiskovic » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 7:04 PM UTC

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #34

jmiskovic wrote: post #10

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Atheism is not the topic here, it is not even mentioned in article. Although it is not a scientific fact, I wouldn't call it a faith because there is nothing really to be gained by wishing it was true. Most faiths promise a decent return of interest for true believers. If a human-made device could produce sensation of God presence, it would diminish all the holy visions reported by saints. Dawkins denied feeling any…

> I wouldn't call it a faith because there is nothing really to be gained by wishing it was true. Of course there's something to be gained; you don't have to follow any rules and can live however you want without expecting punishment after death. > If a human-made device could produce sensation of God presence, it would diminish all the holy visions reported by saints. Maybe, but not obviously; if a human-made device…

Post by ada1981 » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:10 PM UTC

MivLives wrote: post #29

ada1981 wrote: post #25

I’ve had good results with a DIY version of a hypnogogic light. I used one of these at a psychedelic science conference in SF but they wanted $25k to buy it. So I set out to build an open-source version for under $100. The LSD (Light Stimulation Device) can be built for under $50 and is being used for therapy, relaxation and inducing psychedelic like experiences. Current version is made with ski googles, lith ion USB…

Thanks for the link. Always been curious to try one of these devices, I can actually afford to now.

Post by mleonhard » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:16 PM UTC

DantesKite wrote: post #38

On a side note, I remember the first time I tried an isolation tank; how I fell into a deep sleep that was different from all previous ones. Felt like my consciousness was halved but not quite gone (the way it usually is when you fall asleep). It was very pleasant. Like an idle dream. An hour went by in a few minutes. I’ve tried replicating it a few times but never had the same success as the first time I went. I’d b…

Post by ada1981 » Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 5:31 AM UTC

MivLives wrote: post #48

ada1981 wrote: post #45

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You can build a basic one really cheap! The software could use some help as it’s just a few basic sequences now. Next phase would be a nice iPhone app that you can program sequences with. I’d also like to sync with an EEG headband so you can adjust based on current brain wave state. Please send me a photo of your build! A@175g.com

Will do! I would like to add, it would be kind of nice if you added a picture of yours to either your site or the github repo. I can see the premade ones and get an idea of what's going on but it would be nice to see a fully built one.