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Revision as of 22:14, 8 April 2009
An altered state of consciousness, (ASC)[1], also named altered state of mind is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking beta wave state. The expression was used as early as 1969 by Charles Tart[2][3] and describes induced changes in one's mental state, almost always temporary. A synonymous phrase is "altered states of awareness".
It can be associated with artistic creativity.[4]
Causes
Accidental/pathological
An altered state of consciousness can come about accidentally through, for example, fever, infections such as meningitis,[5] sleep deprivation, fasting, oxygen deprivation, nitrogen narcosis (deep diving), or a traumatic accident.
Intentional/recreational
It can sometimes be reached intentionally by the use of sensory deprivation, an isolation tank, sleep deprivation, lucid dreaming, or mind-control techniques, hypnosis,[6] meditation, prayer, or disciplines (e.g. Mantra Meditation, Yoga, Sufism or Surat Shabda Yoga).
It can also be attained through the ingestion of psychoactive drugs such as alcohol and opiates, or more commonly with entheogenic plants and their derivative chemicals such as LSD, DXM, 2C-I, peyote, marijuana,[7] mescaline, Salvia divinorum, MDMA, psychedelic mushrooms, ayahuasca, or datura (Jimson weed).
Another effective way to induce an altered state of consciousness is using a variety of Neurotechnology such as psychoacoustics, binaural beats, light and sound stimulation, cranial electrotherapy stimulation, and such; these methods attempt to induce specific brainwave patterns, and a particular altered state of consciousness.
See also
- Topics
- Ego death
- Flow (psychology)
- Mysticism
- Neurotheology
- Parapsychology
- Places of power
- Psychedelic drug
- Psychedelic experience
- Psychology of religion
- Psychonaut
- People
- Castaneda, Carlos
- Eisner, Bruce
- Gowan, John Curtis
- Golas, Thaddeus
- Grof, Stanislav
- Huxley, Aldous
- Leary, Timothy
- Lilly, John C.
- McKenna, Terrence
- Naranjo, Claudio
References
- ^ Bundzen PV, Korotkov KG, Unestahl LE (2002). "Altered states of consciousness: review of experimental data obtained with a multiple techniques approach". J Altern Complement Med. 8 (2): 153–65. doi:10.1089/107555302317371442. PMID 12006123.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tart, Charles T. (1969). Altered states of consciousness: a book of readings. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-84560-4.
- ^ Tart, Charles T. (2001). States of Consciousness. Backinprint.com. ISBN 0-595-15196-5.
- ^ Lombardo GT (2007). "An inquiry into the sources of poetic vision: Part I -- the path to inspiration". J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry. 35 (3): 351–71. doi:10.1521/jaap.2007.35.3.351. PMID 17907906.
- ^ Oill PA (1976). "Infectious disease emergencies. Part 1: Patients presenting with an altered state of consciousness". West. J. Med. 125 (1): 36–46. PMC 1237177. PMID 782042.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Hypnosis: An altered state of consciousness".
- ^ Koethe D, Gerth CW, Neatby MA; et al. (2006). "Disturbances of visual information processing in early states of psychosis and experimental delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol altered states of consciousness". Schizophr. Res. 88 (1–3): 142–50. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2006.07.023. PMID 17005373.
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Further reading
- Hoffman, Kay (1998). The Trance Workbook: understanding & using the power of altered states. Translated by Elfie Homann, Clive Williams, and Dr Christliebe El Mogharbel. Translation edited by Laurel Ornitz. ISBN 0-8069-1765-2
- James, William The varieties of religious experience (1902) ISBN 0-14-039034-0
- Roberts, T. B. (editor) (2001). Psychoactive Sacramentals: Essays on Entheogens and Religion. San Francosco: Council on Spiritual Practices.
- Roberts, T. B., and Hruby, P. J. (1995-2002). Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments An Entheogen Chrestomathy. Online archive. [1]
- Roberts, T. B. "Chemical Input—Religious Output: Entheogens." Chapter 10 in Where God and Science Meet: Vol. 3: The Psychology of Religious Experience Robert McNamara (editor)(2006). Westport, CT: Praeger/Greenwood.
- Wier, Dennis R. Trance: from magic to technology (1995) ISBN 1-888428-38-4