Psychedelic Information Theory
Shamanism in the Age of Reason
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Information Genesis and Complexity
... fields, and the like. Whether or not tryptamine visions are accurate representations of the electromagnetic spectrum is a matter for some debate, but the overwhelming number of subjective accounts make the appearance of this field difficult to deny...
... the destabilized world of fleeting nocturnal visions like a global river for the shaman to navigate. These transpersonal claims are harder to account for in physical terms, and recent theory has attempted to tie the shamanic space to a non-local...
Group Mind and Fluid Tribal Dynamics
... where they can all share thoughts and visions. The sensation of bonding and becoming one with the group is real, but the level of telepathic ability achieved in group states is debatable. In a group trance the rational ego is detached and...
What is Nonlinear Hallucination?
... state that same rock may provoke thoughts and visions of the birth of the universe and the origins of suns and planets and solid matter leading up to the formation of that very rock. The linear perspective sees literal, formal attributes of the r...
The Case Against the Spirit Model of Psychedelic Action
... organism producing it. Take credit for your own visions. Simply because you heard voices or saw gods or met elves does not mean that the experience has any deeper meaning beyond your own imagination. It is much easier to prove the case for delusio...
The Shipibo Indians: Masters of Ayahuasca
... frequently, other animals are observed in their visions. In addition, Harner reports that often a shaman, taking the drink, believes he acquires giant snakes which are to be his special demons to be used in protecting himself against other shamans...
... fps. Computer monitors and high-definition televisions refresh at 60 Hz or higher, and at this rate human perception of motion is entirely seamless.8 The rate of human frame perception corresponds roughly to the alert Beta range of waking human co...
Why are Psychedelics Spiritual?
... psychedelics have a powerful ability to manifest visions of disincarnate entities and spirit dimensions in a matter of seconds.3 Combining these modern studies with traditional shamanic beliefs it is impossible to dismiss the spiritual nature of psy...
Sleep Deprivation, Psychosis and Mental Efficiency
... at least after a short while, that the visions were illusionary in nature. * Day 6: Speech slowing and difficulty naming common objects. * Day 7 and 8: Irritability, speech slurring and increased memory lapses. ...
Autohypnotic Induction of Sleep Rhythms Generates Visions of Light with Form-constant Patterns
Autohypnotic Induction of Sleep Rhythms Generates visions of Light with Form-constant Patterns. [fig]1;0[/fig] [fig]2;0[/fig]...
Altered States: The Origin of Art in Entoptic Phenomena
... art and contemporary research into drug induced visions are the grid, parallel lines, dots, zigzag lines, nested catenary curves, and filigrees (thin meandering lines) (see diagram). Lewis-Williams and Dowson (1988) do not address the spiral form d...
Changes In Spider Webs Brought About By Mescaline, Psilocybin And An Increase In Body Weight
... users claim to have total mastery over their visions, but ...
The Value of Psychedelic Information
... Secondly, the subject may experience archetypal visions or sensations of transcendence that are perceived to be of high religious or mystical importance. Thirdly, the subject may experience a deconstruction of consciousness associated with animal c...
... routinely offer voices from gods and visions of transcendence, they can very easily lead to messianic ideation and brainwashing cults, both secular and spiritual. Using the transformative power of the psychedelic to bend others to your ...
Psychedelic Information Theory
... beliefs and behaviors. Cryptic and intense visions may be recalled over and over, or the subject may dwell obsessively on novel feelings experienced during their trip. The subject will typically review their psychedelic trip and create a lasti...
... distinct style or morphological signature in the visions they produce. Solving the problem of how molecular pharmacodynamics translates into hallucinatory aesthetics is one of the goals of this text. The fact that similar psychedelic molecules can p...
A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near Death and Mystical Experiences. "Near-death experiences. Alien abductions. Lucid dreams. Even gods and goddesses. Try DMT for an explanation and it all holds together. It's brain chemistry...
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