The Pre-Linguistic Mind: 200,000 Years Ago, Animistic Fire Gazing Meditation and Altered States of Consciousness
Fire Gazing Meditation has it’s roots in Ancient Animistic Traditions, before written records were established… before language itself.
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The Visionary Experience: Pt3… The Narrative Phase, Insights from the Inner Sight
This Visionary Narrative Phase is symbolic, mythological, allegorical, metaphorical… leading to psychological and spiritual transformation.
Visionary Experience: Pt2… The Geometric Phase
The Geometric Phase of a Visionary Experience sees the emergence of simple, abstract forms that gradually evolve into intricate patterns
Sufi Whirling… Spinning round and round
Sufi whirling is a form of physical meditation that induces a state of ‘Ecstatic Trance’, leading to profound connections with the Divine.
The Benefits of More NOME’s in Your Life… Non-Ordinary Mental Expressions come from ASC’s
Altered States of Consciousness (ASCs) and Non-Ordinary Mental Expressions (NOMEs) are extraordinary states of the mind…
Circumambulating Swayambhunath, or Going Round in Circles at Monkey Temple
Circumambulating Swayambhunath, or ‘Monkey Temple’ in Kathmandu (city of Temples)… a strangely euphoric feeling accompanied this.
The Om Chanting: Exploring the Neurophysiological Correlates of Mantra Repetition and Altered States of Consciousness
Om (AUM) chanting has resonated through spiritual practices for millennia: this ancient practice has many benefits and induces ASC
The Power of Words: Exploring the Oldest Examples of Trance States Induced by Verbal Suggestions
Throughout history, there have been intriguing examples of individuals entering trance states through the power of words alone.
Sonic Boom: A Third Eye Massage in a Miniscule Monastery in the Himalayas
Third Eye Massage: In a really small temple space… sonically designed in a way that created really deep altered states in us.
Art and Altered States of Consciousness… Mandalas Throughout History
The nexus of art and meditation… the history of Mandalas is rich and diverse, spanning multiple cultures and centuries
Archeo-Ethnomusicology: The Soundtrack of the Soul, a Journey into Altered States
Going beyond scales and chords, Ethnomusicology goes into how music actually shapes beliefs, rituals and even social structures.
Sundo (Kouk Sun Do), Korean Mind-Body Self-Mastery from the Mountains
Sundo is a traditional Korean ‘mind-body’ practice kept secret for thousands of years… a technique aimed at stimulating internal energy
Drumming and Rhythmic Entrainment: The Gateway to Trance and Healing
Throughout history Drumming and rhythmic entrainment have been used for trance induction into altered states of consciousness
10 years ago in the Center of a Pyramid in the middle of a Jungle in India… Deep Crystal Tones
144 jets effervesced the warm water of the Hydrotherapy Pool in England’s Nirvana Spa. Set and Setting are important…
The Ganzfeld Effect in Ancient Meditative and Ritual Practices
Ganzfeld Effect is a perceptual phenomenon occurring when a person is exposed to unpatterned fields of stimulation
Neural Oscillations… What are Brainwave Frequencies? Beyond the Waves of Thought.
Brainwave Frequencies, also known as Neural Oscillations, refer to the electrical patterns produced by the synchronized activity of neurons in the brain.