Altered States of Consciousness

Altered states of consciousness reveal that ordinary waking awareness is not the only mode of conscious experience. By studying psychedelics, near-death experiences, lucid dreaming, deep meditative states, hypnosis, and flow, researchers gain insight into how consciousness can be transformed — and what this tells us about its fundamental nature.

Key subtopics: Psychedelics, NDEs, Dreaming, Lucid Dreaming, Hypnagogia, Meditation States, Hypnosis, Sensory Deprivation, OBEs, Flow States, Entropic Brain Theory, Mystical Experience