When there are miles to go before we sleep, altered traits are more important than altered states. — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
For me, being a writer is not an altered state. It's very ponderous, and very - it's like being a shoemaker. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
No one in human history has given as much thought to the interweaving of altered states of consciousness and religion as I… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
“Sexual arousal and penal erections are associated with both altered states of consciousness and sleep.” — James David Lewis-Williams Copy Share Image
We experimented and we experienced many altered states of awareness. We used the power plants. I did that for a year or… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The life you live in front of an audience is like an altered state - it's not totally real. I'm always, even… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
Selectively pick a teacher, one that you respect, not just someone who can talk with wonderful poetic figures about enlightenment, but someone… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Certainly, the sensory deprivation afforded by the remote, silent and totally dark chambers, such as the Diverticule of the Felines in Lascaux… — James David Lewis-Williams Copy Share Image
I can’t reveal the mystery to either saint or sinner; I can’t state at length what I’ve said curtly; I achieve an… — Omar Khayyam Copy Share Image
What I don't like in movies dealing with the illustration of altered states of consciousness is that usually you see the guy… — Gaspar Noe Copy Share Image
This is part of the complexity of grief: A piece of you recognizes it is an extreme state, an altered state, yet… — Meghan O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the… — Hubert Selby Jr Copy Share Image
What fascinates me about addiction and obsessive behavior is that people would choose an altered state of consciousness that's toxic and ostensibly… — Moby Copy Share Image
“As human beings, we are connected in many ways to each other, to the nature that surrounds us and to the outermost… — Stevan V. Nikolic Copy Share Image
“This book is a memoir - not of specific life events, but of the processes of dissociation, and of re-enlivening emotions that… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
Obviously there is pain in childbirth. But giving birth is also a moment of awe and wonder, a moment when the true… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
“This possibility may be supported by another unusual feature of hypnosis. Unlike other altered states of consciousness, hypnosis is not associated with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As a longtime practitioner of yoga and a person who's been involved in physical fitness my whole life, I can tell you,… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
“we decided to take Drucker’s advice and follow the money. First, we dubbed the amount of cash and coin people spend each… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
The desire to live life to its fullest, to acquire more knowledge, to abandon the economic treadmill, are all typical reactions to… — Edgar Mitchell Copy Share Image
The keys are, or were, the training methods used by the ancient mystery schools. We've got hints and tips, we've got little… — Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki Copy Share Image
“[T]he self “is not an unmitigated blessing,”6 writes Duke University psychologist Mark Leary in his aptly titled book, The Curse of the… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
Though we [Humanists] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive… — Fred Edwords Copy Share Image
“although those who exhibit structural division of the personality commonly exhibit altered states of consciousness, only relatively few individuals who experience altered… — Paul Frewen Copy Share Image
“The major goal of the Cold War mind control programs was to create dissociative symptoms and disorders, including full multiple personality disorder.… — Colin A. Ross Copy Share Image
“For example, Dell’s (2006b) Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID) is a highly regarded psychometric instrument specifically designed to provide a comprehensive, content-valid… — Paul Frewen Copy Share Image
More than anything, rave was an intentionally designed experience. The music, lighting, and ambience were all fine-tuned to elicit and augment altered… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
“So, when we do experience a non-ordinary state that gives us access to something more, we feel it first as something less—and… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
“The postmodernist belief in the relativism of truth, coupled with the clicker culture of mass media, in which attention spans are measured… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“[ Dr. Lois Jolyon West was cleared at Top Secret for his work on MKULTRA. ] Dr. Michael Persinger [235], another FSMF… — Colin A. Ross Copy Share Image
I love to think. I once considered taking drugs as an attempt to better understand an altered state of mind; however, I… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
A residual sea of symbols which is shared by all mankind, usually accessed through dreams or altered states, and from which cultures… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Certain drugs provide brief excursions into altered states of consciousness. The problem is that the perceptions and understandings that come from these… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“In altered states of consciousness, the nervous system itself becomes a ‘sixth sense’ that produces a variety of images including entoptic phenomena.” — James David Lewis-Williams Copy Share Image
It is not advisable for persons who are in the early stages of meditation to mediate on the two lower chakras. You… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When I experienced altered states of consciousness, my whole philosophical structure crumbled, and that terrified me. And what scared me the most… — Susan Schneider Copy Share Image
You don't meditate to experiment with altered states of consciousness or whatever else. You meditate only to perceive by yourself that everything… — Daniel Odier Copy Share Image
Write. No amount of self-inflicted misery, altered states, black pullovers or being publicly obnoxious will ever add up to your being a… — A.L. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body (less commonly understood… — James David Lewis-Williams Copy Share Image
![“[T]he self “is not an unmitigated blessing,”6 writes Duke University psychologist Mark Leary in his aptly titled book, The Curse of the Self. “It is single-handedly responsible for many, if not most of the problems that human beings face as individuals and as a species . . . [and] conjures up a…” quote by Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/steven-kotler-7422_altered-states_t-he-self-is-not-an-unmitigated-blessing_2045970.jpg)
![“Though we [Humanists] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive feelings, hunches, speculation, and flashes of inspiration prove to be excellent sources of novel approaches, new ways of looking at things, new discoveries, and…” quote by Fred Edwords](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/fred-edwords-80428_altered_though-we-humanists-take-a-strict-positi_2300891.jpg)
![“[ Dr. Lois Jolyon West was cleared at Top Secret for his work on MKULTRA. ] Dr. Michael Persinger [235], another FSMF Board Member, is the author of a paper entitled “Elicitation of 'Childhood Memories' in Hypnosis-Like Settings Is Associated With Complex Partial Epileptic-Like Signs For Women But…” quote by Colin A. Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaa/colin-a-ross-35098_altered-states_dr-lois-jolyon-west-was-cleared-at-top-s_2433891.jpg)
