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Altered States of Consciousness - Experiences Out of Time and Self (Hardcover)
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Altered States of Consciousness - Experiences Out of Time and Self (Hardcover)
Series: Altered States of Consciousness
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What altered states of consciousness-the dissolution of feelings of
time and self-can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.
During extraordinary moments of consciousness-shock, meditative
states and sudden mystical revelations, out-of-body experiences, or
drug intoxication-our senses of time and self are altered; we may
even feel time and self dissolving. These experiences have long
been ignored by mainstream science, or considered crazy fantasies.
Recent research, however, has located the neural underpinnings of
these altered states of mind. In this book, neuropsychologist Marc
Wittmann shows how experiences that disturb or widen our everyday
understanding of the self can help solve the mystery of
consciousness. Wittmann explains that the relationship between
consciousness of time and consciousness of self is close; in
extreme circumstances, the experiences of space and self intensify
and weaken together. He considers the emergence of the self in
waking life and dreams; how our sense of time is distorted by
extreme situations ranging from terror to mystical enlightenment;
the experience of the moment; and the loss of time and self in such
disorders as depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Dostoyevsky
reported godly bliss during epileptic seizures; neurologists are
now investigating the phenomenon of the epileptic aura. Wittmann
describes new studies of psychedelics that show how the brain
builds consciousness of self and time, and discusses pilot programs
that use hallucinogens to treat severe depression, anxiety, and
addiction. If we want to understand our consciousness, our
subjectivity, Wittmann argues, we must not be afraid to break new
ground. Studying altered states of consciousness leads us directly
to the heart of the matter: time and self, the foundations of
consciousness.
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