(This might belong in Mind Fuck, but I dunno. It just seemed appropriate to post it here.) I was using StumbleUpon one night, and I stumbled something really interesting. It's called the Ganzfeld Effect. http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/11/ganzfeld_hallucinati.html Basically, you deprive your senses by putting two ping-pong ball halves over your eyes in an evenly lit room while listening to white noise (the static you hear on the radio if the station isn't coming in). After about 20-30 minutes, the sensory deprivation will cause your subconscious to "make up" stimuli. The result is hallucinations similar to LSD (or maybe not, as I've never done LSD, but it induces drug-like hallucinations nonetheless). Has anyone ever tried this? Is it effective? I wonder if it is possible to use a different colored light or different scents in the room to induce hallucinations with a different mood, or if different frequencies of white noise would have any effect on it. I also wonder if it is possible to induce deeper, longer "trips" with practice. (also, this would be awesome to try in conjunction with actual psychedelics ) This is something I definitely have to try. Especially while high. What are your thoughts on it? If anyone has tried this or tries it after reading this, please post your experiences.
Sensory deprivation isn't something new, I've never heard of this method before though. I'd rather use a proper flotation tank.
This is nothing whatsoever like a psychedelic trip. At all. There is no change in consciousness, there is only mental by-products being observed. If you want to put some lavender up your nose and close your eyes, that may produce a pleasurable effect, but comparing it to life-changing neuro-transmitter mimicking psychedelics is too far a stretch.
Haha on that note, it's really easy to "trip out" normally. Minus the racing heart and anxiety. Sometimes I'll just sit down and listen to some music, and in a very relaxed state I can hear the undercurrents of sound I hadn't heard before. I guess a little souvenir from when I used to smoke pot.
You think? I never said that it is in the same LEAGUE as a psychedelic trip, as I'm sure it doesn't even compare to an ego-shattering experience, but some of the reports of what people have seen while in this state are very psychedelic-esque. And, yes, this is very much a change in consciousness. It induces an actual change in brain waves; it is a lot like meditation on steroids. It would be impossible to see what some people have seen in this state normally. Obviously, you didn't read my post or the article very closely at all. I think you should be a little more open-minded, my friend. It seems to me like drugs should have taught you that. Um, no, not at all.
indeed i did not read carefully and did not know there were brainwave changes. i only ask that you make my death swift.
Binaural beats involve playing a sound of a certain frequency in one ear, and another one of a slightly different frequency in the other ear simultaniously. The method in my OP involves sensory deprivation. They are two completely different things, and both yield completely different effects. Is anyone actually reading my post or the article at all?? Please, before anyone replies again, read and think before you speak. EDIT: and actually, binaural beats do have an effect. I've tried them and have noticed a distinct change in my thought patterns. Only thing is, the effective frequencies are slightly different for different people, which is why it probably didn't work. Also, you have to listen to it for about 30 minutes before it has an effect.
lol i don't do drugs anymore. i've been too frightened by them =/ i prefer calmer, less "ego-shattering" experiences. maybe that's my fault, though.
i don't want to affect my frequencies anymore it sucks when they're affected while you're sober, and you feel as though you have just been catapulted into insanity.
