Comments on: Multimodal Ganzfeld Gives Mild Hallucinations

By: Pantera

Pantera — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:17:28 +0000

I’ve done this twice, using white halved ping pong balls, loud white noise, and a sitting in a chair with a red lightbulb right in front of me. The first time it was like dreaming without sleeping and I was able to remember everything. I saw things like I was watching a movie, not actually participating.
The second time the effect was less pronounced, I noticed that half of my images were of things I had seen or heard throughout my life. I did however, have the most peculiar sensation that I was floating through space and that my hands were 20 feet away from my face. Very hard to describe.
I think the true worth of the Ganzfeld effect is that it allows your mind to wander, coming up with the most incredible and terrifying images. I find it useful for writing, because it allows you to be far more creative. I’ve never meditated, but I imagine it’s a lot like that.
I’m also pretty sure that your organs will not shut off.

By: Alec

Alec — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:40:51 +0000

i did this with a couple of friends of mine. i saw some weird stuff… not like a full blown hallucinogenic trip, more like random images, feelings, and sounds that last for no more than a couple of seconds. to put it bluntly and simply, they were creepy.

By: Mad Mage

Mad Mage — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:36:17 +0000

Has this been tried using binaural beats instead of white noise? Or some kinds of drugs legal or not?

By: mind

mind — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:10:25 +0000

Marietta, this post might also interest you.

By: mind

mind — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:51:19 +0000

Marietta, as for research into remote viewing: I'm not sure if you knew this already, but during the Cold War (around 1972 to 1995) the CIA ran a program called "STAR GATE". They researched into remote viewing for military intelligence purposes, but did not find conclusive evidence. Some of the material is available, released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the USA. A nice summary is at Federation of American Scientists' page. Wikipedia has also an article about STAR GATE. By googling "CIA STAR GATE FOIA" you'll find places which have some of the FOIA documents. Although some people agree with Jessica Utts and interpret the STAR GATE program results as positive proof, the consensus is the opposite. Human beings are very good at matching patterns, and confirmation bias is sometimes easy to overlook (accepting/seeing things which match expectations). These facts can distort the results and analysis of the sessions, leading to "seeing things" (pardon the pun). I'd agree with the memories-interpretation (repressed or not). My personal feeling is that the hallucinatory imagery seen during sensory deprivation is the same/similar thing as in meditation and dreams - something springing forth from our experiences, with the imagery triggered by an association of a memory with something currently in the unconscious, or a synthesis of an old memory and imagination to create something new.

By: Marietta

Marietta — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:04:42 +0000

This is a quite fascinating topic. I wonder if the lack of input to the brain through sensory deprivation may not activate other latent brain activity.Here I’m referring to both psychological and psychic phenomena. Could repressed memories surface as so called hallucinations? Could the visual dream-like images be actual remote viewing? Could it induce astral travel? I mean, has anyone done research regarding these possibilities? Just curious….

By: RunDMT

RunDMT — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:54:16 +0000

So I pondered this situation more and came up with a couple more questions. First, is there any possability that you’re subconscience mind wouldn’t hold control of things like bowel movements or bladder control? And on that note (S.W.I.M) taking a journey on research chemicals(R.C.)/mutiple combonations of R.C’s. For example the combonation of MDMA with LSD harbors the chance of vomiting. Now mixed during a Ganzfeld sesion, will the body know to terminate session in the event of nausea? And on that note, does the primitive body know how to terinate the session in the event that it is too intense?
Also, is the session effective with things like layered sound pitch such as white noise with a bell tone on at the same time. If so, what are the effects? And if gloves on the hands equalizes the feeling of your hands, will a full body suite equalize the feeling of the entire body? Is there a chance of organ’s shutting down if this theory is correct?

By: RunDMT

RunDMT — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:25:07 +0000

Two questions: Has anyone ever experimented with (full) body stimuli? Such as full body vibration, i.e. vibrating bed’s/chair massagers slipped between a bed mattress. Second question: Has anyone experimentd with simultaneously changin light hue, sound pitch, and any other variable to an opposing multi-modal? Such as (simultaneously) changing red to blue light, white to pink noise, etc.

By: Benny

Benny — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:19:51 +0000

We are living in the machine age, but our brains are not machines. It’s time the machine model of nature was updated. The information on this site fits the model – but I don’t, neither does the natural world I see around me. The machines are taking over – it’s their age. What about us!
We need a new model of nature. Prigogine and Stengers suggested an excellent new scientific model for our times. Order out of Chaos: Man’s New Dialogue with Nature (Flamingo 1984) Page 22.

By: mind

mind — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:05:44 +0000

To the snoring moron who spams this blog with snoring crap: why don’t you try stopping breathing… like forever, maybe it’ll help in your snoring.

Edit: I have removed the malware website link from the comment.