Comments on: Multimodal Ganzfeld Gives Mild Hallucinations

By: mind

mind — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:42:34 +0000

Matt, the more uniform the light, the better.

Over 20 minutes is OK.

Note that you’re perhaps not going to get 2001 Space Odyssey end-scene visuals. It will be more subtle.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:16:28 +0000

i wanna try this but i have a couple questions
does the red light need to be really intense?can there be no other lights? and how long is a good enough time to hallucinate really well?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:13:36 +0000

I don’t have any rooms that get very dark, so I sat in my closet and put on my radio thing, put it on a station that didn’t come in and I put red paper of a desk lamp, everything was set up and I sat there for about 30 minutes a couple times I kinda zoned out but didn’t see anything… The most I felt was either on a roller coaster like doing flips and stuff or laying in the ocean… is there anything I should do to actually see things?

By: mind

mind — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:31:19 +0000

Natha, the Ganzfeld effect makes similar but more pronounced effects than the blackout you mention. Kind of like when daydreaming one might get a very clear visual picture of whatever imagery the mind produces.

The “blackout” as in scrying can be done with a mirror, but also by staring at any stationary object such that there is a high contrast between the object and background: a tall house against a clear summer sky, a lecturer standing at a lighted speaker-box, an object against a bright wall, etc.

In Ganzfeld you can get short glimpses of visual things which appear much more realistic. I don’t think they are blackouts as in scrying, as in Ganzfeld you won’t see anything in the first place so there’s not much to black out.

Also, in Ganzfeld it can be multimodal: you can experience motion at the corner of your eye, see pictures, hear sounds, and so on.

I think the mechanisms behind the blackout in scrying and the ones at play with Ganzfeld have the same neurophysiological basis.

By: mind

mind — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:29:58 +0000

Francisco, you can quite easily return. In fact, it’s quite easy to “drop out” of that state. So don’t worry about it.

By: Natha

Natha — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:51:33 +0000

if this effect as same as the “total black out effect” in scrying, which happen just before the vision appears, then this is totally real. when using black mirror for scrying, the same thing happen (i think so). gaze in to the mirror, everything you see vanishes and all you start to see is black, then vision appears. Any idea on this?

By: Francisco

Francisco — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:12:59 +0000

This experiment can be done without supervision. I mean, can I “return” voluntarily if the experience is not pleasant? (Please, pardon my English)

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?