Encyclopedia - Hallucination: Encyclopedia - Hallucination
A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Parapsychology Dictionary On Hallucination
Hallucination: A sensory experience that does not correspond to physical reality.   See also Apparition .   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Hallucination
Hallucination: (1) Perception of objects or beings with no reality or not present within normal sensory scanning range. (2) Experienc...   » Read the article

Article - Remote Viewing: History Of Remote Viewing
Throughout human history, records have been kept of unexplained mental events. In early writings, particularly from the Egyptians, Tibeta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Templar: Encyclopedia Ii - High Templar - Hallucination
Some High Templar can create illusionary duplicates of other beings with no physical substance. Such creations can confuse an opponent bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hallucination: Encyclopedia Ii - Hallucination - Possible Causes
Florid hallucinations are usually associated with drug use (particularly hallucinogenic drugs), sleep deprivation, psychosis or neurologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations: Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations
Closed eye hallucinations or closed eye visualizations (CEV) is a term used to describe a distinct class of hallucination, which generall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosis: Encyclopedia - Psychosis
Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for mental states in which the components of rational thought and perception are severely impaire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness characterized by persistent defects in the perception or expression of reality. A person experie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illusion: Encyclopedia - Illusion
An illusion is a distortion of a sensory perception. Each of the human senses can be deceived by illusions, but visual illusions are the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sleep Paralysis: Encyclopedia - Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis is a condition characterized by paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypnagogia: Encyclopedia - Hypnagogia
Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) and hypnopompia are experiences a person can go through when falling asleep in the case of hypnagogi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Elephant Pachyderm: Encyclopedia - White Elephant Pachyderm
A white elephant (also albino elephant) is a rare kind of elephant. In Burma two have been found and caught, the second one in 2002 after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychedelic: Encyclopedia - Psychedelic
The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for "mind," ψυχη (psyche), and "manifest," δηλειν (delein). A p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Encyclopedia - Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is named after the Swiss naturalist Charles Bonnet. In 1760 he described a condition in which vivid, comple...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hallucination
Halo The radiance streaming from the head of a holy person.   See also AUREOLE.   (See also: Hallucination , Mysticism, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Ecstasy: Encyclopedia - Religious Ecstasy
Religious ecstasy is a trance-like state characterized by expanded mental and spiritual awareness and is frequently accompanied by vision...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl A. P. Ruck: Encyclopedia - Carl A. P. Ruck
Carl A. P. Ruck is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University. He received his B.A. at Yale University, his M.A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hallucination
Hallucination Commonly, perception of objects without reality or an experience of sensations without external cause, usually thought t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hallucination
Hallucination. A state produced sometimes by physiological disorders, sometimes by mediumship, and at others by drunkenness. But the c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Veridical Hallucination: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Veridical Hallucination
Veridical Hallucination: One in which the content is essentially factual.   (See also: Veridical Hallucination , Pagan, Pagani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychosis - Medical Understanding Of Psychosis
There are a number of possible causes for psychosis. Psychosis may be the result of an underlying mental illness such as Bipolar disorder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychosis - Medical Understanding Of Psychosis
There are a number of possible causes for psychosis. Psychosis may be the result of an underlying mental illness such as bipolar disorder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychosis - Psychotic Experience
A psychotic episode can be significantly coloured by mood. For example, people experiencing a psychotic episode in the context of depress...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychosis - Overview
Psychosis is considered by mainstream psychiatry to be a symptom of severe mental illness, but not a diagnosis in itself. Although it is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Closed Eye Hallucinations - Level 4: Objects And Things
This is a fairly deep state, typically only accessible through psychoactives or people who have practiced meditation for a long time. At ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Closed Eye Hallucinations - Level 1: The Visual Noise
The most basic form of CEV perception that can be immediately experienced in normal waking consciousness involves a seemingly random nois...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Closed Eye Hallucinations - Level 3: Patterns Motion And Color
At a sufficiently deep level of relaxation, the noise becomes highly organized, taking on complex geometric patterns and shapes, as if it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Closed Eye Hallucinations - Level 3: Patterns, Motion, And Color
At a sufficiently deep level of relaxation, the noise becomes highly organized, taking on complex geometric patterns and shapes, as if it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Overview
Schizophrenia is often described in terms of "positive" and "negative" symptoms. Positive symptoms include delusions, auditory hallucinat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serial Experiments Lain: Encyclopedia Ii - Serial Experiments Lain - Publications And Other Media
The Lain franchise was originally conceived to connect across several forms of media (anime, video game, manga). Producer Yasuyuki Ueda s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closed Eye Hallucinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Closed Eye Hallucinations - Level 5: Overriding Physical Perception
This is the point where it appears to the outside world that a person is either unconscious or insane. The internal CEV perceptions and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sleep Paralysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Sleep Paralysis - Accompanying Hallucinations
Many report hallucinations during episodes of sleep paralysis. The features of these hallucinations generally vary by individual, but som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sleep Paralysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Sleep Paralysis - Possible Causes
Little is known about the physiology of sleep paralysis. However, some have suggested that it may be linked to post-synaptic inhibition o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sleep Paralysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Sleep Paralysis - Cultural References
In India, there are two thoughts. One of the signs of approaching enlightenment is "witnessing sleep," that is to say, being seemingly lu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Templar: Encyclopedia Ii - High Templar - Game Unit
A Templar Archives must be built before High Templars can be warped in by a Gateway. The High Templar is a physically weak unit, with 40 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Templar: Encyclopedia Ii - High Templar - Unit Basics
High Templar can be warped in by a Gateway. High Templar initially cannot cast any spells, but are able to use the Archon Meld skill. Sum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Templar: Encyclopedia Ii - High Templar - Psionic Storm
A High Templar can close their mind to the outside world, creating psychic "ripples". These can be focused through the Khala into a storm...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Makyo: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Makyo
Makyo: Japanese word meaning fantasies and hallucinations.    (See also: Makyo , Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - High Templar: Encyclopedia Ii - High Templar - Archon Meld
The Archon has been described as a burning effigy of the Protoss spirit, radiating psionic energy like a star. Two High Templar can merge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizotypy: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizotypy - Development Of The Concept
The categorical view of psychosis is most associated with Emil Kraepelin, who created criteria for the medical diagnosis and classificati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ha: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Ha
Ha (Sanskrit) The Sun hallucination Experiencing or perceiving sensory data which have no physical correlation   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Diagnosis
Schizophrenia - Criteria signs and symptoms. Like many mental illnesses, the diagnosis of schizophrenia is based upon the behavior of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizotypy: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizotypy - The Relationship Between Schizotypy And Mental Illness
Although aiming to reflect some of the features present in diagnosable mental illness, schizotypy does not necessarily imply that someone...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucinogen: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Hallucinogen
Hallucinogen: A chemical or biochemical substance capable of inducing hallucinations when introduced into the human metabolism. &nbs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Alternative Approaches To Schizophrenia
An approach broadly known as the anti-psychiatry movement, notably most active in the 1960s, has opposed the orthodox medical view of sch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinomorphism: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinomorphism - Examples
Clinomorphism - Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is clinomorphically simplified or caricatured as being a ‘split personality’, where th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucinogenic: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Hallucinogenic
HALLUCINOGENIC- produces hallucinations which are defined in many different ways such as delirium, seeing beyond the veil, going nuts,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cetogenic: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Cetogenic
CETOGENIC Of cetacean origin (as psi force, mass hallucination), according to Swigart, UFO's are cetogenic, the last desperate cry of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cerebral Anoxia: Parapsychology Dictionary On Cerebral Anoxia
Cerebral Anoxia: Lack of oxygen to the brain, often causing sensory distortions and hallucinations. Sometimes used to explain feature...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizoaffective Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizoaffective Disorder - Signs And Symptoms
The following are the criteria for a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Usher: Encyclopedia Ii - David Usher - Discography
David Usher - Moist. Silver (1994) Creature (1996) Mercedes 5 and Dime (2000) David Usher - Solo. Little Songs (1998) Morning Orbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Thurber: Encyclopedia Ii - James Thurber - Thurber's Brain
The neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran discusses the effect of damaged vision on Thurber's imagination in Phantoms in the Brain (cowritten ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Incidence And Prevalence
Schizophrenia is typically diagnosed in late adolescence or early adulthood. It is found approximately equally in men and women, though t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia And Violence
Schizophrenia - Violence perpetrated by people with schizophrenia. Although schizophrenia is sometimes associated with violence in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bullseye Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Bullseye Comics - Comic Book Appearances
In his earliest appearances, Bullseye was one of the more prominent enemies of Daredevil. However, he was quickly established as insane. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witches Cradle: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Witches Cradle
WITCHES CRADLE: A method of torturing Witches during the Renaissance and Middle Ages by binding the Witch in a garment or sack and sus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trazodone: Encyclopedia Ii - Trazodone - Side Effects
The most common adverse reactions encountered are drowsiness, nausea/vomiting, headache and dry mouth. Adverse reactions reported include...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - History
Accounts that may relate to symptoms of schizophrenia date back as far as 2000 BC in the Book of Hearts, part of the ancient Ebers papyru...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Temporal Lobe Activity: Parapsychology Dictionary On Temporal Lobe Activity
Temporal Lobe Activity: Electrical activity in the temporal lobes of the brain. Often associated with strange sensations, time distor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Treatment
Schizophrenia - Medication and hospitalization. The first line treatment for schizophrenia is usually the use of antipsychotic medicati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amphetamine Psychosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Amphetamine Psychosis - Overview
Amphetamine psychosis can include delusions, hallucinations and thought disorder. This is thought to be largely due to the increase in do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Prognosis
Prognosis for any particular individual affected by schizophrenia is particularly hard to judge as treatment and access to treatment is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Natterer: Encyclopedia Ii - August Natterer - Artistic Works
Natterer was one of the "schizophrenic masters" profiled by Hans Prinzhorn in his field-defining work Artistry of the Mentally Ill. His d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia And Drug Use
The relationship between schizophrenia and drug use is complex, meaning that a clear causal connection between drug use and schizophrenia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ergotism: Encyclopedia Ii - Ergotism - Symptoms
The symptoms can be roughly divided into convulsive symptoms and gangreneous symptoms. Ergotism - Convulsive symptoms. Convulsive sympt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dancing Baby: Encyclopedia Ii - Dancing Baby - Appearance In Mainstream Media
After making the rounds on the Internet, it was featured as a recurring hallucination on the television program Ally McBeal. On the serie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Causes
Schizophrenia - Genetic and environmental influences. While the reliability of the schizophrenia diagnosis introduces difficulties in m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychopathology: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychopathology - Psychopathology As A Descriptive Term
The term psychopathology may also be used to denote behaviours or experiences which are indicative of mental illness, even if they do not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mazes And Monsters: Encyclopedia Ii - Mazes And Monsters - Plot
Robbie Wheeling (Hanks) starts college at the fictional "Grant University" and soon develops a group of friends. They are fans of a game ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dsm-iv Codes: Encyclopedia Ii - Dsm-iv Codes - Substance-related Disorders
DSM-IV Codes - Alcohol-Related Disorders. Alcohol 305.00 Abuse 303.90 Dependence 291.8 -Induced Anxiety Disorder 291.8 -Induced Mood ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ufology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ufology - Ufo's As Perception Or Illusion
Ufology - The natural explanation hypothesis. This is a theory that most UFO sightings are misunderstood phenomena such as ball lightni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hag: Encyclopedia Ii - Hag - In Neurobiology
The expression Old Hag Attack refers to a hypnagogic state in which paralysis is present and, quite often, it is accompanied by terrifyin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Natterer: Encyclopedia Ii - August Natterer - Biography
August Natterer, given the pseudonym Neter by his psychiatrist to protect him and his family from the immense social stigma associated wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lomotil: Encyclopedia Ii - Lomotil - Toxicity
Lomotil may cause serious health problems when overdosed. Signs and symptoms of adverse effects may include any or several of the followi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Delirium: Encyclopedia Ii - Delirium - Abnormalities Of Awareness And Affect
Hallucinations (perceived sensory experience with the lack of an external source) or distortions of reality may occur in delirium. Common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tryptophan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tryptophan - Function
The main function of tryptophan is as a building block in protein synthesis. Tryptophan is a precursor for serotonin (a neurotransmitter)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermann Broch: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermann Broch - Work
His major work, The Death of Virgil (Der Tod des Vergil), which he began to write while imprisoned in a concentration camp, was first pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tryptophan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tryptophan - Function
The main function of tryptophan is as a building block in protein synthesis. Tryptophan is a precursor for serotonin (a neurotransmitter)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinical Lycanthropy: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinical Lycanthropy - Symptoms
Affected individuals report a delusional belief that they have transformed, or are in the process of transforming into another animal. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychedelic Mushroom: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychedelic Mushroom - Nomenclature
The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for "mind," ψυχη (psyche), and "manifest," δηλειν (delein) and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adx Florence: Encyclopedia Ii - Adx Florence - Controversy
ADX Florence - Psychological Effects. Many have argued that the psychological effects of long-term solitary confinement can be devastat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Koran: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Koran
Koran (Arab.), or Quran. The sacred Scripture of the Mussulmans, revealed to the Prophet Mohammed by Allah (god) himself. The revelati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Halloween: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Halloween
Hallucination Commonly, perception of objects without reality or an experience of sensations without external cause, usually thought t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dimenhydrinate: Encyclopedia Ii - Dimenhydrinate - Abuse
Recreational drug users sometimes take several times the recommended dose of dimenhydrinate in order to attain an intense and long-lastin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dimethyltryptamine: Encyclopedia Ii - Dimethyltryptamine - Hallucinogenic Properties
DMT is a powerful psychoactive substance. If DMT is smoked, injected, or orally ingested with an MAOI, it can produce powerful entheogeni...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demons: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Demons
Demons Evil influences which hinder cultivation. These can take an infinite number of forms, including evil beings or hallucinations....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Repulsion: Encyclopedia Ii - Repulsion - Plot Summary
The virgin Belgian Carol (a 21 year old Deneuve), repelled by and at the same time attracted to the idea of sex due to her repressed fee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porphyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Porphyria - Signs And Symptoms
The hepatic porphyrias primarily affect the nervous system, resulting in abdominal pain, vomiting, acute neuropathy, seizures, and mental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diisopropyltryptamine: Encyclopedia Ii - Diisopropyltryptamine - Hallucinogenic Properties
Diisopropyltryptamine - General Effects. Although DIPT's effects are primarily audial, some users have reported that at higher doses th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bootsy Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Bootsy Collins - Early Career
With his brother, Catfish Collins, and Kash Waddy and Philippe Wynne, Collins formed a group called The Pacesetters in 1968. Until 1971, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slaughterhouse-five: Encyclopedia Ii - Slaughterhouse-five - Possible Explanation For Time Travel
While time travel lends itself to the fantasy/science fiction aspect of the story, it has been suggested that what Vonnegut had Billy Pil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toxidrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Toxidrome - Anticholinergic Toxidrome
The symptoms of an anticholinergic toxidrome include blurred vision, choreoathetosis, coma, decreased bowel sounds, delirium, dilated pup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia - Dream
A dream is the experience of images, sounds/voices, words, thoughts or sensations during sleep, with the dreamer usually not being able t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream - Neurology Of Dreams
There are many competing theories as to the neurological cause of the dreaming experience. The state of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream - Neurology Of Dreams
There are many competing theories as to the neurological cause of the dreaming experience. The state of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream - Supernatural Interpretation Of Dreams
Oneiromancy is the art of divination by interpreting dreams. In the Bible and the Qur'an, people such as Joseph and Daniel are given the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream - Psychodynamic Interpretation Of Dreams
Both Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung identify dreams as an interaction between the unconscious and the conscious. They also assert tog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream - Lucid Dreaming
Researchers often define lucid dreaming as simply "being aware in a dream that one is dreaming". Many others define a lucid dream as a dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream - Psychodynamic Interpretation Of Dreams
Both Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung identify dreams as an interaction between the unconscious and the conscious. They also assert together t...   » Read the article