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states of consciousness: Parapsychology Dictionary on Four states of consciousness

Four states of consciousness:

Ordinary consciousness is characterized by three states:

1. The waking state

2. The dreaming state

3. The state of deep sleep However mystics claim that there is a fourth state, called tur�ya, which permeates and transcends the three states of ordinary consciousness. It is said to witness everything that occurs during the ordinary states (cf. Song of Solomon 5:2: I slept but my heart was awake). While the subject of ordinary consciousness is the ego, the witness of the fourth state is said to be the Absolute Subject. When the fourth state is experienced, the yogi is filled with the Light of the Essential Self (cf. Matt. 6:22).

states of consciousness: Magic Shamanism Dictionary on altered state of consciousness

A nonordinary state of consciousness that can range from states of light meditation and hypnosis to states of trance.

states of consciousness: Parapsychology Dictionary on Four states of consciousness

Four states of consciousness:

Ordinary consciousness is characterized by three states:

1. The waking state

2. The dreaming state

3. The state of deep sleep However mystics claim that there is a fourth state, called turîya, which permeates and transcends the three states of ordinary consciousness. It is said to witness everything that occurs during the ordinary states (cf. Song of Solomon 5:2: I slept but my heart was awake). While the subject of ordinary consciousness is the ego, the witness of the fourth state is said to be the Absolute Subject. When the fourth state is experienced, the yogi is filled with the Light of the Essential Self (cf. Matt. 6:22).

states of consciousness: The Fourth State Of Consciousness

Indian philosophy’s focus is to determine the nature of that spirit or self which is the centre of everything, the animating force which makes a person alive, alert and aware.

It is consciousness, variously called the Self, Knower, Seer, Experiencer or the Witness. It knows no distinction of gender, nationality, race or religion. It is the unchanging and all-pervading, transcending the limitations of time and space, birth and death. Ultimately it is the substratum or essence of the entire manifest universe.

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Altered state of consciousness

The phrase "altered state of consciousness" was coined in the 1970s and describes induced changes in one's mental state, almost always temporary. A synonymous phrase is "altered states of awareness". An altered state of consciousness can come about accidentally through fever, sleep deprivation, starvation, oxygen deprivation, nitrogen narcosis (deep diving), or a traumatic accident. Intentionally it can sometimes be reached by the use of a sensory deprivation tank or mind-control techniques, hypnosis, meditation, prayer, or dis ...

states of consciousness: The Universe, Part IV � What Is Consciousness?

Thus, in order to understand the nature of consciousness, I must here and now in this present moment be searching for a better state of consciousness. All definitions, no matter how profound, are secondary. Even the formulations of ancient masters on this subject can be a diversion if I take them in a way that does not support the immediate personal effort to be aware of what is taking place in myself in the present moment.

This is part IV from the first chapter of Jacob Needlemans book A Sense of The Cosmos

states of consciousness: Methods Based On Movement Imagination for Out of Body Experiences

Practicing this method for many years, I have gotten the impression that "stepping out of the body by will" can be performed in three related states of consciousness:

� in trance

� in the "half sleep state" (the hypnagogic state before falling asleep)

� in lucidity or the state of false awakening

states of consciousness: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - IV

In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and the significance of the year 2012.

states of consciousness: The Universe, Part I � The Universe As a Teaching

Western science has operated for centuries on the assumption that we can understand the universe without understanding ourselves. Jacob Needleman observes it as a philosopher and metaphysician, from within. In this first chapter from his book, �A Sense of the Cosmos; The Encounter of Modern Science and Ancient Truth� he presents us with the possibility that the Universe is a living teaching. It is not another "New Age" criticism of science. Needleman has the greatest respect for science and for the search for truth that is the heart and soul of science. In part IV, What Is Consciousness? Needleman's challenging reflections imply that there are states, levels or qualities of consciousness that can be developed within us. What is more, the implication is that this development is the purpose of both the Cosmos and Great Teachings.

This is part I from the first chapter of Jacob Needlemans book A Sense of The Cosmos

states of consciousness: The Universe, Part II � Pragmatism and Desire

We are trying to entertain the idea that the universe is like a great teaching so that we will be less afraid to question the picture of the universe that modern science gives us.

For most of us, the initial obstacle in this effort at skepticism is that science seems to work so well. A physicist I know once likened contemporary people, including himself and his fellow scientists, to a mob of savages so bedazzled by an interloper's tricks and baubles that they immediately make him into a god. It is really no laughing matter, this slavery to what we call the pragmatic criterion. We nee to look at it more closely.

This is part II from the first chapter of Jacob Needlemans book A Sense of The Cosmos

states of consciousness: The Universe, Part III � A Conscious Universe

We have misunderstood these cosmological schemes of the past. What we call "geocentrism" was never meant to establish the earth merely as the spatial center of the great universe, but principally to communicate its place as an intersection of primary and secondary cosmic purposes and forces. The medieval mystic Meister Eckhart likens the earth to a station of cosmic reality through which there passes all the powers of Creation on their way to complete unfolding. "Earth...lies open to every celestial emanation. All the work and waste of heaven is caught midway in the sink of earth."

This is part III from the first chapter of Jacob Needlemans book A Sense of The Cosmos

states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Trika

Trika (a concept of Kashmir Shaivism) in Sanskrit means trinity. On the other hand, Trika has been the name by which Kashmir Shaivism has been known before year 1900, because the concept of trinity is manifested in many ways and on multiple levels throughout its whole philosophical system. Trika - Siva Sakti and Anu. According to the Kashmir Shaivism there are three essential realities: The Supreme Transcendent - Siva The Supreme Creative Energy, immanent in ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Hypnosis

Hypnosis is popularly understood to be a psychological condition in which an individual may be induced to exhibit apparent changes in behaviour, thought or affect - in particular an alteration in perception or memory. Although some individuals experience an increase in suggestibility and subjective feelings of relaxation, this is not true for everyone as it has been demonstrated that relaxation is not necessary for a hypnotic experience. The procedure by which this i ...

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Hypnosis - Definitions

Hypnosis - Hypnosis Applications

Hypnosis - Professional associations and governmental authorities

Hypnosis - Popular culture

Hypnosis - Fictional treatments

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Isolation tank

An isolation tank (also commonly known as a sensory deprivation tank) is (ideally) a lightless, soundproof tank in which subjects float in salty water (denser than the human body) at skin temperature. It was devised by John C. Lilly in 1954 in order to test the effects of sensory deprivation. Such tanks are now also used for meditation, prayer, relaxation, and in alternative medicine. The isolation tank is also called float tank, floating tank, floater tank, floatation tank, Samadhi tank, sensory deprivation tank, REST tank (Restricted Enviro ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Dissociation

Dissociation is a psychological state or condition in which certain thoughts, emotions, sensations, or memories are separated from the rest of the psyche. An example is the experience of being engrossed in a book or movie. The French psychiatrist Pierre Janet (1859-1947) coined the term in his book L'Automatisme psychologique; he emphasized its role as a defensive maneuver in response to psychological trauma. While he considere ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Turya

Turya, a concept in Kashmir Shaivism, meaning the fourth state of consciousness. The fourth fundamental state of consciousness (vritti) is the superconsciousness which is characteristic to Spiritual Illumination and divine ecstasy, Samadhi. It is called the fourth because it transcends the other three common states of consciousness: the waking state the dreaming sta ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Sensory deprivation

This article is about a method of interrogation. For therapeutic uses, see Isolation tank Sensory deprivation is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various alternative medicines and in psychological experiments ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Turiya

In early Hindu philosophy, turiya (also called caturtha) is a state of pure consciousness, or the experience of ultimate reality and truth. It is a fourth state of consciousness that underlies and at the same time transcends three common states of consciousness: (i) the state of waking consciousness (jagrata), (ii) the state of dreaming (svapna), (iii) and dreamless sleep (susupti). Turiya - Advaita concept. The first two states are defective as experiences of reality and truth because ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Charles Tart

Charles T. Tart, Ph.D. (1937– ) is internationally known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness (particularly altered states of consciousness), as one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology, and for his research in scientific parapsychology. His two classic books, Altered States of Consciousness (1969) and Transpersonal Psychologies (1975), became widely used texts that were instrumental in allowi ...

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states of consciousness: Encyclopedia - Unconsciousness

Unconsciousness, more appropriately referred to as loss of consciousness or lack of consciousness, is a dramatic alteration of mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli. Being in a comatose state or coma is an illustration of unconsciousness. Fainting due to a drop in blood pressure and a decrese of the oxygen supply to the brain is an illustration of a temporary loss of consciousness. Loss of consciousness must not be confused with altered st ...