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“An altered state of consciousness simply means any state of awareness that is different from our normal waking state. When we daydream or dream at night, we are in an altered state. We can also get into an altered state by using meditations, hypnosis and exercises like jogging or yoga. Using drugs or alcohol can also produce an altered state, but in a less healthy way.”

Book:The Complete Idiot's Guide to Short Meditations: Meditations to Quiet Your Mind and Soothe Your Soul

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Susan Gregg

Susan Gregg (born 1949) is an American author, speaker, and personal growth mentor specializing in spirituality, self-healing, and consciousness transformation. Known for blending psychology, Eastern philosophy, and modern spiritual practices, her works encourage readers to explore inner wisdom and achieve life changes. Her books include 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spiritual Healing' and 'The Toltec Way,' translated into multiple languages. Through workshops, lectures, and online courses, Gregg shares insights to help people overcome fear, build confidence, and find life meaning. more

“Among DID individuals, the sharing of conscious awareness between alters exists in varying degrees. I have seen cases where there has appeared to be no amnestic barriers between individual alters, where the host and alters appeared to be fully cognizant of each other. On the other hand, I have seen cases where the host was absolutely unaware of any alters despite clear evidence of their presence. In those cases, while the host was not aware of the alters, there were alters with an awareness of the host as well as having some limited awareness of at least a few other alters. So, according to my experience, there is a spectrum of shared consciousness in DID patients. From a therapeutic point of view, while treatment of patients without amnestic barriers differs in some ways from treatment of those with such barriers, the fundamental goal of therapy is the same: to support the healing of the early childhood trauma that gave rise to the dissociation and its attendant alters. Good DID therapy involves promoting co-consciousness. With co-consciousness, it is possible to begin teaching the patient’s system the value of cooperation among the alters. Enjoin them to emulate the spirit of a champion football team, with each member utilizing their full potential and working together to achieve a common goal. Returning to the patients that seemed to lack amnestic barriers, it is important to understand that such co-consciousness did not mean that the host and alters were well-coordinated or living in harmony. If they were all in harmony, there would be no “disease.” There would be little likelihood of a need or even desire for psychiatric intervention. It is when there is conflict between the host and/or among alters that treatment is needed.”

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Author:David Yeung

“There are pockets of time, she thinks, where every sense rings like a bell, where the world brims with fleeting grace.”

Consciousness Altered States Of Concsciousness

Book:The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

Source: The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

“When I first tried a sensory deprivation tank, people thought I had lost my mind. In fact, I had found it.”