Mind Hacks (Jolt your brain for a change!)
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:05 am
Seeing the hallucinogen FAQ thread being a hit, I wanted to see how many of you were interested in alternative drug-free trips. Has anybody ever tried light & sound mind machines? Or anything similar, like the machine that puts vibrations into your body?
http://www.amazon.com/Proteus-Mind-Mach ... 792&sr=8-1
All the reviews seem to be great and I am pretty sure this stuff does wonders as I have plenty of times hooked myself up to binaural (brain synchronization) sound and was thrown into deep states of meditation way quicker than if I hadn't been using it.
Also, some of you may remember:
Some months ago, I wanted to put some order into all the different manners in which people go about tripping without substances (even though substances are mentioned here on the oral part). This is a list of what I came up with the help of some people (the UBB doesn't allow for indenting):
I. Oral Intake
1. Nutrition
a. Sattvic
b. Fast
2. Entheogen
a. Ingestible
b. Smokeable
II. Sensory Manipulation
1. Deprivation
2. Over-Stimulation
3. Kinesthesia
a. Posture
i. Form
ii. Prolonged Stillness
iii. Inversion
b. Isometrics
c. Dance
i. Free-form
ii. Spin
iii. Vibration
d. Sport
i. Extreme
e. Automatism
i. Free-dance
ii. Free-art
iii. Critical Paranoia
iv. Free-writing
v. Free-speaking
vi. Supernatural Possession
4. Breath
a. Force
b. Constriction
c. Laughter
d. Breath Awareness
e. Weeping
f. Channel-switching
5. Somatic
a. Massage
b. Accupuncture
c. Reflexology
d. Temperature
e. Pain State
f. Modified Gravity
g. Ritual Nudity
6. Auditory
a. Drumming
b. Chant
c. Binaural
d. Silence Focus
7. Visual
a. Optical Illusion
b. Light Stimulation
8. Aromatherapy
9. Ego
a. No First Person
b. Ego for Others
c. Ego for Creator
d. Speculation Constriction
i. Socratic Method
e. Belief System Plasticity
f. Emotion Observation
III. Time Focus
1. Present
2. Voluntary Amnesia
IV. Suggestion
1. Self-suggestion
a. Placebo
2. Third Party
a. Hypnotic
b. Group Therapy
3. Supernatural
a. Prayer
b. Prop-based
c. Sacrificial
V. Sleep
1. Dream
a. Journaling
b. Lucidity
2. Deprivation
VI. Sex
1. Tantric
2. Chastity
3. Occult
VII. Trauma
1. Death
a. Near-Death Experience
b. Death of Another
2. Childhood Trigger
3. Voyager Syndrome
http://www.amazon.com/Proteus-Mind-Mach ... 792&sr=8-1
All the reviews seem to be great and I am pretty sure this stuff does wonders as I have plenty of times hooked myself up to binaural (brain synchronization) sound and was thrown into deep states of meditation way quicker than if I hadn't been using it.
Also, some of you may remember:
Some months ago, I wanted to put some order into all the different manners in which people go about tripping without substances (even though substances are mentioned here on the oral part). This is a list of what I came up with the help of some people (the UBB doesn't allow for indenting):
I. Oral Intake
1. Nutrition
a. Sattvic
b. Fast
2. Entheogen
a. Ingestible
b. Smokeable
II. Sensory Manipulation
1. Deprivation
2. Over-Stimulation
3. Kinesthesia
a. Posture
i. Form
ii. Prolonged Stillness
iii. Inversion
b. Isometrics
c. Dance
i. Free-form
ii. Spin
iii. Vibration
d. Sport
i. Extreme
e. Automatism
i. Free-dance
ii. Free-art
iii. Critical Paranoia
iv. Free-writing
v. Free-speaking
vi. Supernatural Possession
4. Breath
a. Force
b. Constriction
c. Laughter
d. Breath Awareness
e. Weeping
f. Channel-switching
5. Somatic
a. Massage
b. Accupuncture
c. Reflexology
d. Temperature
e. Pain State
f. Modified Gravity
g. Ritual Nudity
6. Auditory
a. Drumming
b. Chant
c. Binaural
d. Silence Focus
7. Visual
a. Optical Illusion
b. Light Stimulation
8. Aromatherapy
9. Ego
a. No First Person
b. Ego for Others
c. Ego for Creator
d. Speculation Constriction
i. Socratic Method
e. Belief System Plasticity
f. Emotion Observation
III. Time Focus
1. Present
2. Voluntary Amnesia
IV. Suggestion
1. Self-suggestion
a. Placebo
2. Third Party
a. Hypnotic
b. Group Therapy
3. Supernatural
a. Prayer
b. Prop-based
c. Sacrificial
V. Sleep
1. Dream
a. Journaling
b. Lucidity
2. Deprivation
VI. Sex
1. Tantric
2. Chastity
3. Occult
VII. Trauma
1. Death
a. Near-Death Experience
b. Death of Another
2. Childhood Trigger
3. Voyager Syndrome
