Comparison of Altered States

Comparison of Altered States LEAVEALTEREDSTATES ATWILL Partial ABILITY To CONTROLTHE CONTENTOFTHE EXPERIENCE Increased AWARENESSOFTHE GROUNDENVIRONMENT Usually ABILITY TO COMMUNICATEAT GROUNDENVIRONMENT Increased and Fluid CONCENTRATION MENTAL Increased and Fluid Usually Increased ENERGY/AROUSAL CALM Increased AFFECT Positive Or Negative Esp.: Community Warmth Self Sense Is Reidentified as the higher 2 levels of soul in which: No Self IDENTITYOR SELF SENSE Deconstructed into a Changing Flux: No Self No OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE Deconstruction of Complex Experiences into Their Constituent Stimuli. Stimuli are Further Deconstructed into a Continuous Flux CONTENTOF EXPERIENCE Deconstruction of Complex Experiences into Innocent Heartfulness Embracing the Universe Loose{y 'Based on Shamanic Psychodrama 6yjohn 'Raven · · Comparison of Altered States Dramatic Reduction of Control LEAVEALTEREDSTATES Dramatic Reduction of Control ATWILL None ABILITY To CONTROLTHE CONTENTOF THE EXPERIENCE Distorted AWARENESSOF THE GROUNDENVIRONMENT Decreased and Distorted ABILITY TO COMMUNICATEAT GROUNDENVIRONMENT CONCENTRATION Greatly Reduced Greatly Reduced MENTAL Increased Agitation May Be Extreme Increased Agitation May Be Extreme ENERGY/AROUSAL (ALM Decreased AFFECT Usually Very Negative Disintegrated Loss of Ego Boundaries; Inability To Distinguish Self From Others IDENTITYOR SELF SENSE Disintegrated Loss of Ego Boundaries; Inability To Distinguish Self From Others Rarely and Uncontrolled OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE Disorganized and Fragmented CONTENTOF EXPERIENCE Loose{y 'Based on Shamanic Psychodrama Disorganized and Fragmented 6yjohn ·Raven 'Mosher