Altered state of consciousness
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An altered state of consciousness, (ASC), also named altered state of mind is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking beta wave state. The expression was used as early as 1969 by Charles Tart and describes induced changes in one's mental state, almost always temporary. A synonymous phrase is "altered states of awareness".
It can be associated with artistic creativity.
See also
- Topics
- Ego death
- Flow (psychology)
- Mysticism
- Neurotheology
- Parapsychology
- Places of power
- Psychedelic drug
- Psychedelic experience
- Psychology of religion
- Psychonaut
- People
- Castaneda, Carlos
- Eisner, Bruce
- Gowan, John Curtis
- Golas, Thaddeus
- Grof, Stanislav
- Huxley, Aldous
- Leary, Timothy
- Lilly, John C.
- McKenna, Terrence
- Naranjo, Claudio
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