Ecstasy (emotion)
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| '''Ecstasy''' is a category of [[altered state of consciousness|altered states of consciousness]] or [[trance]]like states in which an individual transcends ordinary consciousness and as a result has a heightened capacity for exceptional [[thought]], intense concentration on a specific task, extraordinary physical abilities or intense [[emotional]] [[experience]]. This heightened capacity is typically accompanied by diminished awareness of some other matters. For instance, if one is concentrating on a physical task, then one might cease to be aware of any intellectual thoughts. On the other hand, making a spirit journey in an ecstatic trance involves the cessation of voluntary bodily movement. Subjective perception of time, space and/or self may strongly change or disappear during ecstasy. | '''Ecstasy''' is a category of [[altered state of consciousness|altered states of consciousness]] or [[trance]]like states in which an individual transcends ordinary consciousness and as a result has a heightened capacity for exceptional [[thought]], intense concentration on a specific task, extraordinary physical abilities or intense [[emotional]] [[experience]]. This heightened capacity is typically accompanied by diminished awareness of some other matters. For instance, if one is concentrating on a physical task, then one might cease to be aware of any intellectual thoughts. On the other hand, making a spirit journey in an ecstatic trance involves the cessation of voluntary bodily movement. Subjective perception of time, space and/or self may strongly change or disappear during ecstasy. | ||
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Ecstasy is a category of altered states of consciousness or trancelike states in which an individual transcends ordinary consciousness and as a result has a heightened capacity for exceptional thought, intense concentration on a specific task, extraordinary physical abilities or intense emotional experience. This heightened capacity is typically accompanied by diminished awareness of some other matters. For instance, if one is concentrating on a physical task, then one might cease to be aware of any intellectual thoughts. On the other hand, making a spirit journey in an ecstatic trance involves the cessation of voluntary bodily movement. Subjective perception of time, space and/or self may strongly change or disappear during ecstasy.
See also
- Altered state of consciousness
- Ecstasy (philosophy)
- Entheogen
- Flow (psychology)
- Mysticism
- Poem of Ecstasy
- Religious ecstasy
