Sentences with phrase «by altered consciousness»

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Though Uber is beloved by many riders, the way it has muscled into cities and the public consciousness, and the manner in which it has altered labor relations and urban planning, have rattled lawmakers, activists and even its drivers.

The mystics often seek to experience God through altered states of consciousness, generally induced by trance or meditation instead of drugs.

It is obvious to me that I altered my brain significantly after years of intense / deep prayer and meditation and that as a result of these contributory experiences I was a high - functioning schizophrenic for a good portion of my life — there were things going on in my biology which predisposed me to being a depressive and a high - functioning schizophrenic but engaging in intense / deep prayer and meditation was only exacerbating this problem by altering my state of consciousness which precipitated the psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena which I experienced.

but fortunately there are psychologists, mental health practitioners and others who do and I have benefitted greatly from their work, personal testimonies and the various articles / publications which they have produced --(for example, The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology; The Religious & Spiritual Problems category in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM - IV) published by the American Psychiatric Association; The US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database of healthcare and scientific literature)-- about the adverse psychological effects which can arise when persons engage in intense / deep spiritual practices such as intense / deep prayer, fasting and meditation which alter their state of consciousness.

It's all my fault that I pushed myself over the edge by self - inducing an altered state of consciousness through intense / deep prayer and meditation.

Psychosis / most psychiatric illnesses often arise in adolescence or in early adult life however 75 per cent of children with mental health disorders / issues do not get the help they need — I fell into that 75 per cent, I was misdiagnosed by a doctor and then the self - induced trance - like altered state of consciousness induced by intense / deep meditation and prayer coupled with the theology about how prayer and God work in a Christian's life (more on this below) just pushed me right over the edge.

Some researchers are exploring the relationship between the altered state of consciousness called «reverie» (produced by theta wave training) and enhancement of physical healing, problem solving, and creativity.

So we may say that since by a sort of chain - reaction consciousness, itself borne of complexity, finds itself in a position to bring about «artificially» a further increase of complexity in its material dwelling (thus engendering or liberating a further growth of reflective consciousness, and so on...) the terrestrial evolution of Life, following its main axis of hominization, is not only completely altering the scale of its creations but is also entering an «explosive» phase of an entirely new kind.

But, although some of the specific experiences, such as pains, may be (at least virtually) determined by the brain (at least in what we usually consider «normal,» as distinct from «altered,» states of consciousness), others, such as thoughts and decisions, are not, but are based upon the mind's self - determination.

Brain imaging suggests LSD's consciousness - altering traits may work by hindering some brain networks and boosting overall connectivity

During a ritual dance that may last all night, shamans enter an altered state of consciousness induced by rhythmic movement, singing and clapping.

New studies — prompted by a renewed interest in potential applications of psychedelic drugs for understanding the brain or even treating some psychiatric diseases — suggest that far - reaching changes in brain connectivity contribute to the altered states of consciousness and other effects of an acid trip.

Neuroscientists believe that consciousness emerges from the material stuff of the brain primarily because even very small changes to your brain (say, by drugs or disease) can powerfully alter your subjective experiences.

«Altered states of consciousness are viewed by governments as negative if achieved through drugs,» says Richard Glen Boire, a lawyer and founder of the California - based Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics.

Altered States (Hulu, July 1st) During the Sixties, scientist John C. Lilly was a pioneer on the frontier of consciousness, testing the capabilities of the human mind by ingesting LSD and other psychedelics while submerged in a sensory - deprivation tank.

While the genre makes liberal use of gore and helplessness, few have looked at the concept of physically altering a person's consciousness by messing with their brain.

The pet's consciousness is disturbed by this type of seizure as the pet appears to be hallucinating or in an altered state.

At Michael Kohn Gallery, a group exhibition of about 30 paintings, sculptures, video, prints and mixed media works from the past 50 years by 14 artists shows that it's alive and well today — albeit with a suitably altered consciousness.

Entranced by the altered state of his body and consciousness, Emerson struggles to express his sensations through language, while Warhol manipulates the camera and colored floodlights to represent them visually.

The exhibition was an expansion upon and celebration of the 1915 treatise Projective Ornament by American architect and theosophist Claude Bragdon, and related to Auerbach's interest in «consciousness as a four - dimensional material» and the notion that ornamentation is capable of enabling mind - altering experiences.

Essays by curators and scholars examine her extensive research into altered states of consciousness; the introduction of the Mythic Being — her subversive masculine alter - ego; her media and installation works from after 1980, which reveal and challenge stereotypes of race and gender; and the global conditions that illuminate the significance of her art.

At a moment when human life is still defined by biological limits and life spans, these artists remind us that we are on the cusp of technologically augmented existence, in which consciousness itself will be altered.

Or, from another perspective, it is as though there is some basic picture — any old image — that represents a kind of rough - and - ready cinderblock consciousness of something; it is covered over by contradictory yet complementary veneers, but nothing has been substantially altered in the process.

Brodsky says it's likely that wrongful conviction inquiries and the reports that follow have altered «the judicial consciousness» around the importance of exculpatory statements made by individuals when they're first accused of a crime.