The Basic Nature of Altered States of Consciousness: a Systems Approach
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When I was asked to speak at this meeting and discuss my theory of the basic nature of altered states of consciousness, I was quite pleased with the idea of being able to speak to a group who would be able to give me useful feedback from their expertise on the workings of the mind. Little did I know, however, that I would also be asked to perform a miracle, namely to cover the basic nature of altered states of consciousness in 30 to 40 minutes! I'm going to see what I can do with this kind of challenge, but I warn you we are going to cover an awful lot of ground very rapidly in order to get this overview. Hopefully, we shall have time in the workshop this afternoon for those who would like to go into various aspects of the theory in more detail. More detailed presentations of the theory and background data can be found elsewhere (Tart, 1970; 1971a; 1971b; 1974; 1975a; 1975b).
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