Sensory Deprivation

[Jiva]

I got round to watching the film Altered States where a guy basically tries to use a floatation tank to help him regress to a primordial state in an attempt to know god. It got me thinking about whether anyone here has an experience with floatation tanks or anything similar?

There are quite a few places within travelling distance of me that are cheap so I'm seriously thinking of giving it a try for a variety of reasons. Often when I meditate I loose track of exactly where I am or what position I'm sitting in which I find an interesting experience. I'm also kind of obsessed with Avicenna's Floating Man thought experiment and end up thinking about it most days.

On a simpler level, it'd also be nice to just float; I'm one of those people who sinks instantly unless I actively swim .

[Heith]

I say go for it and then let me know how it was! I have never tried this myself but have thought it a interesting idea. A friend of mine keeps ranting on about this sort of stuff- though I don't think she tried it either. Yet.

[Kenazis]

I have been dreaming about deprivation tank for years, but have no experience using. I think I would eventually be living in that tank.

[Jiva]

When I get round to it I'll post results . I realised though that I have to save for my trip to Finland, and as I'm going to two gigs in London next month that I'm definitely not going to miss I won't have enough money to fit this in. Upon my return to the UK though...

[Nefastos]

If you'd come in winter, brother, it would already have been kind of a sensory deprivation...