Sensory Deprivation
Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 3:42 am
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
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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
