Prognostic Significance of EEG Triphasic Waves in Patients with Altered State of Consciousness

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan E. Bahamon-Dussan ◽  
Gastone G. Celesia ◽  
Madeleine M. Grigg-Damberger
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness

Ancient Ways

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Weinel
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Field Recordings ◽  
Spirit World ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

This chapter discusses shamanism, explaining the ethos and mythology of several indigenous societies, and how these belief systems relate to the design of art and music. First, a general overview of shamanism is provided, which outlines the typical role and function of a shaman. An explanation of the shamanic visionary experience, a type of altered state of consciousness, is then provided. Following this, the chapter explores a variety of visual art from indigenous shamanic cultures, including examples from San, Native American, Huichol, Tukano, and Shipibo traditions. The sound and music of shamanic and trance cultures is also discussed, with reference to Vodou, Tukano, Mazatec, Kiowa, and Mayan examples, and relevant field recordings. Through the course of this discussion, the chapter establishes a view of how shamanic art and music invoke a sense of the spirit world, which informs the subsequent discourse of Inner Sound.

The Book Revealing the Future in a Religion without Books: the Apocalyptic Visions of Yezidi Seers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Eszter Spät
Keyword(s):  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Northern Iraq ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness

Abstract This article studies the “book,” or defter, of Yezidi seers in Northern Iraq. Following an oral religion in an Islamic environment where only “people of the Book” enjoyed legitimate status and social acceptance, Yezidis have developed various strategies to compensate for the absence of a written sacred book. The most unique among these is the phenomenon of “falling into book,” which refers to the altered state of consciousness experienced by some Yezidi seers. “Falling into book” provides the seer with a glimpse into both the past and the future, thus serving as a source of divination and prognostication, which ranges from addressing personal problems to foretelling the (usually apocalyptic) fate of the Yezidi community and the world. Thus the “book” of the seers is perceived to be a kind of “heavenly knowledge,” equal or even superior to the revealed texts of bookish religions.

Coscienza fluttuante, intestino sofferente

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Anna Agrusti ◽  
Federica Pederiva ◽  
Alessia Cerrina ◽  
Flora Maria Murru ◽  
Mariasole Conte
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Small Bowel ◽  
Intestinal Blood Flow ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Small Bowel Volvulus ◽  
Omphalomesenteric Duct ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness

Altered state of consciousness in infants can be the sole sign of a compromised intestinal blood flow. The article reports the case of an infant with inconsolable crying and lethargy with an omphalomesenteric duct remnant causing small bowel volvulus.

Hypnosis: An Altered State of Consciousness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayani Basu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Therapeutic Method ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness ◽  
The Brain

Hypnosis, an induced trance state, poses significant effects on the brain and this phenomenon is considered a viable, cost-effective and safe therapeutic method that boosts the quality of life.

Deformation forms the course of literary history

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Martindale
Keyword(s):  
Literary History ◽  
The State ◽  
Main Direction ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Altered State ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness ◽  
Literary Change ◽  
The Way

The Russian Formalists and Czech Structuralists argued that foregrounding devices such as deformation and deautomatization are central to literature. They saw that such devices build a pressure for novelty into literature. Literature must change constantly because readers gradually become used to and bored with initially novel and interesting deformations. Formalist and Structuralist theorists saw that literature should change but could not explain the direction in which it would change. They hypothesized that the direction of change is determined by extra-literary sociocultural forces. I argue that this hypothesis may be wrong. If we examine the way in which people think of novel word combinations in the first place, we can formulate a theory that explains the direction of literary change. Production of novelty often involves movement away from ordinary waking consciousness toward an altered state of consciousness. Within the confines of a given style, to produce something even more novel, poets must regress to an even more altered state of consciousness. The state of mind in which a poem is produced to some extent determines the words used in the poem. Given that the pressure for novelty is always present whereas other forces acting upon poets vary, we can predict the direction in which poetry tends to move from the alterations in consciousness required to produce ever more novel poetry. Statistical analyses of several poetic traditions show that this is, indeed, the main direction in which poetry evolves.

scholarly journals Altered state of consciousness as a factor affecting the course and consequences of acute viral encephalitis

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 140-144
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Nesic ◽  
Zoran Todorovic ◽  
Olgica Gajovic ◽  
Predrag Canovic
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Viral Encephalitis ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
The State ◽  
Altered State ◽  
Lethal Outcome ◽  
Psychic Life ◽  
Uncertain Outcome ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness

Introduction. Acute viral encephalitis is an infectious disease, which is characterized by sudden onset, serious clinical picture and with an uncertain outcome. Disturbances of consciousness are common in the course of acute viral encephalitis. Consciousness is the highest form of psychic life and consciousness disturbances may include quantitative (somnolentia, sopor, coma) and qualitative symptoms (convulsions, twilight state). Material and methods. We investigated 63 patients with acute viral encephalitis. The youngest patient was 15, and the oldest one 69 years of age. We examined the state of consciousness in all patients. Results Of all examined patients, 54 (85.72%) patients had disturbances of consciousness, 9 (14.25%) patients had no consciousness disturbances, 11 (17.46%) patients had sopor and 24 (38.09%) patients were in coma. The highest percentage of lethal outcomes was recorded in coma patients (12.5%). The longer the duration of consciousness disturbances, the higher the mortality among these patients. Discussion Subjective and objective factors cause different grades and duration of consciousness disturbances. The highest percentage of patients who recovered without consequences was established in the group of patients (81.82%) with somnolence. The highest percentage of patients who recovered with consequences (20.8%) and patients (12.5%) with lethal outcome was recorded in the group of patients in coma. These findings are in correlation with literature data. .

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