1| This thread is really important to me. It takes areas of personal interest and combines them into an interdisciplinary analysis. I was inspired to write this after listening to @HeatherEHeying speak about the intersection of tech + consciousness.
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12| Could the opposite effect be what happens during a psychedelic/shamanic/meditative experience? Can undeniably intense experiences that captivate your attention so entirely that you are existing so much in the moment, literally change your perception of time/reality itself?
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13| Our brain is a kind virtual reality generator that turns particles we sense into symbols we can perceive. By introducing molecules that affect the sensory triggers, you alter what symbols the brain maps to experience and perception. This is similar to when computers "dream".
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14| The psychedelic experience seems to me to be the projection of internalized symbols (via memory) into experience by altering the criteria that normally trigger perception of the symbol. The drug is altering triggers that have direct consequences on your perception of reality.
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15| Sound familiar? For example: the UFO in a hallucination, is not a "real" UFO, it is your concept of worry about the future of technology showing itself in a symbol that can be perceived. That is a concept that has been manifested into a symbol for visual perception.
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16| Your consciousness is affected by triggers. What happens when the majority of triggers perceived in a day, are artificially designed? The metaphysics of the designer become the most important thing in your universe. Your universe is dependent upon your perception of reality.
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17| Please share if you found interesting. I am considering starting a blog, podcast about these topics, and love the fruitful discussions that come out of them. Thanks.
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