Ordinary State of Consciousness - Chapter One
Rationality – The Primary Value
“It feels good.” A Secondary Value.
Subpersonalities –Many “Little I’s”
Comparing Subpersonalities with “Multiple
Personality”
“Runaway Bee Head” - A
personal example
Subpersonalities –
Separate Identities? Ordinary or Altered State of Consciousness?
Expanding Boundaries of the Self
Complexities of
Modeling Consciousness
Baseline State of Consciousness
Transitioning into
Alternative States of Consciousness
- Chapter Two
Developing an Altered State of Consciousness
– A Five Step Process
1. Disruption of the Existing State of
Consciousness
4. Achievement of the Altered State
5. Return to Ordinary State of Consciousness
B. Rhythmic and repetitive movements.
C. Balancing and harmonizing the muscles.
E. Intensive temperature conditions.
F. Physical or sensory deprivation.
I. Hallucinogens and the use of sacred plants.
Sacred Plant Medicine and Hallucinogens
The Essential Transitioning Factor
Wordsworth (1952),
pp. 321-322
Alternative States
of Consciousness - Chapter Three
Principles and Characteristics of Alternative
States of Consciousness
1. A Naturally Occurring Human Experience
2. Beyond the “Laws of Nature”
3. Unity Consciousness and Wholistic Thinking
4. Self-referential Processing
6. Occurs in Various Situations
8. Deepens and
Expands Individual Identity
10. Omnipresence of
Alternative State of Consciousness Abilities
11. Relative
Importance of Technique, Mind Set, and Environment
The Phenomenological Experience of Alternative
States of Consciousness
3. Experiencing Rather Than Thinking
4. Greater Willingness to Explore and
Experiment
6. Flexibility in Time and Space Orientation
7. Altered Sensory Perception and Involvement
8. Fluctuation in ASC Involvement
9. Inhibition and/or Constancy of verbal and
Motor Functioning
11. Literal Interpretation while Entranced
12. Described Metaphorically During and After the
Trance
12. Metaphorical Interpretation of ASC Experience
after De-Induction
Individual
Experience in Alternative States of Consciousness -
Chapter Four
Differential Experience in ASCs
Mental and
Consciousness Abilities
Projecting Mental and Consciousness Abilities
on Others
Characteristics for Evaluating and Comparing
Altered States and Transitioning Techniques
Models of
Consciousness - Chapter Five
1. Shamanism—Lower, Middle, and Upper Worlds
2. Erickson—Conscious and Unconscious
4. Assagioli’s Psychosynthesis
5. Buddhist Path of Concentration
7. Wilber’s Spectrum of Consciousness
8. Bailey’s Constitution of Man
Section Two
- Shamanism, Imaginal Therapy,
Hypnotherapy, and Meditation
Six Defining Principles of Shamanism
2. Memory of Events in the Ecstasy
3. Mastery of the Ecstatic Experience
4. Highly Regarded and Utilized by Their
Community
5. Natural, Instinctual Unity Consciousness
6. Illness, Dismemberment, and Death in Training
and Initiation
Selection, Training, and Initiation
Lioness in my
Study -
A personal experience
Two Shamanic
Initiation Self Reports
A Brief History of
Imaginal Therapy in the West - Chapter Two
Asclepian Dream Temples in Greece
Jesus Christ and His Followers
Wise Women Healers (a.k.a. Witches)
Imaginative Healing Techniques in the Church
The Use of Imagination by Other Healers
Newton, Descartes, and a New World View
Hypnosis:
An Attempt to Integrate Science and Imagination
Contemporary Theories of Hypnosis and
Hypnotic Phenomenon
Imaginal Therapy in
Modern Western Society - Chapter Three
Comparing Modern Imaginal Techniques
Technical Variations in the Psychotherapeutic
Uses of Imagery
Introducing the Imaginal Therapies of Jung,
Assagioli, and Holmquist
Imaginal Therapy
and Shamanism Compared - Chapter Four
Whose Consciousness is “Altered”? Healer or Client.
Magical Flight in Modern Psychotherapy
Identification with Spirit Allies
The Setting of the Imaginal Experience
Induction Methods and the Perception and
Evaluation of Imaginal Content
Integration of Waking Life and Imaginal
Experiences
Conceptualization and Utilization of Duality
and Opposition
Notable Contributions by Contemporary
Theories of Trance
A Typical, Traditional Hypnotic Induction
Characteristics Associated with the Hypnotic
Trance
Ericksonian Conceptualization and Utilization
of Trance
Huxley and Erickson Explore Alternative
States of Consciousness
Hypnotherapy and
Shamanism Compared - Chapter Six
Trance Experience: Real or Hallucinatory
Experience In, and Depth of, Trance
Esoteric Meditation – A Synthesis
Powers of Mind and Alternative Consciousness
Working with Personal Problems
Meditation and
Shamanism Compared - Chapter Eight
Shared Experience of a Unity That Underlies
All Forms and Appearances
Human and Animal
Consciousness
Synthesis of Instinct, Intellect, and
Consciousness Unity
Dismemberment Imagery and Experience
Spirit Possession and Overshadowing
Chakras, Planes, and Subplanes
Activity Level and Imaginal Content
Relationship to Imaginal Content: Real or Not
Symptom Change, Exploration, and/or Expansion
Goals and Connection to the Everyday World
Section Three - The Therapeutic State of
Consciousness (TSC)
Are Two or More Discrete Concurrent
Awarenesses Possible? Is This Dual
Consciousness?
Differential Awareness of the Psychotherapist
Alternative States
of Consciousness
Applicable
Intellectual Knowledge
Thoughts, Feelings,
and Physical Sensations
Appropriate
Registration and Possible Sharing of Therapist Images
Wise Verbal
Communication with Client
Necessary Fluidity in Consciousness Theory,
Modeling, Research, and Experience
Future Exploration and Research