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Hey everybody...

What an wonderfull website you "Danes" have got going here at Psychedelia...

I am from Sweden / Malmö myself so I'm taking the liberty to write in English on your website... That way we are not going to get lost in translation.

I did visit a Spa establishment here in Malmö this week to attend something called floating. Floating is somewhat similar to sensory deprivation tank "therapy".
The tank that I was lying in at the Spa was not completely dark even when the lamp was shutt off. Forexample there was some light comming from the ventilation fan.

So to my disappointment I was not able to reach some altered state of mind in the floating tank.
I was thinking to myself that if I did use an eyemask to completely cover my eyes next time that I am doing floating... Then perhaps I will be able to reach the levels of conscioussness that Joe Rogan is talking about. See the link below and listen to what Joe Rogan has to say about sensory deprivation tank's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeqmKwsvM58

As you guy's here at Psychedelia perhaps already know, Joe Rogan is an spokesman for the the use of psychedelic plants and he has done DMT forexample.

Is there any person here at Psychedelia that have any experience regarding sensory deprivation tank's or floating in generall? Do you guy's think that it just might work using an eyemask within the floating tank and then get the same effect as in an real sensory deprivation tank?

Best regards, concreteshaman

Haha, that sounds interresting.
I always thought that the point with it was that you should be able to have your eyes open, within completely darkness.

Altho, you could take some mushrooms (0,5 -1 gram) just to get you going.

I don't think that an eyemask will do the trick for the simple reason that you are gonna be able to feel on your face.
The idea of the sensory deprivation tank is to remove all stimuli from your senses.

There are some things you can do, that might help you achieve "higher consciousness"
(i suppose he means the state where he got theta brainwaves).
For example:
Relaxation techniques such as, breathing exercises, mantra's, meditation or self-hypnosis.
The more often you use a tank, the longer the period of theta waves becomes.

Anyhow you should be able to find a place there they got better tanks/conditions, after all Sweden is one of the leading countries in the research on this field.


Edit. I don't think it's a good idea to do mushrooms or any other psychedelic before you got some more experience with isolation tanks.
And i don't think they willl get you in that state of mind you are searching for.

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