Altered States of Consciousness

INTRODUCTION i
INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION 7
1. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 1. SOME GENERAL
VIEWS ON ALTERED STATES OF
CONSCIOUSNESS 9
1 Altered States of Consciousness, Arnold M. Ludwig 11
2 Deautomatization and the Mystic Experience, Arthur J.
Deikman 25
3 A Special Inquiry with Aldous Huxley into the Nature
and Character of Various States of Consciousness, Milton
H. Erickson 47
2. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 2. BETWEEN WAKING
AND SLEEPING: THE HYPNAGOGIC STATE 75
4 Ego Functions and Dreaming during Sleep Onset, Gerald
Vogel, David Foulkes, and Harry Trosman 'j'j
5 Some Preliminary Observations with an Experimental
Procedure for the Study of Hypnagogic and Related
Phenomena, M. Bertini, Helen B. Lewis, and Herman A.
Witkin 95
3. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 3. DREAM
CONSCIOUSNESS 115
6 Theories of Dream Formation and Recent Studies of
Sleep Consciousness, David Foulkes 119
7 Toward the Experimental Control of Dreaming: A
Review of the Literature, Charles T. Tart 134
8 A Study of Dreams, Frederik van Eeden 147
9 Dream Theory in Malaya, Kilton Stewart 161
10 The "High" Dream: A New State of Consciousness,
Charles T. Tart 171
INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 4. MEDITATION 177
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On Meditation, Edward W. Maupin 181
12 Individual Differences in Response to a Zen
Meditation Exercise, Edward W. Maupin 191
13 Experimental Meditation, Arthur J. Deikman 203
14 Meditative Techniques in Psychotherapy, Wolfgang
Kretschmer 224
5. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 5. HYPNOSIS 235
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Hypnosis and the Concept of the Generalized
Reality-Orientation, Ronald E. Shot 239
16 Three Dimensions of Hypnotic Depth, Ronald E.
Shor 257
17 Hypnosis, Depth Perception, and Psychedelic
Experience, Bernard S. Aaronson 268
18 The Psychedelic State, the Hypnotic Trance, and the
Creative Act, Stanley Krippner 276
19 Psychedehc Experiences Associated with a Novel
Hypnotic Procedure, Mutual Hypnosis, Charles T.
Tart 297
20 Autogenic Training: Method, Research, and Application
in Medicine, Wolfgang Luthe 316
6. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 6. MINOR
PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS 327
21 Marijuana (Cannabis) Fact Sheet, Bruin Humanist
Forum 333
22 The Effects of Marijuana on Consciousness,
Anonymous 343
23 Psychedelic Properties of Genista Canariensis,
James Fadiman 365
24 Subjective Effects of Nitrous Oxide, WiUiam
James 367
25 Inhalation Psychosis and Related States, Frederick B.
Glaser 371
CONTENTS IX
7. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 7. MAJOR
PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS 385
26 Current Status and Future Trends in Psychedelic (LSD)
Research, Robert E. Mogar 391
27 Imphcations of LSD and Experimental Mysticism,
Walter N. Pahnke and William A. Richards 409
28 Attitude and Behavior Change through Psychedelic
Drug Use, Joseph Downing 440
29 Ipomoea Purpurea: A Naturally Occurring Psychedelic,
Charles Savage, Willis W. Herman, and James
Fadiman 452
30 Psychedelic Agents in Creative Problem Solving,
Wilhs Herman, Robert McKim, Robert Mogar, James
Fadiman and Myron J. Stolaroff 455
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"Psychedelic" Experiences in Acute Psychoses,
Malcolm B. Bowers Jr. and Daniel Freedman 473
32 Guide to the Literature on Psychedelic Drugs,
Charles T. Tart 488
8. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 8. THE
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SOME ALTERED STATES
OF CONSCIOUSNESS 497
33 An Electroencephalographic Study on the Zen
Meditation (Zazen), Akira Kasamatsu and Tomio
Hirai 501
34 Some Aspects of Electroencephalographic Studies
in Yogis, B. K. Anand, G. S. Chhina and Baldev
Singh 515
35 Operant Control of the EEG Alpha Rhythm and Some
of Its Reported Effects on Consciousness, Joe
Kamiya 519
REFERENCES 530
AUTHOR INDEX 571
SUBJECT INDEX 583