Figure 18-1. OPENNESS VS. ISOLATION Note.For guide to interpreting the "How Stoned" graph, see note on Figure 6-1. |
Figure 18-2. MERGING AND SEPARATENESS Note.For guide to interpreting the "How Stoned" graph, see note on Figure 6-1. |
Just | Fairly | Strongly | Very Strongly | Maximum | |||||
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MERGE WITH OBJECTS, OTHERS CONTEMPLATED | |||||||||
AT ONE WITH THE WORLD | |||||||||
DIFFERENT PERSON WHILE STONED | |||||||||
LOCATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN BODY CHANGES | |||||||||
EVENTS, ACTIONS BECOME ARCHETYPAL | |||||||||
FEEL ISOLATED | |||||||||
FEEL MORE UNIQUE | |||||||||
FEEL POWERFUL, CAPABLE, INTELLIGENT | |||||||||
MORE CHILDLIKE, OPEN TO EXPERIENCE | |||||||||
BACKGROUND FACTORS | EFFECTS | |
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More Drug Experience | More Frequent: Events become archetypal Personality changes Feel powerful, capable | Less intoxicated for: Feel powerful, capable |
More Educated | Less intoxicated for: Merge with others Location of consciousness in body changes | |
Older | Less intoxicated for: Merge with others | |
Males | More intoxicated for: Events become archetypal | Less frequent: More childlike, open |
Meditators | More frequent: Merge with others At one with world Feel isolated | |
Therapy & Growth | More frequent: Possessed by a good force |