How to hallucinate

Well dang! How cool is that?

I haven't had a good hallucination in.... ohhhh.... 20 something years.

I'm totally going to try this stuff.

My brother, whose strongest drug is asprin, had a way cool hallucination while driving down the autobahn once. I love that about him.

I love the way the brain can trick us. It is so amazing.

A fellow A2Ker, who once asked me to keep him/her nameless when discussing information that s/he sent me, sent me an article recently about a neurologist who is also a magician. He's been doing MRIs on people watching magic. Mind blowing.

I wouldn't want to hallucinate while driving the Autobahn. But these hallucinations do look cool. I must try them.

In case you haven't tried this one:

Stand with your arms at your sides, and have someone hold them firmly to your side (tying them there or using a doorway will work to a lesser extent) and then try to raise your arms out horizontally (while the person holding doesn't let your arms move). Do this at medium strength for 30 seconds, then do it with all your might as long as you can last (no more than 15 seconds or so is needed).

Then have your partner let go and relax. Your arms will float up and feel like they levitated on their own.

re: the struggle for the the brain to make imagery images and sending out bursts trying to make sense - I wonder if this is why when people die, they imagine seeing images (people) and flashes of light. I thought I had heard of this but can't find any info on it.

How about the one where you have a hole in your hand? I guess this one is more of an optical illusion.

Perhaps they are not imagining!