Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They are not entertaining the sheep into a state of altered – and largely insensitive – consciousness.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Then I started to come across his videos promoting the use of psychodelic drugs to experience’ ’ altered consciousness’ ’ and gain a greater understanding of the universe.
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In the British National Corpus:
And what will undo these effects, she writes in the Postscript, is altered consciousness, and a process of “human growth and tru
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The fatality rate was 14.7 % and an altered consciousness was associated with poor prognosis.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
King’s altered consciousness is not a gateway into some other world, but a blinding illumination of our everyday unconscious.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Years ago, back when I was prone to laying down for many hours in conditions of significantly altered consciousness, I had an Idea.
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In Wikipedia:
Some reasons why a person should not be allowed to dive are as follows:”’Disorders that lead to altered consciousness: conditions that produce reduced awareness or sedation from medication, drugs, marijuana or alcohol; fainting, heart problems and seizure activity.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Also, I may add that my researc h has proven absolutely with the Mega Arkons and Dr. N have been emphatically telling is – that profound states of altered consciousness that are self-induced by the techniques taught to us in the Order, and also transcendental meditation, Zen meditation, Taoist Golden Flower meditation, and Flower of Life Merkaba meditation, do make an individual immune to external subliminal programming.
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In Wikipedia:
These episodes often involve temporary muscle weakness on one side of the body (hemiparesis), altered consciousness, vision abnormalities, seizures, and severe headaches resembling migraines.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The state is a kind of altered consciousness.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
However, they differ from most other Dominionist groups in their embrace of the outpouring of gifts of the holy spirit, or manifestations, like being slain in the spirit, Holy Laughter, and other states of altered consciousness that are a part of their very experiential worship style.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Hypnosis is not a state of deep sleep but one of altered consciousness.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
LSD), sleep, etc., but here we are trying to study a state specific science of altered consciousness brought about by meditation alone.
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In Wikipedia:
Most psychonauts maintain that their use of altered consciousness is different from social or recreational use, and their use may or may not have a religious or spiritual significance to them.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They may suffer attacks of frozen panic or depersonalization, sometimes with clouded states of altered consciousness.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This pus – filled cavity is often caused by aspiration, which may occur during altered consciousness.
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In Wikipedia:
Robert Allan Monroe’ “(October 30, 1915March 17, 1995) was an advertising executive from Virginia who became known for his research into altered consciousness.
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In Wikipedia:
Therefore, they are averse to using altered consciousness in a “party” context.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Seriously, every area of health care, from hospice and geriatric care to labor and delivery, is being influenced by this emphasis on different forms of altered consciousness.
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