Posted: May 20, 2017 2:06 pm
DavidMcC wrote:I think there are several distinct "states of consciousness":
1. fully awake
2. dreamless sleeping/out cold
3. dreaming
4. hallucinating
5. brain dead!
Anyone care to venture a 6th distinct state, for the sake of debate?
Whether dreaming is "higher" than wakefulness is also a matter for debate, IMO.
Under extreme situations the mind can kick into another level of awareness. I call it the "car wreck" state, where time seems to slow way down and one can process data at a much higher rate than normal.
RS