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by nprateem 890 days ago
Yeah, historically, and even now, there were good reasons for not talking about altered states of consciousness too much. It seemed like a good way to end up being executed.

Now describing some of the experiences that are supposed to accompany altered states (hallucinations, strange abilities, etc) could still lead to reputational damage. Hopefully things are changing though, as Western scientists are beginning to study spiritual awakenings:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8417526/

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-34730-006