This was posted a good couple of years ago, but I tried it again last week, and thought I'd repost it for any new members (or if you missed it last time).
Basically, it's a at-home version of a sensory deprivation chamber.
It cuts off many of your external senses by flooding them with white noise, and after a while, your brain will create fake information - often leading to a sense of meditation and hallucinations.
You are going to need three things:
Step 1: Turn the radio to a station with just white noise (static), and put on your headphones. Not overly loud, but enough to drown out ANY other noise (traffic, household noises etc)
Step 2: Cut the ping-pong ball in half and tape each half over your eyes. Make sure it's comfortable.
Step 3: Turn the red light so it's facing your eyes. I didn't have one, so simply used a red plastic pot over a lamp. This worked perfectly - a diffused red light was all I could see, without brighter/darker areas.
Step 4: Lie on your bed for at least a half an hour. Ensure that it's extremely comfortable (maybe fold your duvet over), and the room is at a comfortable temperature - not too hot, or too cold.
Step 5: Relax, and wait for the results.
The sound of the white noise and the light from the outside of the ping pong ball are eventually ignored by your brain. With all those signals out of the picture, your brain has to create its own, and this is where the hallucinations come in. You'll even stop seeing the red colour, and instead "see" darkness - that's when the visual hallucinations might start.
I've tried it a few years ago, and tried it again last week. I had a few hours spare last week, wanted a quiet evening so had a go. Your mind won't turn off for a good 15 minutes, but keep trying to relax and clear it. First, I heard sounds - the first of which I thought someone was in the room and I had to start again. Eventually, heard more, then flashes of lights and shapes of all colours.
It takes a good hour for you to start seeing things, but you'll get up feeling incredibly relaxed and refreshed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzfeld_effect
Basically, it's a at-home version of a sensory deprivation chamber.
It cuts off many of your external senses by flooding them with white noise, and after a while, your brain will create fake information - often leading to a sense of meditation and hallucinations.
You are going to need three things:
- a bed
- a ping-pong ball
- a radio with headphones
- a red light.
Step 1: Turn the radio to a station with just white noise (static), and put on your headphones. Not overly loud, but enough to drown out ANY other noise (traffic, household noises etc)
Step 2: Cut the ping-pong ball in half and tape each half over your eyes. Make sure it's comfortable.
Step 3: Turn the red light so it's facing your eyes. I didn't have one, so simply used a red plastic pot over a lamp. This worked perfectly - a diffused red light was all I could see, without brighter/darker areas.
Step 4: Lie on your bed for at least a half an hour. Ensure that it's extremely comfortable (maybe fold your duvet over), and the room is at a comfortable temperature - not too hot, or too cold.
Step 5: Relax, and wait for the results.
The sound of the white noise and the light from the outside of the ping pong ball are eventually ignored by your brain. With all those signals out of the picture, your brain has to create its own, and this is where the hallucinations come in. You'll even stop seeing the red colour, and instead "see" darkness - that's when the visual hallucinations might start.
I've tried it a few years ago, and tried it again last week. I had a few hours spare last week, wanted a quiet evening so had a go. Your mind won't turn off for a good 15 minutes, but keep trying to relax and clear it. First, I heard sounds - the first of which I thought someone was in the room and I had to start again. Eventually, heard more, then flashes of lights and shapes of all colours.
It takes a good hour for you to start seeing things, but you'll get up feeling incredibly relaxed and refreshed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzfeld_effect
