I’m semi reluctant to post this one as much piss taking is on the cards!

Anyone had any “quasi spiritual” experiences, be it assisted on drugs or otherwise? If so, what was it like, and what perceptual conclusions do you draw from it?

In March 2007, I had a profound experience, if only for a fortnight or so. I don’t understand it, I can’t recreate it, it didn't fix anything in the longterm, it’s not rational and sounds idiotic, yet it still cuts deep with me years later. Some kind of shift occurred, the depression was gone, I…understood. It remains the most stunning thing that has ever happened to me.

Now I consider myself a rational, atheist, even cynically analytical kinda guy, so looking back I’m inclined to think it was a trick of the brain, a reset mechanism of some sort designed to rescue the host from psychological stress. In other words I went a bit mental and it just so happened to help not hurt. But others have had these experiences and written of them better than I ever could, and there is always that suggestion that maybe, just maybe it was a glimpse of something we're all capable of perceiving at times.

Tolle talks about it, Tyler even talks about it toward the end of the Blueprint I notice. Anyway, I've told all of 2 people (plus you lot) about this, 1 of whom was a shrink who gave me the customary blank look!

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