maxfreakout a dit:
right so you could form a further category for 'transitional' states of consciousness, like falling asleep, or coming up on a trip, BUT this leads to an infinite regress if it is taken too literally (ie - what is in the transition between closing your eyes and entering a hypnagogic state?)
yes, so what? We know that in quantum physics things are simultaneously made of waves and not just discrete particles. M Theory talks about a fluid membrane vibrating in hyperspace to create our reality.
Why then, do we have to believe/accept your '3 states' psychological theory? It seems to me much more logical that there is a fluid transition between consciousness states and that we have to look at each individual case and cannot make generalizations. Consciousness is a continuum
maxfreakout a dit:
the word 'tripping' does not capture the entire category, but the terms 'mystical/religious/transcendental' bring together these different states under one category
not very refined model, with such broad definition of a state of consciousness, using 3 words like that. Seems to me like a proof of how you want to fit all these different phenomenons into 3's, so you do all sorts of acrobatics to maintain your idea
maxfreakout a dit:
Transpersonal psychology does not say anything different from what i am saying, i am just offering a broadly refined taxonomy of states of consciousness
yes it does say something different, for example it talks about 'non-ordinary states of consciousness', and admits several very distinct states inside this category. It is crucial for a transpersonal psychologist to look at the states individually.