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Unfolding Nature Shop: Unfolding Nature: Being in the Implicate Order

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Floatation tank.
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Has anyone here had experience with a floatation/sensory deprivation tank? I've been reading testimonials and it simply sounds like an amazing experience. Definitely something I intend to immerse myself in within the next 3 months. I found a place in NYC that is well-reviewed and charges $70/1hr or $90/1.5hrs. I'm gonna go for the latter. I intend to get some practice, do it a few times sober, before I venture into it under the influence of a psychedelic.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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have you been reading john lilly?

No, I haven't had any experience. It has always sounded slightly interesting, but I've never got around to looking into actually finding a tank.


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Calico Kahlia come tell me the news
Calamity's waiting for a way to get to her
Rosy red and electric blue
I bought you a paddle for your paper canoe

Say you'll come back when you can
Whenever your airplane happens to land
Maybe I'll be back here too
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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: C20H25N3O]
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No I haven't, though AlteredAgain did show me a book he was reading by John Lilly when we hung out last weekend...I was intrigued.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I'd like to do it. I'm way too cheap to pay those prices though.








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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: Learyfan]
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Way too much money.

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: spud]
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How much do they cost to buy one for yourself?


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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: spud]
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Yeah. I mean, it would be rad, but it's just a tank with water in it.







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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: Learyfan]
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Learyfan said:
Yeah. I mean, it would be rad, but it's just a tank with water in it.


Uhh...yeah..water that adjusts itself to your exact body temperature, that is peppered with the same type of salt concentration as the Dead Sea, so you completely float and all pressure is taken off your muscles. You think this is the same as a bathtub or something? All pressure off your body leads to physical stress relief. A lack of audio or visual input (sound + lightproof, the floatation tank is) leads to mental clarity. And then when you've achieved both, many people report a phenomenal meshing of the two, so that the line between mind and body is blurred.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Jeez.  Chill out dude.  It's cool.  :stoned:








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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneLessForeskin said:
Learyfan said:
Yeah. I mean, it would be rad, but it's just a tank with water in it.


Uhh...yeah..water that adjusts itself to your exact body temperature, that is peppered with the same type of salt concentration as the Dead Sea, so you completely float and all pressure is taken off your muscles. You think this is the same as a bathtub or something? All pressure off your body leads to physical stress relief. A lack of audio or visual input (sound + lightproof, the floatation tank is) leads to mental clarity. And then when you've achieved both, many people report a phenomenal meshing of the two, so that the line between mind and body is blurred.


Every source I've read concerning the matter shows it no more useful nor productive than deep meditation.

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: Learyfan]
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Learyfan said:
Jeez.  Chill out dude.  It's cool.  :stoned:









People who invest loads of money in quack medicine or "alternative medicine" are often very quick to get defensive.

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: spud]
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Meditation works for some people and not for others...sure is cheaper, though.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: spud]
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Well I'm sure that it's very cool. I just wouldn't pay $90 or whatever for just an 1 1/2 hours. I'm just cheap though.








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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: Learyfan]
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Make your own. Just throw a bunch of salt into your bath tub and go head first into a sleeping bag then jump in have fun as you're gonna trip balls!


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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Same goes for deprivation tank, there are reports of people who actually find it terrible. Sensory deprivation is often used as a form of torture, such as in Guantanamo Bay.

Everything I've read positive that can result from meditation or isolation tank is achievable for myself simply by taking a light jog through some nature trail.

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: spud]
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spud said:
Same goes for deprivation tank, there are reports of people who actually find it terrible. Sensory deprivation is often used as a form of torture, such as in Guantanamo Bay.

Everything I've read positive that can result from meditation or isolation tank is achievable for myself simply by taking a light jog through some nature trail.


Smoke some DMT and jump in and have a gay old time!


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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I'm going to test the waters for the first time in January. There's this place called Zero Gravity that is very close to home. They offer $60/hour or four 1-hour sessions for $200.

John Lilly's first-hand accounts of the tank provide a useful operating manual for this kind of psychedelic exploration.

Regardless, even in a sober state, the effects of floating are phenomenal enough I hear. :smile:


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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Have read/seen the book/movie Altered States?


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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: veggie]
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Seen the movie but never read the book. Worthwhile?


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Floatation tank. [Re: AlteredAgain]
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AlteredAgain said:
I'm going to test the waters for the first time in January. There's this place called Zero Gravity that is very close to home. They offer $60/hour or four 1-hour sessions for $200.

John Lilly's first-hand accounts of the tank provide a useful operating manual for this kind of psychedelic exploration.

Regardless, even in a sober state, the effects of floating are phenomenal enough I hear. :smile:


Yo altered, where can I find sound bytes or vid's of this John Lilly(his name correlates with what he does) guy?


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