Out of Body Experience Induced by Hypnotic Suggestion. Part 1: Phenomenology and Perceptual Characteristics.

Tressoldi, Patrizio; Pederzoli, Luciano; Caini, Patrizio; Ferrini, Alessandro; Melloni, Simone; Richeldi, Diana; Richeldi, Florentina; Trabucco, Alice

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“…For a more detailed description of the general hypnotic procedure and the specific OBE induction process, see the above-mentioned previous study by Tressoldi et al (2014).…”

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“…Six people took part in this study, five of whom were also included in a related article by Tressoldi et al (2014).…”

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“…In a related article, Tressoldi et al (2014) investigated the accuracy of perceiving distant and the first-person phenomenological experience of five selected participants with respect to the minimal phenomenal selfhood (MPS) as defined by Blanke 615919S GOXXX10.1177/2158244015615919SAGE OpenTressoldi et al…”

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Hypnotically Induced Out-of-Body Experience

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The possibility to induce real out-of-body experiences (OBEs) using hypnotic inductions, with the opportunity to interview participants during their experience, permits to investigate in depth the characteristics of different aspects of this particular state of consciousness from a first-person point of view. In this article, six selected participants report the description of another "body" we named "subtle body," identified as an intermediate entity between the physical body (Pb) and their "Self" or "I-identity" that was named "psychic body," and their relationships and characteristics. The "subtle body" was described as a sort of white silvered cloud surrounding the Pb, with a particular enlargement of its hands and feet that could move quickly like flying from one place to another even if less easily than the "psychic body," and a vague sense of attrition was perceived when passing through walls. Similar to the "psychic body," the "subtle" one too could move forward and backward in time even if they did not seem perceiving the sense of time. The "subtle body" was referred to be connected with the physical one by a sort of white brilliant link sometimes described like a silvered string more or less visible, whereas no visible links were identified between the "subtle body" and the "psychic" one. These reports were compared with similar descriptions deriving from the Vedanta philosophy and Theosophical tradition.

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“…For a more detailed description of the general hypnotic procedure and the specific OBE induction process, see the above-mentioned previous study by Tressoldi et al (2014).…”

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“…(Cardeña & Alvarado, 2014). Two previous pilot studies (Pederzoli et al, 2016;Tressoldi et al, 2014Tressoldi et al, , 2015 have shown the possibility of inducing OBEs by specific hypnotic suggestions, thereby making it possible to prospectively explore their phenomenological features and their electroencephalographic (EEG) correlates under controlled conditions. A recent phenomenological comparison among OBEs experienced within NDEs, spontaneous nontraumatic OBEs and those induced by hypnosis (H-OBE) (De Foe, Al Khafaji, Pederzoli, Prati, & Tressoldi, 2017) has shown several similarities; they included an increased awareness associated with positive emotions (e.g., "It was as if suddenly I knew everything that was being communicated.…”

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The Neurophenomenology of Out-of-Body Experiences Induced by Hypnotic Suggestions

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Casíglia

Khafaji

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International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Inducing out-of-body experiences in hypnosis (H-OBEs) offers an almost unique opportunity to investigate them in a controlled condition.OBEs were induced as in imaginative task in a resting condition (I-OBE) or in hypnosis (H-OBE) in a group of fifteen high hypnotizable subjects. A 32-channel EEG was recorded and the spectral power and imaginary coherence of each frequency band and each couple of electrodes were calculated. At the end of each session, the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) was administered to check the phenomenological aspects of their experience.Significantly higher scores in the Altered State, Positive Affect, Altered Experience and Attention subdimensions of the PCI were reported in H-OBE than in I-OBE, which were associated with a significant decrease of power in beta and gamma band activity in right parieto-temporal derivations.Our results suggest that the H-OBE may offer a useful experimental model of spontaneous OBEs.

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Neurophenomenology of Out-of-Body Experiences Induced by Hypnotic Suggestions

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Khafaji

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Inducing out-of-body experiences in hypnosis (H-OBEs) offers an almost unique opportunity to investigate them in a controlled condition. OBEs were induced as in imaginative task in a resting condition (I-OBE) or in hypnosis (H-OBE) in a group of fifteen high hypnotizable subjects. A 32-channel EEG was recorded and the spectral power and imaginary coherence of each frequency band and each couple of electrodes were calculated. At the end of each session, the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) was administered to check the phenomenological aspects of their experience. Significantly higher scores in the Altered State, Positive Affect, Altered Experience and Attention subdimensions of the PCI were reported in H-OBE than in I-OBE, which were associated with a significant decrease of power in beta and gamma band activity in right parieto-temporal derivations. Our results suggest that the H-OBE may offer a useful experimental model of spontaneous OBEs.

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Out of Body Experience Induced by Hypnotic Suggestion. Part 1: Phenomenology and Perceptual Characteristics.

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