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i'm more interested in "real"/subjective experiences of consciousness travelling to the stars.
First time i've read abou them was in Starmaker by Staplendon. here i've founded this:
The Mithraic temples of worship, known as Mithraeum, are designed like few other temples on earth. Typically inside the place of worship would be rows of bathtubs (tubs) along the two side walls, or lined in two parallel rows from the rear wall to the front of the main room. Providing places where many initiates could lie down during ceremonies. The tubs were tools in the mechanics of producing a communal experience. The purpose being, the joining together of the minds of the participants with the universal mind. The next phase being, to exit the planet (physical realm) in a spiritual flight to the heavens (stars). This is a bold expectation to perceive, let alone one you can convince someone they have had, especially if after the ceremony they have not. Filled with salt water these tubs would become instant sensory-deprivation-tanks. Much like those depicted in the movie "Altered States".
I summarily remember similar descriptions in psychedelic experiences. If in shamanic context one can get connected with plants or the earth, why not the sun?
@Boy in suitcase --> I wonder if the thing of the sun spirits you commented before has to be with this kind of things. |
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