We perceive all our sensations as reality. This is a primitive, natural default setting, and we have no reason to doubt our experiences. Special motivation—the intrusion of something remarkably strange—is required to question it. When we encounter phenomena that do not fit reality, we have three options: we can ignore them, pushing them to the background, we can try to integrate them into existing schemes at any cost, or we can allow them to remain present and accompanied by a strange feeling of unreality.
Researcher Mark Losoncz from Serbia analyzed several states that witnesses perceived as more real than the usual surrounding space: these states were described as hyperreality. The author studied the stories of survivors who had near-death experiences (NDEs), as well as those who tried DMT, ayahuasca, or had mystical experiences.
An analysis of 520 NDE stories from the author’s collection showed that 80% of people described their consciousness as ordinary or even clearer than usual. They also mentioned that their feelings were very vivid compared to reality. Many reported intense sensations and heightened perception.
The researcher also mentions another phase state in which hyperreality arises—namely, lucid dreams (LDs). He adds that LDs arise because our feelings and abilities are not limited by the physical world. Lucid dreamers can fly or pass through walls. As a result, LDs seem more real than what we call reality.
Have you noticed the hyperreality of phase states?
The article was published in May 2023 in the journal Problemos.
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