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Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork accompanied by music

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557 points gnabgib | 1 comments | 28 Aug 25 00:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.224s | source
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bicepjai ◴[28 Aug 25 03:26 UTC] No.45048040[source]▶
Sincere question: do we have a good definition of consciousness to be able to say there are different ones? May be experience might be the right word ?
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1. ivape ◴[28 Aug 25 03:40 UTC] No.45048133[source]▶
How about “the current properties of your relationship with reality”. Adjust the properties, and your relationship with reality changes. For example, the properties of the relationship to reality of a six year old is different than that of the relationship to reality of a twenty year old. They are not conscious in the same way.

Experiences are byproducts once the system is set (adjust the properties, perceive reality based on that), and then experiences pop out. I would consider consciousness (a state) different from the byproducts of consciousness (the things that happen in that state).