Measuring Altered States of Consciousness in Transpersonal Psychotherapy with Gas Discharge Visualization Technology: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Altered states of consciousness have been used as transpersonal psychotherapy to treat mental illnesses. ASC allows the patient to travel to the inner world; once the patient understands the source of their problems, they appear to find the solution to their anxieties and can self-heal with these transpersonal experiences. This article introduces the use of Gas Discharge Visualization to measure ASC for the transpersonal therapist that is interested in dealing with mental conditions that can benefit from self-exploration and self-realization of consciousness states that could be responsible for the patient's mental condition. The goal of this article was to open therapists' eyes to the potential of these technologies in the use of transpersonal therapies.