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Section: Y — Altered States & Psychedelics | Subfolder Count: 5 | Total Documents: 74
Last Updated: March 14, 2026
Category Tags: consciousness, altered-states, neuroscience, psychedelics, shamanism, altered states, psychology, nde-afterlife, contemplative-practice, religion, pharmacology, culture
Altered states of consciousness — psychedelics/entheogens, NDEs/death consciousness, meditation/contemplative practices, sleep/trance/perception, and extreme/paranormal experiences.
This section contains 74 documents organized across 5 subfolders, covering the full breadth of altered states & psychedelics research.
Covers: Altered States, Psychedelics & Ancient Knowledge, Ergot, Sacred Pharmacology, and History, Classical Antiquity Entheogens Synthesis, Psychedelic Renaissance — Clinical Research and Consciousness, and 11 more.
Key topics: psilocybin, dmt, ayahuasca, entheogen, soma, amanita muscaria
→ See Y_1_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: NDEs, OBEs & Consciousness Studies, Terminal Lucidity, Reincarnation Research — Stevenson, Tucker, Past-Life Memories, Neuroscience of Death — Terminal Lucidity and Dying Brain, and 10 more.
Key topics: near-death experience, terminal lucidity, nde, aware study, dmt, consciousness
→ See Y_2_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Kundalini and Serpent Energy Traditions, Meditation, Neuroplasticity, and Contemplative Neuroscience, Flow States and Peak Performance — Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mystical Experience — Neuroscience of the Numinous, and 11 more.
Key topics: vagus nerve, default mode network, pranayama, transpersonal psychology, polyvagal theory, neuroplasticity
→ See Y_3_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Lucid Dreaming Research, Savant Syndrome and Acquired Genius, Shamanic Practices / Altered States Synthesis, Entoptic Phenomena and Phosphene Patterns, and 11 more.
Key topics: trance, entoptic phenomena, rem sleep, dream yoga, tibetan, dream incubation
→ See Y_4_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Remote Viewing & Psychic Programs, CIA Gateway Process, Monroe Institute & Hemi-Sync, Pineal Gland / Third Eye Across Cultures, Anomalous Human Abilities — Yogic Siddhis, Firewalking, and Extreme Performance, and 11 more.
Key topics: endorphins, cia, altered states, firewalking, remote viewing, brainwave entrainment
→ See Y_5_00 — Subfolder Summary
The most frequently referenced topics across all documents in this section:
Source Confidence Distribution:
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All documents in the Altered States & Psychedelics section follow a standardized research format:
Each claim includes specific evidence: exact dates, named scholars, measurements with units,
and institutional attribution. Source Confidence scores reflect bibliography quality
(peer-reviewed journals = 3 pts, academic books = 2 pts, other sources = 1 pt).
| Subfolder | Summary Link | Doc Count |
|---|---|---|
| Y1 — Psychedelics Entheogens | Y_1_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| Y2 — NDEs Death Consciousness | Y_2_00_Summary.md | 14 |
| Y3 — Meditation Contemplative | Y_3_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| Y4 — Sleep Trance Perception | Y_4_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| Y5 — Extreme Physical Paranormal | Y_5_00_Summary.md | 15 |
Section summary auto-generated from corpus analysis. Last Updated: March 14, 2026
This document draws upon sources across multiple evidence tiers: