I think that a dissociative trip connects a person with Jung's collective unconsciousness, neutralizes Schopenhauer's will, brings one to Leary's 8th circuit, makes Lacan's great Other immediately accessible, or delivers one to Hegel's absolute if we're to understand the dissociative state through the lens of certain philosophies in the continental tradition.
I think that what it does is bring one into contact with his unconscious mind to see how his thinking works behind the scenes, in a way. Watch The Truman Show. Your conscious mind and what you understand to be your self is Truman, while the set, the actors, the technicians etc are our lingering memories and biological rhythms. When you swim into the ocean, you have dosed, and when you climb the stairs, you are falling into the hole.
Do you remember how Truman became suspicious and paranoid and wanted to escape the system? This is often how people with anxiety or depression often feel towards their own minds but understand it to be frustration, fear, and unhappiness coming from society. The reason why a dissociative trip is a powerful agent for curing depression and anxiety is because it shows people the thoughtscape beyond their own limited perspectives but at the maximum of their potential understanding.
I think that what it does is bring one into contact with his unconscious mind to see how his thinking works behind the scenes, in a way. Watch The Truman Show. Your conscious mind and what you understand to be your self is Truman, while the set, the actors, the technicians etc are our lingering memories and biological rhythms. When you swim into the ocean, you have dosed, and when you climb the stairs, you are falling into the hole.
Do you remember how Truman became suspicious and paranoid and wanted to escape the system? This is often how people with anxiety or depression often feel towards their own minds but understand it to be frustration, fear, and unhappiness coming from society. The reason why a dissociative trip is a powerful agent for curing depression and anxiety is because it shows people the thoughtscape beyond their own limited perspectives but at the maximum of their potential understanding.