I've been using a "God Helmet" recently.

Ever see the movie 'The Fly'?

Vincent Price and Jeff Goldblum. Yes.

Hmmm.... Kind of expensive yeah?

Lasting results or temporary same-day benefit.. or too soon to say ?

I used one 11 years ago at the State Penn and it erased half of my memories.

I'd start off with something less potent, like a Zeus Electro-Codpiece.

I was one of the original test subjects.
After the operation the brain swelling went down and I could see again.
Good luck.

expensive yes. but ya got to have priorities in life, ya know? ;-)

there are several different "protocols" that are used in his various studies. some of the study designs use slightly different configurations of the magnets involved.

the protocol i used first was the 6 week configuration. one session a week for 6 weeks. over that time i did notice a definite shift in my thoughts and my internal experience. there was a noticeable shift in the level of internal dialogue i had going on versus my experience before.

i have also tried the protocol after which the device is named. it is a one time, sixty minute session and is intended to elicit a response during the actual session. keep in mind i have only done this once so far, but the experience was amazing. it put me in a meditative state but fully alert, sort of like being in that relaxed state as you fall asleep. i enjoyed it very much.

here is a good video of a talk that Persinger gave that i found informative. its a bit long be warned. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)]

if the device is a placebo then i am happy with the results. it does concern me just a tad that there are no real longitudinal studies of the effects over long periods of time. i could just be melting my brain or something... ;-)

sorry to hear that.

thanks for the well wishes. here's to hoping i don't need it. :-)

gtfo op i read persinger's book a few decades ago. however from what i remember he does not recreate experiences when one is brain dead though and the subject witnesses what is happening, recounting conversations etc. to the best of my knowledge.

so surprised to see this brought up

omg thats funny! learn something new every day...

What he said.

was that a good thing or a bad thing?

what book are you referring to? i've only done a little research and read some of his papers online.

Anything that helps after an operation is good. Surgery is no fun.

Don't forget your Jesus elbow pads.

Skip long story but I have a real fez from Fez...old girlfriend went there and got me one...mebbe 1989.
Later I found a fez-case here...
Don't wear it much because it creates a weird throbbing awareness of space within...others have confirmed this effect, like a low surging of silence.

The god helmet hadn't been invented 'till a few years after that. Interesting story, though.

but Dr Who says "fez's are cool"? ;-)