I don't feel philosophy, semantics/semiotics, mystical experimentation (not dogmatic religion) or consciousness change stands too far removed from Quantum Mechanics because of the varieties of thought or experinece which exist and the scientific interest (psychology) behind those areas of thought. I think QM makes more sense to me on a personal or human level when viewed in the context of psychology.
As far as physical quandrys like "why am I still here" my main one was when I was about 8 years old we were going to see the ET movie in the theater later that day so I decided to bike around the neighborhood a bit to relieve the anxiety of waiting to go. I turned the corner to get back to my place and a guy shot out of his garage and backed right over me. He didn't see me at all or hear my yelling but luckily for me the handlebars of the bike jammed and he couldn't back up any further so he stopped and got out to see what was going on. He was really wigged out when he saw that a kid was trapped under the car but I didn't get hurt at all, not a scratch and it only damaged the grips on the handle bars. I wonder if he looks when he backs up these days?
I've had a number of "mystical" astral projections or OBEs or whatever you like to call them. Always they have been self-induced through the classical methods, I've never had any spontaneously occur. Many times I've taken the easy route and get there via some good tea, I enjoy that sort of mind-magick/creative visualisation. As an artist/writer I find these kinds of adventures very inspiring. One standout experience for me in the recent year was after a extensive study of egyptology and classical necromancy. I had spent an evening meditating on some egyptian anubis and bast statues, breathing deeply and slowing my heart rate as low as it could go until I went dark. I underwent a sensory/visual experience of being embalmed, mummified, ressurected and unwrapped by temple preists and raised to witness a new constellation forming in the sky outside the tomb. As the sun rapidly came up in the vision I also "woke" from the whole state which lasted some 20 minutes perhaps after "going dark". What it means other than I'm a weirdo I couldn't say. But I attribute that sort of "freerange mystical experience" to my intensive studies at the time combined with the trance techniques, and good tea!
As far as physical quandrys like "why am I still here" my main one was when I was about 8 years old we were going to see the ET movie in the theater later that day so I decided to bike around the neighborhood a bit to relieve the anxiety of waiting to go. I turned the corner to get back to my place and a guy shot out of his garage and backed right over me. He didn't see me at all or hear my yelling but luckily for me the handlebars of the bike jammed and he couldn't back up any further so he stopped and got out to see what was going on. He was really wigged out when he saw that a kid was trapped under the car but I didn't get hurt at all, not a scratch and it only damaged the grips on the handle bars. I wonder if he looks when he backs up these days?
I've had a number of "mystical" astral projections or OBEs or whatever you like to call them. Always they have been self-induced through the classical methods, I've never had any spontaneously occur. Many times I've taken the easy route and get there via some good tea, I enjoy that sort of mind-magick/creative visualisation. As an artist/writer I find these kinds of adventures very inspiring. One standout experience for me in the recent year was after a extensive study of egyptology and classical necromancy. I had spent an evening meditating on some egyptian anubis and bast statues, breathing deeply and slowing my heart rate as low as it could go until I went dark. I underwent a sensory/visual experience of being embalmed, mummified, ressurected and unwrapped by temple preists and raised to witness a new constellation forming in the sky outside the tomb. As the sun rapidly came up in the vision I also "woke" from the whole state which lasted some 20 minutes perhaps after "going dark". What it means other than I'm a weirdo I couldn't say. But I attribute that sort of "freerange mystical experience" to my intensive studies at the time combined with the trance techniques, and good tea!