Is there a third state of consciousness?

[skywizard]

The results of a recent study have revealed that a strange new state of human consciousness may exist.

Dubbed 'dysanaesthesia', this potential third state of consciousness would lie somewhere between being awake and sleeping, an intermediary state in which the individual is able to respond to a command but is unable to feel pain.

The findings stem from the results of a recent study involving 34 patients who were anesthetized with their entire body paralyzed except for one arm. Remarkably, it was found that up a third of patients were observed moving their finger when commanded to do so despite being seemingly unconscious.

"What's more remarkable is that they only move their fingers if they are asked," said Dr. Jaideep Pandit who discussed the research at the Annual Congress of the Association of Anaesthetists. "None of the patients spontaneously responded to the surgery. They are presumably not in pain."

The find is particularly significant because it raises questions about patient awareness during surgical procedures. Surveys have shown that around 1 in 500 patients recall some degree of awareness during surgery and it is thought that an intermediary level of consciousness could potentially help to explain this.

"We don't have a model for consciousness," said Pandit. "It is very difficult to design a monitor, to monitor something you don't have a model for."

Read More: http://www.livescience.com/39812-str...n-surgery.html


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skywizard

[Sooz]

Hi Skywizard,

Without delving into my books, I am reminded of scenes in the book 'The Lost Symbol' by the author of the Da Vinci Code.

There, one of the characters is kept alive in limbo, in a liquid substance where he hears and understands everything around him.

Very creepy. And I am also very sure it exists and is used currently on whistleblowers.

Whoohaaaa............

[777]

Interesting Skywizard thanks for this! In my view this ties in very neatly with OOBE's and the lucidity we experience that provokes them. When in this state you are absolutely conscious yet have no physical limitation, only mental. It really makes one question the concept of pain and the common thought that we are here to experience pain and henceforth learn and grow as Soul-beings. We presume that this is the neccessary human state/condition. But if there is a way to evolve mentally and spiritually as a species WITHIN this human lifespan to NOT experience pain then our presumptions on our raison d'etre are somewhat off target.

It also raises the question of whether or not this limitation was imposed by A.N other race or God (higher beings) and if so........why? Is this the real truth of the biblical fall from grace?

Hmm.