NeuroQuantology
October 16, 2015
Raul Valverde
10 citations
Transpersonal psychotherapy draws on transpersonal psychology, which views the psyche as multidimensional with distinct levels of consciousness, each governed by different laws. It assumes humans have potentials beyond the ego and integrates spiritual experience into understanding the psyche. Altered states of consciousness have long been used therapeutically, with techniques like holotropic breathwork. Neurotechnology now offers alternative ways to induce and measure these states for therapy. This article reviews key neurotechnology concepts and technologies applicable to inducing and measuring altered states for transpersonal psychotherapy.
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks
March 3, 2022
Raul Valverde
Transpersonal psychology assumes humans have potentials beyond ego limits and integrates spiritual experience into the understanding of the psyche and consciousness. Altered states of consciousness have long been used in transpersonal psychotherapy, with techniques such as holotropic breathwork. Neurotechnology offers an alternative way to induce these states for therapy and other purposes, and biofeedback may assess the level of consciousness. This article reviews key concepts in neurotechnology and the technologies that can induce and measure altered states of consciousness for transpersonal psychotherapy.
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks
March 3, 2022
Raul Valverde
Altered states of consciousness have long been used in transpersonal psychotherapy. While traditional techniques like holotropic breathwork exist, neurotechnology offers an alternative method both for inducing such states and for measuring the level of a state of consciousness. This chapter reviews fundamental concepts of neurotechnology and the technologies that can induce and measure altered states for transpersonal psychotherapy.
Research Anthology on Rehabilitation Practices and Therapy
August 21, 2020
Raul Valverde
Transpersonal psychotherapy treats the psyche as multidimensional, with distinct levels of consciousness governed by different laws. Transpersonal psychology studies human nature, assuming people have potentials beyond the ego and integrating spiritual experience into an understanding of consciousness. Altered states of consciousness have long been used in this therapy, with techniques like holotropic breathwork. Neurotechnology now offers alternative ways to induce and measure these states. This chapter reviews key Neurotechnology concepts and technologies for inducing and measuring altered states for transpersonal psychotherapy, proposing an architecture for a Cyber psychotherapy system that uses them.
International Journal of Studies in Psychology
February 4, 2026
Raul Valverde, Konstantin Korotkov, Jennifer Hamilton et al.
Gas discharge visualisation (GDV) technology, which measures electro-photonic emission from fingertips, is proposed as a tool to test whether personality and consciousness survive physical death. A case study measured psychoemotional functions via GDV before and after death, then used a statistical test for the difference of means to compare average energy values. Preliminary results suggest the technology may have potential to support the survival hypothesis, though the text reports only that the difference was assessed for statistical significance without providing specific numbers or the test outcome.
NeuroQuantology
March 26, 2022
Raul Valverde, Konstantin Korotkov, Chet Swanson
The Quantum Hologram Theory of Consciousness (QHTC) proposes that consciousness is non-local and that altered states can reveal how the mind operates in multiple ways. Drawing on Schrödinger's idea that the quantum wave function is a field of consciousness, QHTC extends holographic theories of the brain: the brain processes images into interference patterns, like a laser hologram, and then reconstructs them into virtual images. These quantum waves store vast information, which the brain uses to construct three-dimensional reality. The article argues that QHTC should be the main framework for research on altered states of consciousness and discusses methods for gathering data and entering altered states for experiments.
Research Anthology on Rehabilitation Practices and Therapy
January 1, 2021
Raul Valverde
A proposed Cyberpsychotherapy system uses a quantum signal generator, inspired by Persinger's God helmet, and an EEG biofeedback device to induce altered states of consciousness for transpersonal psychotherapy delivered remotely via the Internet. In a test with 10 patients, the system did not enable them to reach the desired level of consciousness for therapy, but the data showed statistically significant evidence that the system can help raise the level of consciousness, suggesting potential for future designs to achieve the therapeutic goal.