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David Lewis-Williams - Doing the dive
Identifier
011600
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
David Lewis-Williams – The Mind in the Cave
In discussing the underworld, we may group underground and underwater experiences. …….Subjects often experience sensations of inhibited breathing, distorted vision, sounds in the ears, difficulty in moving, weightlessness, and a sense of being in another world. These sensations are frequently interpreted as being underwater. Both underground and underwater travel are widely reported shamanistic experiences.