Chronic Back Pain

My experiences in the harmonic egg were intended to address chronic back pain coupled with a recent and temporarily debilitating back injury. My first experience was simply very relaxing, which was helpful for my injury, and also very mentally refreshing. I’ve been aware of the merits of color, light, and sound therapies, so I assumed that combining them might indeed be beneficial. My second experience was more profound....

My second time around, the healing I experienced – yes, not just relief, but what I believe to be genuine healing – wasn’t solely rooted in the physical. This became apparent to me when I realized that not only was my whole body relaxed from being cocooned in the intentionally precise geometric structure, but my mind also slipped into a dreamlike state. Describing my mind as such stems from finding myself in a semi-conscious, semi-waking state, where my thoughts narrated a story more autonomously than through my conscious volition. It was so engaging, that I “almost” forgot where I was, and the time dilation felt more like 5 minutes versus the 50 minutes that passed. The insights I gained from this "mind journey" were deeply personal and pivotal to what I believe was a profound healing process. While this might seem unconventional to some, fellow Psychonauts can likely relate. It felt akin to a profound meditation, with an added physical sense of therapeutic effect...