experiential-truth
The idea that what is believed to be true within the mind becomes true within the limits of experiential and experimental verification.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Center of the Cyclone (1972)John C. Lilly
This chapter serves as an introduction and contextual framing for John C. Lilly's exploration of inner consciousness and altered states, emphasizing the experiential truth within the mind's limits and the transcendence of those limits. Lilly recounts his extensive scientific and personal investigations into isolation, dolphin-human communication, and esoteric states, situating his work within a broader movement toward a naturalistic study of inner realities. The chapter also critiques conventional education's pride in knowledge as a barrier to deeper understanding and highlights the importance of direct experience and confirmation in exploring higher states of consciousness.