Peak Experiences

Brain Lenses

Peak Experiences

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Peak Experiences

Colin Wright

Oct 19, 2021

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Brain Lenses

Peak Experiences

As envisioned by psychologist Abraham Maslow—he of the now-famous, pyramidal Hierarchy of Needs—a “peak experience” is a near-magical moment in which an individual reaches (or glimpses) a heightened state of existence. This heightened state, according to this definition, is borderline supernatural in its impact on the person experiencing it, and in fact …

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