From the March, 1976 issue of High Times comes David Rensin’s story about voluntary sensory deprivation. “Life is pretty dull if we have no surprises.” —Dr. John C. Lilly “Me? I love tanks.” —General ...

“You don’t have to suffer continual chaos in order to grow.” A simple sentence of complex proportions made by Dr. John C. Lilly, a neurophysiologist and psychoanalyst who, among other things, ...

Sensory deprivation tanks force you into a meditative state by eliminating sound, light, and touch. Multiple studies have shown sensory deprivation tanks relieve anxiety and depression. I tried one at ...

‘In the float tank, robbed of any ambient distractions, my brain set off at full speed, like a wild horse that had slipped its lead.’Illustration: The Guardian Depending on who you ask, spending an ...

The mouth of the tank lay open before me. Naked and expectant. I stepped into the warm salty water. I stretched out as the lid was fixed behind me, and began to float and familiarize myself with the ...

One recent blustery spring day, I floated in a thin layer of water in a tank in Brooklyn. The unseasonable cold and raging wind outside might as well have been in another city, another state, another ...

White, boxy and equipped with a futuristic exit hatch, the Samadhi sensory deprivation tank resembles a space pod. It's filled with 800 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 150 gallons of ...

A sensory isolation or "float" tank. Source: Galen Crout/Unsplash What happens when your mind disconnects from all outside sensations? First, you undress, put in earplugs, and step into a floatation ...

The Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens movie, narrated by Chloë Sevigny and premiering at the Rotterdam film festival, explores the life of the utopian neuroscientist who developed the isolation ...

On a typical workday, Jeremy Warner might find himself on the phone nonstop. Warner owns Red Dog Carpet Cleaning and serves as a dispatcher of sorts for the Lincoln branch, taking calls from customers ...