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, ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of submerging myself in a sensory deprivation tank. As a kid, I was mesmerized by Ken Russell’s 1980 sci-fi film Altered States, in ...

After more than three years helping people in Rochester find peace by floating in an isolation tank, Jon Makihas pulled the plug and moving on to new endeavors. "It was a good run," Maki said of his ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Two new businesses in Missoula will be offering sensory deprivation float tank therapy this summer, a service that is gaining in popularity across the country. Customers lay down in ...

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 ...

Do we actually know what is happening in the mind when we are physically and socially isolated? Originally created in the 1950s to study consciousness, sensory deprivation tanks may provide some ...