Patents Assigned to Foundation of Shamanic Studies
  • Device for inducing altered states of consciousness
    Patent number: 5479941
    Abstract: A rotating device for producing altered states of consciousness in a subject is provided. The subject's body rotates about a point in the center of the body support means at a speed between about 10 and about 60 revolutions per minute. In a preferred embodiment the direction of rotation is periodically reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Foundation of Shamanic Studies
    Inventor: Michael Harner