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Despite the limitations of pinpointing how a filter/tuner complex leads to a predictable ghost sighting, if you’re comfortable with the analogy to account for anomalous perception, then you can explore different applications for the filter and tuner components, or even invent new ones.
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Notes
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Smith (2007, p. 1).
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Szara et al. (1966).
- 4.
Strassman (2005, p. 67).
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Ibid.
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Blainey (2015).
- 7.
Barker (2012).
- 8.
Strassman (2005, p. 68).
- 9.
Gonzalez et al. (2012).
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Roney-Dougal et al. (2013); DMT production in the pineal gland is speculation, although it’s been found in pineal gland microdialysate of rodents.
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The analogies become complicated when discussing the respective states of Filter A and B, so I’ll just concentrate on the single-filter configuration.
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Strassman (2001, p. 327).
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Deveraux (2001, p. 187).
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Ibid.
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Jinks, T. (2019). The Receiver. In: Psychological Perspectives on Reality, Consciousness and Paranormal Experience. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28902-7_10
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