The Deep Self: Profound Relaxation and the Tank Isolation Technique By: John C Lilly

Author: John C. Lilly, Craig S. Enright

Dr John Lilly, author of ‘The Center of the Cyclone’ & ‘Man & Dolphin’ draws upon 22 years of groundbreaking scientific research to present his remarkable theory & techniques of ‘isolation therapy,’ showing how to unfold & experience new degrees of self-awareness & personal harmony. He’s been studying isolation therapy ever since he developed this method in 1954 at this Nat’l Institute for Mental Health. Since 1973, he’s been working in California with scores of volunteers who’ve recorded their extraordinary experiences, Thse personal ‘tan logs’ on the feelings & fantasies experienced by Burgess Meredith, Robert Wilson, Gregory Bateson, Werner Erhard & others while in the isolation tank are presented together with the author’s hypotheses & observations on peace in isolation versus ‘sensory deprivation.’ The book also gives standards & specifications for isolation-tank manufacture & step-by-step instructions on how to build & maintain a tank. As Dr Craig Enright says in his foreword: ‘The tank is a tool for process, like meditation…the inner theater…that allows us to expand our awareness of our internal state of being…& enriches not only that realm but the course of the everyday world in which we live.’