I developed epilepsy a few years ago and each of the two times I had a waking tonic clonic aka “Grand Mal” it felt like they describe the brain when it’s dying.

It’s the closest thing I’ve heard people describe as dying so it can be profound.

Incidentally my neurologist said that she had patients that don’t stop their seizures because they feel like they areare mystical or part of their mental work. That’s a wild thought to me given the risks, but I can understand it, given how you feel on the other side.

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ggeorgovassilis 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> they areare mystical or part of their mental work.

In ancient Greece, epilepsy was called the "holy disease" and it was believed that gods speak through the patient during a seizure.

	▲	scns 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Saulus fell off his horse when "god spoke to him". Afterwards he converted and became Paulus.

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mahrain 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Without spoiling too much, this is a major theme in Dan Brown's latest novel 'the secret of secrets'.

	▲	sans_souse 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Hmm is it worth the read? edit: coming from someone who overall was mildly fond of Angels and Demons and would consider that as the bar for worthwhile reading
	▲	1f60c 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I added it to my reading list!

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cantor_S_drug 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Ramachandran, the Temporal Lobes Epilepsy and God - Part 1

https://youtu.be/qIiIsDIkDtg?si=bIjpz5mWHEbN_NDI

	▲	AndrewKemendo an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is great! Very much reflective of my experience
	▲	owl_vision 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Ramachandran, the Temporal Lobes and God - Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z4B5BYbjf8

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baddash 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

what was it like for you

	▲	AndrewKemendo 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		From a personal experience perspective It’s a trip and like nothing else you’ve experienced. The only thing I can metaphorically compare it to is what it looked like when Neo got pulled out of the matrix in the movie.