Also, there is good evidence to suggest that inducing this alpha state of consciousness does have value in stress management. Lowering brain waves produces relaxation, and we all need to relax. The issue is not the natural experiences of human consciousness, but rather the relationship between the alpha level and spiritual experience. Self-inducing alpha is the goal of a wide range of today's spiritual practitioners. Mystics alter their consciousness in order to seek a visualized experience with God.
Occultists continue to go after psychic phenomena.
Followers of Eastern religions pursue the god within. Psychological Spirituality Those who are presently promoting this altered state of consciousness within the church are not theologians reviving medieval mysticism, but are rather psychologists or those influenced by psychology. Some psychologists have discovered a wide range of uses for this altered state of consciousness. Recovered memory therapists employ the altered state to recover memories of alleged sexual abuse, past lives, and UFO abductions. Freud and Jung had a disagreement over the content of the unconscious mind.