This idea overlaps with the idea of shamanic flight which is one of the first 'cognitive technologies' we used. Since the beginning of time there has been peopl

This idea overlaps with the idea of shamanic flight which is one of the first 'cognitive technologies' we used. Since the beginning of time there has been people who report to have elevated experiences and have come back from these heights with new information. Vervaeke's lectures on cog sci discusses it in his early episodes.