"State of consciousness" is a technical term that describes a mode of your experience. Sleep is a state of consciousness. That trance-like hyperfocussed flow ex

"State of consciousness" is a technical term that describes a mode of your experience. Sleep is a state of consciousness. That trance-like hyperfocussed flow experience is a state of consciousness. You can induce a state of consciousness by meditation. Depression may just be a state of consciousness. States of consciousness can usually be measured and distinguished from each other with standard brain-scanning methods. Not all shift in these states need to be as flashy as a LSD trip. In fact, very few are.