Altered States

Altered States1980

Director: Ken Russell
Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 102 minutes

Since mankind's beginning, and in every civilization, human beings have found ways to alter their consciousness in search of something "greater" than everyday reality. To this end, we have indulged in and experimented with all manner of frightening,… more »



Eddie Jessup:
What dignifies the Yogic practices is that the belief system itself is not truly religious. There is no Buddhist God per se. It is the Self, the individual Mind, that contains immortality and ultimate truth.

Emily Jessup:
What the hell is not religious about that? You've simply replaced God with the Original Self.

Eddie Jessup:
Yes, but we've localized it. Now I know where the Self is. It's in our own minds. It's a form of human energy. Our atoms are six billion years old. We've got six billion years of memory in our minds.

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