TC - The Fourth Major State of Consciousness

In his PhD Thesis, Dr Robert Keith Wallace proposed a fourth major state of Consciousness called Transcendental Consciousness

Physiological Effects of Transcendental Meditation
Robert Keith Wallace 1
1 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California 90024



Oxygen consumption, heart rate, skin resistance, and electroenceph-alograph measurements were recorded before, during, and after subjects practiced a technique called transcendental meditation. There were significant changes between the control period and the meditation period in all measurements. During meditation, oxygen consumption and heart rate decreased, skin resistance increased, and the electroencephalogram showed specific changes in certain frequencies. These results seem to distinguish the state produced by transcendental meditation from commonly encountered states of consciousness and suggest that it may have practical applications