Michael Hoffman, Dec. 29, 2024, Noon
Contents:
Summary Description of 5D-ASC
This is the basic Reference page to represent the 5D-ASC.
Due to limited info avail’y, this page might end up a dup of my OAV 1994 page + empty sections about Aud + ReducVigil.
My starting point is that I have OAV items from Figure S1 of Studerus’ 11-Factors article – but it would be good to omit any trace of 11-Factors here ie omit the Factors categories – later.
There’s an English Dittrich article behind a paywall, listed in https://egodeaththeory.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/references-for-psychedelic-psychometrics-questionnaires/#5D-ASC-Intro-Dittrich-2010
but not clear if that article shows the dimensions and their items.
todo: Link/citation for “5D-ASC1.pdf”. Copy from other page at my site.
“5D-ASC1.pdf” translated from German to English has 94 items (14 pages), — that’s good — but, no indication of the 5 dimensions, and d/k if the numbering is Dittrich’s. eg that pdf has:
78. I had the feeling that I no longer had my own will.
vs. Studerus “pone.0012412.s002.pdf”:
53. I had the feeling that I no longer had a will of my own.
example 2:
79. I was afraid of losing control over myself.
vs. Studerus “pone.0012412.s002.pdf”:
54. I was afraid to lose my self-control.
Studerus 2010 article defining 11-Factor replacement of OAV:
Psychometric Evaluation of the Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (OAV)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930851/
Downloaded article: “pone.0012412.pdf”
I copied content from:
https://egodeaththeory.wordpress.com/2022/12/29/oav-questionnaire-1994-oceanic-boundlessness-angst-of-dread-of-ego-dissolution-visionary-restructuralization-dittrich/#General
Now that I wish to have a simple basic page for each distinct q’air, this is making it clear that for the 5D-ASC I might only have bits and pieces: OAV from 11-Factors article supplemental diagrams, no info in English about G-ASC [it might be nothing other than O+A+V], and I need to use the German article if I have access to it.
In scope:
- What is the 5D-ASC?
- How many items in each dimension?
Out of scope:
- How does 5D-ASC relate to other q’airs?
- Pros and Cons.
- Dread is of what, specifically?
Citation
5-Dimensional Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (5D-ASC)
by A. Dittrich, D. Lamparter, M. Maurer 2006
Translation from the original German by Felix Hasler and Rael Cahn.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lbd92Cm-NNyL-Ux9vwl2ECZDLPz1jUWx/view
Apparently I copied the following citation from Studerus’ Bibliography:
Dittrich, A, Lamparter, D, Maurer, M (2006) 5D-ABZ:
German garbled from pdf, see Studerus 2010: References. Try copying from the original in-browser version, instead of Adobe Acrobat.
Fragebogen zur Erfassung Aussergewo¨hnlicher Bewusstseinszusta¨nde. Eine kurze Einfu¨hrung
[5D-ASC: Questionnaire for the assessment of altered states of consciousness. A short introduction]. Zurich, Switzerland: PSIN PLUS.
Dittrich 2006 5D-ASC (German) Adding 2 Positive Dimensions [cynically] to reduce the number of Negative dimensions from 1/3 to 1/5.
5-Dimensional Altered States of Consciousness Rating Scale (5D-ASC)
Article summarizing: https://healingmaps.com/five-dimensions-altered-states-of-consciousness/
Doesn’t that article conflate Studerus’ 11-Factors with 5D-ASC?
Dittrich does not have 11 dimensions — and neither, really, does Studerus.
Depending on how you count; eg Studerus has 13 factors in effect, and 2 hi-level dimensions, and doesn’t cover 5D’s dimensions 4, 5, or 0 (General; G-ASC) if I understand correctly.
The 94 5D-ASC Questions, Translated by Felix Hasler and Rael Cahn, 5D-ASC1.pdf
No Dimensions, Can’t Trust Numbers
I extracted the 94 items from “5D-ASC1.pdf” – “Translation from the original German by Felix Hasler and Rael Cahn”, in my page section:
Page: 5D-ASC – “Five-Dimensional Altered States of Consciousness” Questionnaire (APZ 1975, OAV 1994, 5D-ASC 2006, 11 Factors 2010)
Section: The 94 Psychedelic Effects Questions
https://egodeaththeory.wordpress.com/2022/12/23/5d-asc-five-dimensional-altered-states-of-consciousness-questionnaire/#The-94-Psychedelic-Effects-Questions
Copied from there to here:
3. I felt surrendered to dark powers.
1. I felt that I was in a wonderful other world.
2. My thoughts and actions were slowed down.
3. Bodily sensations were very enjoyable.
4. I heard single words without knowing where they came from.
5. I heard rings and tones without knowing where they came from.
6. I felt as if dark forces had overtaken me.
7. I saw things I knew were not real.
8. I felt like a puppet or marionette.
9. I felt connected to a higher power.
10. I felt sleepy.
11. A melody occured to me that I had to constantly repeat.
12. I experienced boundless pleasure.
13. Meaningless noises sounded like real words or phrases.
14. I saw regular patterns with closed eyes or in complete darkness.
15. I felt drunk.
16. I felt I was being transformed forever in a miraculous way.
17. I felt that I was on the verge of unconsciousness.
18. Everything seemed to unify into a oneness.
19. I heard my thoughts as if I had spoken them out loud.
20. Sounds seemed to influence what I saw.
21. I felt tormented.
22. I saw colors with closed eyes or in complete darkness.
23. Shapes seemed to be changed by sounds or noises.
24. I perceived everything as blurry, as if through a kind of fog.
25. A voice commented on everything I thought although no one was there.
26. I felt as if I no longer had a body.
27. I felt incapable of making even the smallest decision.
28. Some everyday things acquired special meaning.
29. I felt drowsy.
30. I heard complete sentences without knowing where they came from.
31. Things in my environment had a new strange meaning.
32. I was afraid that the state I was in would last forever.
33. I saw brightness or flashes of light with closed eyes or in complete darkness.
34. I felt one with my surroundings.
35. Worries and anxieties of everyday life felt unimportant.
36. My sense of time and space was altered as if I was dreaming.
37. My perception was blurred.
38. I had difficulties in distinguishing important from unimportant.
39. I saw whole scenes roll by with closed eyes or in complete darkness.
40. I felt extraordinary powers within myself.
41. I experienced a touch of eternity.
42. Conflicts and contradictions seemed to dissolve.
43. I was scared without knowing exactly why.
44. I experienced everything as frighteningly distorted.
45. The world seemed to me beyond good and evil.
46. I experienced my surroundings as strange and weird.
47. I felt as if I were paralyzed.
48. I heard music without knowing where it came from.
49. heard something faintly that I could not identify.
50. I felt very profound.
51. I felt numb.
52. I experienced past, present, and future as a oneness.
53. I experienced unbearable emptiness.
54. Objects in my surroundings engaged me emotionally much more than usual.
55. From an initially diffuse noise, which I could not identify as real, clear rings and tones evolved.
56. I felt threatened.
57. Many things appeared to me as breathtakingly beautiful.
58. Things came to my mind that I thought long forgotten.
59. I felt like I do shortly before falling asleep.
60. My body felt numb, lifeless, and/or alien.
61. I felt as if I was half-asleep.
62. I had the impression I was out of my body.
63. I felt as if I was floating.
64. I felt isolated from everything and everyone.
65. I heard voices that did not come from the surroundings as usual.
66. I heard something like a buzzing, swooshing, or humming without recognizing the cause.
67. I was not able to complete a thought; my thoughts repeatedly became disconnected.
68. I felt I was about to fall asleep.
69. I had insights into connections that had previously puzzled me.
70. Many things seemed incredibly funny to me.
71. The boundaries between myself and my surroundings seemed to blur.
72. I could see images from my memory or imagination with extreme clarity.
73. I felt totally free and released from all obligations.
74. I heard diffuse noises without knowing where they came from.
75. The colors of things seemed to be altered by sounds or noises.
76. Sounds and noises were fainter than usual.
77. I had very original thoughts.
78. I had the feeling that I no longer had my own will.
79. I was afraid of losing control over myself.
80. I stayed frozen in an very unnatural position for an extended period of time.
81. I experienced a kind of awe.
82. My imagination was extremely vivid.
83. Things in my surroundings appeared smaller or larger.
84. I felt exhausted.
85. Time passed slowly in a tormenting way.
86. I experienced profound inner peace.
87. Everything around me seemed to be animated with life.
88. Everything happened so fast that I could not follow it all.
89. I had the feeling that something terrible was going to happen.
90. I was able to remember certain events with exceeding clarity.
91. I experienced an all-embracing love.
92. There were sounds in the room that I feel were unlikely to have been real.
93. I heard a ticking, knocking, ringing, or rattling without being able to recognize the cause.
94. My experience had religious aspects to it.
Dimensions [94 items]
94-66=28 = 2×14; guessing 14/each for dim 4 & 5 = Aud, ReducVigil. Need confirmation that 5D-ASC has 94 items total.
Oceanic Boundlessness (OB/ OBN) dimension [27 items]
todo: items below sum to 28 not 27. is 27 expected, per other page? is there a dup item below?
This breakout is per Figure S1 for Studerus = v1 (not v3 which is final).
Definition, Characterization, Themes
[the ‘O’ of OAV]
Per Klein 2012:
states associated with mysticism and religion
euphoric or exalted states of non-self
being at one with everything
time distortion or sense of timelessness
Per Studerus 2010:
positively experienced depersonalization
positively experienced derealization
deeply-felt positive mood
unity
Major legacy OAV category #1.
The ‘O’ of OAV.
Virtual Ocean [10 items] [the non-factor items]
2. Bodily sensations were very delightful.
22. Worries and anxieties of everyday life seemed unimportant to me.
50. I felt totally free and released from all responsibilities.
9. I felt I was being transformed forever in a miraculous way.
1. I felt like I was in a fantastic other world.
23. Like in a dream, time and space were changed.
31. The world appeared to me beyond good and evil.
26. I felt unusual powers in myself.
47. Many things seemed unbelievably funny to me.
58. Things around me appeared smaller or larger.
Experience of Unity [6 items]
48. The boundaries between myself and my surroundings seemed to blur. (in Figure S1 only)
10. Everything seemed to unify into an oneness.
21. It seemed to me that my environment and I were one.
27. I experienced a touch of eternity.
28. Conflict and contradictions seem to dissolve.
35. I experienced past, present and future as an oneness.
Religious Experience/ Spiritual Experience [3 items]
6. I had the feeling of being connected to a superior power.
56. I experienced a kind of awe.
66. My experience had religious aspects.
Blissful State [5 items]
61. Everything around me seemed animated. (in Figure S1 only)
39. Many things appeared to be breathtakingly beautiful. (in Figure S1 only)
7. I enjoyed boundless pleasure.
60. I experienced a profound peace in myself.
65. I experienced an all-embracing love.
Disembodiment [3 items]
15. It seemed to me as though I did not have a body anymore.
42. I had the feeling of being outside of my body.
43. I felt as though I were floating.
Angst/Dread of Ego Dissolution (AIA/ DED/ AED) dimension [21 items]
Dread of Ego Dissolution (DED)
Anxious Ego Dissolution (AED)
Angstvolle Ichauflösung (AIA)
This breakout is per Figure S1 for Studerus = v1 (not v3 which is final).
Definition, Characterization, Themes
Dread or Anxiety of Ego-death (DED or AED [AIA in one report]) [the ‘A’ of OAV]
[false dichotomy: negative experiencing therefore not mystic]
[“ego death” is probably incorrect – check vs. “dissolution”]
“cognitive disturbances
negative depersonalization
paranoia
loss of control
“thought disorder
anxiety
arousal
loss of self-control“
DED per Studerus 2010:
“negatively experienced derealization
negatively experienced depersonalization
cognitive disturbances
catatonic symptoms
paranoia
loss of thought and body control”
These breakouts from from 11 Factors article’s:
Figure S1: Hierarchical item clustering tree diagram based on Pearson correlations of uncategorized OAV items.
That’s v1, not their final v3 breakout. Article never shows v3 final breakout of all OAV items; only shows on page 9 the final 11 factors with their 42 items, not the other of the 66 OAV items.
Page 9 v3 omits 24 OAV items: I recall 8 are Shadow, so 16 are Virtual Factor 12 which sounds right per memory.
Found at: https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012412.s001
Major legacy OAV category #2.
The ‘A’ of OAV.
I expect 21 items, from 11-Factors diagram: 21 total, 8 in my Shadow Factor 13; 7 and 6 in ICC & ANX. Not 9 ICC, not 8 in ANX. Double check counts & item lists in Studerus’ supplement diagrams.
The body of 11-Factors article shows every factor’s items but omits non-factor items (Virtual Factor 12 & Shadow Factor 13).
v1 breakout shows all 66 OAV items: pone.0012412.s001.pdf
v2 breakout shows all 66 OAV items: pone.0012412.s002.pdf
v3 breakout is not provided. Chart in body article only shows the ~45 items that are in the 11 factors; not the items that are in Virtual Factor 12 v.3 or in Shadow Factor 13 v.3.
Diagram in article body does NOT show all 86 items; only the 66 items that are in the 11 factors. To see v3 of the all 86 OAV items…
I lack v3; have to deduce via delta between the diagram that’s IN the article vs. the v2 Supplement pdf.
Shadow Factor 13 [4 items] [the non-factor items]
59. Time passed tormentingly slow.
36. I experienced an unbearable emptiness.
3. I felt surrendered to dark powers.
55. I stayed frozen in a very unnatural position for quite a long time.
Anxiety [11-Factors] [6 items]
19. I was afraid that the state I was in would last forever.
54. I was afraid to lose my self-control.
30. I experienced everything terrifyingly distorted.
32. I experienced my surroundings as strange and weird.
63. I had the feeling something horrible would happen.
12. I felt tormented.
29. I was afraid without being able to say exactly why.
38. I felt threatened.
Impaired Control and Cognition 🏅💎🐉👑🏆 [7 items]
62. Everything around me was happening so fast that I could no longer follow what was going on.
5. I felt like a marionette.
53. I had the feeling that I no longer had a will of my own.
44. I felt isolated from everything and everyone.
33. I felt as though I were paralyzed.
41. My body seemed to me numb, dead and weird.
45. I was not able to complete a thought, my thought repeatedly became disconnected.
16. I had difficulty making even the smallest decision.
24. I had difficulty in distinguishing important from unimportant things.
Visionary Restructuralization (VR/ VRS) dimension [18 items]
This breakout is per Figure S1 for Studerus = v1 (not v3 which is final).
Definition, Characterization, Themes
[the ‘V’ of OAV]
“hallucinations of all kinds
changes in the meanings of percepts and symbols
changes in meaning and perception”
Subcategories:
“basic illusions and hallucinations
background hallucinations
synaesthesia
altered meaning of percepts
aided memory
facilitated imagination”
VRS per Studerus 2010:
“visual (pseudo)-hallucinations
illusions
auditory-visual synesthesiae
changes in the meaning of percepts.”
Virtual Visionary [3 items] [the non-factor items]
40. Things came to mind, which I thought I had forgotten long ago.
64. I was able to remember certain events unusually clearly.
4. I saw things that I knew were not real.
Insightfulness [3 items]
34. I felt very profound.
46. I gained clarity into connections that puzzled me before.
52. I had very original thoughts.
Vivid Imagery/ Complex Imagery [3 items]
25. I saw scenes rolling by in total darkness or with my eyes closed.
49. I could see pictures from my past or fantasy extremely clearly.
57. My imagination was extremely vivid.
Elementary Visual Alterations/ Elementary Imagery [3 items]
8. I saw regular patterns in complete darkness or with closed eyes.
13. I saw colors before me in total darkness or with closed eyes.
20. I saw lights or flashes of light in total darkness or with closed eyes.
Audio-Visual Synesthesia [3 items]
11. Noises seemed to influence what I saw.
14. The shapes of things seemed to change by sounds and noises.
51. The colors of things seemed to be changed by sounds and noises.
Changed Meaning of Percepts [3 items]
17. Everyday things gained a special meaning.
18. Things around me had a new strange meaning for me.
37. Objects around me engaged me emotionally much more than usual.
Auditory Alterations (AA/ AUA) dimension [~14 items]
Definition, Characterization, Themes
“auditory illusions
auditory (pseudo-) hallucinations”
little used
These are the items (about 14 of 28 of them) that are in the translated 94-item pdf, minus the differently translated 66 OAV items from Studerus article.
“5D-ASC1.pdf” – “Translation from the original German by Felix Hasler and Rael Cahn”
Reduction of Vigilance (RV/ VIR) dimension [~14 items]
Definition, Characterization, Themes
“states of drowsiness
reduced alertness
diminished cognitive function”
little used
These are the items (about 14 of 28 of them) that are in the translated 94-item pdf, minus the differently translated 66 OAV items from Studerus article.
“5D-ASC1.pdf” – “Translation from the original German by Felix Hasler and Rael Cahn”
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