[DManA]

I wonder if it is possible to put yourself into a schizophrenic state of mind using drugs and these techniques.

When did he start playing with this stuff. And when did these symptoms start for Laughner?

Conscious dreaming, lucid dreaming and "controlled hallucinations" have a fairly big following.

[Harold Shea]

I wonder if this damn mad dog killer read those stupid Carlos Castinada stories...

Terrible tragedy to have happen,the **stard has caused so much tears and lives that will never be the same

[Travis McGee]

What if you had an incipient tendency toward adult-onset schizophrenia, and THEN you got into taking hallucinins?

Reportedly he was a major pothead, drank himself into stupors, and smoked that sylivia (sp?) crap.

It seems like the multiplication factors would be seriously crazy making.

[bronxville]

He took a conscious dreaming class at his school. It was the first thing I looked up initially but time limitations prevented me from pursuing it. It’s a good lead and perhaps contributed to his deterioration.

[DannyTN]

"I wonder if it is possible to put yourself into a schizophrenic state of mind using drugs and these techniques. When did he start playing with this stuff. And when did these symptoms start for Laughner? "

Probably.

I also think that it's possible that if you're worshipping at a home made skull altar, that you might become demon possessed with or without drugs.

Same question, when did he start playing with the occult and when did the symptoms start.