Form: Revised Transliminality Scale, RTS

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Yes
No
1
At times I perform certain little rituals to ward off negative influences.
2
I have experienced an altered state of consciousness in which I felt that I became cosmically enlightened.
3
At the present time, I am very good at make-believe and imagining.
4
I have felt that I had received special wisdom, to be communicated to the rest of humanity.
5
I have sometimes sensed an evil presence around me, although I could not see it.
6
My thoughts have sometimes come so quickly that I couldn't write them all down fast enough.
7
It is sometimes possible for me to be completely immersed in nature or in art and to feel as if my whole state of consciousness has somehow temporarily been altered.
8
Often I have a day when indoor lights seem so bright that they bother my eyes.
9
I have experienced an altered state of consciousness which I believe utterly transformed (in a positive manner) the way I looked at myself.
10
I think that I really know what some people mean when they talk about mystical experiences.
11
I have gone through times when smells seemed stronger and more overwhelming than usual.
12
I can clearly feel again in my imagination such things as: the feeling of a gentle breeze, warm sand under bare feet, the softness of fur, cool grass, the warmth of the sun and the smell of freshly cut grass.
13
A person should try to understand their dreams and be guided by or take warnings from them.
14
At times I somehow feel the presence of someone who is not physically there.
15
For several days at a time I have had such a heightened awareness of sights and sounds that I cannot shut them out.
16
I sometimes have a feeling of gaining or losing energy when certain people look at me or touch me.
17
When listening to organ music or other powerful music, I sometimes feel as if I am being lifted up into the air.

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