Hidehiko Saegusa

Profound mystical experiences have been reported following meditation, contemplative practices, and psychedelic interventions; however, large-scale evidence from non-pharmacological consciousness transmission remains limited. This study evaluated the phenomenological effects of a structured consciousness transmission protocol using the validated Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30). A total of 1,038 participants attended 3- to 6-hour consciousness transmission workshops conducted between 2025and 2026. Following each session, participants completed the MEQ30 to assess the intensity and characteristics of their subjective experiences. Across the entire cohort, the mean MEQ30 score was 85. Thirty-four percent of participants achieved scores of 90 or higher, and 25% met established criteria for a complete mystical experience. In a separate double-blind controlled study using the same intervention and outcome measure, participants receiving consciousness transmission obtained a mean MEQ30 score of 81, compared with a mean score of 11 in the control group. These findings indicate that a structured consciousness transmission protocol was associated with exceptionally high rates of mystical-type experiences in a large non-pharmacological cohort and with substantial differences between intervention and control conditions under double-blind testing. While the present findings do not establish the underlying mechanism responsible for these effects, they provide a strong empirical basis for further investigation using randomized, multicenter studies incorporating physiological and neurophysiological measurements. The observed results are consistent with the possibility that consciousness transmission may involve mechanisms extending beyond currently established explanatory models and warrant further examination within broader theoretical frameworks, including hypotheses concerning interpersonal and non-local aspects of consciousness.