Cosmic replied: "There were studies done in the sixties or seventies where LSD was used as therapy for schizophrenic patients. They were dosed and then worked with by a therapist to revisit traumas from their past or otherwise. I think this was done in the Czech republic maybe, I came across the book in a bookstore one day. Anyway, yes it is very similar to paranormal experiences. I think the difference is that the person does not understand, or it is out of control for the schizophrenic vs. the psychic. To tie in the LSD thing, many non-schizophrenics in the sixties related their LSD experiences to what was experienced by yogis and such and gravitated towards eastern philosophy and teachings, where paranormal phenomenon such as visions, psychic abilities and such are accepted as realities, they call them siddhis. In eastern philosophy such as hinduism, buddhism, yoga, there is a belief that our spirit has nerves called nadis and centers of energy called chakras. That the nerves act kind of like blood vessels for the energy. Also the point of yoga and meditation is to remove blockages in these nadis and chakras so that there is a free flow of energy so that there is a free path for an energy called kundalini to flow. If there isn't a free path, this can cause havoc on the mind and body. What if these schizophrenics had blocked or damaged nadis or chakras causing their paranormal/scizophrenic experiences? What if the therapy coupled with the LSD released these blockages so that their nadis and chakras were clear? The other thing is that it could be damaged brains that turn on other things, like the blind person that hears and smells exceptionally well. It's interesting. Grand Mas seizures are another interesting thing. I saw a guy on PBS that had these and afterward he would be on a high feeling like he is God."