ing , ▁o xygen ▁dep riv ation , ▁nit ro gen ▁nar cos is ▁( deep ▁div ing ), ▁psych osis , ▁temporal - lo be ▁ep ile ps y , ▁or ▁a ▁tra um atic ▁accident . ▁People ▁can ▁like wise ▁achieve ▁such ▁experiences ▁more ▁deliber ately ▁through ▁recognized ▁myst ical ▁practices ▁such ▁as ▁sens ory ▁dep riv ation ▁or ▁mind - control ▁techniques , ▁hyp nos is , ▁med itation , ▁prayer , ▁or ▁myst ical ▁discipl ines ▁such ▁as ▁mant ra ▁med itation , ▁y oga , ▁S uf ism , ▁dream ▁y oga , ▁or ▁sur at ▁sh ab da ▁y oga . ▁Some ▁practices ▁encou rage ▁spiritual ▁experiences ▁through ▁the ▁ing estion ▁of ▁ps y cho active ▁dru gs ▁such ▁as ▁alco hol ▁and ▁op i ates , ▁but ▁more ▁commonly ▁with ▁ent he ogen ic ▁plants ▁and ▁subst ances ▁such ▁as ▁can nab is , ▁sal via ▁div in orum , ▁ps il ocy bin ▁m ush rooms , ▁p ey ote , ▁D X M , ▁ay ahu as ca , ▁or ▁d atura . ▁Another ▁way ▁to ▁indu ce ▁spiritual ▁experience ▁through ▁an ▁alter ed ▁state ▁of ▁conscious ness ▁involves ▁ps y cho ac oust ics , ▁b ina ural ▁be ats , ▁or ▁light - and - sound ▁stim ulation . ▁ ▁Social ▁▁ ▁G row ing ▁up ▁and ▁living ▁within ▁a ▁society ▁can ▁fost er ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁observation ▁of ▁social ▁experience . ▁ ▁Social ▁experience ▁provides ▁individuals ▁with ▁the ▁skills ▁and ▁hab