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'''Feelings of interdependent opposites''' (also known as '''feelings of duality''') is a state of mind that often accompanies [[Cognitive effects: Ego suppression, loss and death|ego death]]. It can be described as a powerful sensation in which one sees, understands and physically feels that reality is based on a system in which the existence or identity of all concepts and situations depend on the co-existence of at least two conditions which are opposite to each other, yet dependent on one another by presupposing each other as logically necessary equivalents. This experience is usually felt to provide deep insight into the fundamental nature of reality and results in feelings that concepts such as ''life and death, up and down, light and dark, good and bad, matter and antimatter, pleasure and suffering, yes and no, being and non-being'' each exist as states of harmonious and necessary contrast to their opposite force.  
[[File:Yinyang2.png|200px|thumbnail|right|In Chinese philosophy, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang yin and yang], are concepts used to describe how opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world.]]
'''Perception of interdependent opposites''' can be described as the experience of a powerful subjective feeling that reality is based upon a binary system in which the existence of fundamentally important concepts or situations logically arise from and depend upon the co-existence of their opposite. This perception is not just understood at a cognitive level, but manifests as intuitive sensations which are felt rather than thought by the person.


This experience is usually interpreted as providing a deep insight into the fundamental nature of reality. For example, concepts such as ''existence and non-existence, life and death, up and down, self and other, light and dark, good and bad, big and small, pleasure and suffering, yes and no, internal and external, hot and cold, young and old, etc'' are felt to exist as harmonious forces which necessarily contrast their opposite force in a state of equilibrium.
Perception of interdependent opposites is often accompanied by other coinciding [[transpersonal effects]] such as [[Memory suppression|ego dissolution]], [[unity and interconnectedness]], and [[perception of eternalism]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] compounds, such as [[LSD]], [[psilocybin]], and [[mescaline]].
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===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
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===Experience reports===
Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our [[experience index]] include:
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===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Subjective effects index]]
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
===External links===
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism Dualism (Wikipedia)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectical_monism Dialectical monism (Wikipedia)]
*[http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v3.html#2 Tao Te Ching]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa7UTVy2w4M Tally Hall - & (YouTube)]
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In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang, are concepts used to describe how opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world.

Perception of interdependent opposites can be described as the experience of a powerful subjective feeling that reality is based upon a binary system in which the existence of fundamentally important concepts or situations logically arise from and depend upon the co-existence of their opposite. This perception is not just understood at a cognitive level, but manifests as intuitive sensations which are felt rather than thought by the person.

This experience is usually interpreted as providing a deep insight into the fundamental nature of reality. For example, concepts such as existence and non-existence, life and death, up and down, self and other, light and dark, good and bad, big and small, pleasure and suffering, yes and no, internal and external, hot and cold, young and old, etc are felt to exist as harmonious forces which necessarily contrast their opposite force in a state of equilibrium.

Perception of interdependent opposites is often accompanied by other coinciding transpersonal effects such as ego dissolution, unity and interconnectedness, and perception of eternalism. It is most commonly induced under the influence of heavy dosages of psychedelic compounds, such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline.


Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

Experience reports

Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our experience index include:

See also