Hallucinations. In the Middle Ages, they were explained as spiritual enlightenment—or, on the contrary, as demonic possession. Dozens of people were declared saints, and thousands were burned at the stake by the Inquisition.
In our time, they are usually considered a sign of insanity, a severe illness, or a consequence of taking drugs. But is it really that simple?
You lie down in your room and fall asleep, and suddenly you wake up to a sharp knock at the door. You jump up, go to the door—but there’s nobody there. “Maybe it seemed,” you think, not knowing that it was a typical hallucination. “What hallucination? I’m not crazy!”
In his new work, Oliver Sacks turns to the world of hallucinations, and, as always, the main value of the book lies in the real stories of people who have fought persistently to return to mental health and a full life!..