Table 5 God Encounter Questionnaire (GEQ).
From: Phenomenology and content of the inhaled N, N-dimethyltryptamine (N, N-DMT) experience
Questionnaire items | Documented in experience, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
All entity encounters (n = 1719) | Entity encounters with no reported concomitant psychoactive substance use (n = 1453) | |
Details of encounter | ||
Went into the experience with the intention of encountering that which was encountered | 38 (2.2) | 32 (2.2) |
The encounter was initiated by that which was encountered (not by [the author]) | 1681 (97.8) | 1421 (97.8) |
Senses with which you interacted during the encounter | ||
Visual | 1520 (88.4) | 1289 (88.7) |
Auditory | 475 (27.6) | 413 (28.4) |
Tactile/bodily sensation | 257 (15.0) | 222 (15.3) |
Taste or smell | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) |
Extra-sensory | 429 (25.0) | 361 (24.8) |
Communication | ||
There was communication (1-way or 2-way exchange of information) | 1279 (74.4) | 1099 (75.6) |
Communication was a 2-way exchange of information | 442 (25.7) | 375 (25.8) |
Communication was a 1-way exchange of information (from the entity to the author) | 826 (48.0) | 714 (49.1) |
Communication was a 1-way exchange of information (from the author to the entity) | 11 (0.6) | 13 (0.9) |
Communication type | ||
Visual (e.g. gestures) | 937 (54.5) | 801 (55.1) |
Verbal-auditory | 489 (28.4) | 427 (29.4) |
Somatic (e.g. touch/kinesthetic) | 250 (14.5) | 215 (14.8) |
Extrasensory-telepathic | 361 (21.0) | 303 (20.9) |
Immediate results of the encounter | ||
Had an emotional response during the encounter | 1583 (92.1) | 1349 (92.8) |
That which was encountered had an emotional response during the encounter | 394 (22.9) | 326 (22.4) |
Ascertained a message, task, mission, or insight from the encounter | 792 (46.1) | 673 (46.3) |
Acquired predictions about the future | 6 (0.3) | 4 (0.3) |
Attributes to that which was encountered | ||
Benevolent | 527 (30.7) | 441 (30.4) |
Intelligent | 1238 (72.0) | 1066 (73.4) |
Sacred | 238 (13.8) | 181 (12.5) |
Conscious (i.e. self-aware) | 1602 (93.2) | 1364 (93.9) |
Eternal | 175 (10.2) | 140 (9.6) |
All-knowing | 320 (18.6) | 266 (18.3) |
Agency (e.g. could it affect outcomes, events, or material objects in this reality) | 232 (13.5) | 197 (13.6) |
Petitionable (e.g. in response to prayer or petition, it might change events or circumstances) | 452 (26.3) | 384 (26.4) |
Positively judgmental (e.g. inclined toward strong approval or reward) | 800 (46.5) | 680 (46.8) |
Negatively judgmental (e.g. inclined toward strong disapproval or harsh punishment) | 308 (17.9) | 256 (17.6) |
Additional interpretation of that which was encountered | ||
That which was encountered existed, as least in part, in some other dimension or reality | 1504 (87.5) | 1282 (88.2) |
Was completely the same as that which was encountered | 48 (2.8) | 33 (2.3) |
That which was encountered continued to exist after the encounter | 1117 (65.0) | 944 (65.0) |
