Thanks loved your piece, The part about drinking coffee gave a a good laugh. When I made my first 3 minute 3D animation film in 1969 (3 10 hour days) time disappeared. And writing fiction does that too. Never heard it referred to as the flow state - cool name. Thanks for that.

I've had maybe 9 mystical experiences and 4 trips to the void. The void is a strange non-place and the only way that you know you've been there is when you get back because you become no-one while there not there.

Never had a near death experience (was near death but during a dark time in my life - and don't want to "go back" and look at it.

Ever do any consciousness travel through the Milky Way and neighboring galaxies?