Ha ha ha… An funny retro piece over at Modern Mechanix shows a 1970 excerpt from the magazine Popular Mechanics. In it, they show how to build a meditator ‘tank’ for relaxation and reflection.
‘Bye for now, says the man of the house as he retreats into think tank….’
Aside from the contraption being huge, I just can’t imagine it being helpful for meditation. Seems like it would get stuffy and confining. The whole time I’d be thinking “Man this thing is huge. I’m going to have to take it apart after this and put it away.”
“The fun, then, in making your personal Meditator, is double: First you create 11 pholages (only the access panel is left bare), then discover the unexpected cross-referencing when you wrap yourself in the assembled panels. Beyond that, you’ll be able to compare responses with your friends. And when you feel you’ve exhausted the potential of a given assembly, it’s easy to paste new pictures over the old.”
I recommend for meditation some 25 cent earplugs and a quiet room…
via Boing Boing
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This is awesome! I would put speakers on all the surfaces and be bathed in Pink Floyd music.
Not exactly meditating, but fitting for your own personal audio space capsule.
Some people just can’t relax without having something to do!
If you want to build something to encourage relaxation, a flotation tank is the thing to get. Some day, when I have enough room to set it all up, I’m installing a float tank in the house.
Here in New York, there is a place on 57th street that has sleep pods. You can check in, pay your fee, and get a quick nap in.
Andrew Seltz
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Forget meditation! I’d buy this ridiculous thing to get away from my nagging wife. I’m sure this thing would prevent many divorces.
Jak from 80 s retro clothing shop