Space Euphoria

Here's an interesting article on the euphoric state experienced by some astronauts during freefall.  Their descriptions seem to resemble those of Grof's BPM 1 and 4 as well as those states in certain mystic and religious traditions.

http://www.dailygal axy.com/my_ weblog/2008/ 05/space- euphoria. html

“All I can suggest to the mystic and the theologian is
that our gods have been too small; they fill the
universe. And to the scientist all I can say is that
the gods do exist; they are the eternal, connected,
and aware Self experienced by all intelligent beings.'