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The second of these two levels can be referred to as a state of “''unity between the self and specific external systems''”. It can be defined as the experience of a loss of perceived boundaries between a person’s identity and specific physical systems or concepts within the perceivable external environment which are currently comprising their central point of cognitive focus.

~~This effect can manifest itself in~~ an endless number of ~~forms~~ but common examples of the experience often include:

There are an endless number of ways in which this level manifest itself but common examples of the experience often include:

*Becoming ~~one~~ with a specific object which ~~you are interacting~~ with.

*Becoming unified with a specific object which is being interacted with.

*Becoming ~~one~~ with ~~a specific~~ person ~~which you interacting with~~. (particularly common if engaging in sexual or romantic activities)

*Becoming unified with another person or multiple people. (particularly common if engaging in sexual or romantic activities)

*Becoming ~~one~~ with the entirety of ~~your~~ physical body.

*Becoming unified with the entirety of ones own physical body.

*Becoming ~~one~~ with large crowds of people. (particularly common at raves and music festivals)

*Becoming unified with large crowds of people. (particularly common at raves and music festivals)

*Becoming ~~one~~ with the external environment but not the people within it.

*Becoming unified with the external environment but not the people within it.

This creates a sensation which is often described by people as the experience of becoming inextricably connected to, one with, the same as, or unified with whatever the perceived external system happens to be.

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 The second of these two levels can be referred to as a state of “''unity between the self and specific external systems''”. It can be defined as the experience of a loss of perceived boundaries between a person’s identity and specific physical systems or concepts within the perceivable external environment which are currently comprising their central point of cognitive focus.
-This effect can manifest itself in an endless number of forms but common examples of the experience often include:
+There are an endless number of ways in which this level manifest itself but common examples of the experience often include:
-*Becoming one with a specific object which you are interacting with.
+*Becoming unified with a specific object which is being interacted with.
-*Becoming one with a specific person which you interacting with. (particularly common if engaging in sexual or romantic activities)
+*Becoming unified with another person or multiple people. (particularly common if engaging in sexual or romantic activities)
-*Becoming one with the entirety of your physical body.
+*Becoming unified with the entirety of ones own physical body.
-*Becoming one with large crowds of people. (particularly common at raves and music festivals)
+*Becoming unified with large crowds of people. (particularly common at raves and music festivals)
-*Becoming one with the external environment but not the people within it.
+*Becoming unified with the external environment but not the people within it.
 This creates a sensation which is often described by people as the experience of becoming inextricably connected to, one with, the same as, or unified with whatever the perceived external system happens to be.