ABSTRACT
The main reason that the Rorschach was useful as a validating instrument was that we used it as a measure of cognitive and perceptual change, not as a personality measure, as it is so often used. The Rorschach was administered individually in the traditional manner by a half-dozen Rorschach clinicians, only one of whom was familiar with the hypotheses of the experiment to minimize experimenter bias. In the classical stages of meditation, Access Samadhi is merely a prerequisite for Insight Meditation. The other course open to the individual who wants to continue meditation is to practice for a subsequent Path experience, which defines the advanced enlightenment experiences. The original design of the experiment called for a comparison of types of individuals, as measured by factor analytic ratings of a personality rating scale for the Rorschach, with patterns of response on the Profile of Meditation Experience.
