In his own explanation, Dr. Bart Hughes, a dutch scientist who is believed to be the biggest advocate of modern trepanation, having trepanned himself using an electric drill, says humans have been robbed of a higher state of consciousness. According to him, the way to gain back our consciousness is to return to the unsealed heads we had when we were born – by opening a hole in the now-sealed adult skull.
Further Readings - An Illustrated History of Trepanation - Mo Costandi - The Woman Who Drilled a Hole in Her Head to Open Up Her Mind. An interview with Amanda Feilding.
