Trance is an altered state of consciousness, used in religious practices and therapy. It can be induced through meditation, substances, or hypnosis. Trance allows for communication with the divine or past experiences and can be highly suggestible.
A trance is an altered state of consciousness. There are several types, ranging from the spiritually open trances of mediums to the meditative states achieved in many religions. Historically, some people have attached great importance to a trance state, as it occupies a space between sleep and full wakefulness, and people in this state are often highly suggestible. In addition to being part of religious practices, trances are also used therapeutically by people such as hypnotherapists, and some people attempt to enter this state on their own for various reasons.
The precise definition of trance can be somewhat fluid and difficult to pin down. Broadly speaking, it is defined as a state of mind that is clearly dissociated from normal consciousness. Someone in this state might still experience very intense brainwaves and intellectual activity, but the individual is also clearly not fully awake.
In religious practice, many people meditate, take various substances, or pray to achieve a trance state. This state is supposed to facilitate communication with the Divine. It can be said that Christians enter a trance when they reach a deeply introspective state of prayer, just as Native Americans enter the state when they consume peyote. In many religious traditions, saints and saints also enter trances, and are believed to be endowed with divine communications during these.
Spiritual mediums also use the trance state in much the same way as religious people. A medium enters this state in hopes of reaching the spirits. During a séance, people can ask the medium various questions once he has entered a trance state. Presumably, when the medium responds, he is with communications from the spirit world. Psychics also claim to be able to use status to communicate with “the other side.”
In therapy, a hypnotic state can be very valuable for the treatment of various conditions. Hypnotherapists charm their patients to make them more suggestible; trance can be used to assist patients who are trying to quit smoking, for example, or to gather information about a patient’s past while they are relaxed and calm. There are various techniques for inducing these therapeutic states; many of these techniques rely on the use of a calm voice and soothing music to calm the patient and open his mind.
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