So many trances, so little time.
Somebody asked
Isn't it a bit unfair to call anytime we are thinking about something, a "trance state"?
Unfair is an unusual word. But no, I don't think it's unfair. I think it's true that anytime you're not in the present and mindful in the now, you're in trance. I think we're in trance most of the time. So what? Some trance states that Wolinsky mentions in his book are: Age Regression/Age Progression: Pseudo-Orientation in Time, Dissociation, Posthypnotic Suggestion, Amnesia, Negative/Positive Hallucinations, Confusion, Time Distortion, Hypnotic Dreaming, and Sensory Distortion. So when are we in the now? Rarely! Too many great trance states for us to be experiencing. That makes me think of a good line for a t-shirt: "So many trances, so little time." ; - )
What is disturbing may be the idea that the word "trance" is being overly used, thus disempowered somehow. But really, the purpose of my missive was to point to the idea that almost all problems are the result of frozen trance states. And not just one trance state, but many. And the more aware one is of their trance states, the more able they are to heal, or to help others heal from those frozen trance states. In essence, dehypnotizing them.
Isn't it a bit unfair to call anytime we are thinking about something, a "trance state"?
Unfair is an unusual word. But no, I don't think it's unfair. I think it's true that anytime you're not in the present and mindful in the now, you're in trance. I think we're in trance most of the time. So what? Some trance states that Wolinsky mentions in his book are: Age Regression/Age Progression: Pseudo-Orientation in Time, Dissociation, Posthypnotic Suggestion, Amnesia, Negative/Positive Hallucinations, Confusion, Time Distortion, Hypnotic Dreaming, and Sensory Distortion. So when are we in the now? Rarely! Too many great trance states for us to be experiencing. That makes me think of a good line for a t-shirt: "So many trances, so little time." ; - )
What is disturbing may be the idea that the word "trance" is being overly used, thus disempowered somehow. But really, the purpose of my missive was to point to the idea that almost all problems are the result of frozen trance states. And not just one trance state, but many. And the more aware one is of their trance states, the more able they are to heal, or to help others heal from those frozen trance states. In essence, dehypnotizing them.
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