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Trance: From Magic to Technology
This book describes a new model for trance as well as practical techniques to analyse and design trances. Trance is used consciously and unconsciously not only by psychologists, therapists and hypnotists, but also yogis, priests, magicians, witches, advertisers, politicians, lawyers, addicts and psychotics. Writing from his personal experience, Wier suggests that some of these ideas might represent new practical precision tools for psychologists as well as for those who work with the occult. Practical suggestions for meditators, yogis, witches and others are included to deepen trance and to increase the depth as well as terminating trance. Pathological trance and trance abuse are also described with suggestion on how they may be recognized and prevented.
184 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 1996
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April 2, 2020
I gave this book 5 stars because it is - in my knowledge - the only book that attempts a systematic approach to what trance is, a mathematically, system-analysis based model of trance and therefore a deeper understanding how to induce, deepen and utilise trance.
The author makes it very clear at the beginning, that the trance model he presents, is based on his subjective experience with different trances, like meditation and others. He describes the common features of different trances and even includes addiction into his theories.
He attempts a unified trance model, showing that there are many different ways of going into trance.
Many different terms are being used to describe trance-like states, going from meditation to hypnosis, and the various religious and non-religious trances.
Overall this is an interesting approach for all people using trance for themselves and/or working with trance with others.
However, the system-analytical model is a bit of a dry section and really requires focus and dedication to read through it.
The author makes it very clear at the beginning, that the trance model he presents, is based on his subjective experience with different trances, like meditation and others. He describes the common features of different trances and even includes addiction into his theories.
He attempts a unified trance model, showing that there are many different ways of going into trance.
Many different terms are being used to describe trance-like states, going from meditation to hypnosis, and the various religious and non-religious trances.
Overall this is an interesting approach for all people using trance for themselves and/or working with trance with others.
However, the system-analytical model is a bit of a dry section and really requires focus and dedication to read through it.
November 23, 2018
Work on the computer creates a trance; reading too. I think knitting also qualifies. Not the most entertaining book but it has left me with some interesting concepts to think about.
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