The Way of Trance

by Dennis R. Wier

Have you ever been in a trance? Dennis Wier has been studying, teaching and experimenting with trance for over 35 years. Some of his investigations have wide-reaching implications in the areas of religion, politics, psychology and self-improvement. For Wier, the study of trance includes not only meditation, hypnosis, addictions, charisma, magic and altered states of consciousness, but also includes electronic mind-control techniques and the ethical questions these practices raise. Trance is scary for many people because they do not know much about it. The Way of the Trance takes much of this fear away by introducing a model for trance and using that model to describe meditation, hypnosis, addiction and charisma. Electronically induced trance and the ethics of trance, trance abuse, trance music, ecstatic trance and the mysticism of trance are also discussed. This is a practical book for the curious as well as long-time meditators, yogis, hypnotists, artists and researchers of consciousness. Addiction counselors will discover new ways to help clients break the patterns of compulsive behaviors and addictions through the application of the trance model. There are exercises and questions for study groups. Author Dennis Wier believes that when trances are practiced willingly with loving compassion, it can be a powerful source of healing, inspiration and self-realization. The main goal of his book is to promote "trance awareness" on a personal level through the practice of meditation. The author lives in Northern California.

204 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Tony Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most important books I have read. Should be more widely discussed.

[Adrian Baicusi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some times books you discover bring you the surprise and shock of discovery things which in your inside know there exists but you are unable to formalize them.

The ability for individuals to think and act as persons able to transforms them self in higher elevated form of existence using unconventional way's shows us the infinite possibilities existing in this universe.

Transformation from One to Two and from Two to One in the process of passing deep trances disclose in this book an interesting alchemy of the human conciseness.

[Tim Falkiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book goes deep into the unconscious. It is a book I continually refer to. The explanation of cognitive functions disabled or enabled by trance alone is worth getting the book.

[Evan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked this up hoping for an explanatory, practical text, but was disappointed to find little of value along those lines. Most of the chapters are shallow and repetitive. There are plenty of intriguing thoughts, but none of them are followed up on or explored with any depth. Most are just dropped on the page and abandoned, or repeated with slightly different wording in a later chapter. Kind of feels like being stuck in an uninteresting conversation at a party.

[Heidi]

WAAAAY over my head!

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a different way of looking at the flow of consciousness than I've been using! An interesting addition to my collection of perspectives.