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+ | [[Image:The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[mysticism]] series. | ||
+ | <br><small>Illustration: ''[[The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich]]'' by (1885) by Gabriel Cornelius von Max</small>]] | ||
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- | Trance is an overarching generic term that is used to denote a variety of processes, techniques, modalities and states of mind and consciousness. | + | '''Trance''' denotes a variety of processes, ecstasy, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden. |
- | Trance states may be consciously and intentionally induced, or they may occur involuntarily and unbidden. | + | The term ''trance'' may be associated with [[hypnosis]], [[meditation]], [[magic (paranormal)|magic]], [[flow (psychology)|flow]], and [[prayer]]. It may also be related to the earlier generic term, [[altered states of consciousness]], which is no longer used in "[[transpersonal psychology|consciousness studies]]" discourse. |
- | The term "trance" may be [[Conflation|conflated]] with others such as [[meditation]], [[play (activity)|play]], [[magic]], and [[prayer]]. It may also be conflated with the earlier generic term, [[altered states of consciousness]], which, due to the value judgement that is embedded within the adjective "altered", is no longer used in "[[Transpersonal psychology|Consciousness Studies]]" discourse. | + | ==See also== |
+ | * [[Autohypnosis]] | ||
+ | * [[Candomblé]] | ||
+ | * [[Contemplative education]] | ||
+ | * [[Ecstasy (emotion)]] | ||
+ | * [[Ecstasy (philosophy)]] | ||
+ | * [[Edgar Cayce]] | ||
+ | * [[Entheogen]] | ||
+ | * [[Etat second]] | ||
+ | * [[Hallucinations in the sane]] | ||
+ | * [[Henri Bergson]] | ||
+ | * [[Hesychasm]] | ||
+ | * [[Highway hypnosis]] | ||
+ | * [[Huston Smith]] | ||
+ | * [[Hypnagogia]] | ||
+ | * [[Immanence]] | ||
+ | * [[Jesus Prayer]] | ||
+ | * [[Mysticism]] | ||
+ | * [[Nirvana]] | ||
+ | * [[Ramakrishna]] | ||
+ | * [[Religious experience]] | ||
+ | * [[Rigpa]] | ||
+ | * [[Satchitananda]] | ||
+ | * [[Transcendence (philosophy)]] | ||
+ | * [[Transcendence (religion)]] | ||
+ | * [[Transpersonal psychology]] | ||
+ | * [[Unio Mystica]] | ||
+ | * [[Wajad]] | ||
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Trance denotes a variety of processes, ecstasy, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden.
The term trance may be associated with hypnosis, meditation, magic, flow, and prayer. It may also be related to the earlier generic term, altered states of consciousness, which is no longer used in "consciousness studies" discourse.
See also
- Autohypnosis
- Candomblé
- Contemplative education
- Ecstasy (emotion)
- Ecstasy (philosophy)
- Edgar Cayce
- Entheogen
- Etat second
- Hallucinations in the sane
- Henri Bergson
- Hesychasm
- Highway hypnosis
- Huston Smith
- Hypnagogia
- Immanence
- Jesus Prayer
- Mysticism
- Nirvana
- Ramakrishna
- Religious experience
- Rigpa
- Satchitananda
- Transcendence (philosophy)
- Transcendence (religion)
- Transpersonal psychology
- Unio Mystica
- Wajad
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