Final Paper
Source A college student’s guide to final papers Monica Claesson Jorge Morejon DAN 793 10 May 2025 Demystifying Trance Practices All over the world, human societies have developed methods of achieving powerful altered states of consciousness. While the precise details of these trance practices vary across cultures, they also share striking similarities. Again and again, humans have hit upon the same techniques to enter into a trance state, and to direct that trance state for a specific purpose—often to promote some kind of healing or facilitate a life transition. However, despite the transformative potential of trance states, many traditional shamanistic practices have been effectively discontinued or intentionally stamped out. Additionally, many of these practices are inaccessible to the majority of the population, due to the fact that they have histori...