“You don't want
a million answers
as much as you want
a few forever questions.
 
The questions are diamonds
and you hold the light.
 
Study a lifetime
and you see different colours
from the same jewel.
 
The same questions,
asked again, bring you just the answers you need, just the minute you need them.”
 

Richard Bach

• What does a hypnotic trance feel like?
  You can probably answer this yourself as we all tend to go in and out of trance all the time. Have you ever driven or walked home and been so lost in your thoughts so that once home you couldn’t remember the journey? Have you ever daydreamed? What about that dozey feeling in the morning, or going to sleep, when you know what is going on around you but drift in and out of dreamy images and feelings? Have you ever been lost in a good book? All of these are experiences of trance and during all of them, your conscious mind has calmed and become less dominant for a short while.
  
  But actually, everybody’s experience of trance is different. Some people feel very drifty and relaxed and others will feel quite alert and very aware. And neither is the ‘right’ way to feel. Sometimes it is desirable to utilise an alert trance and other times relaxation works best. Your experience will be your own and is therefore the right one for you for now. Whatever your mind does however, your body will enter a sleepy state and your breathing will calm and while you could get up and move, you will probably feel like you can’t be bothered and this feeling is usually the key.
  
  Although you may be deeply relaxed you will always be aware of what is going on and you will be able to relate to what I am saying. You can talk, move and even come out of the hypnotic trance if you really want to as you are in control at all times.
  
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