trance state
Mesmerized consciousness condition
A trance state is a condition of altered consciousness characterized by reduced awareness of surroundings and heightened focus or suggestibility.
It may arise through hypnosis, meditation, rhythmic movement, or intense concentration: The shaman entered a trance state during the ceremony.
The term appears in clinical, spiritual, and everyday contexts—someone absorbed in music or repetitive work might slip into a mild trance state.
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
- spirit possessionEntity controlling someone's body
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- going underFailing or submerging
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
meditation · altered consciousness · guided imagery · hypnotherapy · mind control · mesmerized · induction · automatic writing · spellbound · in the zone · suggestion · somnambulism · clairvoyance · out of body · deep breathing · sensory deprivation · lucid dreaming · ecstatic dance
- paranormalghosts, paranormal, haunting, poltergeist, apparition
- seancesseance, medium, mediums, channeling, planchette
- shamanismshamans, shaman, spirit guide, medicine man, medicine woman
- dream effectslucid dream, nightmare, daydream, falling, floating
- visionsvisions, apparition, dream, dreams, apparitions
- Dissociationdissociation, depersonalization, derealization, multiple personality disorder, alter
trance statealertness
Active mental awareness
lucidity · wide awake · hyperawareness · vigilance · wakefulness
trance statedistractedness
Lack of concentration
mind-wandering · multitasking · mental agility · cognitive flexibility
trance stateself-possession
Calm control of oneself
autonomy · critical thinking · self-determination · independent thought · self-control