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Figure 6 Figure 4 information is impressed onto consciousness as a__ the "blank mind" state for any length of time. This is the vision or an event occurrence (figure 4). Zen form of the "no mind" state. This is a place where This event, to the thinker, is independent of both most meditation, as a discipline, attempts to go. space and time. The usual length of time for this to The best way to begin to do this is by visualising a become clear and brought to awareness can be upward _ “white light" at the third eye (centre of the forehead). of two minutes or more, depending mostly on how clean What happens next is that thoughts begin to disappear the "blank mind" state is held. and a calming feeling sweeps over the body, not unlike In actuality, however, what day-dreaming. One is not occurs is that the question conscious of thoughts or forms. being asked is not intense This state is often associated sous compress cstlorlo| Higher forms of the "eh alpha tainnaves 5). trance state include path becomes distorted and a ogame mers ete | the artistic or parataxic YN mterent block of information that is mode and the creative event experience is distorted figure 7). Prototaxic or trance modes of consciousness are characterised When you drop yourself into a by loss of ego. This egoless trance state, you are generally state is considered to be the not in a "blank mind" state. There are many lowest state of awareness, as most who go into this subconscious thoughts going on, even as you are going __ place usually do not remember their experiences. It is down into the trance state. often associated with shamanistic forms of All of these subconscious thoughts are on a_ consciousness. Deeper discussion of this subject can subliminal level, not experienced in a conscious form. be found in my book ESP Induction through Forms of Self- You may not even be aware of them, since most of us — Hypnosis and its sequel, Power Tools for the 21st Century (to have no training or discipline to be able to hold onto __ be published in mid-2010). created is small. Thus the psi energy output is minimal, if there's any at all (figure 6). or syntaxic mode. Image Event Figure 5 Figure 7 APRIL - MAY 2010 NEXUS ¢ 45 Higher forms of the trance state include the artistic or parataxic mode and the creative or syntaxic mode. www.nexusmagazine.com