https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311908.2017.1313522
The category of altered states of consciousness (ASCs), to which trance experiences belong, forms the second domain of conscious experience in addition to ordinary states of consciousness (OSCs). Trance is defined as a "temporary marked alteration in the state of consciousness or loss of customary sense of personal identity" (International Classification of Disorders, Citation 1992), which

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012721/
However, the shamanic state of consciousness was different from the drug response in multiple OAV domains, suggesting that shamanic trance is a distinct altered state and does not perfectly correlate with the drug experience of any of the three substances examined by Studerus et al. , even ones used for shamanic practice (e.g., psilocybin

https://shamanicpractice.org/article/rhythm-drumming-and-shamanism/
With shamanism one of the most common ways to achieve the altered state of consciousness required to journey to non-ordinary reality is through a specific pattern of drumming. In her research, Melinda Maxfield discovered that when subjects listened to a steady rhythmic beat of the drum at 4.5 beats per second for 13-15 minutes, their brain

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070722/
1. Introduction. Altered states of consciousness (ASC) have been described worldwide, often in association with religious or spiritual practices; until recently, however, ASC were understood within biomedical paradigms primarily as a form of psychopathology or a physiological response to stress [].While there is growing interest in experimental investigations of ASC such as those associated

https://www.public.asu.edu/~atmxw/absneuro.pdf
dynamics of altered states of consciousness (ASCs) and visionary experiences, metaphoric representations produced through integration of innate representational modules, and ritu- ... dancing. The shaman collapsed exhausted and through a visionary soul flight entered into the spirit world to obtain the spirits'cooperation. The shaman con-

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Winkelman/publication/20499167_Shamanism_and_Altered_States_of_Consciousness_An_Introduction/links/5651adff08aeafc2aaba1179/Shamanism-and-Altered-States-of-Consciousness-An-Introduction.pdf
The concept of shamanism provides an important paradigmatic frame work for understanding altered consciousness. Shamanism is a primordial form of transcendence of ordinary consciousness that was

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yakov-Shapiro/publication/315988926_Brain_changes_during_a_shamanic_trance_Altered_modes_of_consciousness_hemispheric_laterality_and_systemic_psychobiology/links/58fffec40f7e9bcf65455a75/Brain-changes-during-a-shamanic-trance-Altered-modes-of-consciousness-hemispheric-laterality-and-systemic-psychobiology.pdf?origin=publication_detail
the second domain of conscious experience in addition to ordinary states of consciousness (OSCs). Trance is defined as a "temporary marked alteration in the state of consciousness or loss of custom-

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33815077/
We investigated the neural correlates of shamanic trance using high-density electroencephalography (EEG) in 24 shamanic practitioners and 24 healthy controls during rest, shamanic drumming, and classical music listening, followed by an assessment of altered states of consciousness. EEG data were used to assess changes in absolute power

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44368675
(altered states of consciousness). This area of research has been somewhat marginalized for many years from the mainstream of cultural and even psychological anthropology because of the reliance on phenomenological methods of inquiry. Data about altered states of consciousness were not seen as reliable by many anthropologists and most

https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/invsal/isg-2005/isg051c.pdf
This article documents the changes in the Western notions of shamanism, the shamanic healer, and the role of altered states of consciousness (ASC). Before the Age of Enlightenment, the shaman was condemned as daemoniac charlatan. From the mid-19th until the mid-20th century, the shaman was generally considered as afflicted with a psychiatric or

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2153599X.2022.2118360
The San trance dance has attracted considerable attention in terms of ethnography and rock art, as well as the human capacity for altered states of consciousness. However, its implications for shamanic ritual and associated states of consciousness remain undeveloped without understanding the brain mechanisms involved.

http://www.northernshamanism.org/the-eightfold-path-to-altered-states-of-consciousness.html
This path is one of the most gentle, and the best for doing any kind of consciousness work with a group of people. However, it is much less likely to take people very deep unless it is worked with on a regular basis. The third path is the Path of Rhythm. This includes drumming, dancing, or any repetitive rhythmic motions.

https://lumenategrowth.com/a-journey-through-consciousness-shamanic-practices/
The Resonance of Shamanic Wisdom in Modern Practices. If you're interested in exploring altered states yourself, the Lumenate app uses your phone's flash to drive neural entrainment and guide you into a deeply meditative, semi-psychedelic state of consciousness. We then use voice guidance and music to guide users on immersive and impactful

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1379391/full
1 Introduction. Shamanism can be described as a group of techniques for bridging the real and non-real worlds. Practitioners access the "spiritual world" by using these techniques and achieve a spiritually altered experience of consciousness (Krippner, 2000).Ethnography documents the methods of shamanic practitioners in tribes, whereby, they entered altered states of consciousness; shamans

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This Teaching Exercise is provided by the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Trance and other altered states of consciousness are strongly associated with healing practices of shamans, a subset of magico- religious healers. Hupa Female Shaman. Photo by Edward S. Curtis. Public Domain Image, via Wikimedia Commons.

https://www.thesanctuaryheal.com/post/shamanic-trance-altered-states-of-consciousness-the-collective-trance
This journey is about the shamanic trance or the altered state of consciousness (A.S.C.), a profound experience that connects us to our deepest wisdom and the mystic realms beyond our everyday perception. It is pretty fascinating to me, yet never surprising that when I mention my experiences with shamanic trance, the non-expert ears and minds

https://hraf.yale.edu/ehc/summaries/altered-states-of-consciousness
Nearly all societies are known to engage in practices that lead to altered states of consciousness. However the methods, functions, and cultural context vary widely between societies. One major variation is whether societies believe in possession by spirits or in one's soul fleeing or going on a journey. We summarize what we know of this variation from cross-cultural research.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2656946/
In this article, the issue of shamanism and altered states of consciousness (ASC) is reviewed from a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary perspective. It is suggested that in spite of considerable differences in the uses of these terms, there are conceptual and empirical grounds for distinction among different types of trance practitioners. The

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2656950/
A review of the literature suggests that a common psychobiological process is associated with various altered states of consciousness (ASC) utilized by shamans, meditators, and mediums. However, the shamanic state of consciousness (SSC) can be differentiated physiologically from possession trance states. The psychophysiological literature on

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.610466/full
Psychedelics have been recognized as model interventions for studying altered states of consciousness. However, few empirical studies of the shamanic state of consciousness, which is anecdotally similar to the psychedelic state, exist. We investigated the neural correlates of shamanic trance using high-density electroencephalography (EEG) in 24 shamanic practitioners and 24 healthy controls

https://www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/articles-and-news/trance-and-shamanic-states-of-consciousness/
The term trance comes from the Latin transire, which means "to go over" or to move from one state to another. Although this word is often popularly associated with unusual states of mind or altered states of consciousness, its implied conditions play a vital role for all human beings and extend in all areas of life, from shamanic journeys, meditation, dreaming, day-dreaming to watching

https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Shamanic_Possession_Trance_and_Altered_States_of_Consciousness
The bear and the plough: Shamanism in the Neolithic, Giovanni Kezich. From shamanic rituals to theatre and cultural industry: The state, shamanism and gender among the Kavalan (Taiwan), Pi-Chen Liu. Mongolian shamanism envisaged, embodied, Eva Jane Neumann Fridman. Women shamans and their portrayal in the Olonkho Sakha epic poems, Lia Zola.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/advanced-meditation-alters-consciousness-and-our-basic-sense-of-self/
Cessations are radically altered states characterized by a full loss of consciousness. They are thought to result from deep mastery of a mindfulness-based meditation that is part of the vipassana