TRANCE DANCE – by Alephomen- Hypnosis Lecture ( TRANCE “class”)

Freedom can only exist as long as the Magus find a way to the discipline of the self through control of the mind.
Conditional reflex may be normal for animals- but for human beings – accepting a conditioned reflex robs of them of the ability to act and GROW from within- or from what is “Right and True” according to their True Wills.

I ask the question “Where do ideas come from?”- And the answer comes back that they come from inner sources and outer sources. In the outwardly motivated person, ideas rise our of RE-ACTIONS to things or people or situations- These Ideas then GROW to create feelings- (remember Pavlov’s dog where the idea ends up creating the same RESULT as the original want) and these feelings are usually manifested as FEAR- Emotional conditioned Relfex People therefore live in a Hallucinated world- dependent on their environment to feed them.

These people are in Trances most of the day- People who have undisciplined emotional reactions are easily controlled by people who want to control them- therefore they become slaves.

(Liber Al Vel legis).
Yea! Deem not of change: ye shall be as ye are, & not other. Therefore the kings of the earth shall be Kings for ever; the slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast down or lifted up: all is ever as it was. Yet there are masked ones my servants; it may be that yonder beggar is a King. A King may choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a beggar cannot hide his poverty

TRANCES begin in the person when external Pressure creates a cycle of feeling and Thinking that bypasses reason, Truth and what is “real”- Breaking Trance- is done by eliminating the response to OUTER Stimulation…

By allowing the presense within us to affect us more than our outer environment ( on a daily basis- Holy Meditation )ONLY then are we defending ourselves from being Hypnotized by our outer environment – to remain calm and unaffected by Stress- Like a quiet lake reflecting the Sun as opposed to an ocean distorting it.
If you have a problem, the more you think about it the more energy you feed it- the harder you try to “kick the Habit” the harder it kicks back.
SOME PEOPLE who feel they suffer too much- ( not you though of course) strive to AVOID EXPERINCES al together and live as softly as they can ( VERY Un-thelemic in my opinion) this is due to their in-ability or lack of trying to see their emotions objectively- this eventually is the cause of further suffering.
MOST people are controlled by their feelings which are directed by PRESSURES which hypnotize us- to respond poorly to situations.
People CONFORM to their environment (Magick is the Art and science of causing changes to occur in the environment) in order to A-VOID PAIN- like Cattle they seldom do anything to create changes in their environment. Therefore it is the JOB, the DUTY of the Magus to make sure that one is a verb- a verb which creates change motivated by ones inner light or ones own HGA. This is why it is important to recognize TRANCE and to be able to break a TRANCE as well as the ability to create TRANCE in oneself at Will.
SO to sum up- The outside pressure motivated person is in conflict with his or her TRUE WILL
The conformist forfeits his God given Privilege of Creative individuality- Every magician is an artist- like IT or not.
Even beyond the conditioning of Childhood- which we, as Thelemites, have a duty to ourselves to UNDO- Before the attainments of the HGA, most of us Hypnotizes ourselves to get what we want out of life- This often passes as intelligence!
The mind- in order to reflect the soul must be still. Must have its rationale, its desires, its compulsive movement its pride of thinking itself master- Annihilated- How is this achieved?
YUP Daily consistent practice.

There is great danger in me; for who doth not understand these runes shall make a great miss. He shall fall down into the pit called Because, and there he shall perish with the dogs of Reason.
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Also reason is a lie; for there is a factor infinite & unknown; & all their words are skew-wise.

Outward guided emotionally Reactive REASON or shall we say
Rationalization- or excuses or deceptive thinking that rise out of FEELING is not based on Truth or better yet not based on UNDERSTANDING (Binah)

advice: daily practice, comprise thyself to Holy Meditation to discover your True Self, not to feel better – but to be better- Lusting for results creates illusion and frustration and ruins the motivations of your spiritual practice.

Put al of your efforts into it and it will allow you the freedom of not having to try hard at solving problems, breaking Trances or gaining spiritual insight- observe the demon of doubt our of existence.
Your HGA will replace that part of your self which used to use analysis instead of understanding. Analysis always tries to substitute for understanding. Your HGA will allow you to just watch, observe, question and wait, and be patient- for there is a time and a place for everything to be said and done.
so we agree then that OUTSIDE FORCES SEEK TO CONTROL US a little paranoia for the magus is healthy- Institutions either Political or Social- have been doing this for a long time now- just look at the way words are used to control you- the word “FUCK” for example has been used by the church to make you ashamed of your body- covering the fact that it is the vehicle of why we are here- on this planet- did not GOD say “LET THEM FUCK!?”
FEAR- What do we FEAR- We fear the UNKNOWN- outside influences use WORDS in order to fill the VOID of WONDER and wonder IS essential for spiritual growth- There is a big difference between Religious experience and religious excitement!
Words can seem to substitute for understanding- that “glow” you get after a lecture or reading a book- this is TRANCE this is HYPNOSIS
True understanding can only come when you can “walk through words”

YOU HAVE NO TRUE WILL
YOU ARE NOT LIVING YOUR OWN LIFE

Reacting emotionally to any one of these statements can and will result in negative responses.
But from the illuminated mind one can see truth in everything and can be seen as profound wisdom.

Mental preparedness-By daily practice and defending oneself against outside TRANCE induction one has a mental preparedness- example if I am rude to you will get upset- but if I tell you that it is an experiment beforehand and then be rude to you- you are better able to remain objective and not be affected by it- therefore your inner light has an opportunity to grow instead of the ideas and feelings which rise from the emotional state. A focus is created.
No one can be “tempted” or swayed unless one desires what is offered- breaking trance can liberate us from patterns of want. (Dice life- useless will exercises etc)

Finally- The importance of knowing Trance and Breaking Trance is the knowledge of if we are turned ON by inner light or the outer light- either could be seen as darkness- depending on how much of a HERD ANIMAL you are.


See Liber Al vel Legis Chapter 2: 28-33