Posts Tagged ‘trance’

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Can you suggest music like Paul Oakenfold's Starry Eyed Suprise?

I love this song and want to make a CD with similiar beats/songs. Suggestions welcome. If you have a playlist I can copy, let me know.

I love that song too...."tonight i am seeing stars"

Similar songs...umm...

Missy Elliott - Work It (somewhat similar)

Try some JLo music, beats are quite similar....

Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun (UMF 2004)

State Trance

State Trance

Ecstatic Trance Postures

Although I had practiced yoga for a number of years, I did not make much of a connection between the physical asanas as methods for exploring the world of spirit until I began working with indigenous shamans and discovered an ancient and little-known practice where body postures are used to guide what are known as shamanic journeys: special states of trance or meditation through which we can access our inner selves or, as the shamans say, ‘journey to other worlds’.

My own experiences were profound and showed me that there was, indeed, something new and different about these body postures; something I had not discovered in yoga practice, so I began to research these postures, finding just two published works on the subject: Where The Spirits Ride The Wind, by Dr Felicitas Goodman, and Ecstatic Body Postures by her student, Belinda Gore.

With these two sources to guide me, I began conducting experiments of my own and introducing these new asanas to participants on my shamanic workshops, to test the claims of Goodman and Gore that these postures could, indeed, transport people to other worlds. This article is based on my findings.

TRANCE POSTURES

"Great beings who inhabit the realm of spirit that we call the Alternate Reality have been around for thousands of years, helping humans through our journeys here on Earth; and hunter-gatherer and horticultural peoples around the world have documented their presence and preserved the means of access to them through their artwork on cave walls, in totem poles, in delicate gold or silver work, or in simple pottery. Their images have been perpetually in front of our eyes", says Belinda Gore.

Even so, the true nature of these images was only rediscovered 30 years ago by anthropologist Felicitas Goodman, in part as an outcome of her research into glossolalia ('speaking in tongues'). Goodman found that statues, carvings, and paintings from a number of different ancient cultures, most of which had had little or no contact with each other, nevertheless featured images of people in postures with which similar or identical to each other. Goodman's hypothesis, therefore, was that these postures represented coded instructions on how to produce consistent trance-like effects. Her studies led her to many countries, and to trying out these body positions practically with hundreds of participants worldwide. Her findings suggest that the figures represented in the sort of artwork that Gore describes are, in fact, ritual body postures which enable ordinary people to enter non-ordinary consciousness and experience the inner (or spirit) world.

These postures produce a common effect, according to Goodman, because they all share one thing in common: the human body, the basic structure and functioning of which has remained unchanged since the time of our most ancient ancestors. The nervous and endocrine systems are, in fact, all much the same as they were 30,000 years ago, a fact which enables modern city dwellers to enter the ‘other worlds’ as effectively, and through the same neural doorways, as Neolithic medicine women and shamans throughout history.

Goodman identified several prerequisites for a successful trance experience, many of which will be familiar to you from your standard yoga practice:

• The establishment of a sacred space - not necessarily a church, an altar, or other 'power place', but a place of sacred intent, which is entered with the expectation or intention of an experience which is in some way ‘non-ordinary’ (such as a yoga class!)

• A repetitive sound should be used as an auditory cue to the nervous system to shift into non-ordinary reality. The rattle or drum is typically used by shamans, but relaxation CDs, such as those we might play in a yoga class, would work just as well

• A method for silencing inner dialogue and the chattering of the mind is essential. In some of the churches where Goodman did her research, prayer served this purpose, but meditation works just as well. In her experiments, Goodman used a meditative breathing practice like pranayama to focus on the breath and quieten the mind

• The key factor, however, is that people need a shared approach to the exercise, a belief system to be part of, which acts to shape the trance state into a spiritual experience. The use of ritual body postures provided this common thread by overcoming individual and cultural differences to transform the experience into a spiritual one. Trance postures worked for everyone irrespective of their worldview or belief systems. In the words of Belinda Gore: "Agnostic computer programmers could undergo a shamanic [experience] during the fifteen minutes of an ecstatic trance session".

TRANCE EXPERIMENTS

In my own experiments, I asked students in my shamanic classes to try a few of these ritual postures, selected from the 39 in Belinda Gore's book, describing only the positions themselves, not the purpose they were supposed to serve, to see what experiences these students had. The ones I chose were:

• The Tattooed Jaguar, dating from Mexico, circa 1400 BC, which is considered a shapeshifting posture that gives us a view of reality from the perspective of a Big Cat. Through it, in Gore's words, "many individuals become sensitised to the non-human world and grow in rapport with the animals".

• The Tennessee Diviner, dating from Europe circa AD 700, is a divinatory posture which puts people in touch with a spirit who offers advice on ritual. This spirit can be "short tempered, brief and even cryptic" but is "generous with exacting details" concerning specific healing rituals.

• The Realm of the Dead posture, from fifth century BC Germany, mediates journeys into the spirit world, where "The traveller… begins to rise into a new form and a new life".

So you can, if you wish, try these postures for yourself, here are the instructions:

The Tattooed Jaguar

Kneel with your legs spread so your knees form a 'V' and your right big toe crosses over the left big toe. Rest your buttocks on your heels and bend forward slightly at the waist.

Curl your hands the amount needed to hold an imaginary medium-sized candle. Place your curled left hand palm down on your left knee and your right hand on your right knee, tilted upwards slightly (so if you were actually holding a candle, it would point at 45 degrees towards your other leg). Keep your elbows relaxed and slightly bow your arms. Face forward with eyes closed.

The Tennessee Diviner

Begin by kneeling, then raise your right knee and place your right foot sole down on the floor beside your left knee. Continue to kneel on your left knee, with buttocks resting on your heel.

Place your left hand palm down on the left knee and right hand palm down on the right knee, but slightly to the left of the kneecap.

Cock your head very slightly to the right as if wanting to look over your right knee. Keep your eyes closed and protrude your tongue a little between slightly parted lips.

The Realm of the Dead

Stand with feet parallel about 6 inches apart and point your toes straight ahead. Keep your knees slightly bent.

Place your right hand over your waist with the ball of the hand covering your navel and your middle finger extending along the waistline. Your left arm is against your chest, with the palm of the hand against your chest so it rests just above your right arm and parallel to it. Keep your upper arms relaxed and close to your body. Face forward with your eyes closed.

RESULTS

My students all reported markedly different effects to the ones normally experienced using standard approaches to meditation or shamanic journeying. "Each individual was successful in gaining a different perspective than normal and in terms of where they went spiritually, the journeys were intense", said one workshop participant who also introduced the postures to her yoga group.

The Realm of the Dead posture (described to my students only as the 'RoD', so as not to disclose its purpose) produced a characteristic meeting with "spirit guides", this yoga teacher continued. Another of my participants, who could only hold this posture for a short time due to a prior injury, commented: "I got an impression of the incredible vastness of time and space rushing towards me, as if I was travelling at a very fast rate of speed through space. I saw blackness and stars that were very far away from me… I didn't think I really got anything in that short time, but since you asked specifically, I realise I did - and the impression is staying with me".

The most intense of all postures was the Tattooed Jaguar, a shapeshifting posture for experiencing reality through the eyes of a cat. "I journeyed in this posture and met the 'Mother Jaguar'", said one student. "It was incredible. I was fully grown but compared to the size of the mother, I was a six week old kitten".

The Tennessee Diviner (described to students as 'Tennessee D') - a divinatory posture, as the name suggests - on the other hand, had a more limited effect. In retrospect, this is not so surprising. The essence of divination is to hold a question in mind during the journey and without knowing the purpose of the posture, this was impossible. Students mentioned only an "intense experience” and a feeling of "lightness".

I wonder how your own results compare.

CONCLUSION

It seems clear from the experiences of students, and from Goodman’s own research, that these postures do produce qualitatively different experiences to those normally found in meditative practice, that each posture was different in itself from others, and that the effects experienced are consistent with the findings of Goodman and Gore.

Some postures by their very nature do seem to open a specific doorway to particular otherworldly territories or states of being, and if this is so, our distant ancestors had access to a vast knowledge that we can only guess at today – although practice may help us get closer to their experiences and to their knowledge of other realms.

A State Of Trance Official Podcast Episode 103

Trance Vol

Trance Vol

Liberate Da Isles Mon! Trolls Take Back the Echo Isles

There's no stopping the war drums in World of Warcraft as the Darkspear trolls prepare to reclaim their long lost homeland from the clutches of an evil necromancer. In the upcoming Patch 3.9.0, one of the last updates before the Cataclysm expansion, the Darkspears will seek the help of their Horde allies and a powerful loa god to retake the Echo Isles once and for all.

 

But the sorcerer Zalazane won't give up his hold on the Echo Isles easily. Commanding an army of Darkspear trolls he has enslaved using voodoo magic, Zalazane hopes to pit the tribe against one another and keep the advancing Darkspears at bay.

 

Zalazane had once been loyal to the Darkspear tribe but his research on dark magic gave him illusions of grandeur that he had the right to subdue his own people for personal gain. What Zalazane hasn't counted on though is the tenacity of Vol'jin, the current leader of the exiled Darkspear trolls.

 

Vol'jin has begun a massive recruitment campaign across the Horde faction and has turned the quiet Sen'jin Village into a bustling base of operations.

 

Spy Frogs, Troll Druids and a Loa Spirit

According to initial testing of Patch 3.3.5 at the public test realms, the Echo Isles quest line begins in Sen'jin Village where Horde players will be asked to capture frogs for the troll lieutenant Vanira. These frogs will serve as spies for the Darkspears since Vanira can attune her eyesight to the frogs', enabling her to see the goings-on in the Echo Isles and plan the best time for attack.

 

You also get to meet a strange tiger, which turns out to be the druid troll Zen'tabra. The inclusion of troll druids into the Echo Isles campaign is a smart move for Blizzard since it will give a great back story for this newest race-class option.

 

Zen'tabra joins the cause and enlists her troll druid friends, further bolstering the forces at Sen'jin Village. But the most powerful ally to join the Darkspears will be the loa spirit Bwonsamdi who watches over the tribe, both living and dead. Bwonsamdi is first unsure whether you will be able to defeat Zalazane but after proving your mettle in combat, the loa spirit finally relents and lends his strength for the last push deep into the Echo Isles.

 

The Storming of Echo Isles

Having gathered enough troll warriors and allies to match Zalazane's forces, Vol'jin invades the Echo Isles for the final confrontation. Vanira, Zen'tabra and Bwonsamdi all provide back-up in what has been described as the troll version of the Battle for the Undercity.

 

The storming of Echo Isles will be a phased encounter and will feature opponents ranging from packs of hexed trolls to the mini-boss Jun'do the Traitor. Zalazane will also attempt to conjure an impenetrable force field that will protect him from harm, but let's just say it won't do him any good and he will at last get a taste of his own bad mojo.

 

It remains to be seen whether the hexed trolls can be brought back from their trance, but it is suspected that killing Zalazane—plus the help of the Darkspear witch doctors—could be enough to free the enslaved trolls.

 

The Echo Isles campaign has been a long time coming and trolls around Azeroth are thrilled to no end. No more squatting in Orgrimmar or being the only Horde race without a city to call their own. Now, Vol'jin and his Darkspear trolls will taste liberation—and get a breezy, tropical town to call home in Cataclysm.

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Van Dyk

Van Dyk

Win Creamfield Tickets: Vip Creamfield Tickets and a Free Outfit!

Top fashion retailer boredofthehighstreet.com and hot clothing label motel have joined forces to offer some very lucky people a couple of Vip tickets to Creamfields as well as a new outfit to wow in!

 

Started in 1998, Creamfields has established itself as the crown jewel of dance festivals and continues to be in the top 5 of all the best UK festivals like Glastonbury, Reading and V festival. Creamfields has now become a global phenomenon staged in countries including Spain, Chile, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal and Argentina. 2008 is going to be massive as it’s the 10th anniversary and you could be lucky enough to win creamfield tickets !

 

The line up this year is set to be the best ever so if you are lucky enough to win creamfield tickets these are just a few of the awesome acts you could see!

 

SATURDAY 23rd AUGUST

 

Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, Paul Van Dyk, Pendulum, Gossip, Simian Mobile Disco, Erick Morillo, Sasha, 2manydjs, Eric Prydz, Pete Tong, Dubfire, Hernan Cattaneo, James Zabiela, Felix Da Housecat, Erol Alkan, Annie Mac, Luciano, Adam Beyer, Claude Von Stroke, Danny Howells, Judge Jules, Tom Novy, Roots Manuva and DJ MK, The Presets, Yousef, Wally Lopez, Mason, Tocadisco, Henrik B, Andy C, Marky, Hype, High Contrast, Skream & Benga presents Magnetic Man, Noisia, Friction, Laidback Luke, Gareth Wyn, Harry Choo Choo Romero, The Whip, Rob Tissera LIVE, John Kelly, Matt Hardwick, Tidy Boys, Lisa Pin Up, BK, Mark EG, Amber D, Alex Kidd, Kutski, Tidy DJS, Ben Stevens, Paul Maddox, JP & Jukesy, Kym Ayres, Rodi Style, Morgan, Alan Hartley, Anton Powers, MC GQ, MC IC3

 

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Kasabian, Tiesto, Underworld, Soulwax, Chic feat Nile Rodgers, Paul Oakenfold, David Guetta, John Digweed, Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell, Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Sander Kleinenberg , Sander Van Doorn, Nick Warren, Deadmau5, Kissy Sell Out (LIVE), Dirty South, Dave Spoon, Peter Hook, Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, Dave Haslam, Jon Da Silva, Adam Sheridan, Andy Mac, Yacht, Groovenatics, Baggi Begovic, Funkerman, Oliver Twizt, Bart B More, Benny Rodrigues, Nuno dos Santos, Warren Fellow , Darko Esser

 

So if you fancy mixing it up with some of the worlds hottest dance acts at the cream of all dance festivals then check out boredofthehighstreet.com for your chance to win creamfield tickets !

Paul Van Dyk-Let Go

Best Trance

Best Trance

Tips On How To Earn Large Affiliate Commissions By Using Trance Copywriting

You can create attentive and receptive readers by developing and using the right copywriting skills. Good copywriting can be the answer to phenomenal sales, and even a small adjustment in copy can have large impact on results.

Do you have a website? Do you have an opt-in page? Are you getting traffic? Or are you agonizing over what to promote or what to write about on a blog or in a newsletter?

Is the blank screen staring back at you expecting a response, but your eyes glaze over and your brain begins thinking of what is on Television. You get up for a snack, settle into another exciting episode of a favourite television program and forgot that you were going to write those killer emails or blog posts so you can make some money?

Does the idea of trying to write world-class copy, copy that gets response, cause sweat to pour from your palms and drip from your brow? Do you put off what you know you should do, but just don't get around to it because you're unsure of how to get started or what to write about or how to write messages that generates responses?

Then it happens, another day goes by without anything loaded into your autoresponder or posted to your website or blog that could have earned you a commission! Another lost opportunity! Does this sound familiar?

Well, you're not alone...it is estimated that 97% of those with online interests have a general grasp on how to setup a squeeze page and get decent traffic, but when it comes time to selecting and extracting benefits from a sales page and writing killer response pulling copy, they are less sure of themselves.

Crafting your online messages in a way that draws the reader into the copy using techniques like trance inducing language will create a massive increase in your conversions and sales. If you're like most people online you just want to see results.

Including trance inducing language in your messages can get the attention of your reader and put them into a highly receptive state of mind. That's all it does. But the results are spectacular! The most successful online marketers hire the best to write this kind of copy for them. Trance inducing language can create large sales figures.

Your messages work harder for you when you include trance inducing language which triggers trance-like attentiveness. Instead of the one-thousand-and-one things that are going on around them every minute of every day, readers feel compelled to follow your message paths.

Sometimes it's almost magical the way these messages get people to respond. Of course, there's nothing really magical, in the supernatural sense of the word... but the results can be magical!

People act on messages because they are drawn into the words and thoughts Even if they do not accept them 100%, they do not want to give up a potential advantage by continuing to read your message.

So here is a powerful formula for creating massive response. It could be considered to be a million dollar technique:

Draw people into your message in a way that suspends their skepticism long enough to convince themselves that if they don't follow you they will be missing out on some key advantage they could obtain from you either now or in the near future.

You can induce deep attention or a trance-like state in your audience on command once you learn how. Help your reader get into a highly focused and attentive state while guiding them to take your predetermined most desired action.

Making money online comes down to how good you are at crafting a message that will focus the attention of the reader, keep their attention and lead them to take an action, an action such as click through to a website and order the product, thus generating a commission.

Each message has a specific job to do and should be created with the reader in mind, and to extract the maximum desired response from the reader. Their object is simple, get clicks through to the product site and predispose the reader to order now.

A subject line should be crafted carefully to create curiosity, and to increase the open rates, and also to lead into the body of the messages. The first message should bring the reader in to an attentive and involved state by building the rapport and drawing them into the flow of the copy.

The message should also be introducing the product and communicating the power of the benefits of the product and also suspending skepticism long enough and simultaneously making the reader immensely curious to bring them to click through to the site wanting to learn more.

An attentive state can be induced by the use of question and answer formats. This can also enable the answering of objections before they arise. When questions are answered, the reader is moved closer to the purchase decision.

Bullet points should be used to highlight the benefits and again move the reader towards the step of clicking through.

But, of course, sending a single message gets some sales, but it is widely known that the majority of the real profits come from the follow ups. Trance copy should also be used in additional messages for promoted products. The copy in each message needs to be carefully crafted using trance copy techniques to engage and to create maximum desired response, leading them to act now.

If you are not currently promoting a product, you can start your search at Clickbank, and choose a relevant product which is showing good results and good return.

Outsourcing high-level copywriting could be expensive, so it is wise to invest in and develop your copywriting skills. There can be big dollars in good copy and the lucrative results it can generate.

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