ALTERED STATES, TRANCE AND MEDITATION – FROM A TRANSPERSONAL AND INTEGRAL PERSPECTIVE

10.00 – 11.00
BENCE GÁNTI
clinical psychologist

In this presentation I will discuss the two main types of spiritual altered states of consciousness: meditation and trance states. The two are not the same, have different purpose for which most of the cultures around the globe have been using them for ages, as tools of initiation, healing, and spiritual self-realization. When to use psychotherapy, when meditaton and when trance? They are not the same and they have specific purpose for which a transpersonally-based, integrally informed therapist suggest to apply them. For this we need some specific clue and an integral map of human consciousness which I will provide during the lecture. We will also discuss the basic characteristics of trance and meditation and mention some techniques and methods to realise them. The audience is invited to have questions and discussion.