by Kharon » January 10th, 2006, 12:45 pm
I have had my best success getting into trance when I'm at a point where my mind is just too tired to bother trying to analyze it. I can achieve a trance at almost any time with a decent induction, but I've found several times at night that I was getting much more out of it because my mind was just too tired to bother analyzing the experience. And no, I wasn't falling asleep, because I was aware of the trance and files, just not analyzing them like I usually do.
For those with an analytical mind, a little sleep deprivation might help your mind reach a point where it stops trying to analyze (maybe try going about 28-30 hours if if wouldn't impact your normal life) and just accepts the trance. Once you achieve a good trance, your mind will probably be more open to it in the future, depending on how long you were there and how many times you get there. Note that I don't recommend repeatedly denying yourself sleep just to help you improve trance, just that it might help a bit if you do it once or twice.