Introduction to the simplicity and profundities of trance theory. How to create a trance. What a trance is. How to create a meditation trance. How to create a hypnotic trance. How to create an addiction. How to create a charismatic (centric) trance. Complex trances. What is the trance-less state. How to recognize trance abuse and how to defend yourself against it. How to analyze trances. Introduction to trance design. How to break a trance. Schizophrenia: just another trance? Is Enlightenment a trance? What's the difference between a Shaman and a Psychotic?