What is "trance"?

What is "trance"?

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Trance has a lot of connotations, and most of them are negative for the average person. Most people think that when they are in trance, they're going to be out of control, like some sort of zombie, walking around not knowing what they're doing. That's simply not the case. Trance is nothing more than focused concentration without distraction or disturbances. So, when you're having a very intense conversation with someone and you're not thinking about anything except the conversation, or when you're watching a very good movie or TV show or reading a really, really good book, or even just sort of daydreaming while you're driving down the freeway or sitting in your backyard, you're in trance, that's it.