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Maybe you are not exactly sure what a trance is. What we mean by trance includes meditation, hypnosis, addictions, charisma, electronic and chemical means of inducing trance as well as brainwashing, mind control, cults, magic, music, ritual and dance, and advertising.

You might already have a good idea of what hypnosis is. But you probably don't realize all the ways that it is used on you without either your awareness or permission, a form of trance abuse. Increasing public awareness of trance abuse, and showing how to prevent it, is one of the main jobs of the Trance Research Foundation.

Our vision and commitment

The Trance Research Foundation has an ambitious vision because the problems are huge.

Realizing our vision will require the personal commitment of many people just like you. It means a lot of work, expended over a long period of time. We know it will also require large financial investments from socially conscious benefactors. But the results will be ...

On-line papers about trance are here.

For books and other publications about trance including this one check here.

The Trance Research Foundation depends on active members for financial support. Please join us. It's not for everyone. But if you are interested in understanding more about how subtle aspects of your own mind works, membership helps a lot. The membership application [pdf] is here General Membership is $50. per year

The purpose of the Trance Research Foundation is to financially support scientific trance research projects. Trance, for us, includes all forms and practices of meditation, hypnosis, addiction and charismatic phenomena. In addition to supporting trance research the Foundation supports education through the Trance Institute (Institute), a wholly owned non-profit educational institution.

We are a membership organization open to the public, so, if you are interested supporting our activities, you may consider becoming a member. You can find membership information and an application on these pages, and you can join on-line.

The Foundation is actively looking for researchers and professionals to become active members and serve on the Board and as Advisors. We currently need an individual to serve as web designer. Apply first as a General Member.

Project and organizational support is actively solicited from other grant-making institutions. The Foundation also accepts gifts and bequests in order to further the purposes of the foundation.

Researchers with active and compatible projects are invited to submit their proposals to us for consideration.

The Trance Research Foundation, Inc.(Foundation) is a non-profit public benefit California education and research corporation organized on January 8, 2002, under section 501(3)(c) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt corporation. IRS 509(a)(2) status was granted from January 8, 2002 as an organization described in 501(c)(3). The Foundation also subscribes to the CBBB Standards for Charitable Solicitations and conducts its activities on a transparent basis.