Table 4
Table IV: Properties of Various Trance States Compared
Property Schizo-
phrena
(*)
Possession Mediumship Hypnotism Shamanism Glossolalia Mystic
Experience
(*)
Ego Absent Absent Absent Absent Partly
Present
Partly
Present
Present
Memorability None None None None Some Some Much
Possessor ? Demon Spirit Hypnotist Familiar Deity Deity
Personal
Value
Minus Minus Neutral Plus Plus Plus Very Plus
Social
Value
Minus Minus Plus Plus Plus Plus Very Plus
Sought? No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Induced? No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Considered Illness Illness Talent Therapy Vocation Grace Theophany
Speech
Understood
Some Some Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Physical
Symptoms
Yes Yes Few Few Few Few None
Trance
Learned
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes DNA
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