<p>Bestselling author of several fantasy novels including <i>Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ancestors of Avalon</i>, Diana L. Paxson is a leading light in the Pagan community and has been hailed as a priestess for all seasons. Here she turns her attention to Trance Possession.</p><p>This is the most comprehensive and exhaustive guide to how to safely and effectively enter and to exit possessory trance--a voluntary offering of one's body as a vehicle for spirit work. It differs from other forms of trance in that one's "normal" personality is replaced by a personality that is identified by oneself and one's community as a spirit or a god. </p><p>Paxson explores all aspects of trance possession, including:<br><ul><li>How to prepare for possessory trance </li><li>How to enter and exit trance possession safely, and what to do if things get too heavy </li><li>Possessions in the past</li><li>Saints and Spirits including those found in Afro-Diasporic religions</li><li>Possessory trance in the Pagan community</ul></li></p><p>A practical book, each chapter includes two to five exercises that assist the reader in their personal quests for possession.</p>