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Trance poetry

Genre
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Verse written in or describing states of altered consciousness or mystical experience

Detailed Definition
Poetry expressing trance states, altered consciousness, ecstatic experience, or visionary episodes. Trance poetry often employs repetition, rhythm, or imagery to evoke altered states, appearing in religious poetry, shamanic traditions, and mystical verse. This genre attempts to convey or induce consciousness beyond ordinary awareness through formal and linguistic means.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Floating through halls of mirrored time, I drift”; “Eyes closed, the world dissolves to colored sound”; “Between two breaths, I touched the face of God”; “Words melt like wax in fevered, dreaming mind”; “No self, no shore—just rhythm, pulse, and flow”
Additional Notes
Poetry expressing trance states, altered consciousness, or ecstatic experience. Often mystical or visionary. Can use repetition, rhythm, or imagery to evoke trance. Found in religious poetry and shamanic traditions.
Also Known As
visionary poetry ecstatic verse altered state composition shamanic poetry
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