Publisher's Synopsis
This book looks at the whole spectrum of consciousness, with particular emphasis on spontaneously occuring states about which misconceptions abound.;It concerns states of consciousness ranging from everyday states such as sleep and day-dreaming through hypnosis and spirit trance to the extreme and the alarming such as hysteria and amnesia.;The intention of the author is to leave the reader with the ability to make informed conclusions about the nature and workings of the human mind.