Meditators acquire access to supernatural realms, bygone periods in history or other places and countries in the present time zone itself.
For example, they can tell us what a relative or friend living miles away from us is doing at that very moment. They may relive scenes from their past lives where they have been with enlightened beings or famous people, physically enacting those scenes before us and speaking those ancient languages eloquently. At that moment they are in a completely different time and space zone from us and do not recognise even their own family members though they may respond to questions that are asked. That is why if we observe people who are in such a state of trance, we also notice a dramatic change in their voice, way of speaking, gestures, mannerisms and language. They may be our closest friends when they are awake, but they take on a totally different personality when they are in a meditative trance.
When meditators acquire complete control over this meditative state we call them mediums or psychics. Mediums can enter a trance and exit it whenever they want, but most of them require certain physical conditions or aids to achieve this. They can also access any realm of consciousness when they are in this state and give us information about them and answer our queries. However, they usually keep very trusted people around them when they go into a trance because they have no awareness of their surroundings in this state.
When they come out of their meditative state, they are completely unaware of what they spoke when they were in a trance. Edgar Cayce, the popular psychic who lived in the US in the early 20th century is an excellent example of a benevolent spiritual medium who used his ability to help thousands to identify and remove the energy or karmic blocks that were causing severe health, transactional or relationship problems in their lives. When they implemented the attitudinal changes and simple remedies that he gave them in a state of trance, their problems were completely resolved.
Swaying
In this state, although the meditator is deeply absorbed in his own inner world and completely oblivious of his surroundings, he does not display any extra sensory powers. Neither does he get up to walk, dance, sing or enact scenes from the past. When he enters this state, he begins to sway to and fro very rhythmically. He may remain completely quiet or talk a little.
