Astral Expeditions

The Mars Monolith

Stand before a silent monolith on the Martian plain and let its meaning open to you slowly, symbol by symbol.

You stand on a dusty plain where the air is thin and still, facing a silent monolith that rises from the red ground. The voice asks you to look at the symbols carved there and let their meaning open slowly.

This journey spends its time on the scale of space and the quiet of the surface.

You stand on a quiet plain looking at a single upright object made of dark stone. The ground is flat and dusty, and the air is still.

There is nothing to hear and nothing to solve, just the slow business of looking at the shapes on the surface and letting them be there.

What’s in it

A silent monolith on Mars, symbols to examine and let resonate.

Why do it

The mystery and scale of space provide a focus that can quiet the mind, letting deeper thoughts and feelings emerge.

Category
Astral Expeditions
Depths
ShortMediumLongUltra
Lengths
about 5m12m22m40m
Ends
Calm and present
Stages
4
Written
For Intropi, originally

Timeline: Start to Finish

The standard-length build, block by block — the real sequence the app assembles, described rather than spoken.

3 of the 4 stages are named techniques with a published origin, credited under each.

  1. InductionStage 16 min

    Progressive Muscle Relaxation

    A classic head-to-toe relaxation. Tense and release, or simply soften, each muscle group in sequence.

    After Edmund Jacobson PMR (1929); Dave Elman Hypnotherapy · what progressive muscle relaxation is

  2. DeepenerStage 23 min

    Staircase Descent

    Visualized stairs descending into a deeper level of trance. Each step takes you down.

    After Ledochowski, Deep Trance Training Manual

  3. JourneyStage 3about 12 min

    The Mars Monolith

    Stand before a silent monolith on the Martian plain and let its meaning open to you slowly, symbol by symbol.

  4. AwakeningStage 42 min

    Calm Alert Awakening

    Awake and present, but calm rather than energized. Good for evening or pre-meeting use.

    After Yapko, Trancework

Where it sits

Bolder inner voyages: astral travel, time travel, distant worlds, and quiet contact.

These go further than the calmer journeys. You stay in control the whole time, and you can stop any time by opening your eyes and breathing. New to this? The journeys below are a softer place to start.

Why going here does anything

A mind can settle when it has one large thing to look at, and the symbols on the stone provide a path for attention to follow. The silence of the plain gives the senses very little to chase.

This session spends its time on the slow work of looking, letting the quiet scenery do the only job it needs to do.

Before you press play

  • 18+. Age floor set in the catalogue, not by us on the day.

Hypnosis is not for everyone. If you have epilepsy, a psychotic illness, or you are under psychiatric care, talk to your clinician before using this — here or anywhere.

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