Astral Expeditions
The Mars Monolith
You drift through a silent nebula of violet and gold before descending to stand on the rust-coloured dust of Mars.
The Mars Monolith is a journey that begins with a feeling of weightlessness, floating through a silent, star-filled void.
You drift past distant constellations and then through a vast, shimmering nebula of violet and pink gas.
The session guides you in close to a reddish planet, where you touch down gently onto its fine, rust-coloured dust.
You are suspended in a silent vacuum, with stars burning steadily above and below you. The experience is one of effortless drift through an endless night, past swirling clouds of iridescent gas.
Eventually you are guided down to the surface of a rust-coloured world, settling softly onto its fine, oxidised powder where the gravity is a gentle suggestion.
What’s in it
You float through a cosmic nebula and descend to the Martian surface, feeling the light gravity and absolute silence of the plains.
Why do it
This journey is a practice in observing vast, silent landscapes. It offers time to experience scale and stillness away from the familiar world.
- Category
- Astral Expeditions
- Depths
- ShortMediumLongUltra
- Lengths
- about 8m15m27m42m
- Ends
- Calm and present
- Stages
- 4
- Written
- For Intropi, originally
The Mars Monolith Route
You drift through a silent, star-filled void, passing through a nebula of violet and gold before descending to the rust-coloured Martian plains. The journey ends at a dark monolith standing alone in the dust.
- Lightdiamond stars, violet nebula glow
- Underfootfine, oxidised powder, no impression
- Soundabsolute vacuum silence
- Airthin, cold Martian atmosphere
- Gravitygentle suggestion, feather-light
The way through
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Starry void
drifting past constellations
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Nebula passage
violet and gold gases
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Martian descent
red horizon rising
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Dust plains
fine iron oxide underfoot
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The monolith
dark geometric anomaly
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Return drift
red world fading
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.
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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
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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
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JourneyStage 3about 15 min
The Mars Monolith
The block floats you through a cosmic nebula before descending to the Martian surface.
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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 this place comes from
The Martian landscape draws from both space-age imagination and the oldest desert silences. Planetary observation merges with the human habit of placing monuments in empty places.
The monolith shape owes to modernist architecture and cosmic mystery tales, where geometric purity stands against organic wilderness. Its use here follows the tradition of focal objects in vast landscapes.
Questions people ask
What if I fall asleep during the journey?
The audio will continue playing, but you can pause or stop it at any time. The closing stage gently brings you back to awareness at the end.
Is this a real journey to Mars?
The experience is guided by your imagination while you remain physically where you are. The mind can explore places vividly without moving.
Will I feel stuck in space or on Mars?
No. The audio guides you back at the end, and you can open your eyes or stop the session whenever you choose.
Do I need to believe in hypnosis for this to work?
No. Simply following the audio’s guidance is enough. Whether you call it imagination or hypnosis, the experience unfolds the same way.
Where it sits
Lift away, cross the night, and visit distant worlds or a quiet presence beyond our own.
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 steady, unwavering light from distant stars is an easy thing to hold on to, freeing the mind from smaller concerns. The slow, silent drift through a cosmic expanse gives attention a very simple current to follow.
By offering a grand, silent spectacle with nothing to steer, the journey lets the mind settle on the simple rhythm of descent and eventual stillness on the dust.
Before you press play
- 18+. Age floor set in the catalogue, not by us on the day.
- The way back is built in. The script anchors your breathing throughout and describes the return drift in detail.
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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