Thresholds
The Standing Stones
Wait in the cold for solstice dawn at a stone circle, and receive the light along the line it was built for.
You stand in a field of long grass at a stone circle and wait for the solstice dawn to arrive. The air is cold and the silence is absolute until the first light appears along the ancient line.
There is nothing to do but receive that light when it comes.
A stone circle waits in the cold air for the light to arrive along the line it was built for. You stand on grass that is hard with frost while the sky brightens very slowly above you.
There is nothing required of you here but to be present and watch the solstice dawn.
What’s in it
Wait in the cold for dawn, and align with the light at a stone circle.
Why do it
The steady passage of time and the marking of solstice bring a sense of ancient continuity and renewal.
- Category
- Thresholds
- Depths
- ShortMediumLongUltra
- Lengths
- about 8m15m27m42m
- Ends
- Calm and present
- Stages
- 4
- Written
- For Intropi, originally
The Standing Stones Route
You stand on frosted grass in the cold dark, waiting for the first light to appear along the line the stones mark. The sun rises slowly until the whole circle is lit.
- Lightpale dawn along the stones
- Aircold enough to see your breath
- Underfootfrosted grass, firm and uneven
The way through
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Frosted grass
Standing still in the dark
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The stones
Waiting for the first light
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The aligned stones
Receiving the dawn light
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Frosted grass
Standing lit and warm
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 Standing Stones
You stand in a stone circle waiting for the solstice dawn, watching the light arrive along its ancient path.
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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
Stone circles align with the sun at the solstices and equinoxes, marking the turning of the year. Waiting for the sunrise is an old way to mark the longest or shortest day.
The stillness of the circle and the growing light make a threshold image: a crossing into the new season. Following the light along the stone avenue is a simple act of alignment.
Questions people ask
Will I get stuck in the stone circle?
The audio brings you back at the end, and you can open your eyes or stop it anytime.
What if I fall asleep waiting for dawn?
The session does not rely on staying awake. The closing stage aligns with the light whether you sleep or not.
Do the stones really move or change?
The stones remain as they are. The journey is in the slow shift of light across them, which the audio traces.
Is this just imagination?
The circle exists, as does the solstice light. How you experience their meeting is personal and valid either way.
Where it sits
Night trains, quiet cities, a fading bell, and the pause between one shore and another.
Why going here does anything
Waiting in the cold for a specific moment of light gives the mind a single long point to settle on. The stones have stood this way for a long time and that stillness is something you can step into.
The session repeats the slow shift of dark to light until you are aligned with that ancient pace.
Before you press play
- 18+. Age floor set in the catalogue, not by us on the day.
- The way back is built in. The stones stay still throughout.
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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