Symbolic
The Tidal Island
You walk across a causeway that reveals itself with the tide, understanding that timing is more powerful than force.
A causeway rises from the water as the tide falls and you walk across it while the sea waits on both sides. The path is only open for a while so you move at the pace the stone allows.
You settle into the slow rhythm of the water and the patient work of crossing.
A path across the water appears as the sea falls away and disappears when it comes back in. You stand on the causeway knowing that rushing makes no difference here.
The only way across is to wait for the level of the ocean to change and to let the stone show itself.
What’s in it
A causeway that appears as the tide falls, and a path that requires patience to cross.
Why do it
A slow, physical process that mirrors the patience needed to explore subtle changes in your mind.
- Category
- Symbolic
- Depths
- ShortMediumLongUltra
- Lengths
- about 5m12m22m40m
- Ends
- Calm and present
- Stages
- 4
- Written after
- This script is composed originally for Intropi.
What you set before it starts
What season is it?
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Timeline: Start to Finish
The standard-length build, block by block — the real sequence the app assembles, described rather than spoken.
4 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 12 min
The Tidal Island
You walk across a causeway that reveals itself with the tide, understanding that timing is more powerful than force.
After This script is composed originally for Intropi.
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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 it sits
Doors, treasures, bridges, libraries, lighthouses, cathedrals.
Why going here does anything
Walking where the water was a moment ago shows how waiting works better than pushing. The tide does not ask you to force the path open.
A slow physical process like this shows the mind that timing does the heavy lifting, and the causeway is a good place to see that happen.
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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