Time Travel of the Spirit: Revisiting the Past through Ecstatic Trance
by Paul Robear

What if time isn’t something we move through—but something that moves through us?

Time is one of the most fundamental aspects of human experience. It feels ingrained in our existence. Still, some physicists suggest it may be an illusion rather than a basic reality. This gap between our lived experience and scientific understanding sparks a deep question: is time merely a construct of the human mind?

When we close our eyes and drift into deep thought or daydreams, the illusion of time can vanish. Suddenly, there’s a presence—an awakening—a moment that feels timeless. You’re somewhere else. You’ve been here before. But not just in this lifetime.

For me, that’s not just imagination. That’s Spirit remembering.

I’ve come to think of this as time travel of the spirit—a journey not of the body, but of the inner world. In these moments, the veil between now and then grows thin. And when we enter that space consciously, with intention, we find the past is not lost—it’s waiting.

This isn’t science fiction.

It’s something far more intimate.

It’s ancestral. It’s mythic. It’s deeply personal.

At the Cuyamungue Institute, our practice of Ritual Body Postures offers a powerful key to this inner journey. The ordinary boundaries of self, time, and space begin to soften. In this sacred state, we don’t just recall the past—we enter it.

We see this again and again in our Ritual Body Posture sessions—experiences that feel like ancient journeys. These encounters don’t feel imagined; they feel remembered. What surfaces isn’t about historical fact—it’s emotional truth. We feel a sense of return, of emerging changed. These experiences are about retrieving something vital—fragments of memory, ancestral echoes, archetypal knowing.

These moments don’t come with explanations.

They come with presence.

With resonance.

With the unmistakable sense that something has shifted.

And that’s the deeper invitation of this work: in this timeless state, we can rewire the brain for remembered wellness and owning peace. When we enter the trance state with reverence and openness, we step into sacred time. We become vessels for memory, healing, and renewal.

The notion that time might be an illusion challenges everything we take for granted about reality. In our work, time travel of the spirit opens a doorway to a timeless world—one rich with revelation, healing, and wisdom from our lives—past, present, and future.