ASC

ASC (Altered State of Consciousness) n : a brain state differing from normal consciousness. Sometimes associated with the transportation to a higher realm of consciousness or mystical experience.

Altered State of Consciousness (ASC)
A state in which the usual balance between consciousness and unconsciousness is changed " for example, during hypnosis, or in a trance or dream state, when the conscious is subdued and the unconscious takes over.

See also: Supernatural, Paranormal, Mystic, Hypnosis, Phenomena