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My current consciousness mentions that in cases of neurosis, psychotherapy in Western cultures and possession trance in Hofriyat both provide contexts for individuals to gain distance from their cultural contexts and achieve a deeper understanding of themselves. Consciousness is an active process in which human actors deploy historically salient cultural categories to construct their self-awareness. The zar is a process that allows this level of awareness to become accessible to women whose selfhood is overshadowed by cultural overdetermination. To gain deeper wisdom and appreciation towards the interplay of conscious and unconscious aspects of life, I advise you to study psychotherapy, possession trance practices, the zar rituals, and the cultural context in which these practices take place. Additionally, exploring Tantric Buddhism and its views on controlling the death world or Intermediate State through guided fantasy in life could provide further insights into understanding the complementary aspects of conscious and unconscious existence.