Animal Trance ©
Schedule
Fri Oct 31 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, UK | Edinburgh, SC
A new dancing and spiritual experience organised by PsycheNautics in collaboration with the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre.
In this event we'll channel the energies of different animals to create a ritualistic dancing experience that goes beyond our identities as humans and let us tap into wild energies to enjoy dancing.
We are dancing as 7 typical Scottish Animals. We'll start with a brief introduction to them and their symbolic meaning.
Then an explanation of the rules of this experience part ritual & part game there's a bit to explain.
To start the ritual each one will be given an animal mask randomly to channel that archetype/spirit in the experience.
The only thing left is... dancing free! more or less 🦊
This is the first official event of Animal Trance and what better day for it than Halloween!
- Bring loose and fresh clothing it can get REALLY warm.
- Bring water with you.
- If you use glasses and contact lenses it might be smart to bring the contacts on. But if you only use glasses that is fine too; masks are quite big.
Review of a Participant in one of our tests:
I have only just sat down to write in some feedback on the Animal Trance test session. I am excited to see how the rituals continue to progress. Practices like this provide a fantastic root system for expression and I enjoy seeing it become organised in a space outside of theatre overseen by a spiritually professional eye.
From what I observed Sunay has a good sense of place and timing coupled with an accepting yet structured approach that is ideal for ritual conduction. S.I
Where is it happening?
The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, UK, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:


















