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Hibernation trance
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Era(s)	Rebellion era

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"Cade! How…"
"Jedi hibernation trance. Old school. Good thing I didn't cut that class."

―Deliah Blue, and Cade Skywalker^[src]

Hibernation trance, healing trance,^[2] Jedi hibernation, Force trance, or recovery trance was a control-based ability that would allow Force-users to go into a very deep hibernation state. This slowed the user's metabolism and breathing to a standstill, causing the individual to only use one tenth of the air of a normal individual. A fully trained Force-user could stay in this state for up to one week in a dry climate or one month in a wet climate before dying from lack of water.

Kreia entered a hibernation trance to appear dead and be moved to the morgue at the Peragus Mining Facility in 3,951 BBY.

Bela Kiwiiks used a hibernation trance to survive torture from the Sith Lord Praven—under orders from Darth Angral—when she was placed beside the active Shock Drum.

Jedi Master Tholme used this ability on numerous occasions, such as during the Mission to Devaron, in order to place himself outside of his former apprentices's (Aayla Secura and Quinlan Vos) thoughts so they could fight clearly in times of great struggle.

It was also used, in combination with the natural healing trance of the Whiphids, by the Whiphid Jedi K'Kruhk to fake death after being struck down by Grievous at the Battle of Hypori.

In 378 BBY, the Kushiban Jedi Master Ikrit discovered the Golden Globe within the Palace of the Woolamander, on the jungle moon of Yavin 4. Unable to break the curse and free the countless trapped Massassi children, he used this ability to wait for someone who could. His hibernation lasted for 356 years, until discovered in 22 ABY by Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila.

Luke Skywalker was known to use it in the course of long hyperspace flights. His descendant, Cade Skywalker, used it to survive the Massacre of Ossus and later, the Battle of Coruscant.

A hibernating Force-user would appear dead to all but another Force-user. This could lead to potentially dangerous results for the hibernating individual if nobody was aware of the truth. To avoid such situations, the person in a hibernation trance could provide a trigger phrase that, if recited by another person, would bring the Force-user out of the trance.^[3]

Force-users could also use a similar technique to place others in hibernation stance.

A hibernation trance was a lesser form of the more advanced Force power morichro.^[source?]