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Your intuitive point about sensory overload is a well-established phenomenon used for hypnotic induction. Milton Erickson, the Godfather of modern hypnotherapy, employed this technique often by overloading his clients up to the point of confusion and leveraged the resulting "mind in limbo" state for the induction of hypnotic trance.
A nice example of this are some audio recordings created by his daugther Carol Erickson - these fine productions are still available on her website for download and use dual induction at various points, i.e. you have two speakers, on the left and right side, who seemingly provide different images and suggestions simultaneously. Headphones recommended :-)
You may find that once you actually have established a stable trance state, it may feel more comfortable to reduce incoming stimuli again - once the mind is quiet, it can be pure bliss to dive into and experience inner space, with an intentional focus on whatever inner exploration you intend to pursue. This is just one more thing I love about the KASINA: The control buttons for light and sound volume are so intuitively placed that it allows me to reduce sensory input without having to interrupt the session or even put down my goggles. And getting into Ganzfeld vision and random noise provides a canvas for whatever ideas or images are ready and helpful to rise out of the inner depths :-)
Good to know I'm on the right track with sensory overload. Confusion and dual inductions seem to work better for me than progressive relaxation and other induction types. Those give my brain too much leeway to wander. Thanks for the heads up about Carol Erickson. I'll definitely check that out. "Once the mind is quiet," you say. Heh. I don't think my mind has *ever* been quiet and I haven't even thought of a goal beyond getting to that stage.