He had become one with his creation. Hypnosis is a state of altered consciousness that occurs normally in every person just before they enter into the sleep state. In therapeutic hypnosis we prolong this brief interlude so that we can work within its bounds to achieve desired results. It is possible to resist hypnosis, like it is possible to resist sleep. But, even if one resists hypnosis, with practice the resistance can be overcome.
All people go through a state akin to hypnosis before going to sleep.
There is no reason why you should not be able to enter a hypnotic state. The average person has the idea they will go through something different, new and spectacular in the hypnotic state. Often they equate being hypnotized with being anesthetized, being asleep, or being unconscious. They imagine then that they are a poor subject. Because this experience is so familiar to you, and because you may expect something startlingly different in hypnosis, you may get discouraged when a trance is induced.