| The Most Effective Therapy | | | | memory experiences. Hypnosis facilitates the |
| Hypnosis brings us into more resourceful states | | | | learning processes for it enables suggestions to be |
| of mind and brainwave frequencies which have a | | | | accepted uncritically. This affects responses in the |
| profound effect on how we think, act and feel. | | | | organism. |
| This is the easiest way in the world to bring about | | | | Finally, to understand the very nature of Hypnotic |
| change in ones state of mind, ones habits, to | | | | responses requires understanding of human |
| reduce stress or stimulate one to achieve their | | | | nature. As practitioners we are interested in |
| true potential. | | | | understanding Hypnosis; we are more interested |
| Continued Prejudice and Pseudo Hypnosis | | | | in understanding how it fits into the framework of |
| Because of the prejudices involved many main | | | | human behaviour and how it can be used to |
| stream practitioners present Hypnosis under a | | | | influence it. |
| multiplicity of other pseudonyms. At the turn of | | | | Natural Hypnotic Inductions |
| the 20th century one was called the ‘Janet | | | | Any repetitive visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or |
| method of relaxation' followed by the ‘Pierce | | | | gustatory sensation can induce a Hypnotic state |
| method', and the ‘DuBois method'. More | | | | with increased susceptibility to suggestion. Certain |
| recently we had Jacobson's progressive relaxation. | | | | verbal and nonverbal stimuli can readily produce |
| At present ‘Autoconditioning', ‘Autogenic | | | | trance when repetitively maintained. We all have |
| training' and the ‘Sylva Method' have become | | | | memories of sitting in a classroom while the |
| popular. Other convenient labels for | | | | teacher or lecturer droned on and on |
| Hypnoanesthaesia are the Russian | | | | monotonously. As a result we drifted off into |
| ‘Psychoprophylactic Relaxation' and | | | | trance. Our eyes got very heavy and our head |
| ‘Read's Natural Childbirth'. | | | | began to nod, and we actually went into a |
| Hypnosis Theories | | | | Hypnotic state. This sometimes merges into sleep. |
| There are many theories of Hypnosis. Hypnosis | | | | However they are completely different states. |
| may be described as an increased susceptibility to | | | | Everyday Hypnosis |
| suggestion, as a result of which sensory and | | | | Hypnosis and suggestion play a natural and |
| motor capacities are altered to initiate a desired | | | | important role in everyone's life, especially in |
| behaviour. Pavlov, the Russian physiologist, is as | | | | advertising. A radio or TV commercial which is |
| well known to Russian scientists for his research | | | | repeated over and over creates a conditioned |
| on Hypnosis as for his work on conditioned | | | | stimulus affecting our behaviour toward the |
| reflexes. Pavlov said that words and ideas acquire | | | | advertiser's desired response. That is why tens of |
| a conditioned meaning for us. Conditioning is only a | | | | millions of Euros are spent every year in |
| part of Hypnosis. Both this and Pavlov's idea of | | | | advertising. If it didn't work pragmatic commercial |
| cortical inhibition are far too simplistic attempts to | | | | interests would not waste this money. It pays rich |
| explain the Hypnotic phenomenon. Pavlov was | | | | rewards because it works. |
| demonstrably incorrect in his assumption that | | | | Animal Hypnosis |
| Hypnosis was a modified form of sleep.Ferenczi, | | | | Hypnosis can be observed through out the animal |
| the psychoanalyst theorized that Hypnosis was a | | | | kingdom. A snake hypnotizes a bird with its |
| regression to infancy. This theory is not tenable | | | | sinuous movements. In turn a snake can be |
| as the wide spectrum of Hypnotic phenomenon | | | | hypnotized by stroking. All of us have seen |
| can demonstrate otherwise. | | | | pictures of or heard about the flute player who |
| Robert White claims that a person in HH | | | | "charms" the snake into a sort of hypnotic-like |
| Hhhypnosis acts as he thinks he should act. He | | | | state. It is the to and fro motions of the flute and |
| calls this "meaningful goal-directed striving." This | | | | the finger movements that induces the |
| may be true to some extent - for the induction | | | | hypnotic-like state in the snake. Snakes are deaf. |
| of trance - but it fails to explain how a child, who | | | | If you place a chicken's head on the ground and |
| knows nothing about meaningful experiences, can | | | | draw a chalk line next to the eye closest to the |
| be hypnotised and manifest the phenomena of | | | | ground the chicken will fixate on the line and |
| Hypnosis. Neither does it explain how an adult can | | | | become immobile. If you put a chicken's head |
| be regressed to infancy. Regression can be | | | | under its wing the chicken's limbs will immediately |
| validated and substantiated by the elicitation of | | | | become rigid. These are all examples of animal |
| the Babinski reflex, which occurs only during the | | | | Hypnosis. |
| first year of life. | | | | HYPNOSIS THE KEY TO THE SUBCONSCIOUS |
| Janet's theory contends that a part of the | | | | What is the secret of Hypnosis as a successful |
| personality is split off to produce dissociation. This | | | | tool for change, for therapy and for unlocking |
| fails to explain many types of behaviour | | | | ones true potential? Hypnosis is a simple way of |
| manifested in Hypnotized subjects. All individuals | | | | bypassing the limitations of the conscious mind. |
| are not dissociated. The best theory of Hypnosis | | | | Between the conscious and the subconscious |
| is a one phrase simple definition which says: | | | | there is a barrier called the critical faculty of the |
| ‘suggestion, acceptance and repetition'. | | | | conscious mind. Hypnosis bypasses this and allows |
| Everything else you learn will be a modification, | | | | direct communication at the subconscious and the |
| amplification, emphasis, variation, and explanation | | | | unconscious levels. The programmes that run all |
| of these three basic ingredients. | | | | automatic processes and habits can then be |
| Theoretical Shortcomings | | | | communicated with, influenced and dealt with |
| Most theories fail to separate the induction | | | | directly. All other therapies engage the conscious |
| process from the Hypnotic state. They are | | | | mind to effect change at the subconscious level |
| different entities. In Hypnosis the phenomenon | | | | and that makes them about as effective as |
| cannot be separated from the total realm of | | | | polishing your car to charge your battery. |
| human behaviour. Hypnosis is a natural part of | | | | DO YOU WANT A BETTER LIFE? |
| everyday life. We all experience Hypnosis tens of | | | | If you want to improve the quality of your life in |
| thousands of times without recognized it as such. | | | | any way Hypnosis is the quickest, most effective |
| For example, a fisherman may find that the | | | | and most enduring way to achieve permanent |
| constant shimmering and dancing of the water lulls | | | | change. Any good hypnotist will do a proper |
| him into a trance like state. That is one of the | | | | evaluation of your requirements and as a result |
| joys of fishing. A driver may arrive at a | | | | he/ she will tell you how many sessions you need |
| destination on automatic pilot and wonder how he | | | | to achieve your desired outcome or result. |
| got there. Most drivers have experienced this. | | | | Beware of therapists who cant tell you how |
| So what is Hypnosis? | | | | many sessions are required or how long it will |
| While Hypnos is a Greek word meaning sleep it is | | | | cost to give you the results you want. There are |
| important to emphasize that hypnosis is not sleep | | | | unscrupulous Psychotherapists |
| or a sleep like state. EEG or | | | | and Psychoanalysts who will happily keep you |
| Electroencephalographic tests of reflexes, | | | | coming back for the rest of your life. They see |
| circulation time, and blood pressure during | | | | you as an addition to their blue chip pension |
| Hypnosis show themselves to be identical to the | | | | scheme rather than someone they can help. |
| waking state. They are completely different from | | | | Anybody who cant tell you how many sessions |
| the sleep state. | | | | are required are not in the therapy business. They |
| The only thing Hypnosis and sleep have in | | | | are in the fraud business. They wont lighten |
| common is that they can both be described as | | | | the burdens of your mind but they will lighten |
| altered states of awareness. Although completely | | | | your wallet on a weekly basis for as long as |
| different, one may merge into the other. The | | | | they can get away with it. So if you want to |
| closing of the eyes close out visual stimulation; as | | | | change your life for the better, do what |
| a result, there is more concentration on the | | | | Rachmaninoff did. Do what Jack Nicklaus and |
| Hypnotists suggestions. Music lovers who wish to | | | | Tiger Woods did to keep them at the top of their |
| concentrate on listening to the music may put | | | | golf. Do what Kevin Costner did. |
| their heads back and close their eyes to hear and | | | | Samuel Jackson, Ellen Degeneres, Drew |
| enjoy the music better. | | | | Barrymore, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon stopped |
| Communication | | | | smoking with hypnosis; Jane Pauly was hypnotized |
| There is a continual process of communication | | | | on her show and explained the benefits of |
| going on at all times between us and the total | | | | hypnosis. For honest, safe ,quick and effective |
| environment. Words and gestures and other | | | | change hypnosis is the best way. |
| stimuli can be interpreted only in terms of | | | | |