So, in our exploration of how to hypnotise, this is where we are so far:

Hypnosis is not something you do to people – it is something that they do to themselves

Know what it is like to experience hypnosis yourself

Start with the end in mind

And now we must bust another myth in your exploration of how to hypnotise. Back in the 20th century some academic types tried to ‘measure’ the depth of hypnosis. They tried to figure out the ‘parameters’ or ‘attributes’ that could be used identify the state of hypnosis. Amongst these attributes were

1. Anesthesia (loss of feeling)
2. Amnesia (loss of memory)
3. Time distortion (things go subjectively really slowly or really fast)
4. Positive hallucination (seeing something that isn’t there)
5. Negative hallucination (not seeing something that is there)

Now, the important thing to realize is that these are ‘natural’ states that we as humans go in and out of all the time – probably all of them within a normal day. The myth is that hypnosis is some ’special state’. Well, it isn’t. That’s not quite correct, what’s special about it is the purposeful intent to attain this state (with some or all of these attributes) for a specific purpose.

To summarize the point …

The hypnotic state is a natural state we go in and out of all the time.

Have a great trip!

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   August 21, 2009 at 10:54 am

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