Hypnotise: The Secret Methods to Hypnosis

Hypnotise:TheSecretMethodsto

Hypnosis

ByMrLee

Introduction

DiscoveringtheLife-Changing

PowerofHypnosis

Inthisbook,youareabouttomakeastartlingnewdiscovery-onethatwill

completelytransformyourlife.Theancienttechniquesdescribedinthisbookhave

beenaroundforhundredsofyears.

Thetruthishypnosisisanancientart.Eversincehumansstarteddancingaround

fires,theyhavebeensearchingforwaystoaltertheirrealityandtakecontrolof

theirlives.TherearerecordsthatdateasfarbackastheancientEgyptianswho

usedaformofhypnosisinsomethingcalledsleeptemples.

TheGreeksusedsomethingsimilarinoracletemplessohypnosisisnotanew

discovery.Themindandthebodyareinextricablylinkedandthistechniquehas

playedanactiveroleinhelpingpeoplemanifestchangesincethebeginningof

time.

Newhealingmodalitiesarebeingdiscoveredeveryday,andwiththeadventof

energyhealingandothertypesofmethods,theconnectionbetweenthemindthe

bodyisbecomingclearereverday.

Thisdiscoveryformsapowerfulbridgethatallowsscienceandspiritualitytocome

together,andyoucanusethisdiscoverytocompletelytransformyourlife.

Thefunnythingabouthypnosisisthefactthatyouarealreadyusingit.Whatyou

maynotrealizeisthefactthateverytimeyouturnonthetelevisionorgetlostin

thought,youareperforminganactofself-hypnosis.

Inordertocompletelytransformyourlife,orsomeoneelse’sforthatmatter,the

onlythingthatneedstochangeistheinformationbeingprogrammedin.

It’sreallythatsimple.Youhaveeverythingyouneedalreadyinsideyou.

Inthisbook,youwilllearntheage-oldtechniqueofhypnosisinaneasyto

understandmanner.Withthehelpofthisbook,youcanusehypnosistomanifest

anythingyoudesire.Withthehelpofthisbook,youwillbegintorealizethatthere

ismuchmoretohypnosisthanmeetstheeye.

Hypnosisisatoolthatcanhelpyouchangepeople’slivesbyhelpingthemchange

theirmind.Theonlylimitationanyonehasiswithintheirownmind.

Chapter1

ThereismoretoHypnosisthan

MeetstheEye

Haveyoueverwonderedifhypnosiswasreal?Manypeopledo.

FranzAntonMesmerwasactuallyoneofthefirstscientiststoproposearational

basisbehindtheeffectsofhypnosis.

Hisideaswerebasedonhisassumptionthattherewerephysicalforcesinthe

worldthathadatypeofinfluenceonthehumanbody.Hecalledthistheory

animalmagnetism,anditwashisideathattheplanetsaffectedhumanbeings

throughsomekindofinvisiblemysteriousfluid,whichmayhavebeenderived

frommagnets.

Mesmerwaslaterostracizedforhiscrazytheory,buthisworksetthestagefor

moreresearchinthefuture.

DoctorJamesBraidsuggestedthathypnosiswasaformofsleepandhewasthe

firstpersontousethephrase“hypnosis”.Braidalsosuggestedthatthestateof

hypnosiscouldbeinducedbysomethingassimpleasstaringatafixedobject.The

eye-fixationmethodisstillusedtoday,anditisveryeffective.

OneofthemostfamouspsychiatriststoutilizehypnosiswasMiltonErickson,a

Centurytherapist.Ericksonchangedthewayhypnosiswasusedbyhisusage

ofpersuasivelanguagepatterns.

Withadvancesinbrainimagingandneurologicalscience,hypnosishascomea

longwayinthelastfewyearsandithasgainedsomeneededrespect.

Inlightofallofthis,youcansafelysayhypnosisisindeedreal.

Therearemanydifferenttypesofhypnosisandyoumaybefamiliarwithafewof

these,orallofthese.Differentformsofhypnosisinclude:

Self-Hypnosis.

DirectSuggestionsorAutosuggestion.

IndirectSuggestions.

EricksonianHypnosisorStoryTellingUsingMetaphors.

EmbeddedCommands.

NLP-NeuroLinguisticProgramming.

ConversationalHypnosis.

SubliminalProgramming.

Manyofthesemethodsaresimilarsincetheyallworktoprogramthemind.

Understandingthesemethodsisthekeytosuccessbecauseeveryhypnoticsubject

isunique.Inotherwords,whatworksgreatononeperson,maynotworkatallon

someoneelse.Themoreofthesemethodsyouareawareof,theeasieritwillbefor

youtofine-tuneyourprogramtosomeone’sneeds.

Self-Hypnosis

Therereallyisn’tmuchofadifference,whenitcomestohypnosisandself-

hypnosis.Inself-hypnosis,therelaxationportionortheinductionisself-induced,

whereas,inhypnosis,onepermitsthehypnotisttobringaboutastateof

relaxation.

Therealtruthisthatnoonecanbehypnotisedagainsthisorherwill,nomatter

whatyoumightthink.Ifsomeonechoosestorelaxanddriftintohypnosis,they

canandwillbehypnotised.Ontheotherhand,ifsomeonedecidestheycannotbe

hypnotised,forwhateverreason,thentheywillprobablynotbeabletogointo

hypnosis,nomatterhowskilledthehypnotistis.

Yoursubconsciousmindispowerfulbeyondallmeasure.Itcanmakeyourlife

peacefulandjoyfulandprosperous,oritcanmakeyourlifemiserable.

Yoursubconsciousmindisthemiracletogettingeverythingyouwantoutoflife.It

notonlycontrolshowyourlifeunfoldsdayinanddayout,italsocontrolsyour

heartbeatandthecirculationofbloodinyourbody.

Thesubconsciousmindneversleepsandneverrestsanditisalwayson.Many

peoplespendtheirvaluabletimefocusedontheirproblems,whichinturncreates

moreproblems.Withhypnosis,peoplecanfocusonthegoodandonthosethings

theywanttodrawintotheirlife,andworkingwiththesubconsciousmindcan

helpsomeonemanifestchangeratherquickly.

Self-hypnosisandothertypesofhealingmodalitieslikemeditationoryogausethe

powerofthemindtomakechanges.

Whilemanypeoplearefamiliarwithdifferentwaysinwhichtheycanimprove

theirlife,theymaynotoftenthinkofatoollikeself-hypnosisinwhichtodoso.

DirectSuggestionsorAutosuggestion.

Directsuggestion,sometimescalledautosuggestionisverypopular.Inthiskindof

hypnosis,thehypnotistgivestheclientdirectsuggestionswhiletheyareina

relaxedstateoftrance.Thesesuggestionscouldbeanythingrelatedtotheclient’s

needsorgoals.

Directsuggestionsarestraightforwardandsimple,buttheymaynotworkfor

everyone.Peoplewhoareoverlycriticaloranalyticalmaynot“believe”direct

suggestions,soyoumayneedtobealittlesneakierinhowyouapproachthem.

IndirectSuggestions.

Indirectsuggestionsaresuggestionsthatarejustthat,indirectandhiddeninside

ofastatementorastory.Indirectsuggestionsareawonderfulwaytogetpastthe

consciousthinkingmindbecausethereistypicallynoconflictwhenitcomesto

believability.

EricksonianHypnosis

EricksonianHypnosisishypnosisthatstemmedfromMiltonErickson.Thistype

ofhypnosisusesstoriesorcolorfulmetaphorstohelppeoplemakechanges.

Ericksonbelievedthatusingstorieshelpedpeopleheal,andhewasquitefamous

forthem.Storiesareagreatwaytoovercomeresistancebecausetheytendtobe

muchmorebelievablethansomethinglikedirectsuggestion.

Ericksonwasfamousforhisclient-centeredapproach,whereheutilized

everythingfromtheclient’spersonalexperienceswhencreatinghealingstories.

Embeddedcommands

Embeddedcommandsaresuggestionsthatareusedwithinastoryandtheyare

usedasakindofasofteninglanguage.Embeddedcommandsmaybestatedasa

questionusinglanguagelike“I’mwonderingifyouwillgointotrancenowor

later?”Anotherexamplewouldbeastatementlike“Youprobablyalreadyknow

howeasyitistoloseweight,don’tyou?”

Embeddedcommandshelpthehypnotistbypasstheconsciousmind,andtheycan

veryeffective.

NLP-NeuroLinguisticProgramming

Anothertypeofprogrammingusedfrequentlyissomethingcalledneuro-linguistic

programmingorNLP.NLPcombinesdifferentaspectsofbehavioralpsychology,

hypnosis,commonsenseandevenlinguisticsandmodeling.

NLPisamethodofinfluencingthebehaviorofthebrainthroughlanguageand

othertypesofcommunication.NLPcanhelpsomeonerecodethewaytheirbrain

respondstostimuliorprogramming,helpingthemmanifestbetterandnew

behaviors.

TherearemanydistinctmethodswithinNLP,includingrapport,behavioral

modeling,theMetamodel,etc.

ConversationalHypnosis

ConversationalHypnosis,alsoknownasCoverthypnosisisn’tusedasmuchas

someofthemoretraditionalmethods.Coverthypnosiscanbeveryeffectivewhen

itcomestosales,anditdoeshaveavalidreasonforitsexistence.

SubliminalProgramming.

SubliminalProgrammingcanbeveryeffectiveaswell.Insubliminal

programming,thesuggestionsarehiddenandnotheardbytheconsciousmind.

Thetheorybehindthistypeofprogrammingisthatthesubconsciousisawareand

canhearthesuggestions,eventhough,theconsciousmindcannot.

HypnosisBenefits

Whetherornotyouareahypnotherapistorjustcuriousaboutthemagicand

mysteryofhypnosis,it’simportanttoknowaboutalltheamazingbenefits

hypnosiscanbringyou.

Hypnosisisanamazingandincrediblewaytomakechangesinyourlifebecause

yourthoughtscreatetheworldaroundyoueveryminuteofeveryday.

Oursubconsciousmindsareinasense“hypnotised”bymarketingand

advertising,television,themovies,radio,andevenbythepeoplearoundus.The

subconsciousmindislikeapreprogrammedcaronautopilot.Thesubconscious

mindwilltakethefamiliarroadwhetheryouwanttogothereornot.Ithasno

abilitytosteeritselfinanewdirectionbecauseitfollowswhateverisprogrammed

intoitovertime.Thesubconsciousminddoesn’tknowthedifferencebetween

realityandimagination,soitbelieveswhateveritisyoutellit!

Thesubconsciousmindislikeagiantsponge,absorbingeverythingaround.

Everythingyouhaveeverdoneinyourlifegetsstoredinyoursubconscious.What

thismeansisyoureapwhatyousowandyouarewhatyouthinkyouareinevery

senseoftheword!

Inmanyaspects,weattractbackintoourlives,whateveritisweareputtingout.

Thatcanbeascarythoughtforsomeofus.Whenitcomesrightdowntoit,our

thoughtsreallydobecomethings,sothenexttimesomethingbadhappenstoyou,

maybeyoushouldstopandthinkaboutwhatmighthavecreatedit!

Manypeopleuseself-hypnosistoachievegoalsandtopromotehealing.Guided

Imagery,whichisaformoftrance,isusedallofthetimeintheHealthCare

Systemtohelppatientsvisualizethemselveshealing,andself-hypnosisisvery

similar.

Withhypnosisyoucan:

Makechangesmustfaster.

ManageStressBetter.

StopSmoking.

LoseWeight.

OvercomeAddictions.

BeMoreSuccessful.

HealYourBody.

ImproveYourLife.

ThinkMorePositively.

EmbraceChange.

SuperchargeConfidence.

BeMoreProsperous.

Thosewhoengageinaregularhypnosisprogramyoucanbettermanagestress

andanxietyandliveahealthierlife.Hypnosishelpsyoudoeverythingbetter,and

that’sreallythebeautyofit.Hypnosisisbyfaroneoftheeasiestwaysthereisto

makechanges.

Hypnosisisaverygentleprocess,andonethatisextremelyeffectiveandvery

relaxingandusinghypnosis,youcanliterallytrainyourmindtofocuson

whateveritisyouwanttocreate.

BrainwaveFrequencies

Themindactuallygoesinandoutofdifferentbrainwavestatesonaregularbasis.

TheAlphabrainwavestateisthestatemostoftenaccessedduringhypnotictrance.

TheBetabrainwavestateisthedominantstateofmindmostofusareinduring

thecourseofourdayandtheBetabrainwavestatetypicallycorrespondstoa

frequencylevelofabout12to40Hz.

TheAlphabrainwavestate,ontheotherhand,whichisthestateofmindaccessed

duringhypnosis,operatesatabout8to12Hz,whichisalittleslowerthantheBeta

state.TheAlphabrainwavestateisoftenassociatedwithaveryrelaxedstateof

mind.Whenwecontemplateorproblemsolve,wearealsoaccessingtheAlpha

brainwavestate.

TheThetabrainwavestateisevenslowerthanAlphaanditoperatesataround4

to8Hz.Thetaisaverydeepstateofrelaxation,lightsleepandevendreamingand

itisthestateofmindmostoftenaccessedduringmeditationanddeeplevelsof

hypnosis.

ResearchhasproventhirtyminutesadayofThetameditationcandramatically

improvehealthandwell-beingandevencausesomeonenottoneedasmuch

sleep.Thesamethingcanbesaidwithdeeperlevelsofhypnotictrance,so

hypnosiscanindeedbeverybeneficialtosomeone’shealth.

OneofthedeepestandslowestbrainwavestatesisDeltaanditoccursaround0to

4Hz.Deltabrainwavestatestypicallyoccurinverydeepsleep,andthislevelof

mindisnottypicallyaccessedduringhypnosis.

Chapter-2

DemystifyingHypnosis

Thefollowingaresomecommonquestionsandanswersyoumightneedtoknow

moreaboutnomatterwhatkindofhypnosisyouchoosetopractice.

Hypnosisischaracterizedby:

Apleasantlyrelaxedposture.

REMorrapideyemovement.

Aslowingdownoftherational,thinkingconsciousmind.

Inwardfocusedconcentration.

Greateraccessintothesubconsciousordeepermindviathe

imagination.

Amuchgreaterreceptivitytosuggestion.

IsHypnosisDangerous?

Oneisneveroutofcontrolandnoonecanbetoldtodosomethingthatgoes

againsthisorhermoralsorvalues.Thehypnotistdoesnotcontrolanyone,inany

way,shapeorform.Peoplewillnotrevealsecretseitherbecausetheycannotbe

madetodoorsayanythingtheydonotwishtodo.Inaddition,ifsomeonewereto

revealsomethingtoahypnotist,itwouldalwaysbekeptconfidentialthesameasif

theywereinacounselingortherapysession.

Noonecanhypnotiseanyoneagainsthisorherwillbecauseallhypnosisis

essentiallyself-hypnosis.Stagehypnotistsselectpeoplewithcertain

characteristicsandpeoplethatarehighlysuggestible,andmuchofthetrickliesin

choosingtherightkindofperson.

HypnosisIsn’tReal

Ifsomeonedoesnotbelievein“hypnosis”ortheydonotbelievetheycanbe

hypnotised,thentheyprobablycannotbehypnotisedbecauseeachofusmust

allowourselvestogointotrance.Hypnosisdoesnotchangeanyone’spersonality

orinterferewiththeirmindinanywayandhypnosisisinnowaydangerous.

WhatDoesitFeelliketobeHypnotised?

Hypnosisisnotsleep,althoughthesubjectwillmostlikelyfeelrestedand

refreshedafterasession.Hypnosisisnotdangerousbecausethemindisalwaysin

control.Noonecanget“stuck”inhypnosiseitherbecausetheirconsciousmind

wouldstepbackintoplayinthecaseofanemergency.

Thereisalsonofearthatsomeonewouldnotawakenbecausethemindisvery

strong.Hypnosisissimilartosleep,butitisnotsleep.Itisalsonot

unconsciousness.Itissimplyrelaxedconcentration.Someonemayrecall

everythingthehypnotistsaysduringasessionortheymaydriftinandoutof

consciousnessawareness.

Whilesomepeoplefeelliketheyhavenotactuallybeenhypnotised,othersfeelas

iftheyhavewokenfromadeepsleep.Itisnotnecessarytobeinadeeplevelof

tranceinordertomakechangesbecauseevenlightlevelsareextremelyeffective.

Ifpeoplecanfollowinstructionsandrelaxtheycanbehypnotised.

CautionsandContra-indications

Peoplethatarenotidealcandidatesforhypnosisarepeoplethatmightbeunder

theinfluenceofdrugsoralcoholorpeoplethathavealearningdisabilityor

mentaldisorder.Itisalsorecommendedthatthosewithepilepsynotbe

hypnotisedaswellbecausethestateofhypnosiscouldelicitseizures(onlyfor

thosewhocurrentlyhaveepilepsy).Inaddition,hypnosismaynotbesuitablefor

thosewithaheartconditionthosewithextremelyhighbloodpressureorthose

thathavepsychosisormentalillness.Inthecasewhereonehasachronichealth

conditionthehypnotherapistmayseekapprovalfromtheclient’shealthcare

provider.

IsThereAnyTouchingInvolved?

Typicallyhypnosisdoesnotinvolvetouchunlessthehypnotherapistspecifically

asksiftheycantouchsomeoneduringasession.Forexample,some

hypnotherapistsmaytouchashoulderorarmtohelpbringaboutarelaxedstate

ofmind,buttheyshouldalwaysaskforpermission.It’salwaysagoodideatoask

permissiontotouch,wheneveritisappropriate.Permissiontotouchcouldbe

phrasedlike:“Duringthissession,Imayneedtotouchyourhand,forearm,elbow,

shoulderorforehead,isthatallrightwithyou?”

TheHypnoticContract

Thehypnoticcontractisalsoagoodpracticetogetinto.Whenyouasksomeone

permissionbysayingsomethinglike:“Wouldyouliketodohypnosiswithme

now?”youcanbesurethattheydoinfactwanttobehypnotisedandareawilling

participant.

HowLongWillitTaketoGetHypnotised?

Hypnosisdoesnotneedtotakealotoftimeaswell,andasamatteroffactthe

moresomeoneexperiencehypnosisthefasteranddeepertheywillgointo

hypnotictrance.Itisnotnecessarytospendhoursinahypnosissessionbecause

evenashortsessioncanbeextremelyeffective.

Themindmaywanderduringahypnosissession,butthatiscompletelynormal

becausejustasitdoesinsleep,themindwillgoinandoutofdifferentstatesof

awareness.

Hypnosisisactuallyastateofveryheightenedawarenessandfocusandhypnosis

givesoneaccessintothesubconsciousmind,wherechangesaremoreeasilymade.

Sincethesubconsciousminddoesnotknowthedifferencebetweenrealityand

imagination,itbelieveswhateveryoutellitwhileintrance.Whilesomepeople

maynoticechangesimmediatelyothersfinditmaytakeabitlonger.Hypnosis

allowsyoutooverwriteoldprogrammingthatnolongerservesyou,replacingit

withnewideasandmindsetsthatreflectthekindoflifeyouwanttobeliving.

Althoughhypnosisisahighlysuggestiblestateofmindthatdoesnotmeanthat

youaremoreeasilyledtodoanythingyoudonotwanttodo.

CanHypnotherapyBeUsedinaNegativeWay?

Hypnotherapycannotbeusedinanegativewaybecauseyoucannotbeledtodo

anythingyoudonotwanttodo.Sinceonehastoallowthemselvestobe

hypnotised,somemayfindthathypnosisdoesnotworkforthembecausethey

mayenterintotheprocesswithdisbelief.

ShouldHypnosisbeanAlternativeforaDoctorVisit?

HypnosisshouldNOTbeusedasasubstituteformedicalcare.It’sfinetouse

hypnosisalongwithyourmedicalcare.Hypnosisshouldbeusedinconjunction

withwhatyouarealreadydoinganditisnotrecommendedthatyouusehypnosis

asasubstituteformedicalinterventionortreatment.Ifyougaveachronicor

ongoingmedicalcondition,youshouldalwayscheckinwithyourdoctortoensure

hypnosisissafeforyou.

Youshouldfeelfreetocheckinwithyourhealthcareprovider

HowmanysessionsdoIneed?

Therearenohardandfastrulesonhowmanysessionsonemayneedbecause

everyoneisdifferent.Youmaynoticechangesrightawayoryoumayfindyou

needseveralsessionstobreakthrougholdhabitsandmindsets.

SuggestibilityTests

Theextenttowhichsomeoneisabletoaccepthypnoticsuggestionvaries,

accordingtotheirstateofmind.Ahypnoticsuggestibilitytestmeasuresone’s

potentialtoenterintohypnotictrance.Themoresomeoneisabletoexperience

thesuggestions,thedeepertheywillgointotrance.Thetruthofthematteristhat

everyoneissuggestible;it’sjustthatsomepeoplearemoresusceptibleto

suggestionthanothers.Itisnotnecessarytobeinadeepleveloftranceto

experiencechangebecauseevenlightlevelsareextremelybeneficial.

Aperson’ssuggestibilitycanberatedhigh,mediumorlow.Approximately80%of

thepopulationfallsinthemediumrangewith10%fallinginthehighrangeand

10%fallinginthelow.

Apersonwhowashighlysuggestiblewouldbeabletoundergohypnosisquite

easilywhileoneoflowersuggestibilitywouldbemoreresistantinsubmittingto

hypnosis.

Weallexperiencetrancedayinanddayout,everytimewegetlostinthought,

watchagreatmovieorreadagoodbook.Hypnosismerelyallowsyoutotake

advantageofthis“suggestible”stateofmind,helpingyoumakechangesinyour

life.

Thegreaterthesuggestibilitythatyouexperience,thegreatertheeffect

suggestionsofferedwillhaveuponyourperceptionofreality.Inhypnosis,which

isanalteredstateofconsciousness,youcanreachveryhighlevelsof

suggestibility.

Inthisalteredstate,suggestionscanprofoundlyaffectyourperceptionshelping

youovercomechallengingissues.

Onepopularsuggestibilitytestistheballoontest.

TheBalloonTest

Haveyoursubjectstandupfacingyouwiththeirfeetacomfortabledistanceapart.

Instructthemtoclosetheireyesandextendbothoftheirarmsoutinfrontofyou.

Nextaskthemtomakeafistwiththeirrighthandwiththeirthumbpointing

upwards.Withtheirlefthand,havethemextendtheirfingersoutwardwiththeir

palmfacingupwards.Nowaskthemtousetheirimaginationandactasiftheyare

holdingabunchofcolorfulheliumballoonsintheirrighthandwhileimagininga

heavybookorstackofbooksintheirlefthand.

Instructthemtofeelasiftheheliumballoonsarepullinguptheirrighthand,

higherandhigherasthegasrisesandpullstheirarmsupwards.Atthesametime,

theycanimaginetheheavybookweighingtheirleftarmdownasifitisastrainto

doso.Youcanvarythisinanumberofways,bytellingthemyouareplacingmore

andmoreheavybooksinthelefthand,astheirrighthanddriftsupfurtherand

further.Thefurtheruptheirrighthanddrifts,theheaviertheirlefthandfeels.You

couldevenmentionthediscomforttheyfeel,tryingtoholdallthoseheavybooks

inonehand.

Forfurthereffect,trytellingthematthecountof3,youwillthenplace3more

heavybooksintheirlefthand,asyousnapyourfingers.Youcanthecountfrom1

to3,andthensnapyourfingers,andhavethemopentheireyes.

Fortheresultsofthistest,youcanmakeanoteiftheirarmsrespondedtowhat

yousaidbymovingupordown.

Dependingonhowmuchtheirarmsmovewouldconstitutehowmuchorhow

littlenon-analyticaltheyareonascale.Iftheirarmsmovedonlyasmallamount

ornotatall,thenthatwouldshowthattheyareveryanalytical.Iftheirarms

movedalot,thatwouldindicatetheyareverysuggestible.

LockingElbowTest

Thistestmustalsobedonewithauthoritatively.Haveyoursubjectstandfacing

youandsaysomethinglike:

“I’dlikeyoutoplaceyourrightarmfacingstraightoutwithyourfingersextended.

Onthecountofthreeyouwillfollowmyinstructionsanduseyourimagination

youwillnotbeabletobendyourarmattheelbow…1…

Nowconcentrateonyouarmandactasifthereisasteelrodfromyourshoulder

allthewaydowntoyourfingers.Lockyourelbowsasiftheywillnotbend,2.This

steelrodisveryfirmandstraight,andit’slikeasolidpieceofsteel.

Thissteelrodisnotevenpartofyourbodyanymoreanditissofirm,youcannot

bendit…And3(saythenumbersinaveryforcefulcommandingtone)

Nowgoaheadandtry,andnoticehowyoucannotbendit,youcannotbendit…

andstoptrying.”

Themoreauthoritativeyouare,thebetterthesuggestibilitytestswork.

Chapter-3

SimpleMethodstoHypnotise

Anyone

Thegoldenrule

Thereisagoldenruleinhypnosis.Followthisruleandyouwillalwaysbe

successful.Nomatterwhathypnotictechniqueyouareusing,thisgoldenrule

applies.YoucancallthisruletheABSformula.

Astandsforattention,

Bstandsforbypassingthatcriticalfactor,and

Sstandsforstimulatingtheunconsciousmind.

Streethypnotistsusethissimpleformulaallthetimeanditisthesecrettotheir

success.Hypnosisisreallyonlyfocusedconcentration,andwhensomeoneisin

hypnosis,theconsciousmindisbypassed.Inessence,allyoureallyneedtodoto

hypnotisesomeoneistogetpasttheconscious,thinkingmind.

Ifyoucanlearnhowtoexecutethisgoldenrule,youwillbeabletoeasilyand

effortlesslyhypnotiseanyone,anywhere.Thisruleworkswhetherornotyouare

hypnotizingsomeoneonthestreetorinanoffice.Itmayseemsimple,but,in

essence,that’sthebeautyofit.

Therearesomeothersecretsyouneedtoknowtoaswell,andyoucouldthinkof

theseasthefourkeystohypnosis.

KeyNumber1-Relaxation

Thefirstkeyisrelaxation.Ifsomeoneisn’trelaxed,theywillnotbeabletodrift

intotrance.Theideaofrelaxationislikeadoorwayintotrance.Youcancertainly

hypnotisesomeoneasastagehypnotistwithoutrelaxation,butit’saloteasierto

hypnotisesomeoneiftheyarerelaxedandatease.

KeyNumber2-UsingtheImagination

Learningtousetheimaginationisprobablyoneofthemostimportantkeysthere

is.Everyoneknowshowtousetheirimaginationbecausemostofushavebeen

doingsosincewewereyoungchildren.Imaginationisthelanguageofthe

subconsciousmind,andwhenthemindisrelaxedandquiet,itdoesnotknowthe

differencebetweenwhatisrealandwhatisimagined.

Thisisoneofthereasonswhyaprocesslikehypnosisworkssowell.

KeyNumber3-Repetition

Repetitionisagreattoolforthesubconsciousmind.Inordertoabsorbanidea,

themindneedstohearitagainandagain.Repeatingpositivesuggestionsor

affirmationsworkswellwhileinhypnotictrance.Inotherwords,themoreyou

hearsomething,themoreyouwillrememberit.

KeyNumber4-KeepingitPositive

Keepingitpositiveisanincrediblyimportantrulebecausethemindfocuseson

whateveryoutellit.Ifyoutellsomeonewhileintrance,thattheydon’tlikecandy,

thenallthemindhearsiscandy.Abetterapproachwouldbetoinstructsomeone

thattheylovehealthynutritiousfoods,likefruitsandvegetables.

Thesamethingcanbesaidifyoutellsomeonetonotbestressed.Allthemind

hearsisthewordstress,whichisobviouslynegative.Tellingsomeonethatthey

feelcalmandrelaxedisamuchbetterapproach.

TheHypnoticPre-frametoGuaranteeSuccess

Thepre-frameisagreattooltousewithnewclients.Itallowsyoutosetupthe

inductionintheperson’smind,whichgivesthemamuchbetterchanceof

succeeding.Todothepre-frame,allyouneedtodoisasksomeoneto“pretend”

thattheyaregoingunderhypnosis.Itmayseemsilly,butitworks.

Askthemtostandorsitasifahypnotisedpersonwouldstandorsit,breathehow

ahypnotisedpersonwouldbreathe,andactivateanycharacteristicsthata

hypnotisedpersonwoulddisplay.Thegoalistoallowthemtogetcarriedawayin

theprocessofactingasiftheyarereallyhypnotised.

Themoresomeonepretends,theeasierandmorenaturalitwillfeeltobeina

stateoftrance.Ifsomeonepretendssomethingforlongenough,itwillbecome

quiterealintheirmind.Eventually,theywillforgettheyarepretendingasthey

enjoytheprocessofpurerelaxation.

AStep-By-StepGuidetoHypnotisingAnyone

Oneofthefirstquestionsyoumighthaveiswhethertousepre-writtenscriptsor

towriteyourown.

Pre-writtenscriptscanhelpyouimmenselybutonlytoacertainpoint.Thebest

waytousepre-writtenscriptsistousethemasaguide.Onlyyouknowexactly

whatyourclientneeds.Interviewingyourclientandbuildingrapportisoneofthe

mostimportantthingsyoucandoaspartofanyhypnotherapypractice.

Whileyoumayhaveadesireto“wingit”andjuststarttalking,usingapre-written

inductionanddeepenerisprobablygoingtobefareasierthanstartingfrom

scratch.Ifyouuseascript,youcanalwaysstrayfromit-butifyougettongue

tied,apre-writtenscriptiseasytofallbackon.

Scriptscanbewrittenonanysubjectsotherereallyisnolimittowhatyoucando.

Therearesomesimplerulesofthumbthatneedtobefollowedwhenwriting

scripts.

ScriptWritingTips

Alwaysusethepresenttense.

Alwaysusepositiveaffirmationsandsuggestions.

Useclearandsimplelanguage

Useimageryasmuchaspossible.

UseNLPTechniques.

Userepetition.

Focusonthestatesomeoneistryingtoobtain,notthestatetheyare

comingfrom.

Focusonthepositive,notthenegative.

Useyourimagination!

Thefirstpartofascriptshouldfocusonbuildingrapportorwhatisknownin

hypnotherapycirclesaspre-amble.Thisisthepartofthescriptthatprovidesthe

backgroundorcontextforthework.Ifthescriptwerebasedaroundovercoming

obstacles,thisportionofthescriptmightoffersomeinformationaboutthe

obstacleoneistryingtoovercomeorthereasontheyaretryingtoovercomeit.

Thenextpartofthescriptistheinductionandthisiswhereyouareactually

hypnotizingsomeone.Thispartofthescriptshouldbereadinasmooth,melodic

voiceanditshouldbereadveryslowlyinordertorelaxsomeone.

Yourvoiceshouldhavecadenceandrhythmaswellsinceyouaretryingtolull

someoneintohypnotictrance.Thenextpartofthescriptfocusesondeepeningthe

trance,althoughthisisnotalwaysnecessary;thispartofthescriptshouldalsobe

readslowlyandsoftly.

Therealworkbeginsnextinthemeatofthescript,orthepartofthescriptthat

focusesontheissueathand.Inthispartofthescript,youwillbeusinghypnotic

imageryorsomethinglikedirectsuggestions.Youcanalsousemetaphorsor

hypnoticstories.

Hypnosisscriptsarekindoflikewritingasalespitchinmanyaspectsbecauseit

alsofollowstheruleofthumbof:tellthemwhatyouaregoingtotellthem,tell

them,andthentellthemwhatyouhavejusttoldthem!

Remember,thesubconsciousmindisverysimple,soyoualwayswanttobevery

clearaboutthemessagesorepetitionandpersistenceworkwell.Afterthemain

portionofthescript,youwouldthenfocusonthefuturestate,orthestate

someoneismovingintobyusinghypnotherapy.

Thisisagoodtimetohavesomeoneimagineorpicturehisorherendresultor

goalafewmonthsdowntheroad.

Someonecandothisbylookingatthemselvesinamirror,arrivingatthewinner’s

circleorevenjustsittingquietlypicturingitintheirmind.Thepointistoalways

takeamomentduringthescripttohelpthemenvisionthefuturestate.Lastbut

notleast,youcanthenfocusonreiteratingthepositivesuggestionsbyhaving

someonerepeatthemsilentlytothemselves.Itisalwaysgoodtoendbysaying

somethinglike“thesesuggestionsarenowpermanentlyembeddedintoyour

subconsciousmind,wheretheywillgrowstrongerandstrongeroverthenextfew

daysandweeks.

Finally,thecomingupprocessisnext,andthisiswhereyougentlybutfirmlytell

someoneyouaregoingtocountfrom1–10andthentheywillawaken.

Hypnoticsequenceofevents.

1. Buildrapport.

2. Induction.

3. Deepener.

4. Hypnoticimagery,metaphororrelaxationwork.

5. FutureState.

6. Embedthesuggestions.

7. ComingUp.

Inlookingathypnosisscripts,oneofthemostimportanttoolsyouhaveisyour

imagination!Thesubconsciousdoesnotknowthedifferencebetweenrealityand

imagination,sothisisthetimetogetcreative!Ifyou’rewritingascriptfora

client,it’sagoodideatofindoutwhattheylikeandusethattobuildyourscript.

Inotherwords,askthemwheretheiridealplaceofrelaxationis,andthentake

themthere!Ifyou’rejustwritingscriptstoprovideavarietyofsubjects,thenjust

usedifferentkindsofrelaxationenvironmentstokeepitinteresting.Youcould

takesomeonetothebeach,toaFiveStarHotel,APrivateCabana,AMountain

Cabin,youcouldeventakesomeonetoParisortakethemhang-gliding,thepoint

isyoucantakethemanywherebecausethemindhasnolimits.

Goingbacktothetips,itisimportanttoalwaysusethepresenttense,becauseyou

wantsomeonetofeelliketheyareactuallythereatthatparticularmomentin

time,notyesterdayorsometimeinthefuture.

Alwaysusepositiveaffirmationsandsuggestions,becausethemindwillfocuson

whatwhateveryoutellit,evenifit’snegative.Youwouldneverwanttosay“I

don’teatjunkfoodanymore”becauseallthemindwouldfocusonwouldbethe

wordjunkfood!Itwouldbebettertosay.“Iloveeatinghealthymealsnow”

becausethatissomethingpositive.

Useclearandsimplelanguagebecausethesubconsciousmindisverychildlike,

andeasilyoverwhelmed.Don’ttryandusewordsandphrasesthataretoolongor

toocomplex,becausethemindmightjustignorethem.

BesuretousealotofimageryandNLPtechniquesbecausethishelpspeople

picturethingsbetter.Usebrightcolorsifyouaretryingtodrawsomethingto

someoneandblackandwhiteifyouaretryingtopushsomethingaway.Youcan

alsoturnthevolumeupordownormakesomethingbiggerorsmaller.Onceyou

getusedtousingthesetechniques,theywillbeeasiertointegrateintoyour

sessions.

Repetitionisprobablyoneofthemostimportanttoolsyoucanuseaswellbecause

ithelpsgetthepointacrossthemoreyouhearsomething.Alwaysrememberto

focusonthestatesomeoneistryingtoobtain,notthestatetheyarecomingfrom

ortryingtomoveawayfrom.Ifsomeoneiscomingtoyouforaweightloss

session,itwouldbebettertosay“Youarenowtheperfectsizeandatyourgoal

weight”thantosay“YouwanttoloseXamountofweight”.Always,always,always

focusonthepositive,notthenegativeanduseyourimagination!

ImaginationisEVERYTHING!

Thisisnottheplacetoplayitsafebyanymeans.Thisistheplacetogetcrazyand

wild.Anythinggoesinahypnosisscriptbecausethemindcangoanywhereit

likes.Takesomeoneupintothecloudsorintothecosmosortakethemonatrip

intothepastandexploreanancientruinorpyramid.Thepointistouseyour

imagination.Ifsomeonewereafraidofanimals,saymonkey’s,youcouldtake

themtoastuffedanimalzoofilledwithgiantplayfulanimals.Theycouldevensit

ontopofthemonkeyandpetitsoftlyoreventalktothemonkeyandfindoutitis

notsoscaryafterall.

Deepeners

Hypnoticdeepenersaresimplywordsandphrasesusedtodeepensomeone’slevel

oftrance.Therearemanywaystodothis-oneofwhichistosimplyrepeat

relaxingphraseslike“youarenowgoingdeeperanddeeperintothisbeautiful

soothingrelaxationor“everysoundthatyouhearonlycausesyoutogodeeper

anddeeperintothiscalmstateofrelaxation”.

Youcanalsohavesomeonegodownabeautifulspiralstaircaseasyourepeat

relaxingphrasesoryoucouldevenhavesomeonewatchabeautifulsunsetasyou

countbackwardfrom10to1.Thepointofadeepeneristokeepthetrancelevel

headedintherightdirectionbecauseyoudon’twantsomeonecomingbackup

again.Manytimestheinductionwillincludedeepeningtechniques,soyoudon’t

alwayshavetoaddadeepenerintothescript.

BasicFour-StageHypnoticProtocolforTrance

1. AbsorbAttentionandInduceTrance

2. BypasstheCriticalfactorandDeepentheTrance

3. ActivateanUnconsciousResponse

4. LeadtheUnconscioustotheDesiredOutcomebyMakingSuggestions

Hypnotizingsomeonedoesn’thavetobecomplicated.Whenyouexaminethe

processasasimplefour-stepprocess,youcansimplifyit.

Thefirststageisallaboutabsorbingsomeone’sattentionandinducingtrance.You

candothisinmanyways,butthefirstplacetostartisbysimplyaskingsomeone

toclosetheireyes.Forexample,youcouldsay:

“Wouldyouliketodosomehypnosiswithmenow?”

Assumingyoursubjectsays“yes”youcanthenaskthemtoclosetheireyes.You

couldalsosay:

“Closeyoureyesandgointohypnosis.”

It’sreallythatsimple.Fromthispoint,it’simperativethatyoudeepenthetrance.

Bypassingthatcriticalfactorisimportantbecauseonceyoudothat,youarefree

andclearandonceyouhavesomeone’sattention,andonceyoudistractthem,you

cancontinuedeepeningthetrance.Doingsomethingphysicallikeliftingtheirarm

upandgivingthemsomesuggestionsisaneasyway.

Youcouldsaysomethinglike:

“EverytimeIpickupyourhandanddropitlikeso,youwillgodeeperanddeeper

anddeeper.”

Everytimeyousaytheword“deeper”youwouldthenliftuptheirhandanddrop

itgently.

Deeperanddeeperthenbecomecuewordsthatsignifythatit’stimetodropintoa

deeperleveloftrance.

Youcanelaborateonanyofthesesteps,butyoudon’treallyhaveto.Thereisa

misconceptionthatyouhavetobeinaverydeepleveloftrancetomakechanges,

butthat’snotreallytrue.

Thenextstepisallaboutstimulatingtheunconsciousmindandactivatingan

unconsciousresponse.Thisisalsoknownasthesuggestionphase.Whatyousay

atthispointobviouslydependsonwhattheissueis.Ifyouwereworkingon

confidence,forexample,youcouldeithertellastorywheresomeonecanpicture

themselvesfeelingconfident,oryoucouldjustoffersomesimplesuggestionslike:

“Youaresmartandsavvyandconfident”or“Youfeelconfidentwitheverything

yousayanddo.”

Youcanalsodescribearelaxationenvironmentandhavesomeonepicture

themselvesthere.Youcanaskthesubjectduringtheinitialinterview,whatkindof

relaxingenvironmenttheydesire,soyouwillknowwhatkindofscenetodescribe.

Themorevividlyyoupaintthepicture,themoresomeonecangothereintheir

mind,sobesuretouseyourimagination.Repeatingsuggestionsalsoreiterates

thesuggestionsinsomeone’smind,sobesuretouserepetitionasmuchas

possible.Everythingdoneinthisphaseleadssomeonetothatdesiredoutcome.

Whenyouarethrough,simplycountsomeonebackupandbringthemoutof

trance.

SignsofTrance

Therearemanysignsoftrance,sobesuretolookforthesecuesinyoursubjects:

Tearingoftheeyes.

Rapideyemovementundertheeyelids.

Changesinskincoloroftheface.

Changesintherhythmofbreathing.

Slightjerksofhands,feetorlegs.

Swallowingmovementsslowdown.

Headdrooping.

Slumpedshoulders.

Glazedorflickeringeyes.

Involuntarymicro-movementsofthebodyorthelips.

Liplicking.

Chapter-4

RapidInductionTechniques-How

TheyWork

Therearemanyformsofhypnoticinductions.Someoftheseareusedinclinical

practicewhileothersareusedaspartofstageorstreethypnosis.Eachandevery

subjectisunique,soitisalwayshelpfultolearnmultipletechniques.

Itisbesttoalwaysbepreparedforwhateverarises,asyouneverknowwhenyou

mayneedtotryadifferentinductiontechnique.

Manyhypnotistsstillusethestandardalthough“old-fashioned”hypnotic

inductionofprogressiverelaxation,becauseitworksonalmosteveryoneanditis

extremelyrelaxing.

Theonlydownfallisthatthestandardprogressiverelaxationinduction,inwhich

thehypnotistrelaxessomeonebyusingasoothingtoneofvoiceortakingthen

downalongstairway,isoftenverytimeconsuming.Learningsomeoftherapid

inductiontechniqueswillbeveryhelpfultohaveaspartofyourhypnotic

inductionarsenal.

Stagehypnotistsarenotoriousforusingrapidinductiontechniquesandtheycan

beveryeffective.Onethingtobeawareofthoughisthatinstagehypnosis,clients

areverycarefullyscreenedforoptimumsuggestibility,andthatisanimportant

facttokeepinmind.Ifsomeonewasrecruitedthatdidnotlikethespotlightor

wasthetypeofpersontoquestioneverycommand,theywouldnotmakeavery

goodinstantinductioncandidate.

Anyonewhovolunteersforastageshowprobablylovesthespotlightandloves

beingpartoftheentertainmentatmosphere,butyourindividualclientsmaynot

alwaysfollowthisprotocol.

Rapidinductionsmaybemoreeffectiveforhypnotherapyclientswhohave

alreadybeensuccessfullyhypnotisedbyyouinthepast–becausetheyareoften

verygoodatgettingthemselvestorapidlydriftintoatrancelikestate.

MiltonErickson,knownasthefatherofclinicalhypnosiswasknownforhisrather

informalinductiontechnique.Heworkedtoestablishrapportwithclientsusing

skillfullanguagethatwouldredirecttheirattention.Indirectlyhewouldmake

therapeuticsuggestionsthroughsymbolsandmetaphors.Usingthiskindof

techniquetakesmuchskillandpractice,soitisalwayswisetolearnamultitudeof

techniquessothatyoucantrythemoutasneeded.

Youmightactuallyfinditusefultocombinetechniquesdependingonyourclient’s

needs.Havingsaidallofthis,itisNOTnecessaryforyourclientstobeinadeep

stateoftranceinordertoelicitchange.ThathasbeenprovenwithMilton

Erickson’sinformaltechnique.AlthoughErickson’sclientsmaynothavefeltlike

theyweredeepintrance,thefactofthematteristhathistechniques,whichare

stillemulatedeventoday,workamazinglywell.

Let’sexaminesomerapidinductionsnow.

RapidEyeDe-FocusInduction

Beginbyinstructingyourclienttakeanicedeepbreath.Instructtheclienttotake

aseconddeepbreath–andthenathird.Onthethirddeepbreath,askyourclient

toholdthebreathforapproximatelythreeseconds-theninstructthemtoexhale

andrelax.

Nowaskyourclienttofocustheireyesonaspotonthewallorceiling,straining

theireyesjustabit.Focusingonthespot-withtheirheadstraightandtheireyes

onthewallinfrontofthem,tellyourclienttocontinuestrainingtheireyessothat

theireyesarefocusedupwardswiththeirheadstraight.

Youmaythencountbackfrom20to1.Theeyestrainalonewillcausetheireyesto

waterandblink.Themomenttheyclosetheireyes,theywillbeinalightlevelof

tranceandyoumaycontinuetodeepenfromthere.

DirectGazeInduction

Thedirectgazemethodisaverypowerfultechniquebutoneofthemostdifficult

tousebecauseyouhavetoperformitwithahighlevelofconfidence.Ifyouhave

anydoubtsorhesitations,yourclientwillnotice.

Withyourclientstanding,simplysaytothem“NowIwouldlikeyoutofixyour

eyesrighthere.”Nowtaketheindexfingerofyourrighthandandbringitup

underyourrighteye;ifthey’reseated,orlyingdownyoumaysayexactlythesame

thing.

Whenyou’relookingyourclientintheeye,itisimportanttoNOTblink.

Narrowyoureyesslightly,justenoughtokeepyoureyesfromdryingout.Time

yourcountinginresponsetowhatyouseeishappeninginyourclient’seyes.Ifyou

donotseeanyresponse,simplystretchoutyoursuggestions.Themomentyousee

yourclientbeginningtoblink,pickupthespeedandsay“Andnowyoureyes

beginclosing,closing…itfeelssogoodtocloseyoureyes.”

Wordsspokentoclient

NowIwantyoutolookrighthere.Don’ttakeyoureyesawayfrommine.Don’t

moveorspeakorevennodyourheadorsayanythingunlessIaskyouto.Iknow

thatyouhearandunderstandmequitewell.Ifyoufollowmysimpleinstructions,

thereisnothingthatcankeepyoufromenteringintoaverynicedeepand

pleasantstateoftrance,veryquickly.

Now,takeanicedeepbreathinfillingupyourlungs.(Youusethisopportunityto

takeadeepbreathandtakeyourrighthandmovingitinanupwardmotioninthe

air).Nowexhale.(Bringyourhanddownastheyexhale)Verygood.Nowtakea

secondandmuchdeeperbreath.(Bringyourhandupagain)Exhale.(Bringyour

handdown)Nowjustrelaxandtakeathirddeepbreath.(Bringinghandup)

Exhale.(Bringinghanddown)

Nowslowlyraiseyourhandupovertheirhead,aboutthreefeetinfrontofthem,

twofeetabovetheirhead,pointingyourfinger)Andnow,I’mgoingtocountfrom

fivedowntoone.AsIdo,youreyelidswillgrowveryheavy,verydroopy,very

drowsyandsleepy.BythetimeIreachthecountofone,theywillcloserightdown

andyouwillgoverydeepinnicehypnotictrance.Youwillgoverydeep,deeper

thanever.

Begincounting…..Five(Startmovingyourfingerdown)–Youreyelidsareheavy,

verydroopy,drowsyandsleepy.Four(Movingyourfingerdown)—Thoseheavy

lidsfeelreadytoclose.Three(Movingyourfingerdown)—Thenexttimeyou

blinkyouwillknowthatyouareenteringintoanicestateoftrance.Two(Moving

yourfingerdown).Youreyesarebeginningtoclose,closing,closing,closing,

closing,closing,closing,closingthem,closethem,closethem.

They’reclosing.Nowplaceyourrighthandbehindyourclient’sheadatthebaseof

theirskull.Grasptheirleftarmattheelbowandwithasuddenpullingmovement

oftherighthand,tellthemto“sleepnow”.

Proceedwithdeepeningtechniques.

RhythmicEyeMovementorHypnoticSpinningWheelInduction

Thisisaverysimpleinductionthatusesahypnoticspinningwheel.

Youmayjustallowyourclienttostareatthewheelasitisspinning……counting

backwardasyougo.

Youcanalsohaveyourclientvisualizeaspinningwheel.Continuetodeepenas

youcountbackwardwithtypicaldeepeninglanguage.

NowIwouldlikeyoutoimaginethecolorgreen-justconcentrateonseeing

nothingbutthecolorgreen,likeabeautifulfieldofgrassinthespring.Erase

everythingelsefromyourmindandallowyouthoughtstojustimaginethatfresh

greencolorasyoulistentomyvoice.Nowseethecolorgreenfadingintoanice

soothingyellow.Thiscoloryellowissowarm…….andmellow.Youfeelsorelaxed

soatease.Sowarm.

Relaxedandglowing…warmandrelaxed.Nowseethisyellowmeldingintothe

colororange,likeabeautifulsunsetmakingyoumoreandmoresereneand

comfortable.Youfeelsorelaxed,asyougodeeperanddeeper.Seethecolors

spinninginyourmind…likeawheelofcolor.

Nownoticehowthecolororangebecomesabeautifuldeepred,asyougodeeper

anddeeper.Youfeelsowarmandrelaxedasyougodeeperanddeeper,saferand

calmer.

Youmaythendothearmjerksleepcommandorcontinuedeepening.

PatternBreakingInduction

Thisisaclassictechniquethatthrowssomeoneoffguard.Itcanbeusedwitha

handshakeinduction.

Getpermissionfirsttousethetechniquetoinducetrance.

Reachouttoshaketheperson’shand.

Beforeyourhandmeetstheirhand,useyourotherhandtolightlygrabthemby

theirwrist.

Gentlypulltheirhandupinfrontoftheirface

Verballybringtheirattentiontotheirhandbysayingsomethinglike“lookatyour

hand…andnoticehowyourvisionisstartingtochange”whileyouslowlymove

theirhandtowardstheirface.

Continuewithverbalpatter

RelaxationTechnique-ArmLevitation

Thisinductiontechniquerequiresthatthehypnotistmonitorthepaceofthe

suggestionstotheresponseofthesubject.

I’mgoingtocountfromoneuptotwenty.AsIdo,alight,easy,relaxingfeeling

willmoveintoyourrighthandandthenintoyourrightarm.AsIcontinue

counting,thatfeelingwillgrowstrongerandstronger.Soonyou’llfeelaslight

movementofyourfingers,andatwitchingofthemuscles.

(Atthispointgraspthesubject’sarmanddemonstratehowitwillmoveasyou

continuewiththefollowingsuggestions).

Atthatpointyourhandbeginstolift.Yourarmbeginstolift.Itcontinuesmoving,

lifting,andrisingupuntilitcomestorestuponyourbody.

Nowwhenyoufeelthemovementinyourhandandinyourarm,donottryto

resist.Youmayresistifyouchoseto,butthatisnotwhyyouarehere.Justallow

yoursubconsciousminddoitswork.Now-wearereadytobegin.

Number1-Thefirstlight,easysensationnowmovesintoyourfingertipsofyour

righthand.

Number2-Thefeelingisnowspreadingaroundbeneathyourfingernails.

Number3-Thefeelingisnowmovinguptothefirstjointofyourfingers.

Number4-It’snowspreadingtothelargeknuckleacrossthebackofyourhand.

Number5-thefirstslightmovementsbegintotakeplace.Youarenownoticing

slightmovementsofyourfingersandatwitchingofthemuscles.

Number6-Thelightsensationnowspreadsallacrossthebackofyourhand.

Number7-Itnowspreadsoverandintoyourthumb.

Number8-It’snowmovingnowallthroughthepalmofyourhand.

Number9-Thesensationnowspreadsupandintoyourwrist.Thinkofyourleft

handnow.You’llseebycomparison,yourlefthandisbeginningtofeelvery,very

heavy.

WhileonNumber10-yourrighthandgrowslighterandlighterwitheachnumber

Ispeak-lightasafeatherfloatinginthebreezeandevenlighter.Aslightasa

helium-filledballoon.Justasahelium-filledballoonwillriseandfloattowardsthe

ceiling,inthesameway,bythetimeIreachthecountoftwenty,yourrighthandis

moving,lifting,risingandfloating.

Number11-Thelightsensationhasmovedbeyondyourwristnow,spreadingup

intoyourforearm.

Number12,13-Nowthinkofyourlefthand.Yourlefthandhasgrownsoheavy,it

feelsasthoughitweremadeofstone.

Number14-Thatsensationisspreadinguptowardyourelbow.

Nowon15-Fromyourfingertipsallthewayuptoyourelbowyourhandhas

grownlight,lightandfree.It’sbeginningtolift.It’smoving,lifting,risingand

floating.

(Atthispoint,ifthehandisnotmoving,gentlyliftthehandtogetitstarted)

Allright,16-Nowyourarmismovingupandliftingandrising.Andasyourarm

islifting,you’regoingdeeperanddeeperintohypnosis.

17-Yourhandcontinuesmoving,liftingandrisingnowuntilitcomestorestover

onyourbody.

18-Moving,lifting,rising,floating.Rightonovernowandwhenyourhandcomes

torestuponyourbody,atthattimeyoureyelidswillshuttightly.Youreyelidsare

sotightlyclosedatthatpoint,themoreyoutrytoopenthemthetightertheyclose.

19-Yourhandisgettingreadytocomedownandrestuponyourbody.

20-Nowyourhandhascometorestuponyourbodyandatthesametime,your

eyelidsarelockedsotightlyclosed,themoreyoutrytoopenyoureyelidsthe

tightertheyarelockingclosed.

That’sfine,stoptryingandgodeeperintotrance.

Rapidtechniquesarefuntotryandthemoreyoudothem,thebetteryouwillget

andthemoreconfidentyouwillfeel.

Chapter-5

HowtoSecretlyUsetheHypnotic

Imagination

Usingyourimaginationisreallythekeytodoinghypnosis-becausethereisno

limittothepictureyoucanpaintinsomeone’smind.Ifpeoplereallyknewhow

powerfultheirmindsreallywere,theywouldspendalloftheirfreetimeimagining

anddaydreamingratherthanworrying!

Themoreyoucanmakesomeoneseeit,feelitandhearitintheirmind,themore

realtheexperiencewillbe.Onegreatwaytoworkwithsomeone’simaginationis

totakestepstofigureoutwhichoftheirsensesistheirprimarysense.

Eachofusprocessesthingsdifferentlydependingonwhetherornotwesense

thingsinavisual,auditoryorakinestheticmanner.ThisisalsoknownasVAK.

Youcandothiseasilybyhavingsomeonepicturealemonintheirmind.Trythis

lemoncuttingscript-andyouwillbeabletotellquiteeasilywhichsenseis

someone’sprimarysense.Peoplewhocanfeelthelemonintheirhandsand

peoplewhocanfeelthemselvescuttingthelemononthecuttingboardprobably

processinakinestheticmanner.Thosewhoseethebrightyellowcoloroftheskin,

orthecolorsofthecabinetsorcountertopinthekitchenmostlikelyprocess

informationvisually.Thosewhotastethelemon’sbitterness,enjoyusingthesense

oftaste.Usingtheauditorysense,someonemightevenhearthesoundsinthe

kitchenorthehummingoftherefrigerator.

LemonCuttingScript

Justcloseyoureyesandpracticesomedeepbreathing,countingthebreathasyou

inhaleandexhale.Continuebreathingandcountinguntilyoufeelasenseofpeace

takeover.

Nownoticethestillnessthatdeepbreathingbrings.Justcontinuebreathingin

andout,inandoutandwatchthebreathasitmovesthroughyourbody,so

peacefulandsocalming.

Takeamomenttoimagineabrightyellowlemon.Noticehowfreshitlooks.Notice

thefirmnessoftheyellowskinandthefragrantaroma.Noticehowbigorsmall

thelemonis.Nowinyourmind’seyeandinyourimaginationtakeyourselftoa

kitchen.Thiscouldbeakitchenfromyourchildhood,akitchenyouareveryfond

oforitcouldevenbeakitchenyouhaveseeninamagazine.

Takesometimeinthiskitchenandnoticeanyfeelingsthatarisefromit.Look

aroundyouandseeallthefamiliarthingsinthiskitchen.Feelthewarmthofthe

room,breatheinthewonderfularomasofyourfavoritefoodasitcooksandeven

seethecondensationorsteamformingonthewindows.Youmaysmellbread

baking,seebeautifulcolorsorevenfindyourselftouchingagranitecountertopor

stainlesssteelappliance.Noticehowyouperceivethiskitchen,whetherthrough

sight,soundortouchorsomeotherwaylikesmellsortastes.

Nowseeyourselfstandingatthecounterinthisbeautifulkitchen.Infrontofyou

isawoodencuttingboardandonthatcuttingboardisabeautifulbrightplump

andjuicylemon.Youcanseeandfeeleveryoneoftheporesofthislemon.Run

yourfingersalongthesurfaceorholdthelemonandnoticewhatyousenseorfeel.

Studyallthefeaturesofthelemonandtossthelemonupanddowninyourhands.

Nownoticethatbesidethecuttingboardisalargeknife.Giveyourselfpermission

topickuptheknife.Inyourmind,seeyourselfcuttingthislemoninhalf.Watch

asthejuicerunsdownandbeginstomakesmallpuddlesoflemonjuiceonthe

board.Nowtakehalfofthislemonandbringituptoyournoseandsmellthe

lovelyaroma.

Nowimagineyouareabouttotastethisbeautifullemon.Whatdoesittastelikeas

youbringittoyourtongue?Isitbitterorsweet?Tryseeingandfeelingand

hearingthesoundsthatthelemonmakesandseewhichoneofthesereceptors

standsout.

Nowtakethislemonandsinkyourteethintoitandbeawareofthejuices-feel

themrunningthroughyourmouth.Slowlymoveyourtonguearoundtheinsideof

yourmouth,andfeelwhatishappeninginyourmouth.Beawareofanythingyou

senseornotice.

Takeonelastlookaroundandnoticethegoodfeelingsyougetwhenstandingin

thiskitchen.Takebackanythingyouwouldliketotakebackwithyou.

Inamoment,Iwillcountfrom1to3…….andonthecountof3youwillopenyour

eyesfeelingrefreshedandinvigorated.

1……

2…..

3…..

Openyoureyes,comingbacktotheroom.

Onceyouknowsomeone’sprimarysense,youcanusecuesinyourscriptsthat

helpthemexperiencethingsintheirimagination.Forexample,ifsomeoneenjoys

thevisualsense,youcandescribethecolorsatthebeachorthecolorofthe

beautifulbluesky.Forthosekinestheticprocessors,theywouldprobablyenjoythe

feelofthesandintheirtoes.Anauditoryprocessorwouldmostlikelyhearthe

Chapter-6

TheSecrettoSelf-Hypnosis

Themindisapowerfulstorehouseofinformation,thankstoits86billionneurons

andhypnosisisnothingmorethanfocusedconcentration,anditdoesn’thaveto

beacomplicatedprocess.Hypnosisisatoolthathasbeenaroundforhundredsif

notthousandsofyearssoitisnotaflybynightmethod.

Inordertofurtherunderstandhowsomethinglikeself-hypnosisworks,youmust

firstunderstandhowthenervoussystemworks.Therearetwodistinctnervous

systemsinthehumanbody–thecentralnervoussystemandtheautonomic

nervoussystem.Thecentralnervoussystemistheprocessingcenterofthe

nervoussystemanditutilizesthebrainandthespinalcord.

Theautonomicnervoussystemregulatesthefunctionsofyourinternalorgans

suchastheheart,thestomach,andtheintensities.Theautonomicnervoussystem

hastwodivisions,thesympatheticandtheparasympatheticnervoussystem.

Thesympatheticnervoussystemcontrolsyourabilitytorespondtoemergencies–

inotherwordsitisyourfightorflightsyndrome.Thesympatheticnervoussystem

controlsyourheartrate,yourrespiration,andevenyourbloodpressure.This

systemalsoreleasesadrenalinetogiveyouenergyifyouneeditduringan

emergency.Thesympatheticnervoussystemcanalsocomeintoplaywhenyouare

nervousoranxious.

Theparasympatheticnervoussystemcreatestheoppositeresponse.Itslowsdown

therateoftheheart,thebloodpressure,andeventherespiration.The

parasympatheticnervoussystemrestoresthebodytoastateofpeaceofcalmso

thatthebodycanconserveenergy.

Thesetwosystemscannotoperateatthesametimethereforeutilizinghypnosis

youcanactivatetheparasympatheticnervoussysteminordertohelpthemind

andthebodytorelax.Whenyouareabletorelaxdeeply,youareabletotapinto

thesubconsciousmind,wherechangesaremoreeasilymade.Usingyour

imagination,youcancreatepowerfulvisualizationsthatreflectthelifeyouwantto

beliving.

Memories

Yourbrainholdsmemories,andsomeofthemmayberepressedmemories.

Utilizingaprocesslikeself-hypnosisyoucanaccessthoselonglostmemories,

memoriesthatmightbecausingyoutorepeathurtfulemotionalpatterns.

Unconsciousbehaviorsandunexpressedemotionsfromrepressedmemoriescan

actuallycreateuncomfortablepatternsinyourlife.Thesekindsofpatternsmay

keepreappearingagainandagaincreatingdifficultieslikeaddictionsorother

non-productivepatterns.

Gettingtotherootoftheproblembyaccessingthesememoriescanhelpyouface

thememoryheadonandfacingthememoryallowsyoutoprocessthememoryso

thatyoucanlearnfromitandmoveon.

Identifyingandsteppingthrougholdmemoriescanhelpyoufurtherunderstand

whyyoudosomeofthethingsyoudo.Ifyouexperiencedanemotionaltraumaas

achild,confrontingthatrepressedmemorywillhelpyouviewthememoryfroma

higherperspective,freeingupyouremotionalenergysothatyoucanliveyourlife

inamorepositivemanner.

Whenyourelaxintohypnosis,youwillbecomedrowsy,youreyeswillfeelheavy

andyouwillfeeladelightfulsenseofrelaxationcomingoveryou.Thisisanatural

statemanyofusexperiencepriortofallingasleep.Self-hypnosissimplyallowsyou

toproducethatstateofmindartificially,prolongingittoyouradvantage.

Ifyoucanrelaxandfollowsomesimpleinstructions,youcanhypnotiseyourself.

Inordertopracticeself-hypnosisitisimportanttolearnhowtovisualize.

Visualizationisaverypowerfultoolandonethatcanhelpyousuperchargeyour

self-hypnosissessions.Weallvisualizeindifferentways,sodon’tgetdiscouraged

ifyoucan’t“see”somethinginyourmind.

Eachofusseesthingsfromadifferentperspective.Duringhypnosis,youmaysee,

senseorevenhearthings.Noteveryoneseescolorfulpicturesintheirmind,and

that’sOKbecauseifyousensesomething,orimaginehearingsomethingthat’s

justasvalid.

Youcanvisualizeinmanydifferentways,sodon’trestrictyourselftoonemode

versusanother,justseewhereyourmindtakesyou.

Visualizationisagentlebutpowerfultechniquethatfocusesanddirectsthe

imagination.Theonlyrequirementtomakevisualizationworkforyouistheuseof

yourimagination.

Trythisvisualizationprocessnow:

Findaquietplacetositorliedown.Startsomedeepbreathingortense&relax

yourmuscles.Letallyourthoughtsgobyacknowledgingthemandthenreleasing

them.

Nowimagineabeautifulbeach.Seeyourselfwalkingalongthisbeachandsinking

yourtoesintothesand.Feelthecoolwaterandtheoceanbreeze.Seeifyoucan

tastethesaltyseaair.Listenforthesoundsofthewaves.Lookupintotheskyand

noticethecolors.Noticethecolorofthewater.Stepintothewater,andnoticehow

soothingthewaterfeels.

Youcanimagineanything.Useallofyoursensesandsee,feelandbethereinyour

mind.Allowittolooklikeandfeellikejustthewayyouwantitto,andifitdoesn’t

happen-justmakeitup.Whateveryouimagine,imagineitwithallyoursenses.

Noticehowwarmorcolditis.Noticewhatitsmellslike.Noticehowitfeelsto

yourtouch.Feelthewarmthofthesunshineonyourback.Listenforanysounds

andnoticeiftheyareinrhythmwithyourbreathing.Thereisnorightorwrong

waytopracticevisualization,sodon’tworry!

Makesureandtaketimeeverydaytocloseyoureyesandspendafewmoments

visualizingyourselflivingthelifeofyourdreams.Visualizationisaverypowerful

tool,especiallywhenyoucombineitwithaffirmations.

Eye-FixationSelf-HypnosisInduction

Practicingonyourselfisagreatwaytoperfectyourtechniques.Themoreyouare

abletoputyourselfintoacomfortablestateoftrance,thebetteryouwillbeableto

describetheprocesstoothers.Bypracticingonyourself,youwillalsobemuch

moreconvincingwhenworkingwithotherpeople.Trythisself-hypnosisinduction

andseehowitworksonyou.

Relaxandgetcomfortableandfindaquietplacetositorliedown.Uncrossyour

armsandyourlegs.Takealong,slowdeepbreath,feelingyourbreathasitenters

yourbody.Asyouexhale,yourbodyreleasingtoxins,stress,andnegativity.

Nowfocusyoureyesonsomethingaboveyourhead,likeonaspotonthewallor

theceiling.Youareattemptingtostrainyoureyessotryandkeepyoureyesopen

andfocusedupwardaslongasyoucan.

Asyoustrainyoureyes,slowlycountbackwardfrom100-1.Onceyoufinallyclose

youreyes,youwillalreadybeinalightlevelofhypnosis.Don’tworryifyouget

tiredanddon’twanttofinishcountingbackward;that’stheidea.

Asyoucountbackward,allowyourselftodriftintoastateofdeeprelaxation.

Whenyougettothepointwhereyoucannotkeepyoureyesopen,closethem

gentlyasyouletyourattentiondrift.

Youmaythenproceedwithyourvisualizationorself-hypnosissessionofyour

choice.

Onceyoufinishyourself-hypnosis,tellyourselfthatthesuggestionsarefirmly

embeddedintoyoursubconsciousmindwheretheygrowstrongerandstronger

eachandeveryday.

Makesureandvisualizeyourself6monthsdowntheroad,havingalready

achievedsuccess.Noticehowdifferentyouareinthisnewstateofmind.Thispart

oftheprocessisverypowerfulsotakeafewmomentstoseeyourselfresolvedof

thesituationorissue.

Whenyouarefinished,simplycountyourselfupfrom1to5.

StaircaseInduction

Sometimesallyouneedisasimplecountingdowninduction.Takingyourself

downalovelystaircaseinyourmindisagreatrelaxationtechnique.Trythis

simplecountingtechniqueandseehowyoulikeit.

Relaxandgetcomfortableandfindaquietplacetositorliedown.Uncrossyour

armsandyourlegs.Continuebreathingdeeplyuntilyoufeelyourenergycalming.

Beginbyimaginingyourselfatthetopofabeautifulstaircase,visualizingoneyou

mayhaveseenatabeautifulhouseoramuseum.Slowlycountyourselfdownat

least5-10stairs.Imaginewitheachstepthatyoubecomelighterandlighteras

yougodeeperanddeeper.Youmayalsochoosetocountbackwardfrom100-1,

stoppingwheneveryoufeelaplaceofdeeprelaxation.

Asyoumovedownthestairs,feelyourfeetbecomingsofterandlighter,asyou

travel.Ifyoulosetheintentiontocontinuegoingdownthestairs,youmayeither

giveyourselfsomepositivesuggestionsorjustrelax.

Proceedwithyourself-hypnosissession.

Whenyouarefinished,tellyourselfthatthesuggestionsarefirmlyembeddedinto

yoursubconsciousmindwheretheywillgrowstrongerandstrongereachand

everyday.

Makesureandvisualizeyourself6monthsdowntheroad,havingalready

achievedyourgoals.Thispartoftheprocessisverypowerfulsotakeafew

momentstoseeyourselfresolvedofthesituationorissue.

Whenyouarefinished,youcantakeyourselfbackupthestairway,asyoucount

from1to5

HelpfulTipsforRelaxation

Therearesomesimplephrasesyoucanrepeatinyourmindtohelpyouachievea

lightstateoftrance.Somecommononesinclude:

ThedeeperIgothebetterIfeelandthebetterIfeelthedeeperIgo.

Iallowthesoothingsoundofmyvoicetocalmandrelaxme.

Momentbymoment,mymindisbecomingasclearasthesurfaceofa

calmandquietlake.

AsIcontinuetobreathedeeply,Ibecomemoreandmorerelaxed,more

andmoreatease.

Iallowmybodytobecomemoreandmorerelaxedwitheachpassing

moment.

EverysoundthatIhearallowsmetogodeeperanddeeperintohypnotic

trance.

It’seasyformetorelaxdeeply.

Breathingdeeplybringsmeintoadeepstateofrelaxation.

Iamatpeace.

Iamcalmandrelaxed.

Ieasilyachieveaverydeepstateofrelaxation.

Eachandeverymuscleofmybodyisnowrelaxing.

Iamnowinadeepstateofrelaxationandgoingdeeperanddeeper.

Youmayeitherchoosetorepeatafewofthesephrasestohelpyourelaxoryou

maysimplychooseonephrase,repeatingitoverandover.Choosingaphraselike

“Iamatpeace”or“Iamcalmandrelaxed”workswelltoo,becauseitgivesyour

mindsomethingtofocuson.

Onceyouareinadeepstateofrelaxation,justgiveyourmindsomepositive

suggestionsthatreflectthestateofmindyouareaimingfor.Youmayalsowantto

usethistimetovisualizeyourselfhavingalreadyachievedyourgoals.

Deepeningscripts

Ahypnoticdeepenerhelpsyoudoubleyourrelaxationanddriftfurtherinto

trance.

PlaceofPeacedeepeningscript.

Beginbyimaginingaplacewherenoonecanbotheryouandnoonecanfindyou.

Youmightbelyingonabeautifulbeachoratsomekindofsecludedhideaway.

Allowyourselftouseallofyoursensestoenjoyeverythingaroundyou.Feelthe

warmair,sensethesandorthegroundunderyoufeetandsmellthebeautiful

fragrances.

Noticehowbeautifuleverythingisandhowrelaxedyoufeel.Justcontinue

breathingdeeplyandallowingthisfeelingofrelaxationtotakeover.Imaginewhat

mightbearoundyou,likebeautifulplantsorflowers.Imaginehowfresh

everythingis.Feeltheairagainstyourskinandthesunonyourface.

Yourwordsareimportantbecausewordsshapeyourlife.Whatyouthinkabout,

youbecome.Youcandeliberatelycreateabetterlifeforyourselfbychangingthe

wayinwhichyouviewtheworld.Whenwritingself-hypnosisscripts,itis

importanttolearnwhichwordstoavoidbecauseyourmindfocusesonwhatever

youprogramintoit.TrytoNOTthinkaboutapinkrabbit.Now,whatareyou

thinkingabout?SeewhatImean?

Wordslike:can’t,won’t,angry,never,pain,etc.,haveanegativeconnotation,so

theymustbeavoided.Yoursubconsciousmindiseagerlyawaitingyour

instruction,sobepositiveatalltimes.InsteadofsayingIwillneverhaveanypain,

youcouldsay:mybodysupportsmyeffortstoberelaxedandcomfortableatall

times.Yourwordscreateyourreality;soinordertochangeyourrealityyoumust

firstchangeyourwordsandyourself-talk!

Agreatwaytobeginanyself-hypnosisprogramistoaskyourselfwhatyourgoals

are,andthenprioritizetheminorderofimportance.Youhavetobecarefulnotto

overwhelmthesubconsciousbytryingtotackletoomanyissuesatonce.Start

withwhateveristhemostpressingissueforyou,andgofromthere.Remember,

yoursubconsciousisverychildlike,sooverwhelmingitwillsimplyshutitdown.

Hypnosisisaccumulative,soeventuallyyourmindwillreachatippingpoint

whereitgrabsaholdofthenewinformationusingittomanifestanewrealityfor

you.

YoursubconsciousmindislikeaplasmascreenTV.Everyprogramyouhave

watchedisrecordedandplayedbackonthescreen,muchlikeeveryexperience

youhaveeverhadgetsrecordedinyoursubconscious.Eventually,someofthese

imagesgetburntontothescreen,makingitdifficulttowatchnewprograms.

Hypnosispurgestheseoldimagesorthoughtprocessesandreplacesthemwith

newmoreuptodateimagesandthoughtprocesses,helpingyoucreateabetter

life.Yourmindfocusesonwhateveryouprograminto,it’sassimpleasthat.

Focusonthenegative,andthatiswhatcomesrightbacktoyou.Focusonthe

positive,andgreatthingsstarttohappenmuchlikeaself-fulfillingprophecy.

Themostimportantthingyoucanaskyourselfis:thewho,what,when,whereand

whyofeachsituation,soyoucanturnyourlimitingbeliefsintopositive

statements.Itisimportanttoalwayskeepyourstatementsinthepresenttense

andensuretheyarepositive.Onceyouhaveidentifiedyourlimitingbeliefs,you

canthenturnthemintopositivesuggestionsyoucantellyourmindwhilein

hypnotictrance.Thissameprocesscanbeusedtohelpimproveanyareaofyour

lifeoranythingyoumaybestrugglingwith.

Manyofusaretrappedinaseaofoldbeliefs.Yourmindcouldevenholdonto

somethingyouweretoldasachild,evenifyoudon’tconsciouslythinkaboutit.

Hypnosisisanamazingincredibletoolthatcanworkmiracles.Remember,change

canhappenveryquickly,sobecarefulwhatyouwishfor!

Therehasbeenalotwrittenaboutanewkindofself-hypnosisprocesscalledeyes-

wideopenself-hypnosis.Inthisprocess,yousimplyreadfromascript,andasyou

readyoudriftintotrance,withyoureyeswideopen.

Thisideaisagreatonebecauseitgivesyoumuchmoreflexibilityinyourself-

hypnosiswork.Trythiseyes-wideopeninduction,andseewhatyouthink!

Self-HypnosisReadOutLoudInduction

Feelingasenseofprivacyandcomfort,Iallowthesoothingsoundofmyvoiceto

lullmeintoasortofhypnotictrance.Iwillspeaksoftlyandslowly,asIgodeeper

anddeeperintothisbeautifulstateofhypnotictrance.Myvoiceandmybodyare

slowingdown,asthougheverythingismovinginslowmotion.WitheverywordI

utter,andeverysoundImake,Igodeeperanddeeperintothisbeautifulstateof

hypnotictrance.

Momentbymoment,mymindisbecomingclearerandclearer,assmoothasthe

surfaceofabeautifulmountainlake.Asmymindclears,Iusemyimaginationto

relaxevenmoredeeply,asIgodeeperanddeeperintothiswonderfulstateof

relaxation.

AsIspeak,Iimaginemyselfmovingdownawoodenwalkwaythatleadstoa

beautifulbeach.Icanalreadyhearthesoundsofthewaveshittingtheshore,andI

canfeeltheseabreezeasitticklesmynose,andItakeadeepandcleansing

breath,whichhelpsmegodeeperanddeeperintothisbeautifulrelaxation.Ifeel

theseabreezewaftovermybody,andInoticethesunasitwarmsmyskin.The

suntouchesmewhereverIhavetensionandstress,instantlydissolvinganything

itfinds.

Thisbeautifulhealinglightcaressesmybody,andallowsmetogoevendeeper

intothisbeautifulsenseofrelaxation.Allofmystressandtensionisnow

dissolving,asIgodeeperanddeeper.EverytimeIutterthewords,deeperand

deeper,Iwillgointoastateofhypnotictrancequickerandquicker.Ifeelvery

safe,asIfeelmyselfmovingdeeperanddeeperdown,asIbegintocount

backwardfromfivetoone.

Numberfive,Iamfeelingverycalmandrelaxed.Numberfour,movingdown

goingdeeperanddeeperdown.Numberthree,bythetimeIreachthenumber

one,Iwillbeinaverydeepstateofrelaxation,andmymindwillbereadyto

acceptthehypnoticsuggestionsgiven.Numbertwo,Ifeelmyselfdescendingever

deepernow.Numberone,Iaminaverydeepstateofrelaxation,andIamready

tomakesomeamazingchangesinmylife.AsIrelaxonthisbeautifulbeach,I

realizethatthisdayhaschangedme.

Onceyoureachthispoint,youmaygiveyourselfsomepositivesuggestionsor

simplyrelaxanddriftanddream.Ifyoudonothaveyoursuggestionsmemorized,

youcanjustreadthem.Ifyoufeellikeit,youcanevencloseyoureyesatthispoint

andallowyourmindtogoanywhereitwantstogo.

Whenyouarefinished,tellyourselfthatthesuggestionsarenowfirmlyembedded

intoyoursubconsciousmindwheretheywillgrowstrongerandstrongereachand

everyday.

Remembertoenvisionyourself6monthsdowntheroad,freeoftheissueor

condition.Noticehowdifferentyouareinthisnewstateofmind.Thisportionof

thevisualizationisverypowerful;sotakeafewmomentstoseeyourselfresolved

ofthesituationorcondition.

Chapter-7

ConversationalHypnosis

Isitreallypossibletocontrolsomeone’smindwithouttheirknowledge?Maybeso.

Therearemanyexamplesof“naturalhypnosis”inwhichsomeonefinds

themselvesinanalteredstatewithoutrealizingit.Hypnosisissimplyfocused

concentration.Anytimethemindwanders,thatisinessenceinastateoftrance.

MiltonEricksonusedhypnosistotellstoriesandinmanywayswhathedidcould

beconsideredconversationalhypnosis.Histechniqueswereextremelyeffective,

yetverysubtle.Ericksonlovedusingmetaphorstotellstories,andheoftenused

thepatient’sownpersonalexperiencesaspartofthestories.

ThePowerofUsingMetaphors

Metaphorsarebasicallyawaytotalkaboutanexperience.Therapeuticmetaphors

areusedaspartoftherapy,andtheycanhelpsomeoneshifttheirperspective.

WhenEricksontoldstories,heplantedaseedintheunconsciousmind.Storiesare

agreatwaytobypassconsciousresistance.

Anexampleofatherapeuticmetaphorwouldbetellingsomeonewhohadafearof

flyingaboutthewonderfuljoysofflyingorastoryaboutabirdfloatingand

driftinginthewind.Youcanalsousephysicalobjectslikecarryingaroundatoy

soldiertorepresentstrengthandbraveryorcarryingaroundasmallrubberballto

remindyouthatyoucanalwaysbounceback.

Coverthypnosis,sometimescalledconversationalhypnosis,occurswhensomeone

isnotawaretheyarebeinghypnotized.

Coverthypnosis,donecorrectly,iscompletelyundetectableanditcancomein

handywiththoseclientswhomayberesistingthehypnoticprocess.

MiltonEricksonoftenusedsomethingcalledtheconfusioninductionmethod,

whichmayhavebeenattheforefrontofconversationalhypnosis.Erickson’s

teachingshaveinfluencedthepracticeofhypnosisinabigway.Forthoseclients

whomayhaveanissuegettinghypnotized,thecovertinductionmayjustbethe

perfectsolution.

Thiskindofhypnoticinductioncanbebuiltintotheprocessofdeveloping

rapport,soit’sagreatmethodtolearn.Ericksonsuccessfullyhypnotizedhis

clientsduringasimpleconversation,andhediditwithgreatskillandrapport.

TheKeytoUsingCovertTechniques

Coverttechniquesaremuchmoresubtleandelegantthanoverttechniques.

Oneofthekeystousingcoverthypnosisislanguage.Onceyoulearntheproper

techniqueyoucaneasilyslipinandoutofcovertmodeinyoureverydaylanguage.

Learningthesetechniquescanhelpincreaseyourinfluenceandmotivation.This

caninturngoalongwaytohelpingyouincreaseyoursuccessrates.

Coverthypnosisuseslanguageandwordstogetpeople’sattention.Languageis

usedtobypasssomeone’scriticalfactor.Theuseofwordsandlanguagehelps

stimulatetheunconsciousmind.

Thetwo“masterkeys”tolearningthesecretlanguageofcoverthypnosisareflow

andassociation.

FlowandAssociation

Theideaofflowissimilartotheconceptofastreamencounteringobstaclesalong

amountainpath.Aslongasthepathisclear,thestreamflowseffortlessly.The

momentitencountersarock,thewatermustchangeitspath.

Theunconsciousmindissimilarinthefactthatitoftengetssidetrackedwhenthe

wordsdon’tflow.Asaresult,themind’scriticalfactorcomesintoplay.Aslongas

youkeepthewordsandthelanguageflowingsmoothly,theprincipleoflogic

doesn’tnecessarilyhavetobefollowed.

Asyoubecomemoreadeptatusinglanguageandflow,youcanstartthrowingin

hypnoticsuggestions,eveniftheysound“crazy”totheconsciousmind.

Eventually,youwillbecomesoskilledatthisprocessthatanythingyousaysounds

reasonableandeasilyobtained.

Thisideaisalsocalled“udologic”meaningthemoredeeplyintrancesomeoneis

thelesslogicalthesuggestionsneedtobe.Theassociationprinciplecomesinto

playnextbecauseassociationisthelanguageoftheunconsciousmind.

Thepowerofassociation,whetherit’sinadreamorhypnosis,isimmense.When

youembedwordsintoasentence,theconceptofassociationisverypowerful.

FourWordsofPower

Therearemanywordsyoucanusewithinconversationalhypnosis,butthereare

fourdeemedas“powerwords.”Thesefourwordsareusedallthetimeaspartof

yourregularconversation.Whenyouusethemwithintheguiseofconversational

hypnosis,theyactivatethetwomasterkeysofflowandassociation.

Thewordsare:“As”,“Because”,“And”and“Means.”

Utilizingthesefourwordsyoucanactuallycreateunbroken,seamlesschainsof

ideas.Withthesewords,peoplewon’tevenrealizeyouarelinkingconcepts

together.Asaresultyoucanspeakthelanguageoftheunconsciousmind,

seamlesslyassociatingoneideatothenext.

Thefirstobviouswaytousetheword“And”iswithinthefirstcommandyougive

someone.Whenyousay“Closeyoureyes“AND”gointohypnosis”youarelinking

theterm“AND”tohypnosis”.Inreality,thewordsdon’treallyhaveanythingtodo

withoneanother.

Whatyouarereallydoingwiththesewordsiscreatingalinguisticbridge.Theidea

behindthewordsofpoweristheyallowyoutoseamlesslyconnectideasorthemes

thataren’tnormallyconnected.

TypicalCovertScript

Atypicalscriptmightgosomethinglikethis:

“Youfindrelaxationaninterestingthingbecauseasyourelaxthatrelaxationisa

naturalpartofthewayyouthinkandbehave.Everyoneknowshowtorelax

physically.It’sinterestingthatpeopledon’toftenthinkabouthowtheyrelax

mentallybecausewhenyourelaxphysicallyyoualsofindyourselfrelaxing

mentally.”

“However,theoppositeisalsotrue.Whenyourelaxmentally,youmayfindyour

bodyrelaxingmoreandmore,evenwithoutthinkingaboutit.Justbecauseyou

thinkaboutrelaxationmeansyoucanrelaxmoreandmore.Asyouenjoythis

relaxation,youcontinuetorelaxevenmoredeeplybecauseyoureallyenjoy

relaxing.”

“Becauseyouaresorelaxed,youareenjoyingthisnaturalphenomenonandasa

result,yourelaxevenmoredeeplywitheverywordIutterandeverybreathyou

take.”

Asyoucanseetherearemanywaystospinthis.Themoreyou“ramble”andstart

usingthesewords,theeasieritgets!

SignsThatYouHaveSuccessfullyHypnotizedSomeoneUsingCovert

Hypnosis

NowthatyouknowsomeofthebasicsofCovertHypnosis,youmightbe

wonderinghowyoucantellifitisworking?Youarelookingfornoticeable

changesinyourobservationsfromthemomentyoubeginyourcoverttechnique.

Someofthesechangeswillincludesignsoftrancelike:

Relaxation.

LackofMovement.

EyesFixatedOnaPoint.

ChangesinBreathingPatterns.

SkinColorChanges.

Whensomeoneisrelaxedtheirmusclesstarttorelaxaswell.Theirfacialmuscles

mightsmoothoutforexampleortheirlegsandarmsmightnoticeablychange.

Thisiswhereyourkeenpowersofobservationcomeintoplay.

Lackofmovementisanothertelltalesign.Whensomeoneisnervousforexample

theymaytendtotwitchormovearoundalot.Whensomeoneentersalighttrance

state,theirbodymovementswillslowconsiderably.Theirhandswillrelax,aswell

astheirarmsandlegs.

Ifyouaretalkingtosomeoneandplayingaroundwithcoverttechniques,their

eyesmaybecomefixatedonapoint.Forexample,theymaylookataspotonthe

floororceilingorevenatsomeotherperson.Theireyesmayalsoglazeover

slightlyorgetasortoffixedlookorexpression.

Breathingpatternsareveryimportantcuesaswell.Alwayspaycloseattentionto

someone’sbreathingwhenfirststartinghypnosis,becauseitwillbeeasiertosee

changes.Iftheirbreathingchangessignificantly,youwillnotice.Somepeople

breatheshallowernaturallywhileotherdon’t,soit’simportanttonoticethe

difference.

Lastbutnotleast,isskincolor.Thebloodflowsdifferentlywhensomeoneis

relaxed.Theymaygetanoticeableredflushoritmaybetheopposite.Everyone’s

physiologyisalittledifferent.

Allofthesethingsareimportantthingstoobserve.Thebestruleofthumbto

followistolookforanyobservablechanges.Everyoneisdifferent.Whenyoufirst

meetwithyourclientmakeapointtonoticethingslikeskincolor,breathing

patterns,typesofmovementstheydisplayetc.

Themostimportantthingtoconsiderwhenusingcoverttechniquesorforthat

matteranyhypnosistechniqueisthepowerofobservation.Noticingthose

physiologicalchangeswhenyourclientfirstsitsdownincomparisonwiththose

movementswhentheyarerelaxedwillhelpyoumastertheartofcoverthypnosis.

Watchingforthosetelltalesignswillallowyoutoreadyourclient’smuchbetter.

Themorerelaxedandcomfortableyourclientsare,themoretheywillacceptand

embracechange.Usethesetechniquesandremembertoalwayspayattentionto

yourclient’sbodysignals.Asaresult,youwillbeamuchmorecompetentand

successfulhypnotherapist.

PuttingitAllTogether

Inthisbookyoulearnedsomevaluableskillsthatyoucanyoucanuseeveryday.

Whetherornotyouareapracticinghypnotherapistorjustanovice,theseskills

willcomeinhandy.Asyoucansee,thereismuchmoretohypnosisthanmeetsthe

eye.

Hypnosiscanbealife-changingskillanditcanhelpyouinmanyways.Onceyou

learnthesesimplewaystohypnotiseanyone,youwillalwayshavetheskillsyou

needtohelppeoplemakeamazingchanges.

Fromrapidinductiontechniquestolearninghowtousetheimagination,thereis

alwayssomethingnewtolearnwhenitcomestohypnosis.

Practicetheseskillsareyourlifewillstartchangingtoday.Thatisreallythesecret

tohypnosis.

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