I was sitting here earlier today talking to one of my friends about how to become an exquisite hypnotist. This particular friend is a software developer as well as a hypnotist, and the conversation turned to the three virtues of great programmers. This got me thinking about how these really do apply to hypnosis just … Read more
In order to have Lucid Dreams, only two skills are necessary. We need a way to wake up inside our dreams so that we can manipulate them in any way we might choose. And we need to build a bridge between our dream world and our waking world so that we can recall our dreams … Read more
Did you know that it’s possible to experience years in the space of a few hours with time distortion hypnosis? Normally, we perceive time as passing much more slowly when we’re bored, and much more quickly when we’re having fun or fully engaged in whatever we’re doing. Wouldn’t it be better if it was the … Read more
Want to know the exact steps to take to stop an abreaction in its tracks? A few years back, I was sitting at one of my favorite spots by the river working through some training materials, when I heard this distant wailing sound. At first I thought it was a dog yelping, so I ignored … Read more
To hypnotize someone who claims they cannot be hypnotized, destabilize their unhelpful beliefs with a double bind. Then use a hypnotic induction that they cannot identify to help them to experience an undeniable hypnotic phenomenon. One of the things that I run into time and time again is someone will tell me that they cannot … Read more
Who else wants to know how to use micro-mindfulness to build your skill at meditating? These days, just about everyone knows about meditation and its benefits. And interestingly, despite knowing all the benefits, a lot of people still find that they cannot do it. We try some supposedly beginner-level exercises, and most of us find … Read more
One of the questions that I’ve had come up time and time again comes from hypnosis subjects. They wonder if they’re in trance so much that they decide they aren’t and sabotage anything obvious that’s going on. Or they go deeply into hypnosis and have an amazing experience. And then afterwards claim that they didn’t, … Read more
Hypnosis is a real psychological phenomenon which arises due to shortcuts that the human brain must take in order to process the world around us. These shortcuts result in gaps in the processing, storage, and perception of information. Hypnotists use these gaps to bypass the critical faculty and help people to perceive a new version … Read more
Want to know how hypnosis is related to relaxation? When you’re around hypnosis for any length of time, sooner or later, someone is likely to make a claim about hypnosis and relaxation. Quite often, this claim is either that hypnosis is the same thing as relaxation (it isn’t), or that relaxation is the only way … Read more