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daffydoug
Eternal Order
Daff could give a rats butt that he has
11226 Posts
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Posted: Aug 1, 2005 8:36pm
I haven't delved into hypnosis yet, but I have been taking a long hard look for the purpose of finding a good place to begin.
I'm not interested in the subject as a way to add to my magic show, but my curiousity involves the possibility of learnig self hypnosis as a path to personal improvement.
Not being involved yet, my unanswered questions are thus: Aside from the entertainment side, is it real, does it truly work, and can one learn the basics of self hypnosis to initiate changes in one's own attitude, personality/character, core beliefs, etc.?
Can one, for example, improve their confidence, poise, demeanor, as a magician, as well as a human being in other aspects of life?
Or is it all a lot of hokum?
If it is real and possible to use self auto suggestion as a path to self improvement, then where do we start? I've seen instructional DVDs on ebay, but have no real perspective from which to judge their quality or efficaciousness. Therefore I haven't bit yet.
I sure would love some good solid, dependable answers, though.
Thanks
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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jimtron
Inner circle
2026 Posts
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Posted: Aug 1, 2005 9:29pm
Here's a brief article on "autosuggestion:"
link
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daffydoug
Eternal Order
Daff could give a rats butt that he has
11226 Posts
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Posted: Aug 1, 2005 9:47pm
I'll give it a read.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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procyonrising
Special user
New York
699 Posts
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Posted: Aug 1, 2005 10:05pm
Hypnosis articles and information: www.IMBRE.org
(Will be updated with audio and video programs too, in about a month's time.)
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bigplumbz
Regular user
127 Posts
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Posted: Aug 3, 2005 7:52am
If you want to learn more info about self hypnosis, I cannot suggest a better book than Valerie Austin's "Self Hypnosis". You can get it from many high street book stores or from the internet. The book explains the history of hypnosis, how to use hypnosis (both on yourself and on others) effectively, and case studies of how hypnosis has been used by Valerie. It is not only a fascinating read but also an extremely informative book.
Best Wishes,
Bryan
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hypn
New user
71 Posts
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Posted: Aug 3, 2005 10:16am
If you visit Paul Mckenna's web site, you can download a self hypnosis audio recording www.paulmckenna.com - I till regard him as the top in his field
Andre The Hilarious Hypnotist
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Ed Hutchison
Regular user
Madison, MS (orig. CNY)
121 Posts
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Posted: Aug 3, 2005 9:37pm
At the risk of being immodest, I would suggest that anyone with an interest in either clinical or stage hypnosis should find my book, "Hypnosis: Clinical, Social, and Theatrical Uses," helpful. Excerpts can be read online.
As a clinical hypnotherapist and psychology professor, I have hypnotized more than 20,000 people over the last 30 years. My book represents the distillation of what I have learned about the practical uses of hypnosis.
To answer the original poster, hypnosis is "real." In fact it has been accepted by the AMA as an appropriate therapy for many behavioral modification programs. And, incidentally, that endorsement occured in 1958!!
Edward Hutchison
Madison, MS
Home Page: http://www.ERHutchison.com
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daffydoug
Eternal Order
Daff could give a rats butt that he has
11226 Posts
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Posted: Aug 4, 2005 7:25am
Where can we find the book?
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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coleman
New user
lahn-dahn, yoo-kay
34 Posts
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Posted: Aug 4, 2005 10:02am
Daffydoug - not exactly massive excerpts but I did find this page: http://ehutchison.homestead.com/Northpointe.html
ed, is 'mental mysteries' useful without reading 'hypnosis' first?
and does it discuss practical mentalism at all?
thank-you,
cole. x
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hkwiles
Special user
Howard Wiles
797 Posts
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Posted: Aug 4, 2005 10:37am
Ed ..so what does your book offer than the myriad of others on hypnosis and hynotherapy don't?
Howard
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daffydoug
Eternal Order
Daff could give a rats butt that he has
11226 Posts
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Posted: Aug 8, 2005 6:12pm
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On 2005-08-04 10:02, coleman wrote:
Daffydoug - not exactly massive excerpts but I did find this page: http://ehutchison.homestead.com/Northpointe.html
ed, is 'mental mysteries' useful without reading 'hypnosis' first?
and does it discuss practical mentalism at all?
thank-you,
cole. x
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Thanks! I'll check it out!
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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