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(00:00):
Chapter eleven, Psychological aids and theirfunction. Psychological or mechanical aids are used
to help put the subject in astate of hypnosis. The use of the
aids helps increase the suggestibility of thesubject towards hypnosis. The two most widely
used hypnotic aids are the crystal balland chain and the twelve inch hypnodisc.
(00:24):
One reason is that these two itemshave no other use or function outside of
the area of hypnosis. Therefore,when the hypnotis proceeds to use one of
these hypnotic devices, it must followthat a certain mental set, readiness,
or receptivity must follow as a resultof its introduction into the hypnotic setting.
(00:46):
If the subject is uneasy about thehypnotic setting or his response, the introduction
of the hypnotic aid can mobilize thesubject's defenses, which may be on a
conscious or unconscious level. Generally,the mental set which follows helps augment whatever
hypnotic suggestions are given. Certainly,the same mental set would not follow if
(01:10):
the hypnotists used a paper clip asa means of helping with the induction of
hypnosis. It would only start thesubject wondering about the relationship of the paper
clip to hypnosis, It obviously isn'tin keeping with what the subject expects.
It is important to utilize the subject'sexpectation as to what he believes takes place
in the setting, as long asthis expectation does not hinder the induction of
(01:34):
hypnosis. The mere act of turningdown the lights or drawing the curtains before
the hypnotist begins to work with thesubject is a non verbal suggestion which can
be considered as a psychological aid.The subject knows that the hypnotist is ready
to begin at this point. Actually, it isn't necessary to darken the room
(01:56):
at any time to induce hypnosis.Doesn't the stage hypnotists work with glaring lights
the room is darkened, And Imight add that I use this procedure myself
mainly for the psychological effect. IfI feel that this procedure might cause anxiety,
I proceed with the room undarkened.In discussing psychological aids, it is
(02:19):
agreed that we are primarily interested inseeing the subject feel better or achieve whatever
goals he seeks through the intelligent applicationof hypnosis. If a hypnotic aid will
help the subject achieve hypnosis, wecan concur it is justified. It is
not to be considered a subterfuge.If the physician administers a placebo to a
(02:42):
patient with the remark, here isa new medicine that can help your condition,
and if this technique does help alleviatethe patient's condition, it is considered
good medicine. You must know beforehandthat in using the twelve inch hypnodisc,
the subject's eyes must begin to walk, his eyelids must get heavy, and
eventually he must close them. Evenbefore you begin to use the hypnodisc,
(03:07):
you suggest that these conditions will takeplace during the induction of hypnosis. As
these reactions are noted by the subject, a favorable psychological attitude automatically develops,
which in turn helps further suggestions.If the subject reacts favorably to suggestions A,
(03:28):
B, and C, it followsthat he is more prone to accept
suggestions D, E, and F, which are therapeutic in nature. The
subject can better relate to the lattersuggestions when he has seen proof of his
initial suggestibility. This approach works betterthan beginning immediately with the latter suggestions.
The build up of suggestions convinces thesubject he is in a heightened state of
(03:52):
suggestibility and can benefit from the therapeuticsuggestions of the hypnotist or his own perhaps
needed. Assurance is so helpful becauseit eliminates the anxiety of the subject concerning
his suggestibility. He seeks and needsthe satisfaction of knowing he has attained the
prerequisites necessary before any therapeutic program canbenefit him. The subject's prerequisites need not
(04:17):
be actually related to the hypnotic processper se, but merely match his preconceived
ideas about what is necessary. Letme give you an example. Many subjects
feel that they must experience amnesia beforethey can benefit from hypnotic suggestions. This
premise is inaccurate, since favorable andlasting results can be achieved in any degree
(04:41):
of hypnosis, depending of course,on the nature of the problem. Let
me relate several interesting occurrences that takeplace every so often in my own practice
as a professional hypnotist. A subjectwho is responding well to hypnosis but not
to the point of amnesia insists thathe will not benefit until he is knocked
(05:01):
out and doesn't remember what happened.Trying to convince him otherwise proves fatal.
He just refuses to accept whatever explanationyou give him. My own method is
not to insist that the subject iswrong, but somehow to use his misconception
in a constructive manner. After gettinghim into the cataleptic state, I suggest
(05:24):
that I am going to stop talkingfor five minutes, during which time he
is to mentally repeat sleep as heslowly and deeply inhales, and deep sleep
as he slowly exhales. At theend of this time, he'll be in
a very deep hypnotic state. Insteadof remaining quiet for five minutes, I
(05:44):
take ten minutes. I then beginto whisper suggestions to the subject to determine
if he is still under hypnosis orasleep. If he is asleep, I
let him remain asleep for a stilllonger period of time, after which interval
I awaken him. I ask himif he remembers what I said to him
during the time he was deeply hypnotized. If he says no, I remark
(06:10):
very good. I further point outto him that he has now experienced amnesia
and will now make rapid strides.The subject, on the other hand,
is pleased to see that I nowagree with him, and in fact,
the interesting result is that he doesmake excellent progress because his preconceived requirements have
been met. It should be pointedout that I keep working with the subject
(06:33):
until such a time that he fallsasleep. The transition from hypnosis to sleep
is normal. It is easy forthe subject to fall asleep because he is
so relaxed. Let me tell youof a similar experience before telling you of
this psychological technique. It is onlyfair to point out that the professional hypnotist
(06:55):
varies his approach from subject to subject, not only to suit the needs of
the subject, but to break themonotony of using only a few successful procedures.
His experimentation helps develop not only newprocedures, but new concepts relative to
the general nature of hypnosis and itsmany ramifications. I was interested to see
(07:15):
what would happen to a subject ifhe thought he was deeply hypnotized without ever
giving him verbal suggestions or reassurance thathe would feel better or overcome his problem.
Of course, if the technique didnot work quickly, I would drop
the procedure for a more orthodox approach. Instead of trying to really hypnotize the
(07:36):
subject, my aim is to gethim to sleep. Once he is asleep,
I let him remain so for aboutthirty minutes, without having ever given
him a therapeutic suggestion. I awakenhim and inquire if he remembered what happened.
If the answer is no, Itell him I'll hypnotize him again next
(07:57):
week, and this concludes the visit. When he returns next week, I
ask him, how did you feelduring the week. The answer is generally
much better. I keep repeating thisprocedure and tell such a time that the
individual has attained the goals that heseeks. I know that the reader may
be surprised that I would divulge suchan unconventional procedure. The principle is the
(08:22):
same as the physician using a placebo. I do so to illustrate the point
that I made earlier in this chapterthat so long as certain of the subject's
requirements are met, whether valid orinvalid, the subject's suggestibility is greatly enhanced.
Naturally, the unsuspecting subject equated theperiod of not remembering, which was,
(08:43):
as we know, true sleep,with the somnambulistic state. Actually,
he was helped by self hypnosis becausehe felt he would now make progress,
because he proved to be such anexcellent subject. It is true he was
not using self hypnosis, as hasbeen outlined in this book, but he
had now achieved a heightened state ofsuggestibility hypnosis and was using this state to
(09:09):
further his own ends. The attainmentof self hypnosis can be an intricate and
elusive procedure. As I have alreadypointed out, the purpose of the entire
book is to instruct, point out, and give you the necessary understanding and
knowledge required to achieve this end.Without this understanding, this can become a
very frustrating effort. It is hopedthat by understanding and being aware of some
(09:35):
of the ramifications of hypnosis, youwill be able to achieve your goal in
the quickest possible time. It shouldalso be pointed out that no two subjects
react in the same way, andthat different methods and requirements are necessary to
suit the individual. It is amistake to try to make the subject adhere
to a rigid methodology. The greaterflexibility of the hypnotic procedures, the greater
(10:00):
the chance for success. Let meat this time further discuss some of the
hypnotic aids that are used in theinduction of hypnosis. We have already discussed
the use of the hypnodisc and thecrystal ball and chain. The same principles
are involved in any other object whichis used as a means of fixation or
of tiring the eyes. Hypnotic phonographrecords and hypnotic tape recordings represent new devices
(10:28):
that have been instrumental in conditioning subjectsfor self hypnosis. The subject plays the
record or tape on his phonograph ortape recorder and is conditioned over a period
of time to respond to hypnosis ata given signal or phrase. He in
turn, can change this key phraseto one of his own, choosing.
Should you own or have access toa tape recorder, I would suggest recording
(10:52):
an induction of hypnosis and playing itback to yourself in this manner, as
though you were hypnotizing someone else.I have produce three different hypnotic records and
a thirty minute hypnotic tape containing thethree records, which are sold commercially.
One record, called the Musical HypnosisRecord, has a very pleasant, relaxing
(11:13):
musical background as the voice of thehypnotist induces hypnosis. The second record,
called the Metronome Hypnotic Record, incorporatesthe monotonous and lulling beat of an electric
metronome in the background. The subjectis instructed to mentally repeats sleep as he
slowly inhales, and deep sleep ashe slowly exhales in rhythm with the beat
(11:37):
of the metronome. While the subjectis concentrating on this activity, the voice
of the hypnotist induces hypnosis. Thethird record, called self Hypnosis Record number
three, contains only the voice ofthe hypnotist inducing hypnosis. It features a
unique approach and technique. I havehad a great deal of correspondence with those
(12:00):
who have used these phonograph records andthe hypnotic tape for conditioning themselves for self
hypnosis. The results are quite interestingand run the range of immediate results to
no results. One person wrote thatone of the records hypnotized him at the
first playing and conditioned him for selfhypnosis, whereas he had failed to respond
(12:20):
to hypnosis after many visits to oneof the country's foremost authorities. I have
had similar experiences after having failed tohypnotize a subject despite many attempts. I
can only speculate that the subjects inthese cases unconsciously resist the hypnotist because they
feel a personal threat since the recordis impersonal, they are better able to
(12:43):
relax and subsequently be hypnotized. Interestingly, this occurred when the subject was convinced
that he was a very difficult subject. It would seem that only then was
the condition response pattern finally established.The basic function of the hypnotic records and
hypnotic tape is to establish a conditionedresponse pattern to a given stimulus in time.
(13:07):
Most subjects are conditioned by the intelligentand systematic use of these recordings.
Let me describe another varied approach toachieving self hypnosis. One of the chief
assets of a good hypnotist is tobe flexible in his approach in hypnotizing his
subjects. As I have already pointedout, it is necessary many times to
(13:28):
adopt a technique that is suitable tothe subject and not to make the subject
adapt himself to the method of induction. We know that with the somnambalistic subjects,
any procedure will put the subject underhypnosis immediately. The hypnotist gains complete
control of his subject as the subjectis able to put himself in the proper
psychological frame of mind for hypnosis.Unfortunately, most subjects do not respond at
(13:54):
the first session or sessions because ofconscious or sub conscious fears that must be
gradually eliminated. Once you get thesubject to relax or let go, he
will naturally succumb to hypnosis. Thisis the problem that confronts all hypnotists.
Merely suggesting to the subject to relaxis not sufficient as a rule to bring
(14:18):
about this desired mental state. Thesubject at this point cannot easily turn on
or off his mental and physical feelings. Even if we have the subject lied
down, this does not assure thehypnotic state, as the subject can still
be tense. Our main problem isto get the subject relaxed. Our situation
(14:39):
is similar to the physician telling hispatient to go home and forget about a
certain problem. I'm sure you willagree that the advice is virtually impossible to
follow. One of the major stumblingblocks in hypnotizing a subject or in self
hypnosis lies in the fact that althoughwe use terms such as relax, let
(15:00):
yourself go, and others, thesubject cannot readily put the meaning of these
words into effect. It is difficultfor most people to let go. When
we live in a society that beckonsus to look sharp, be sharp,
be alert, be on the balland make every minute count. Emphasis on
productivity does not lend to a societyof relaxed individuals. In my long experience
(15:24):
as a professional hypnotist, I havetried many novel innovations for inducing hypnosis and
teaching individuals self hypnosis. Some havemet with a great deal of success and
others have failed. It is furthermoredifficult to determine the causal nature for success
or failure. We can only theorizeI have used the following unorthodox technique for
(15:50):
about a period of fifteen years.Exceptionally good results have been attained with it,
although it must be admitted that itis not infallible. It is suggested
to you as another good technique inorder to help the subject relax, I
have been using a phonograph record ortape that I record it containing the continuous
(16:11):
sound of various degrees of rain.One side has a half hour of very
soft light rainfall, such as youhave experienced in listening to rain falling on
grass canvas or a tent top.The other side or track contains a half
hour of rain effects such as onewould hear in a heavy downfall, with
loud splatterings of water on the pavement. The record and tape were originally designed
(16:37):
to help insomnia sufferers and later incorporatedinto the hypnotic procedure. The subject is
instructed to close his eyes and listento the sound of the rain while picturing
himself relaxing near a warm, glowingfireplace. As you can note, the
subject again incorporates the visual imagery technique. The relaxing effect, thus produced over
(17:00):
a period of time enhances his chancesof success in attaining a deep hypnotic state.
There are many other interesting and uniquedevices and aids you can use for
inducing hypnosis. Rather than present themall in this book, I have fully
described them in their techniques of operationon a hundred forty four page illustrated catalog.
(17:22):
This catalog not only contains a listof hypnotic aids, but a description
and listing of over four hundred andfifty hypnotism and self help books. Upon
request, I shall be pleased tosend it to you. Write to Melvin
Powers, one twenty fifteen Sherman Road, North, Hollywood, California, nine
(17:45):
one six o five And as forHypnotic Catalog No. Seven, Should you
have any questions on self hypnosis orhetero hypnosis. I shall be pleased to
answer you. End of chapter eleven. He
Chapter eleven, Psychological aids and theirfunction. Psychological or mechanical aids are used
to help put the subject in astate of hypnosis. The use of the
aids helps increase the suggestibility of thesubject towards hypnosis. The two most widely
used hypnotic aids are the crystal balland chain and the twelve inch hypnodisc.
(00:24):
One reason is that these two itemshave no other use or function outside of
the area of hypnosis. Therefore,when the hypnotis proceeds to use one of
these hypnotic devices, it must followthat a certain mental set, readiness,
or receptivity must follow as a resultof its introduction into the hypnotic setting.
(00:46):
If the subject is uneasy about thehypnotic setting or his response, the introduction
of the hypnotic aid can mobilize thesubject's defenses, which may be on a
conscious or unconscious level. Generally,the mental set which follows helps augment whatever
hypnotic suggestions are given. Certainly,the same mental set would not follow if
(01:10):
the hypnotists used a paper clip asa means of helping with the induction of
hypnosis. It would only start thesubject wondering about the relationship of the paper
clip to hypnosis, It obviously isn'tin keeping with what the subject expects.
It is important to utilize the subject'sexpectation as to what he believes takes place
in the setting, as long asthis expectation does not hinder the induction of
(01:34):
hypnosis. The mere act of turningdown the lights or drawing the curtains before
the hypnotist begins to work with thesubject is a non verbal suggestion which can
be considered as a psychological aid.The subject knows that the hypnotist is ready
to begin at this point. Actually, it isn't necessary to darken the room
(01:56):
at any time to induce hypnosis.Doesn't the stage hypnotists work with glaring lights
the room is darkened, And Imight add that I use this procedure myself
mainly for the psychological effect. IfI feel that this procedure might cause anxiety,
I proceed with the room undarkened.In discussing psychological aids, it is
(02:19):
agreed that we are primarily interested inseeing the subject feel better or achieve whatever
goals he seeks through the intelligent applicationof hypnosis. If a hypnotic aid will
help the subject achieve hypnosis, wecan concur it is justified. It is
not to be considered a subterfuge.If the physician administers a placebo to a
(02:42):
patient with the remark, here isa new medicine that can help your condition,
and if this technique does help alleviatethe patient's condition, it is considered
good medicine. You must know beforehandthat in using the twelve inch hypnodisc,
the subject's eyes must begin to walk, his eyelids must get heavy, and
eventually he must close them. Evenbefore you begin to use the hypnodisc,
(03:07):
you suggest that these conditions will takeplace during the induction of hypnosis. As
these reactions are noted by the subject, a favorable psychological attitude automatically develops,
which in turn helps further suggestions.If the subject reacts favorably to suggestions A,
(03:28):
B, and C, it followsthat he is more prone to accept
suggestions D, E, and F, which are therapeutic in nature. The
subject can better relate to the lattersuggestions when he has seen proof of his
initial suggestibility. This approach works betterthan beginning immediately with the latter suggestions.
The build up of suggestions convinces thesubject he is in a heightened state of
(03:52):
suggestibility and can benefit from the therapeuticsuggestions of the hypnotist or his own perhaps
needed. Assurance is so helpful becauseit eliminates the anxiety of the subject concerning
his suggestibility. He seeks and needsthe satisfaction of knowing he has attained the
prerequisites necessary before any therapeutic program canbenefit him. The subject's prerequisites need not
(04:17):
be actually related to the hypnotic processper se, but merely match his preconceived
ideas about what is necessary. Letme give you an example. Many subjects
feel that they must experience amnesia beforethey can benefit from hypnotic suggestions. This
premise is inaccurate, since favorable andlasting results can be achieved in any degree
(04:41):
of hypnosis, depending of course,on the nature of the problem. Let
me relate several interesting occurrences that takeplace every so often in my own practice
as a professional hypnotist. A subjectwho is responding well to hypnosis but not
to the point of amnesia insists thathe will not benefit until he is knocked
(05:01):
out and doesn't remember what happened.Trying to convince him otherwise proves fatal.
He just refuses to accept whatever explanationyou give him. My own method is
not to insist that the subject iswrong, but somehow to use his misconception
in a constructive manner. After gettinghim into the cataleptic state, I suggest
(05:24):
that I am going to stop talkingfor five minutes, during which time he
is to mentally repeat sleep as heslowly and deeply inhales, and deep sleep
as he slowly exhales. At theend of this time, he'll be in
a very deep hypnotic state. Insteadof remaining quiet for five minutes, I
(05:44):
take ten minutes. I then beginto whisper suggestions to the subject to determine
if he is still under hypnosis orasleep. If he is asleep, I
let him remain asleep for a stilllonger period of time, after which interval
I awaken him. I ask himif he remembers what I said to him
during the time he was deeply hypnotized. If he says no, I remark
(06:10):
very good. I further point outto him that he has now experienced amnesia
and will now make rapid strides.The subject, on the other hand,
is pleased to see that I nowagree with him, and in fact,
the interesting result is that he doesmake excellent progress because his preconceived requirements have
been met. It should be pointedout that I keep working with the subject
(06:33):
until such a time that he fallsasleep. The transition from hypnosis to sleep
is normal. It is easy forthe subject to fall asleep because he is
so relaxed. Let me tell youof a similar experience before telling you of
this psychological technique. It is onlyfair to point out that the professional hypnotist
(06:55):
varies his approach from subject to subject, not only to suit the needs of
the subject, but to break themonotony of using only a few successful procedures.
His experimentation helps develop not only newprocedures, but new concepts relative to
the general nature of hypnosis and itsmany ramifications. I was interested to see
(07:15):
what would happen to a subject ifhe thought he was deeply hypnotized without ever
giving him verbal suggestions or reassurance thathe would feel better or overcome his problem.
Of course, if the technique didnot work quickly, I would drop
the procedure for a more orthodox approach. Instead of trying to really hypnotize the
(07:36):
subject, my aim is to gethim to sleep. Once he is asleep,
I let him remain so for aboutthirty minutes, without having ever given
him a therapeutic suggestion. I awakenhim and inquire if he remembered what happened.
If the answer is no, Itell him I'll hypnotize him again next
(07:57):
week, and this concludes the visit. When he returns next week, I
ask him, how did you feelduring the week. The answer is generally
much better. I keep repeating thisprocedure and tell such a time that the
individual has attained the goals that heseeks. I know that the reader may
be surprised that I would divulge suchan unconventional procedure. The principle is the
(08:22):
same as the physician using a placebo. I do so to illustrate the point
that I made earlier in this chapterthat so long as certain of the subject's
requirements are met, whether valid orinvalid, the subject's suggestibility is greatly enhanced.
Naturally, the unsuspecting subject equated theperiod of not remembering, which was,
(08:43):
as we know, true sleep,with the somnambulistic state. Actually,
he was helped by self hypnosis becausehe felt he would now make progress,
because he proved to be such anexcellent subject. It is true he was
not using self hypnosis, as hasbeen outlined in this book, but he
had now achieved a heightened state ofsuggestibility hypnosis and was using this state to
(09:09):
further his own ends. The attainmentof self hypnosis can be an intricate and
elusive procedure. As I have alreadypointed out, the purpose of the entire
book is to instruct, point out, and give you the necessary understanding and
knowledge required to achieve this end.Without this understanding, this can become a
very frustrating effort. It is hopedthat by understanding and being aware of some
(09:35):
of the ramifications of hypnosis, youwill be able to achieve your goal in
the quickest possible time. It shouldalso be pointed out that no two subjects
react in the same way, andthat different methods and requirements are necessary to
suit the individual. It is amistake to try to make the subject adhere
to a rigid methodology. The greaterflexibility of the hypnotic procedures, the greater
(10:00):
the chance for success. Let meat this time further discuss some of the
hypnotic aids that are used in theinduction of hypnosis. We have already discussed
the use of the hypnodisc and thecrystal ball and chain. The same principles
are involved in any other object whichis used as a means of fixation or
of tiring the eyes. Hypnotic phonographrecords and hypnotic tape recordings represent new devices
(10:28):
that have been instrumental in conditioning subjectsfor self hypnosis. The subject plays the
record or tape on his phonograph ortape recorder and is conditioned over a period
of time to respond to hypnosis ata given signal or phrase. He in
turn, can change this key phraseto one of his own, choosing.
Should you own or have access toa tape recorder, I would suggest recording
(10:52):
an induction of hypnosis and playing itback to yourself in this manner, as
though you were hypnotizing someone else.I have produce three different hypnotic records and
a thirty minute hypnotic tape containing thethree records, which are sold commercially.
One record, called the Musical HypnosisRecord, has a very pleasant, relaxing
(11:13):
musical background as the voice of thehypnotist induces hypnosis. The second record,
called the Metronome Hypnotic Record, incorporatesthe monotonous and lulling beat of an electric
metronome in the background. The subjectis instructed to mentally repeats sleep as he
slowly inhales, and deep sleep ashe slowly exhales in rhythm with the beat
(11:37):
of the metronome. While the subjectis concentrating on this activity, the voice
of the hypnotist induces hypnosis. Thethird record, called self Hypnosis Record number
three, contains only the voice ofthe hypnotist inducing hypnosis. It features a
unique approach and technique. I havehad a great deal of correspondence with those
(12:00):
who have used these phonograph records andthe hypnotic tape for conditioning themselves for self
hypnosis. The results are quite interestingand run the range of immediate results to
no results. One person wrote thatone of the records hypnotized him at the
first playing and conditioned him for selfhypnosis, whereas he had failed to respond
(12:20):
to hypnosis after many visits to oneof the country's foremost authorities. I have
had similar experiences after having failed tohypnotize a subject despite many attempts. I
can only speculate that the subjects inthese cases unconsciously resist the hypnotist because they
feel a personal threat since the recordis impersonal, they are better able to
(12:43):
relax and subsequently be hypnotized. Interestingly, this occurred when the subject was convinced
that he was a very difficult subject. It would seem that only then was
the condition response pattern finally established.The basic function of the hypnotic records and
hypnotic tape is to establish a conditionedresponse pattern to a given stimulus in time.
(13:07):
Most subjects are conditioned by the intelligentand systematic use of these recordings.
Let me describe another varied approach toachieving self hypnosis. One of the chief
assets of a good hypnotist is tobe flexible in his approach in hypnotizing his
subjects. As I have already pointedout, it is necessary many times to
(13:28):
adopt a technique that is suitable tothe subject and not to make the subject
adapt himself to the method of induction. We know that with the somnambalistic subjects,
any procedure will put the subject underhypnosis immediately. The hypnotist gains complete
control of his subject as the subjectis able to put himself in the proper
psychological frame of mind for hypnosis.Unfortunately, most subjects do not respond at
(13:54):
the first session or sessions because ofconscious or sub conscious fears that must be
gradually eliminated. Once you get thesubject to relax or let go, he
will naturally succumb to hypnosis. Thisis the problem that confronts all hypnotists.
Merely suggesting to the subject to relaxis not sufficient as a rule to bring
(14:18):
about this desired mental state. Thesubject at this point cannot easily turn on
or off his mental and physical feelings. Even if we have the subject lied
down, this does not assure thehypnotic state, as the subject can still
be tense. Our main problem isto get the subject relaxed. Our situation
(14:39):
is similar to the physician telling hispatient to go home and forget about a
certain problem. I'm sure you willagree that the advice is virtually impossible to
follow. One of the major stumblingblocks in hypnotizing a subject or in self
hypnosis lies in the fact that althoughwe use terms such as relax, let
(15:00):
yourself go, and others, thesubject cannot readily put the meaning of these
words into effect. It is difficultfor most people to let go. When
we live in a society that beckonsus to look sharp, be sharp,
be alert, be on the balland make every minute count. Emphasis on
productivity does not lend to a societyof relaxed individuals. In my long experience
(15:24):
as a professional hypnotist, I havetried many novel innovations for inducing hypnosis and
teaching individuals self hypnosis. Some havemet with a great deal of success and
others have failed. It is furthermoredifficult to determine the causal nature for success
or failure. We can only theorizeI have used the following unorthodox technique for
(15:50):
about a period of fifteen years.Exceptionally good results have been attained with it,
although it must be admitted that itis not infallible. It is suggested
to you as another good technique inorder to help the subject relax, I
have been using a phonograph record ortape that I record it containing the continuous
(16:11):
sound of various degrees of rain.One side has a half hour of very
soft light rainfall, such as youhave experienced in listening to rain falling on
grass canvas or a tent top.The other side or track contains a half
hour of rain effects such as onewould hear in a heavy downfall, with
loud splatterings of water on the pavement. The record and tape were originally designed
(16:37):
to help insomnia sufferers and later incorporatedinto the hypnotic procedure. The subject is
instructed to close his eyes and listento the sound of the rain while picturing
himself relaxing near a warm, glowingfireplace. As you can note, the
subject again incorporates the visual imagery technique. The relaxing effect, thus produced over
(17:00):
a period of time enhances his chancesof success in attaining a deep hypnotic state.
There are many other interesting and uniquedevices and aids you can use for
inducing hypnosis. Rather than present themall in this book, I have fully
described them in their techniques of operationon a hundred forty four page illustrated catalog.
(17:22):
This catalog not only contains a listof hypnotic aids, but a description
and listing of over four hundred andfifty hypnotism and self help books. Upon
request, I shall be pleased tosend it to you. Write to Melvin
Powers, one twenty fifteen Sherman Road, North, Hollywood, California, nine
(17:45):
one six o five And as forHypnotic Catalog No. Seven, Should you
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