Giving the only simple and practical course in Hypnotism and Vital Magnetism which starts the student or practitioner out upon a plain, common sense basis prepared especially for self-instruction.

In order that the argument may be sufficiently clear in every part, Lapponi deemed it advisable to begin with the narration of certain historical facts bearing on hypnotism as well as on spiritism. He speaks of the facts peculiar to hypnotism and spiritism, indicating when necessary the authorities which prove, at least in part, their objective existence. He then examines the analogy and the difference between the two kinds of facts so far placed on record. Contents: hypnotism; spiritism; details about hypnotism; phenomena proper to spiritism; analogy and difference between hypnotic and spiritistic phenomena; on the nature of hypnotism and its manifestations; on the nature of spiritism and its relative manifestations; effects of hypnotic and spiritistic practices; conclusions.

Magnetism, mesmerism, suggestive therapeutics and magnetic healing, including all that is known in the art and practice of hypnotism, mesmerism, mental and magnetic healing. Prepared for the self instruction of beginners as well as for the use of advanced students and practitioners.

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From the 1830s to the Civil War, Americans could be found putting each other into trances for fun and profit in parlors, on stage, and in medical consulting rooms. They were performing mesmerism. Surprisingly central to literature and culture of the period, mesmerism embraced a variety of phenomena, including mind control, spirit travel, and clairvoyance. Although it had been debunked by Benjamin Franklin in late eighteenth-century France, the practice nonetheless enjoyed a decades-long resurgence in the United States. Emily Ogden here offers the first comprehensive account of those boom years. Credulity tells the fascinating story of mesmerism's spread from the plantations of the French Antilles to the textile factory cities of 1830s New England. As it proliferated along the Eastern seaboard, this occult movement attracted attention from Ralph Waldo Emerson's circle and ignited the nineteenth-century equivalent of flame wars in the major newspapers. But mesmerism was not simply the last gasp of magic in modern times. Far from being magicians themselves, mesmerists claimed to provide the first rational means of manipulating the credulous human tendencies that had underwritten past superstitions. Now, rather than propping up the powers of oracles and false gods, these tendencies served modern ends such as labor supervision, education, and mediated communication. Neither an atavistic throwback nor a radical alternative, mesmerism was part and parcel of the modern. Credulity offers us a new way of understanding the place of enchantment in secularizing America.

Antagonism has always existed between the two types of hypnotherapist - those with medical or psychological training and those without. The author believes the best way to achieve an understanding between them is through an agreement on training, which this book explores.

Partial Contents: Science of Hypnotism; Instructions for Testing Subjects; Inducing Hypnotic Sleep; Fascination; Celebrated Table Method; Stage Hypnotism; Lock Method; Nancy Method; Favorite Method for Physicians; Hypnotizing by Rotating Mirror; Post-Hypnotic Suggestion; Anesthesia; Cataleptic or Rigid State; Lethargy or Death Trance; Clairvoyant or Second Sight; Self-Induced; By Telegraph, Telephone or Mail; People Hypnotized against their Will; Instantly Hypnotized; Different Stages; How to Awaken; Treatment by Suggestion; Hypnotism and Medicine; Hypnotism and Crime; Hypnotizing Animals.

Overcome nervous tension, pain, fatigue, insomnia, depression and addictive behaviors with these simple techniques. Now you can join the thousands of readers who have used hypnosis-a tool long used by professionals-to make dramatic improvements in their physical and emotional health . . . and achieve fabulous success and happiness in their relationships and career! In Healing Yourself with Self-Hypnosis you'll learn how to quickly and easily achieve a hypnotic state-and achieve amazing results with virtually any problems or concern, including: excess weight, substance abuse, pain management, smoking, childbirth, and anxiety.

Contents: The Science of Hypnotism; Instructions for Testing Subjects; Inducing Hypnotic Sleep; Fascination; Celebrated Table Method; Stage Purposes; The Lock Method; Post-Hypnotic Suggestion; Anaesthesia; Cataleptic or Rigid State; Lethargic or Independent State; Clairvoyant or Second Sight; Self-Induced Hypnosis; To Hypnotize by Telegraph, Telephone of Mail; People Hypnotized Against their Will; Hindoo Sleep--How Induced; Symptons of Hypnotism; How to Make a Subject; Curing Disease by Hypnotism; Personal Magnetism; Insanity; Animals; Magnetic Healing; plus much more.

Describes Milton Erickson's contribution to practical psychotherapy. The text presents the actual approaches, methods and techniques Erickson developed that would enable people to use their own experiences to change behaviour.

More than any other individual, Milton Erickson has been responsible for shaping the modern view of hypnosis. His great contribution came from his ability to locate an individual's innter resources for coping creativley with the real problems of everyday life. Erickson himself endured two bouts of polio and was in a wheelchair throughout much of his later life. He learned to use the healing methods of self-hypnosis to deal with his handicaps and uncover ways of experiencing living at more profound levels. His delight in teaching these methdos of self-healing are clearly shown in these transcriptions of his seminars, workshops and lectures. Volume III contains much of the source material wherein Erickson first expressed his original views on psychosomatic medicine and healing. Here we learn hwo the languages of the mind communicate with the languages of the body. His research validates the view that psyche, mind, and brain are pervasively integrated in modulating body processes in health and illness. The 'miracle cures', spontaneous remissions of lethal diseases, and placebo effects, which seemed inexplicable to the scientific mind until recently, can how be understood as manifestations of mind-body information systems that extend far beyond the limitations formerly placed on the central nervous system.

Contents: Thought and the Brain; The Will; Magnetic Power; Concentration; Personal Magnetism; Breathing and Physical Exercises; The Magnetic Gaze; Diet; Magnetic Healing.

Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better. Contents: Preface: Interview of Emile Coue of Each Patient Attending His Clinic; Examples and Experiments Illustrating the Powers of Suggestion and Autosuggestion; Suggestions for Ailments; Advice to Patients; Lecture Delivered by Coue in American Cities.

This book offers guidance from the field's most respected experts on the psychological assessment and treatment of pain, particularly with hypnosis. It covers both syndromes of special interest (cancer pain, recurrent pain syndromes, headache, burn patients, etc.) and special populations (children and the elderly).

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The Science Web series provides resources that cover National Curriculum Key Stage 3 science and the approaches outlined in the QCA scheme of Work for Science. This enquiry pack includes student and teacher materials back-to-back for easy reference and management, guidance and notes for technicians, materials suitable for individual and group work and suggestions on the use of ICT to support the development of enquiry skills.

Rich in case examples, this book provides a step-by-step guide for theuse of hypnotic techniques in the treatment of the entire spectrum ofdissociative disorders.

A remarkable collaboration between psychologist Rossi andgynecologist-obstetrician Cheek, this book guides and empowerstherapists and patients to find the keys to their own health andwell-being through therapeutic hypnosis.

Precision Therapy is full of fast, effective hypnoanalytic techniques. It presents a series of adaptable prompt sheets for therapy sessions, plus a collection of illuminating case histories and supporting resources. Precision Therapy aims to stimulate an abrupt shift in personal awareness, creating a 'spontaneous remission', preferably in one session. It provides health professionals with all the material needed to tackle the root causes of clients' problems.

When most people think of "hypnosis" they imagine either a sinister, Mesmeresque figure declaring to his subject "you're getting sleepier and sleepier ... your eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, you vill go into trance," or an entertainer compelling a subject to "cluck like a chicken." In this comprehensive introduction to hypnosis based on the pioneering work of Milton H. Erickson, Bill O'Hanlon demystifies the concept of "trance" and "hypnosis." He goes to the heart of the subject by answering the question: "What is trance?" But be forewarned: This is no dry, formal discourse on trance induction techniques. Rather, readers are invited to share the experience of attending one of O'Hanlon's lively and popular two-day workshops on Ericksonian hypnosis. In an energetic and often humorous manner, O'Hanlon takes his audience through the basics of trance induction and explains the how, what, and why of hypnosis. Readers familiar with Erickson's work will be delighted at the author's Class of Problems/Class of Solutions approach, which deconstructs Ericksonian interventions and provides a powerful new tool in directing clients toward solution. Each individual element of trance induction is explained clearly, through the use of case examples, demonstrations, and audience participation exercises. The book's gradual approach takes readers through the hypnotic process in a step-by-step fashion, increasing their skills and confidence.

"This is an essential primer of Ericksonian hypnotherapy and strategicpsychotherapy. [ ] O Hanlon provides threads that crystallize practicalpatterns useful to clinicians at all levels of expertise." Jeffrey K.Zeig, Ph.D., Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

The first book of its kind, this volume seeks to enable intelligent persons to read practically anything in the field of hypnosis. It also provides them with a substantial amount of reliable information concerning the history of hypnosis and its various contemporary uses and applications in medicine, psychology and other sciences. Moreover, it is a reference work of enduring value.

Stephen Gilligan's Generative Trance offers a framework for developing a more creative consciousness and lays out the step-by-step processes by which this can be done. William James used to say that `the unconscious mind is the horse and conscious mind is the rider: it's the relationship between the two that is most important.' In Generative Trance renowned trainer Stephen Gilligan shows you how to harness this relationship for a much more powerful and effective therapeutic intervention, and reveals how life can be lived as a great journey of consciousness. Emphasizing that reality and identity are constructed by ourselves, Gilligan explains how generative trance is crucial in creating new realities and possibilities for clients. It is a view that differs markedly from the traditional hypnosis ideas of a client losing control, as well as from Ericksonian approaches that feature a benevolent hypnotist who bypasses the conscious mind to work with a client's unconscious mind. Instead, generative trance stresses a `disciplined flow' process in which a person's conscious and unconscious minds cooperate to weave a higher consciousness capable of transformational change. Suitable for individuals who want to live life as a creative journey, as well as for professionals working with clients in such ventures.