Dylan Morgan Principles of stage Hypnosis

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adapted to test the action of one system on another, however, as has been demonstrated above.
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Principles of Hypnosis (9) IThe purpose of inductions explained in a systems approach.
Principles of Hypnosis:
CHAPTER 9
Inductions
"Hypnotic inductions" are traditionally thought of as processes that the Hypnotist goes through in order
to "Hypnotise" the Subject. But they are mostly presented with little or no explanation of how they work,
or of what is the purpose of their various parts. From a systems point of view it becomes much easier to
see what the purpose of an induction is, and examples are given to illustrate this way of thinking. The
result is a more precise, flexible and accurate approach to this area within the field of Hypnotherapy.
THE COMMON MEANING of "Hypnotic induction" is a process which the Hypnotist goes through, the
goal of which is "to Hypnotise the Subject". Most books on Hypnosis feature a section on Hypnotic
inductions. This amounts to a shorter or longer collection of the author's favourite recipes. Very seldom
is any particular reason given for their component parts. It is never clear which parts could be changed
without problem. No reason is given for not using other inductions.
As we come to analyse inductions it is useful to bear in mind here the key idea of goal or purpose. In
principle if a person is doing anything consciously and with understanding then the question, "Why are
you doing that?" should receive an answer which reveals a goal or purpose.
"Why are you adding sugar to that cake mix, Mummy?" - "To make it sweet, dear."
"Why are you prescribing an antibiotic, Doctor?" - "In order to kill the bacteria which are causing your
infection, Mrs. Jones."
If this key question receives answers of the form, "Because it works," or "Because that's the way I was
shown how to do it," or "Because I say so," or some other general and vague answer, we can deduce that
the practitioner has no real understanding of the principles of his or her practice. The greater the
understanding, the greater the detail in the answers to, "Why are you doing that?"
If a book on Hypnosis presents a chapter on inductions with no explanation, then the effective answer to
our key question, "Why are you doing that?" is no more informative than, "To induce Hypnosis," or "To
deepen Hypnosis," or "Because I say so." The lack of real information in such answers should be
apparent.
This book is different. It is designed to teach understanding of what is going on. The whole theoretical
structure forces the practitioner to think clearly and in detail about what he or she is doing. The question,
"Why are you doing that?" should always be answerable in terms of specifying which process or
processes in which system or systems the practitioner is at that time attempting to alter. In other words
the goals or purposes are much more clear, detailed and definite.
The approach to inductions chosen in this book is therefore inevitably different to the familiar chapter on
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inductions in other books. There will be constant reference to the particular systems which are being
affected. There will be attention to the question of purpose. In this spirit small sections of a variety of
inductions will be analysed, as contrasted with the practice of providing total scripts - of which there are
unlimited numbers in the literature. No attempt will be made to cover ALL possible forms of induction.
The examples are used simply to illustrate the principles involved.
Various things should become apparent as we go along. The most important thing to understand from the
beginning is that we are dealing with complex processes. Even when an induction seems to be simple,
there is very often a great deal happening which is highly relevant but not obvious. If we were [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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