Overview

There is magic in the mind but it is only to be found in your own mind. With hypnosis, hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis we can begin to use that magic for our own good. The art and science of hypnosis is at once both old and new. Old because it was used in ancient times and has a pedigree that stretches back to the beginning of mankind's conscious development. New, because for the past 100 years it has been subject to the full force of scientific scrutiny, after the discovery (re-discovery) that the unconscious mind, emotions and personal history correctly affect a persons state or mental, emotional and physical health. The healing profession as a whole is moving from symptom based therapy to a more holistic approach where originating causes of imbalance and illness are addressed as part of the treatment.

History

The man credited with the discovery of the mental state, now called Hypnosis, was Dr Franz Anton Mesmer - a man so famous for his healing ability the terms 'mesmerising' and 'mesmerized' were coined based on his work. Dr Mesmer had ideas well ahead of his time and maybe even ahead of this enlightened age.

Dr Mesmer believed that good health was a result of the harmonious ebb and flow movement of a magnetic fluid within the body and that disease was the result of a blockage of this fluid. He believed that since the heavenly bodies of the universe affected areas of the earth (like the moon affects tidal movements of the ocean) this universal influence must also affect the animals upon the earth.

Benefits

The use of hypnosis today, as in the past, can be a major help to anyone who wants to enrich their life or improve their health. It is as natural a process as sleep. In fact to achieve or awaken from the deeper state of sleep we must first cross through the hypnotic state.

Daydreaming is a popular form of self-hypnosis. Many hypnotherapists following the Ericksmonian model, believe that life is one hypnotic trance after another, and these states of being are forming our personal realities.

Procedure

When visiting a hypnotherapist, what you are actually doing is using hypnotic techniques to pull yourself out of a current undesired trance state and with help from the therapist, create a new reality or experience of life - one that lets you achieve your goals and aspirations to live life more fully.

There are over 250 stores in the UK and Ireland that offer for sale Hypnotherapy self-help tapes and CDs - covering all aspects from improving self confidence to weight loss and smoking. This powerful method of delivering multiple suggestions simultaneously to the unconscious mind can facilitate positive changes very quickly. In addition to this the absorbing 60 bpm sound effects and powerful subliminal suggestions enhance the overall effectiveness.

Source of information: Hypnosis Now