Is hypnotism trickery? Photo Credit

I’ve stated before that when you learn hypnosis you have to be a little tricky to bypass the critical factor, that skeptical guard that stands watch outside the gateway to the subconscious mind. Those who have been hypnotized before can attest to the fact that it takes a little practice to get your mind in the right frame. Once you’ve done it a few times it’s a lot easier to simply fall into the hypnotic state without a long induction. But what if it’s your first time? Or what if there is emotional resistance to going into the hypnotic trance even on a subconscious level?

The Truth Shall Set You Free?
When I was in high school there was a neighbor boy about 10 or 12 years old who had always spoken with a very noticeable stutter. One day I saw him walking past my house and I stopped to talk to him. Within moments I interrupted him and said, “you don’t stutter anymore!” He smiled and told me that a doctor gave him a new medication that stops stuttering. Even in high school I knew there was no such medication for stuttering and started to say, “Oh, a placeb… Well, that’s really cool!” I thought it was really amazing that he had stopped stuttering after all those years. A few weeks later I saw him again and noticed that his severe stutter had returned and I asked him what happened. He said, “M-m-my s-s-sister s s-s-said Read Full Article →