General Techniques of Hypnotism

Preface: The Present Work had its inception in 1948 when I conceived the idea of wringing a definitive treatise on hypntism. It was to be one of a three volume set dealing respectively with the fondations, the techniques, and the applications of hypnotism. It was to be one of a three volume set dealing respectively with the foundations, the techniques, and the applications of hypnotism. For a number of reasons, the publication of such a treatise became impractical. Instead, what ws intended to be the first part owas published separately in a much abbreviated version under the title of "Hypnotism: An Objective Studey in Suggestibility" (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1953). The Present text corresponds to what ...