LEARN TO HYPNOTIZE, A Practical manual

"LEARN TO HYPNOTIZE" is a practical manual that gives the "nuts and bolts" of the hypnotic process, enabling anyone to learn to use hypnosis techniques for personal or business means, or for a transition to a new profession, as a hypnotherapist. It is basically an owner's manual for specialized brain activities, which can be easily modified through suggestive techniques. It devotes a considerable amount of analysis to habit control and modification, work with animals, and the general "how to", in an easy conversational style. It starts from the premise that most all persons have hypnotic abilities, and that this craft can be learned, cultivated and practiced by anyone willing to devote to it the proper time for study and practice. The material is presented in a chronological manner, with examples of the work done by the early pioneers, starting in the 17th century, and it follows the evolution of the hypnosis craft as a science, rather than an art. Void of savant digressions, it examines some specialized brain activities, at a popular level of understanding, so that the reader can form a realistic idea about the basis of the methods used to hypnotize. The book's appendix provides examples of "props" used in the past, a glossary of terms and a vast bibliography that can be useful to those interested in further study. Even if the reader does not contemplate to become a hypnotist, the information presented can be extremely useful in understanding and practicing the best inter-relational human activities. The book does not offer a blue print for the exhibitionist, circus or carnival hypnosis, as a form of entertainment. It focuses only on the constructive aspects of hypnotism. A hypnotist is a sculptor in human mind!