Hypnosis Articles

All in the Mind - Hypnosis, Suggestion and the New Mesmerists - REFERENCE INDEX

An Introduction to Hypnosis

“Anyone can become a competent hypnotist after just a weekend’s training with Andrew Newton… provided of course they understand that there is no such thing as hypnosis, only suggestion..!”

Hypnosis - An Overview

Hypnosis is very difficult to define. Some hypnotists even disagree amongst themselves about a true definition, but I think the simplest definition would be ‘Hypnosis is an artificially induced state of relaxation where the susceptibility of the mind to suggestion is increased.’

In the New Age, Hypnosis has come of age...

Hypnosis has come a long way in the last two hundred years. Today’s therapists are more likely to be casually dressed and relaxed in manner; the swinging pocket watch has been banned and the words ‘you are feeling very sleepy’ are a very definite no-no!

Defining the Trance

For the last two centuries, scientists have struggled to define hypnosis. Now, it seems that at long last, they may have succeeded.