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 'mesmerizing'
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.
Benefit
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
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