Hypnosis in the Next Frontier

Knowledge of hypnosis and self-hypnosis, no longer just for laughs, is vital to your well-being.

We are hypnotized every day without being aware of it. If you never watch television, go to revival meetings, or listen to the radio, you may be safe. But don't go into a store thinking you're not being hypnotised.

Consider THE BATTLE FOR YOUR MIND by Dick Sutphen, an article on Persuasion & Brainwashing Techniques Being Used On The Public Today.

He writes,"I produce hypnosis and subliminal tapes and, in some of my seminars, I use conversion tactics to assist participants to become independent and self-sufficient.

But, anytime I use these techniques, I point out that I am using them, and those attending have a choice to participate or not. They also know what the desired result of participation will be.

So, to begin, I want to state the most basic of all facts about brainwashing: IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF MAN, NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN BRAINWASHED AND REALIZED, OR BELIEVED, THAT HE HAD BEEN BRAINWASHED.

Those who have been brainwashed will usually passionately defend their manipulators."

The rest of his article describes the many ways subliminal messages are used in advertising, politics and religion.

For example, he writes, "The use of hypnotic techniques by religions is sophisticated, and professionals are assuring that they become even more effective.

"A man in Los Angeles is designing, building, and reworking a lot of churches around the country. He tells ministers what they need and how to use it. This man's track record indicates that the congregation and the monetary income will double if the minister follows his instructions. He admits that about 80 percent of his efforts are in the sound system and lighting.

"Powerful sound and the proper use of lighting are of primary importance in inducing an altered state of consciousnes--I've been using them for years in my own seminars. However, my participants are fully aware of the process and what they can expect as a result of their participation."

(To read his whole article, go to http://ourslo.com/brainwashing_techniques.htm)

Awareness is the key. Pharmaceutical companies are racing to bring memory enhancing and "safe" athletic drugs to the market. But hypnosis products such as Paraliminals from Learning Strategies, inc., and Sedona, or Centerpointe use advanced hypnotic discs or tapes that you listen to with headphones. I know how well they work from experience with them. I am aware I am being hypnotized when I use them, therefore I am ultimately in control.

Athletes can look forward to body enhancing drugs superior to steroids. But one company, LifeWave, sells a skin patch that enhances your energy field without adding anything to your body. Go here to read about nano technology and see the test results of athletes. (I've been wearing the patches for two months with good results: increased stamina.)

Current research on the human brain dramatically reveals what Freud, Jung, and early 20th Century psychoanalysts conjectured: our subconscious minds affect our lives, powerfully, and hypnosis gives us access to it.

The subconscious mind takes up 90 to 99% of our brains. It remembers everything, reacts to pictures, to repetition of words, to music, to drugs of all kinds, and, without harmful side effects, to direct hypnosis.

I'm leery of drugs, myself. I don't trust the motives of pharmaceutical companies that pay enormous fees to advertise their wares on television. And I don't trust most television.

Hypnosis has no side effects. It does have straight on effects. It's the safest healing process I know, and I am considered a lousy subject. I don't relax easily.

Self-hypnosis improves self-acceptance, a major key to happiness. I used it successfully to overcome my tendency to become mute when I should speak. There's a great book on self-hypnosis by Adam Eason available at Amazon.com. Search it here:

Golf pros say, "Don't hate yourself when you duff. Pros like Tiger Woods blame the grass, the wind, the moon, noise, etc. when they duff a shot. Amateurs blame themselves."

This golf lesson is a metaphor for self-acceptance. If you blame yourself for not having or being what you want, you will never have or be what you want.

Of course, blaming anything is non-productive, but blaming the wind is far better than blaming yourself or your imagined inadequacies. Writing out the demons stored in your subconscious mind helps you get rid of them. Brainsweep is a directed writing course to do just that.

Hypnosis, no matter how superficial, puts you in an accepting frame of mind. And, if you really want to

sleep well, click on this link for more information on sleeping.

We are hypnotized by marketing messages every day. Don't you think it's about time that we are the ones to choose the messages that will sell our souls to us?

Evelyn Cole, MA,MFA
The Whole-mind Writer

Here is an article on subliminal advertising that offers a most interesting experiment to sell to yourself:

Boost Your Life With Subliminal Messages By Bradley Thompson http://www.Subliminal-Power.com

The U.S. Government banned them on TV and radio in 1974.

They were once famously used to boost sales of popcorn by almost 60%. And today, they’re the subject of numerous Derren Brown-style “mind” shows airing throughout the globe.

I’m talking, of course, about subliminal messages.

However despite all the media hype, subliminal messages aren’t just used by advertising moguls trying to get us to buy another can of coke. They can also be employed to make serious and lasting change in our own lives. In this short article, I’m going to share a method you can use to get subliminal messages working for you, starting tonight!

But before we begin, let’s ask ourselves: what exactly are subliminal messages?

Subliminal is defined as “below the threshold of consciousness”. Subliminal messaging refers to the act of sending messages direct to the powerful subconscious mind, the part of your brain that controls everything from memory to body temperature to providing your conscious mind with its core traits.

The most famous experiment in subliminal messaging history was conducted by pioneer Dr James Vicary, who flashed the words “I want popcorn” and “Drink more coke” in front of a movie audience for just 100-milliseconds. Nobody officially “saw” the messages -- they were below the threshold of consciousness -- yet popcorn sales shot up 57.8% and coke sales increased 18.1%.

The U.S. Government soon outlawed this powerful suggestion technique in advertising, yet its potential as a revolutionary self-help tool was soon realized. The power to send self-improvement commands direct to the subconscious mind was suddenly available to the masses.

But how? There are two primary ways you can actually “send” subliminal messages. Visually, such as with the popular Subliminal Power software tool. Or, less effectively, using sound, with the subliminal CDs you can buy from most bookstores.

Yet if your budget is low, there’s an even cheaper way to begin putting the power of subliminal messaging to work for you!

Here’s how. Begin by identifying a couple of core goals you’d like to concentrate on in your life right now. For example, you may wish to learn faster or quit smoking. Write that goal down as a simple, short, positive affirmation -- such as “I am a quick learner” or “I am ready to quit smoking”.

Now write your affirmation, clearly and in thick black marker pen, onto a sheet of white cardboard. Create three-or-so cards, each with affirmations focusing on your core theme, and store them next to your bed with a flashlight.

Next comes the unsociable part!

We’re going to catch your mind in a highly receptive state, by waking it up in the middle of the night, when the door to your subconscious is wide open.

Set your alarm clock for 3am, then go to sleep as normal. As soon as you hear the ring, turn off the alarm and -- almost instinctively -- pick up the affirmation cards and your flashlight. The room should be pitch black.

Next, flick the flashlight on and off very quickly a dozen times over each affirmation card. While doing this, stare at the cards. Do not consciously try to make out the words. These subliminal messages are for the subconscious.

When you’re done, simply turn off the flashlight, put down the cards and return to sleep. It will take just two minutes of your time and I guarantee you’ll fall straight back into deep and restful slumber. That’s it: you’ve just “sent” a bundle of subliminal messages straight to your subconscious. What follows is exciting!

After the first few nights of using this technique, most individuals report problem-solving dreams that assist in their goals or influence their decisions. Just a week later and practically all participants note a serious movement toward their core goal. Their leaning speed improves dramatically. Their nicotine addiction is cut in half. The change is happening... from within.

It’s a very simple system, yet remains highly powerful and terribly underused.

Strangely, most people reading this article won’t try this straightforward experiment. They don’t believe it.

They think it won’t work.

Yet Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg, even the U.S. Government all know the power behind subliminal messaging. And if you don’t, maybe it’s about time you caught up.

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Bradley Thompson is a well-known mind guru and commissioner of the critically-acclaimed Subliminal Power software as used by Olympic athlete winners. Bradley is also president of Subliminal-Audio, Subliminal-Studio, Relaxation-CDs.com, Hypnotizer software, and PhotoReading software. Learn more at http://Subliminal-Power.com
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