Hypnotism-How you already hypnotise your self

How you already hypnotise your self

Hypnotise-Your unconscious mind is always on and listening. It tracks billions of bits of information from your body and the environment. It loves complexity and ambiguity as it is the best pattern-finding machine on the planet.

As for your conscious mind, not so much. You can only focus on a few things at a time. It is like an eccentric genius locked in an ivory tower - he loses most of what is going on out there, but, what she perceives, she thinks deeply.

A hypnotic trance is your brain's way of delivering conscious control to your unconscious. There are certain things that you just want to do, instead of thinking.

In fact, thinking about these things tends to hinder them ...

How to drive. Most people don't realize that you can't drive consciously. I don't mean that you sleep at the wheel, of course. But if your conscious mind can only track a few things, how can it monitor your speed, track position, road conditions, progress to your destination, other cars on the road and possible risks?

The answer is that it cannot. Of course, occasionally something can jump to your attention. If you realize you missed the exit, this is a good example. Most of the time, however, and for most experiences, you are not consciously in control.

(This is not an invitation to drive right after seeing a hypnotist. This tends to be a very different kind of trance. Safety first!)

How about having a conversation? Do you deliberately select each word (and how to emphasize it)? It looks tiring.

Or do you define an intention - like "oh, I must tell her this funny supermarket story" - and trust the words to come?

How about walking? If you had to deliberately move and contract each muscle to propel it forward, it would take you all day to get to the kitchen.

Instead, you set an intention and let your legs carry it.

A hypnotic trance is a state in which your conscious mind retreats and your unconscious mind takes over. That's how you navigate the world - through a series of overlapping and overlapping trances of light.

They are so light that you, appropriately, don't even think about them.

Perhaps these are too clear to express my point. Want a more dramatic example?

Think of the last time you entered a state of flux.

Artists and writers often experience this - where time melts and you get lost in the task. It looks like someone is doing the hard work while we sit and enjoy it.

Even if you are not an artist, there were times when time seemed to distort. Either the hour has passed and you are suddenly hungry, or a single moment extends to what seems like hours.

Cooking, reading, playing, working on something challenging - everyone is a solid candidate to trigger the state of the flow.

Once you recognize that these experiences are hypnotic, self-hypnosis is easy. Just think about how different it is to do these activities, instead of being in your normal consciousness.

For some of you, this is enough to go into a trance. If you are not one of them, fine. You will learn this over time - until then, what you need are more robust inductions.

Like the type available in my self-hypnosis e-book. Follow these steps and you will feel deeply relaxed and meditative.

And that's just the beginning of what self-hypnosis can do for you ...