Hypnosis - a portal to your Past, Present and Future

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Hypnosis - A portal to our past, present and future

In its dusty past hypnosis has been cast as a mystic, a villain in mainstreamcircles. Playing a familiar role on stage it provides entertainment for the masses.

Indeed, it even has its uses in the animal kingdom; many animals play dead when

threatened only to revive themselves when the danger passes. Hypnosis has a serious

side however, it plays a different role on the self-development and healing stage. The

validity of hypnosis as a complimentary modality is becoming recognized.

Studies suggest that brainwave activity changes dependent on hypnotic depth.

As we move from the high energy beta wave state to the slower theta waves we

experience perceptual and physiological changes; for example our eyes flutter,

breathing is more rhythmic, the body is relaxed and time is distorted. Interestingly,

children and animals tend to reside in the alpha/theta waves thus are more intuitive and

emotional. According to Crawford, a prominent researcher in the hypnotic field, different

parts of the brain are activated during hypnosis - some increasing from 13%-28%.

Preliminary results also suggest the reward pathway in the brain involving dopamine is

stimulated. In fact, research using fMRI shows that hypnosis requires more mental

effort, hence individuals are in a heightened state of awareness. From its humble

beginnings denigrated as hocus pocus, hypnosis has evolved and is being effectively

used as therapy - hypnotherapy. The power of hypnosis coupled with suggestion

changes belief systems by reframing the meaning we place on experience. William

Tiller, a former Professor Emeritus at Stanford University aptly states, What we give

meaning to we become.


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Studies on the effects of hypnotherapy abound, for example, those testedpositive for tuberculosis using the Mantoux test method were able to inhibit the test

reaction following hypnotic suggestion. Interestingly, the use of cooling images for burn

victims greatly increased speed of recovery and hypnotic suggestions given pre and

post surgery reduced the need for excessive anesthesia and medication. This clearly

shows that hypnosis has a neuropsychoimmunological effect on the individual;

highlighting its versatility, encompassing far more than its traditional uses for habit

management, fears and weight loss. So what allows us to delve into this part of

ourselves? Consciousness is defined as awareness. How many of us are completely

aware of every waking moment? Quantum physics suggests that we are the creator of

our own realities; it is our expectations and intention that creates the space around us.

Indeed, William Tiller has researched the effects of intention on experimental outcome.

In one study he demonstrated it was possible to repeatedly alter the acidity or alkalinity

of water using intention. If this is evident with water what does this mean for the human

body? We are 70% water after all! This finding should have you on the edge of your

seat, for it tells us that we are more powerful than than our beliefs suggest and we

significantly impact our lives and those around us. We do not live in a vacuum rather

we are entangled one mind with another on a quantum level. Moreover, our emotional

minds and physical bodies are tightly intertwined, thus we are co-creators not victims.

Society conditions us to believe ego is our true essence. This conditioning builds our

expectations and belief system based on illusion. Consciousness is the beauty of being

human, its what gives the matter of which we are made the innate intelligence to

create. Furthermore, consciousness is found in the animal, plant and microbial kingdom


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albeit at differing levels. So if our cells have consciousness what information can we

tap into using hypnosis? Consciousness is the energetic thread of our existence.

Hypnosis, therefore is the gateway to finding our authentic selves.


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