Hypnosis is not Just for Royalty Anymore
(Queen Fabiola shaking the hand of dr. fil. Paul Kempeneers )
In looking back at the past week of notices that arrived in my email, I must admit to a certain relief that there was nothing ugly to report. Yes, of course there are those out there who relish the ugly, but I am not of that ilk (or do my best not to be). Maybe that makes me bland. Maybe it makes me less sad. But, it was good not to be tempted to put my notions into practice, notions that we should not condemn others until they are rightfully proven guilty. I would like to say after they are proven guilty we should act compassionately towards them, hoping they will find enlightenment and use their issues to become better people. I know, I sound naive and it is much harder than it sounds and sometimes the healing process takes awhile before we can do that later (if ever). We grow, they grow…maybe.
Go ahead, roll your eyes. Take another swig of luke warm coffee and continue slogging along with the hypno world.
The Good
You know hypnosis is not just for the everyman, it is for royalty, too. The matriarch of Belgium, Queen Fabiola, recently under went surgery for a thyroid problem and used hypnosis as anesthesia. She had this done at the University Hospital of Liege, which called the hypno procedure hypnosedation. Accordingly, they have used this method 4,000 times (www.monstersandcritics.com).
Good Articles About Other Hypnotists
Musically minded Mark Pummell is both fascinating as a hypnotist but also for his prowess’s in sound engineering or recording. He was interviewed in the Shanghai Daily.
I Can Make You Thin star Paul McKenna, a hypnotist who can make you feel jealousy one moment (if you are a hypnotist) and have you thinking “brilliant” the next, had a lively piece done about him by Sarah Hampson of www.theglobeandmail.com. I am beginning to think his book is a must read.
Judy Dean of La Porte, Indiana has a wonderful business called the Spirit Within (thenewsdispatch.com).
The Bad (as in kinda good, kinda bad)
Trying to sell something? Trying to get that person in front of you to make a purchase? Would it not be nice if you could instantly hypnotize them to buy your product? Ah, the myths (how we so love them) - making someone else bend to your will. Yuck. However, there are a few NLP type things you can try that might help the sale go more towards your liking. A recent article in the www.examiner.com provides some suggestions for using NLP and hypnotic suggestion to your benefit. These concepts are from the book Power Persuasion: Using Hypnotic Influence to Win in Life, Love and Business by David R. Barron and Danek S. Kaus. Before you get all hot and bothered by this, let me remind those who are not so experienced with hypnosis, you only do what you are inclined to do. If indeed you are at a car lot (as the example given in the article), you are probably inclined to buy a new car or at least desire one. So, you are not being terribly manipulated into buying one. You are just being encouraged to do so.
Tags: NLP, Queen Fabiola
December 24th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I’ve been reading a few posts and really and enjoy your writing. I’m just starting up my own blog and only hope that I can write as well and give the reader so much insight.