In order for you to fully understand hypnosis, it is important to differentiate between two levels of mind: the conscious and the unconscious mind (frequently referred to as the subconscious). The conscious mind is where we usually spend most of our waking time. It basically does four things.

We are all affected by the irresistible influence of suggestion. We merely vary in the degree to which we respond to it. Under the stress of emotional stimuli, we are led easily to commit acts that we normally would never dream of perpetrating. The protagonists of propaganda know this well, and, thereby, exercise their powers to create conditions that will make their assault on the public mind more successful.

Instructions to hypnotist
The subject is asked to raise an arm so that the hand is slightly above the head and given suggestions. There are a number of aspects of this induction which are worthy of special notice. First, the arm is placed in such a position that fatigue will eventually bring it down. The downward […]

I regard hypnotic techniques as essentially no more than a means of asking your subjects to pay attention to you so that you can offer them some idea which can initiate them into an activation of their own capacities to behave. The best way to illustrate this point is by way of a clinical example.

Hypnosis is defined as a highly suggestible state of mind. Our job in hypnosis and self hypnosis is to establish this highly suggestible state of mind and to use it as a means of implanting the proper suggestions.