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Yes, "trance" isn't well-defined... and for me that turns out to be a good thing. I don't even know whether hypnosis and its tools can be formally described and explained to that level of detail where it's absolutely clear what "hypnosis" and "trance" and "state&q...

I'm not saying that your definition of "trance" is wrong, just different to mine. I think when it comes to something as subjective as hypnosis people should use whatever labels work best for them. There is also a strong argument for not using 'whatever labels work best'. The fact that hyp...

skeitel wrote:
Exactly. Welcome to the world of ego-based (non)logic

Don't you mean 'trance logic'?

Hi All I would love to get people's feedback on my new video (some have seen it already). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B2hxw7LVhI The video is for the front page of my new website, so it may seem a little out of context here. Hope that you enjoy it! James http://www.hypnosiswithouttrance.com/ P....

I'm sure these academics know they know what they're talking about. Every hypnotist finds subjects who are more or less susceptible, and each is unique in their response. In my experience have found that a 20%/60%/20% "clunky rule of thumb" generally holds true as just that, but to be hon...

Either way, the idea of a simple high/medium/low split is outdated. So are Newton's laws, but we don't need to use special relativity when we want to know how long it will take for an apple to fall from a tree. The high/medium/low distribution, which generalises how susceptible people are on a scal...

What is hypnotizability? The definition that the academic world works with, is: "the capacity to produce those effects generally considered to be hypnotic"(Weitzenhoffer, 1997. Also cited by Woody et al, 2005) What do we know about hypnotizability? One of the results from academia that is ...

1. YES 2. I give them a pre-talk and then leave them to "cook" for a while.. ie I let them mull it over in their minds...even up to a week. When I meet them again they remind me about hypnotism. Let them "cook" for a while. 3. Don't know. I'm not experienced enough. 4. Don't kno...

I think suggestibility is all about expectation. But it is not about building expectation, but rather the absence of expectation. But I have to differentiate between a trance state and the hypnotic state. And...also what we are really doing when we say "we are building expectation". I don...

confident enough to try it out on people. Go for it. Also, try to remove the word 'try' from your vocabulary ;) Don't tell your mum that you are going to 'try' hypnosis. Explain to her matter of factly that you have hypnotised 20 of your friends. Leave no doubt in her mind that you are skilled hypn...

Anthony Jacquin wrote:newscientist link

Anthony

"James Horton at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville has even found physical brain differences: highly hypnotisable participants had a 30 per cent bigger rostrum, a part of the brain thought to help focus attention."

VERY interesting!

I would like to see what sort of range of responses we might get to the following questions: 1. Do you believe that expectancy is important when hypnotising? 2. If so, what active measures do you take to increase your subjects expectancy? 3. Is expectancy the main determinant of the success or failu...

Of course a trance state is a hypnotic state, because it is a focused point of attention. But...it is still full of expectations, even though the expectations are focused on the state. For example...a person that is angry (focused state) will go along with a suggestion if that suggestion is coheren...

skeitel wrote:above link

Very interesting article! Unfortunately this case is not unique.

I know of 2 or 3 practicing hypnotherapists that falsely use the "Dr" designation.

Wildcard wrote:Does anyone see a connection between suggestibility and how good one can access the "reality generator" in the brain?

Can you expand on the 'reality generator'?