Book and DVD Review

**Posts:** 151 · by **elvisampio** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:43 pm

Does anyone have any comments or opinions or a view on the Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphor (Hammond, 1990)?

**Posts:** 82 · by **007** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:51 pm

Hi
I wondered if anybody could post a review of the book Flipnosis which seems to be getting a lot of publicity?
cheers

**Posts:** 2951 · by **Anthony Jacquin** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:21 pm

I am halfway through writing a lengthy review of this book and will of course post it here.

In short I loved this book. It hardly mentions hypnosis, despite its title. It begins with the author arguing convincingly that moments of 'instant' persuasion deserve to be studied as a distinct category amongst the various types of persuasion.

He expands with many examples including anecdotes, techniques and strategy geared toward learning how to engineer and use instant persuasion, as well as recognise and defend against. It should be on your shelf if you are interested in persuasion.

It is far less reliant on clever language than most other things aimed at rapid persuasion strategies. Most of the examples of flipnosis are based on the targeted application of techniques aimed at emotional shifts or causing a cognitive fart and bout turn.

The writing style is personal and humorous while the content is informative and easy to learn.

Anthony

**Posts:** 728 · by **divrom** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:47 pm

Sounds fascinating, Ant. I look forward to the review.

I completely agree on instant inductions. In fact, in my opinion when they are successful they show that they were actually not necessary. That's one of the current views I'm toying with anyway!

Anthony Jacquin wrote:I am halfway through writing a lengthy review of this book and will of course post it here.

In short I loved this book. It hardly mentions hypnosis, despite its title. It begins with the author arguing convincingly that moments of 'instant' hypnosis deserve to be studied as a distinct category amongst the various types of persuasion.

He expands with many examples including anecdotes, techniques and strategy geared toward learning how to engineer and use instant persuasion, as well as recognise and defend against. It should be on your shelf if you are interested in persuasion.

It is far less reliant on clever language than most other things aimed at rapid persuasion strategies. Most of the examples of flipnosis are based on the targeted application of techniques aimed at emotional shifts or causing a cognitive fart and bout turn.

The writing style is personal and humorous while the content is informative and easy to learn.

Anthony

**Posts:** 35 · by **Father Trance** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:34 pm

Just wondering if any one has read Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman ??

**Posts:** 82 · by **007** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:55 pm

Thanks Ant, I'll be sure and get a copy

**Posts:** 2571 · by **kevsheldrake** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:08 pm

Father Trance wrote:Just wondering if any one has read Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman ??

Yes. It's very good and well worth a read.

Kev

**Posts:** 35 · by **Father Trance** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:17 pm

kevsheldrake wrote:
Father Trance wrote:Just wondering if any one has read Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman ??

Yes. It's very good and well worth a read.

Kev

Cheers Kev

**Posts:** 313 · by **gaz c** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:26 am

Morning all! looking at ordering EITHER:
* 'My voice will go with you:Teaching tales of Milton Erickson(green type front cover)
OR
* 'Patterns of the hypnotic techniques of Milton Erickson' by Grindler&Bandler(picture of erickson's face on front cover)

from a therapy point of view! any suggestions

Cheers Gaz

**Posts:** 2951 · by **Anthony Jacquin** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:26 am

Both are great but I suggest you get Patterns 1. It will show you where all the conversational/covert/indirect stuff comes from. Beyond that it still provides many fascinating Erickson anecdotes.

My Voice... is also brilliant. It provides short anecodotes for specific cases and serves as an illustration of his thinking. Both are brilliant and both should be on your shelf.

Ant

**Posts:** 2571 · by **kevsheldrake** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:52 pm

Agree. Patterns 1 is worth the price just for the Erickson/Huxley essay IMO. My Voice is also excellent. Where Patterns 1 gives you the structure of the language, My Voice provides the metaphors.

Kev

**Posts:** 728 · by **divrom** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:34 pm

If you're limited to 1 of them, get Patterns.

gaz c wrote:Morning all! looking at ordering EITHER:
* 'My voice will go with you:Teaching tales of Milton Erickson(green type front cover)
OR
* 'Patterns of the hypnotic techniques of Milton Erickson' by Grindler&Bandler(picture of erickson's face on front cover)

from a therapy point of view! any suggestions

Cheers Gaz

**Posts:** 313 · by **gaz c** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 4:25 pm

Both ordered! cheers for the heads up

**Posts:** 14 · by **elvio_junior** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:49 am

Hi Ant,
Here in Brazil is very difficult to find Hypnotists and also hard to find books about it.
I took a course with a very good guy named Fabio Puentes , he's a good hypnotherapist but not a good teacher, he knows it for himself but to teach others.
So I am not totally confident to start hypnotherapy and also I guess I got more confident after reality is plastic, which I consider the best book ever for initiate in hypnoses.
Ant I would like you recommend me a good book to initiate clinical hypnosis, I 'd like to start with some kind of hypnotherapy focussed on the problem, a brief, aimed and fast way to solve the client's problem immediately.

It's like a EM in a hospital the hypnotist gives him or her their pain/stress relieve immediately fast, aimed and focussed .

thanks in advanced

**Posts:** 151 · by **elvisampio** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:22 pm

Has anyone bought Jeff Stephens' course? Is it any good for therapy techniques?

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