by HypCat » Sat May 21, 2016 6:47 pm
Hi everyone, I've just joined this forum after lurking for a while. My name's Kevin (user name HypCat) and I'm new to hypnosis. I'm from UK though I live in Germany.
In the past I never had much interest in hypnosis, I just thought of it as maybe some kind of eye vision trick or something.
My previous exposure was just doing occasional affirmation meditations. I then came across Joe Karbo's book "The Lazy Man's Way To Get Rich" which featured some "super suggestion" hypnosis style routines which made me realize hypnosis is about programming the subconscious.
Then a few years back I came across Derren Brown's shows. Here in Germany I'd never heard of him, so this was new to me. I found his techniques very interesting, although his material is mainly mentalist/magician entertainment, it whetted my appetite to find out more about hypnosis and applied psychology.
I also came across Adam Eason's excellent podcasts and presentations, this has led me to discover people and techniques I'd never heard of before, eg people like Jon Chase, Anthony Jacquin, Kev Sheldrake and others.
I've been practising some self-hypnosis for business and personal development issues. This forum seems like a valuable resource of practical info and help for this. I want to learn more about hypnosis and also learn how to hypnotize other people as well.