Mr.Jonathan Chase,
Your teaching as
" I teach that as soon as you know you are a hypnotist and that you have
the intent to hypnotise someone that from the moment onward every word
is a suggestion."
and your statement as
" If that is so then induction and suggestion are the same thing."
A.K. Rathod Says as
Let us analyse it to consider the fact
[1] you are a hypnotist ["in the eyes of your client"] , "your
intention" is to put the " person in trance" [ clients belief about you as hypnotist.]
[2] as soon as you start talking [ guiding the client with intention ]
your "every word is a suggestion" [for induction as well as for therapy]
A.K. Rathod Says
Dear friends,
Hypnosis is now termed as suggestible acts.
Hypnosis begins with the suggestibility, faith, belief system, devotion,submission expectations of the client .Client having deep faith in hypnotist is auto-suggestible and does notrequire any induction even, only best scripted suggestions audio bringsdesired results. Many cataleptic demonstration are produced by thesubjects in waking state also..Hypnotist must be a best guide, instructor and director, hence a littlemistake on the part of hypnotist may spoil whole thing. Example: A Lady client may come out of deep trance, whenever a hypnotist
gives any silly suggestions or handles beyond moral / ethical belief. A person
in trance is not sleeping / unconscious , but concentrated and focused to obey
the "
suggested acts up to certain moral / physical / mental personal limit".
The client is an "auto-suggestible follower" and hence he is really apowerful demonstrator of hypnotic effects.Let me conclude "Hypnosis is now termed as suggestible acts by clients."he may or may not even be in trance, since the trance is also a suggested
act performed by the client.Please refer my posting, group discussion pages for more details.
A.K. Rathod PsychoHypnotist INDIA.