What is the The Point

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Permalink Reply by Jess Marion on January 24, 2011 at 8:43am

I would say that the point of covert conversational hypnosis depends on the context in which it's being used.  At a very basic level its purpose is to influence in a way that avoids detection.  Now when I use it to influence clients I'm not influencing them because I want to impose my wishes on them.  I'm using it because it's a good tool to get them where they want to go.  In this case remedial and covert hypnosis are not different.  

 

cheers!

 

Jess

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Permalink Reply by Bridget McKenna on January 24, 2011 at 9:41am

Are these your opinions? Points to argue for or against? Facts?

 

My two pence: The point of all hypnosis is to allow a person's unconscious mind to come to the fore while the conscious mind is occupied elsewhere.

When a hypnotist does this as part of a stage show, the audience may (or may not) be entertained.

When a hypnotist does this for therapeutic reasons, the client's beliefs and behavior may undergo changes.

When a hypnotist does this on the street, there may (or may not) be a boost to someone's ego.

When a hypnotist does this conversationally, the same thing happens with eyes open that would have happened in a "formal" trance: the person's unconscious learns within the trance and uses those learnings without the interference of the conscious mindset.

I'll grant that a hypnotist can have varying motivations for what he or she does, but not that where he does it equals having those motivations.

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Permalink Reply by Graham Old on January 24, 2011 at 9:50am

Of course, we could swap the point of Stage and Street above, just as easily as we could swap the point of Covert Hypnosis with Remedial hypnosis.

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Permalink Reply by Fable Goodman on January 24, 2011 at 10:28am

Good point Ken.

 

The poiint of Stage hypnosis, could be to make money for the hypnotist  to entertain the audience,   to change the belief and behaviour of the audience, to impose the hypnotist's wishes on the subjects...and ego masturbation.  

Note (musturbation can lead to poor spelling!)

 

I am guessing at your point Jonathan, But I may be projecting.

Is there any possibility that you might have been projecting just a bit when writing this witty post?

 

Love and hugs,

 

 

Fable

 

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