What was the very first Hypnosis Book you ever read?

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Little on September 27, 2011 at 6:18am

Hypnosis for Beginners by William Hewitt.  I bought it my junior year of high school (1986 or 1987).

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Permalink Reply by George Guarino on September 27, 2011 at 6:59am

Good book.  Thanks for the reply Aaron

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Permalink Reply by docregal.com on September 27, 2011 at 9:54am

"Master Secrets of Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis" by Professor Kurt Tepperwein  -490 pages- © 1977 (originally published in German as Die Hohe Schule der Hypnose).

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Permalink Reply by sion stephens on September 27, 2011 at 10:30am

self hypnosis and other mind expanding techniques by charles tebbetts

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Permalink Reply by George Guarino on September 27, 2011 at 10:40am

Well Doc that's one I have not heard of.  Thanks

Thanks S Stephens for the reply.  Tebbetts always inspires.  G

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Taylor on September 27, 2011 at 11:39am

How-To-Book of Hypnosis by Ormand McGill.

Then Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman.

 

Bruce Taylor

www.taylorhypnosiscenter.com

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Permalink Reply by George Guarino on September 27, 2011 at 11:56am

Thanks for chiming in.  Two great books!  G

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Permalink Reply by Brochu on September 27, 2011 at 6:41pm

 

Hypnotherapy By Dave Elman

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Permalink Reply by Steve Andrade on September 27, 2011 at 6:58pm

Professional Hypnotism Manual by John G. Kappas, but since that was required reading, I think a book I read at the same time was, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, by Joseph Murphy.

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Permalink Reply by MaskedHypnotist on September 27, 2011 at 9:56pm

Back in the early 90's there was an excellent bookstore in NYC located on 57th Street called Collosium Books.  They had an entire section of old hypnosis books, some from Melvin Powers and other hypnotists of the late 60's and early 70's.  I bought about ten of these books, read them all in one weekend, and was an expert hypnotist by Monday morning.  The foolishness of being young and thinking you know it all.  I'll try and get a list an post it here later.  Regardless, they inspired me to get training, which was the best thing because many of these books contained tons of mis-information.  The three books I cherish the most are Elman's Hypnotherapy, Tebbetts' Miracles on Demand, and McGills' The Art of Stage Hypnosis.  I think each of these books defined hypnosis in their own special way.

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Permalink Reply by George Guarino on September 28, 2011 at 5:07am

Masked man. Great comments.  I'd love to know what those other 7 books were.

Steve, I know of John Kappas but haven't read him... wasn't that Florence Henderson's husband and didn't he work with love/passion?

 

But... the most important part... These books inspired you to investigate further and to become a hypnotist

 

That's what I'm curious about.  What book a person read first that inspired them to become a hypnotist.  What book let a person know that the practice of hypnosis is a learned skill, and not an intuitive talent that one is born with or not.  Realizing that, was a revolation to me.

 

"Many Lives, Many Masters"  really let me know that this whole thing called hypnosis is 'serious', 'true' and that it is something that sparks a passion within me.  Believe me, at the time I had no notion that I was to become a hypnotist, I was just interested in the power of the mind.... And then I met a hypnotist that turned me on to many other books that taught me about hypnosis.

 

What was the book that sparked your hypno-interest?  That's what I'd like to know. 

 

Thanks to all who have shared.  G

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Permalink Reply by Marc Carlin on September 28, 2011 at 5:59am

Hi George,

The 2 books that were recommended to me at my first training were Miracles on Demand, and Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman.  Tebbett's book was out of print so I opted for Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman.

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