Five Books You Love

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Permalink Reply by Robert M Dunscomb on March 3, 2009 at 7:22am

Listed in no particular order, the five books that have helped me most
as a consulting hypnotist, and to which I frequently refer, are:

1. The Art of Hypnosis, by C. Roy Hunter

2. The Art of Hypnotherapy, by C. Roy Hunter

3. Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, by Calvin D. Banyan and Gerald E. Kein

4. Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria, by Don E. Gibbons

5. Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors, by D. Corydon Hammond

These are the "Top Five". There are probably another dozen or so books, maybe more,
with which I would not part.

Robert

Permalink Reply by Sophie Nicholls on March 3, 2009 at 7:37am

Adrian and Robert, Thank you so much for these suggestions. It is always fascinating to see the range of influences and inspirations that we have. I am a big fan of Wordweaving and Trancework too, Adrian. Robert, that is so useful fo rme to know the books that you continue to go back to time and again.

I think I will begin to compile a big list of suggestions so that I am never short of ideas about what to read next. Just imagine what an amazing resource this could be if even 100 of us were to share five books! :-)

Permalink Reply by James Hazlerig - HypnosisAustin on March 3, 2009 at 8:51am

Five of my favorites:

1. Monsters and Magical Sticks by Steven Heller and Terry Steele--I'll post a review in a different thread

2. Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson--not technically a hypnosis book, but an interesting look at the mind

3. Ormond McGill's Hypnotherapy Encyclopedia, edited by Shelley Stockwell

4. My Voice Will Go With You by Saul Rosenfeld--a great collection of the teaching tales of Milton Erickson

5. Training Trances--one thing I loved about this book was the suggestion that the best trancers make the best hypnotists

Permalink Reply by Trevor Eivers on October 14, 2011 at 10:43am

okay here goes

1. Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, by Calvin D. Banyan and Gerald E. Kein

2. Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors - Cory Hammond

3. Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation - Dave Botsford

4. Transforming Therapy - Gil Boyne

5. Make Your Life Great - Richard Bandler

Permalink Reply by Trevor Eivers on October 14, 2011 at 10:45am

Oh I forgot to mention 'Magic Words in Hypnosis' by Richard Nongard.... excellent book.

Also 'Hypnotic Inductions and Deepeners' by the same author