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From the front flap of this 367 page book: "Spanning a period of 50 years, these four volumes have been assembled for clinicians and researchers who wish to explore the work of one of the most seminal minds in the history of hypnosis and psychotherapy. Each volume contains some papers that have heretofore not been published. Volume III includes a general, historical survey of hypnotism and its approaches to the unconscious through the psychodynamic processes of amnesia, literalness, automatic writing and drawing, mental mechanisms, dual personality, and experimental neuroses."
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 An Inside Scoop of Ericksoniasm, October 31, 2015
By A Friendly Voice
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The Collected Works of Erickson are, hands down (--and go deeper in trance as they slowly lower--) the best writing ever generated within the hypnotic field.
If you're new to hypnosis ... and not that well read in psychology, these books can be a bit much but you should totally buy them anyway and challenge yourself. Because there was a time when you didn't know what the letter "A" was. And you didn't know how to spell it although you wanted to know how to spell it. Then you discovered you could really form a mental image of the thing you wanted, and now it's become something you don't forget.
There are a great number of significant things occurring within you, even right now, which you take for granted. A certain kind of aliveness which you can become more aware of. Such as the beating of your heart, who is sending the nutrients to all the various parts of your body. That's a nice thing. So you will come to realize that Ericksonian is naturalistic hypnosis; you begin the study by noticing what is happening within the room you are in right now. You have an external picture, but the secret is that it is ONLY a reflection of an internal picture, or posture. You can compare yourself to that computer, for instance. If you'd like to really learn Ericksonianism, perhaps you might (I truly don't know) need to erase some old programs in order to make room. Are there any objects on the table near you? Do you see? This book will teach you how to speak Ericksonian. I myself am writing a book on the subject (can you tell?).
Some advice. When I was beginning my studies in hypnosis -- going on about 6 years ago now, wow does time fly when you're having fun -- for the first year I only studied language patterns strictly, memorizing all the techniques, the syntax. Erickson's work with Rossi is a great starting place as well as the NLP stuff. I absorbed it. Then the next year I spent studying hypnotic phenomena, such as hand levitation (can be induced by creating an anti-gravity field of time around an object), amnesia (what?), and how to see and hear things others are unaware of, helpful things (especially the connections between sound and sight are fascinating). You will discover it all reading this. Learning hypnosis after that was so charming and so fascinating; I had all the tools I needed in terms of what to do. I knew what I was doing because I read this book. Then, I studied hypnotic psychotherapy, and this is the longest leg of the journey; I am continuing to learn more and more each day. I feel that for the most part I have language patterns and hypnotic phenomena well wired.
The goal, over the course of years, is to be able to speak Ericksonian fluently (which involves not just language patterns, but seeing the world in a naturalistic expression) while knowing how to change belief systems. That's a good basis, not overly complex. Because not everyone can do what Erickson did, not everyone is a genius who has won the game of life on every level -- but if you do what I suggested, you'll be able to help a great magnitude of persons to overcome the long dead past, and whatnot. Be happier.. And you'll heal yourself too. Remember that (as A Course In Miracles says) the unhealed healer cannot heal; or that we heal only to the extent that we ourselves are healed. I believe this is why Erickson stated that polio was his greatest teacher. Ra, in the Law of One Material, goes so far as to state "the healer does not heal." Likewise, this is why Erickson stated "the hypnotist only provides a suitable climate for change."
He was truly one, one of the few Great Sages America has known; I would state that he was the single most gifted healer the 20th century has ever witnessed -- Hands down!
If anyone has any questions you would like to ask me, you are free to email me here at astrologer427@gmail.com
I am happy to trade as well; have some videos and audio recordings, hard to find .... Bye!
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Essential, February 11, 2001
By Bob
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Great set of books, the four volumes give excellent insight into Erickson. However, if not purchasing the entire set, get volume one or volume four.
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