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 Three Stars, June 30, 2015
By KittyCat
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Arrived with a big fat bend on the cover!
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 Five Stars, January 22, 2015
By Robert Yelverton
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It works, August 26, 2011
By Gambit
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I have red this book a dozen times and every time I do Hypnotised I am. I recomend this to everybody that is intrested in hypnotism.
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 Good for Kids., June 16, 2010
By jeezer (St. Louis , MO)
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Not very scientific, well-- not at all scientific.
It is good for children and beginners as a *stage act* inspiration. Book is big on anecdotes about performance hypnotism acts, not much down-to-earth practical instruction on actually *how too do* real serious hypnosis.
Very basic "entertainment hypnotism" that a young adolescent student will like.
Like a few other reviewers, I just couldn't see a reason to rave over this book. My middle school daughter did like it though, and she also likes books on basic stage magic.
If you are looking for motivational literature on getting together a career of hypnotizing people at parties or events, this book might motivate you. I just don't think it will inform in any detail *how too*.
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This book gave me a great overview of hynotism and created a desire to learn more., July 31, 2009
By eclectic reader (Belle Meade, NJ)
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Having recently started to study hypnotism, I wanted to find a
book that would give me a good overview of the topic . . . THE
HOW-TO BOOK OF HYPNOTISM by Tom Silver and Ormond
McGill met that criteria and delivered on its promise on the
back jacket cover to "create the desire [in the reader] to learn more
about this wonderful science and art."
It did a fine job of presenting a brief, but informative history
of the subject, and I liked how it helped me better understand
the role of the subconscious:
* The subconscious plays the role of supervisor over our body's physical
processes. All of the vital organs are controlled by its agency: digestion,
assimilation, the circulation of the blood, heartbeat, the action of the lungs,
the kidneys. . . .
Hypnosis provides our gardening tools for the successful cultivation
of the fertile field of the subconscious to raise a full crop of living
as we desire it to be.
Silver and McGill also explain how to hypnotize people, and they
provide several ways to instantaneously hypnotize somebody . . . I'm
not sure that you could master these techniques by just reading
the book; however, with additional instruction, you could well
be on your way.
I also liked what reading about all that hypnotism can do
for folks who want to be helped:
* As habits are seated in the subconscious, hypnosis provides the
perfect therapy. Drug habits, worry, melancholia, phobias and neurosis
all yield to hypnotic suggestion. The list of habits that can be corrected
goes on and on: kleptomania, lying, bragging, perversion, nervous
difficulties, bedwetting, swearing, gambling, bashfulness, stubbornness,
etc.. All these and more are readily cured through hypnotherapy. The
untold benefits are almost beyond comprehension, as long as the client
truly desires to be cured. Desire causes the "will" to act and, if the latter
is properly directed, nothing can resist the influence.
In addition, there's useful information on working with people
who have weight loss issues, as well as addictions to
cigarettes, drugs and alcohol.
I also found the material on self-hypnosis valuable, particularly
this tidbit that caught my attention:
* Become a master of anger within yourself. If you feel anger arousing
within you, right in the middle STOP AND TAKE THREE DEEP BREATHS
so that you become rational and deal with it, not allowing it to undermine
your personality. Anger takes away your vitality and weakens your
well-being. Conversely, cheerful thoughts are infecting, and their
radiation produces corresponding actions in the minds of others. A
magnetic personality radiates sunshine and good will, and these
thoughts are contagious.
Overall, I'd recommend the book--though I wish there had been
perhaps less information on stage hypnosis . . . and I could have
done without the last chapter on interlingual hypnosis, a subject
that while interesting, is not one that I feel a beginner should attempt.
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 Good start into the study of hypnotism, January 19, 2008
By author and naval officer (Annapolis, MD)
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This is a great book for lay people who find themselves interested in hypnotism. It covers basic history and theory, and gives practical advice on how to hypnotize people for entertainment. Many of the exercises are amusing and do actually work when tried. The latter part of the book does make some seemingly outrageous claims regarding the healing power of hypnotism without any real evidence, and the last chapter has significant typographical and grammar errors, but overall if you are looking for an intro into hypnotism, this is a good place to start.
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