A course of practical psychic instruction.

  • Psychic Research Co.
Date:
1901,
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Credit: A course of practical psychic instruction. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    brought about by concentration of the attention the condition of auto-hypnosis. Converting Self-hypnotism into Hypnosis Proper.—If there is an operator at hand whose suggestions will be received by the subject, the condition of auto-hypnosis becomes then the condition of Hypnosis, and the subject obeys the suggestions of the operator. But if there is no operator at hand, the subject remains in the condition of auto-hypnosis until such time as he determines that he shall awake. fiCr. 2 4- HYPNOSIS Bt MUSCUlflR STRAIN ^.RELAXATION How to Use Auto-suggestion.—In this way he can before putting himself under the influence determine whether he shall sleep for an hour or two hours. He can give himself just the same suggestions which an operator would give him. He can remove pain in himself just as certainly as an operator can re- move that pain for him. He cannot secure in himself the start- ling phenomena which the suggestion of another given during deep Hypnosis will produce, but he can cure himself of many minor ailments and treat himself positively for nervousness, lack of sleep, lack of confidence, defective memory, fatigue upon slight exercise, bad habits, etc. He can do very much for himself
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