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Hypnotic Realities
The Induction of Clinical Hypnosis and Forms of Indirect Suggestion
326 pages
An immersive, analytical journey into the mechanics of the subconscious mind through verbatim clinical transcripts and rigorous psychological commentary.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting behind a two-way mirror in a master therapist's office, observing the subtle art of psychological influence in real-time. The pace is steady and deliberate, demanding focus as it shifts between verbatim transcripts of clinical hypnosis and rigorous, analytical essays that unpack the mechanics of the subconscious mind. The mood is deeply intellectual and contemplative, bridging the intuitive art of therapy with the systematic science of human behavior. Its prose blends the conversational flow of spoken inductions with the structured clarity of academic analysis. It is a text built for students, professionals, and deeply curious minds who want to understand the profound power of indirect suggestion and the hidden depths of the unconscious.
- Mood
- intellectual
- focused
- contemplative
- Tone
- clinical
- analytical
- instructive
- observational
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- the unconscious mind · therapeutic communication · the art and science of psychology · indirect suggestion
- The writing
- A blend of conversational, verbatim transcripts and rigorous, analytical academic essays.
- The arc
- Moves from curious observation of clinical practice to a structured, analytical understanding of human behavior.
- Who it's for
- Students, professionals, and psychology enthusiasts fascinated by the mechanics of the subconscious mind and clinical hypnotherapy.
Content notes
- clinical discussions of psychotherapy
About the book
Hypnotic Realities is a verbatim transcript of Dr. Erickson's induction of clinical hypnosis and his approaches to trance training. It provides students and professionals with clear examples of the evolution of clinical hypnotic phenomena. Two major innovations in this volume are the utilization theory of hypnosis and indirect forms of suggestion.... Each chapter includes an essay by Ernst Rossi which clarifies and elaborates on the relevant issues of Dr Erickson's work just illustrated. In these essays, Dr. Rossi analyzes Dr. Erickson's approach in order to uncover some of the basic variables that can be isolated and tested by future experimental work. These sections are a bridge between the clinical art of Dr. Erickson's hypnotherapy and the systematic efforts of the science of psychology to understand human behavior.
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