Hypnosis

So I want to talk about hypnosis for a minute.  Just for a minute, because anybody interested in the subject can immediately find many excellent references just by typing "hypnosis" into the Google search engine.  There is a ton of information out there.  Of course, most of it is repetitive, because hypnosis actually isn't a large topic.  Many different people offer hypnosis services.  Hypnosis itself, however, remains the same.

As is to be expected, there are differing schools of thought on how hypnosis services should be offered and used.  One school says that only trained psychologists should be allowed to hypnotize people, because only psychologists have the proper training to appropriately handle whatever comes up for a patient under hypnosis.  Another argues that since hypnosis is a natural state, one that can be self-induced, a psychology degree is not necessary.  A third school considers only the entertainment value of hypnosis.  All three of these schools of thought do agree that some sort of training is necessary.

And I agree with that.  It is important to know the fundamentals, such as what questions to ask someone before the hypnotic session begins and what explanations to give.  The basic workings of the human mind, how to identify and verify the hypnotic state, how to elicit information without asking suggestive questions (or, in the case of entertainment, how to make amusing suggestions), and how to address whatever comes up for the client are all very important.

Certification with any of the main hypnosis bodies indicates basic training levels.  Renewed certification demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and education.  Personally, I have found that hypnosis training outside of mainstream degree programs tends to be based on the idea that the certified are somehow still lacking.  They don't know enough, or they don't know it well enough, or they only think in boxes.  I agree that we need to expand our views, but I don't agree that is because of some fundamental weakness in our initial viewpoint.

My certifications have lapsed during the time that I have been learning to work at a nuclear power plant.  But since I have now produced the first book and am working on the second, with all of what comes with that, I am about to go bring my certifications up to date.  After all, I need to demonstrate my commitment!
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The Fast Lane

Wow, life sure started moving quickly! The Nook version of the book is out, and I'm on the last round of proofs for the paper copy. I think the paper copy will have to be too expensive, just to cover printing costs, but still it's good to have it out there.  And I'm working on the second book.  whee!

My idea is to update this blog weekly - the only possible way to keep it up and keep my day job.  But I neglected to post last weekend in favor of upgrading my web site.  The host I use is hostbaby (because I started with the CD, so music made sense), and they just updated their site builder.  There are some things I'm not thrilled with about how the new site works, but I do like the new look! www.mmmhypno.com

I'll be doing an interview on an achieve.com radio show soon as well.  The focus of the show is building your self-esteem and recognizing the power within you, and I say that sometimes self-esteem issues have roots in past lives.  Truly, the power lies within.  Yale, the host, is a coworker who read a proof copy of the book and liked it well enough to agree to interview me.  I am very excited about this!

The prednisone experience sent me to see my nutritionist at the beginning of the week (which I was planning to do anyway but not getting around to in a timely manner).  He's amazing, and I already feel much better.  So I'm back on track with the physical healing part of my life.  Part of grounding the new vibration, bringing in the light, is getting the spiritual and mental in balance with the physical.  At least that's how it is for me.

So there's my week!

A New Phase

Wow, another year gone with nothing much said by me.  It turns out that learning how to be an engineering tech sr in reactor engineering at a nuclear power plant is a rather consuming business.  Lately there are signs, however, that I've assimilated the bulk of it all and can now begin adding back pieces of the rest of my life.

God slowed me down for a couple of months with a respiratory ailment, and while I'm glad to say that I'm over it now and ready to return to work, I'm also very glad I had the time to recharge spiritually as well as physically.  I got to do some reconnecting with friends, a LOT of reading on my favorite esoteric topics... and I self-published a short story on Amazon.

Ha! I never know what's going to come next.  I was reading Mystic Christianity, by William Walker Atkinson (also known as Yogi Ramacharaka), when it came to me again that I need to publish the past life stories on Amazon.  I had the awareness that I could publish them as individual stories instead of trying to compile one large book.  And so I did.

I've always intended to publish, of course, and so all along I have been working on getting each unfolding written in a polished form.  Therefore when it suddenly became time, I was actually mostly ready.

In fact, the same is true of all of my metaphysical pursuits.  Over the years I have built a framework, and so whenever it is time to use that framework, there it is.  Hopefully I can keep up with myself this time!


Kindle Version.  Paperback and Nook versions coming soon!