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Title: A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis

Author: Melvin Powers

Release Date: September 30, 2007 [EBook #22814]

Language: English

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SELF-HYPNOSIS

by Melvin Powers

Published by

Melvin Powers
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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

1. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SELF-HYPNOSIS 11

2. WHAT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HYPNOSIS? 21

3. IS HYPNOSIS THE ANSWER? 29

4. HOW DOES SELF-HYPNOSIS WORK? 37

5. HOW TO AROUSE YOURSELF FROM THE SELF-HYPNOTIC STATE 45

6. HOW TO ATTAIN SELF-HYPNOSIS 49

7. DEEPENING THE SELF-HYPNOTIC STATE 57

8. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BECOMING AN EXCELLENT SUBJECT 67

9. TECHNIQUES FOR REACHING THE SOMNAMBULISTIC STATE 79

10. A NEW APPROACH TO SELF-HYPNOSIS WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS 91

11. PSYCHOLOGICAL AIDS AND THEIR FUNCTION 103

12. THE NATURE OF HYPNOSIS 113

13. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SELF-HYPNOSIS 119

FOREWORD

All of us like to think that our actions and reactions are a result of
logical thought processes, but the fact is that suggestion influenc