The Deep Trance Training Manual: Hypnotic Skills

Foreword Contents Li t of figure~ ........................................................................................................... .i A not ' to the novice (~ nd the CllriOllS) .................. .... .......................................... .. Part J - Prinei pies ................................................................................................_ Systematic tra ining in hypnos is """""""""""."."""""".".""""".".""" "."". Prindples in fonnulating suggE'stions .......................................................... .. fOil r-stag" hypnotic proto(:ol ...................................................... .... .. ..... .. . Sty'lt'S of s uggestion ........................................................................ ............. H },pnoti principles ............................................................................ ....... . The lan guage of deep trance .......................................................................... 1 The LP Milton model ............................................................................. 1 Additional langu,lge patte rns .................................................................. 1 Fa ilitating deep-trance phenomena ............................................................ .'1 Pa rt II - Exercises: Core Skills ............................................................................ ) Rapport and p '-';0 .\.1 1 power ......................................................................... 2 Core exercises ........ .. ...................................................................................2 Rnpport 1 ...................................................................................... ......... 2 Rapport 2 .............. ................................................................................. .2 Rapport 3 ............................................................................................... 2 R"pport 4 ..................... ............................................................ ....... .......2 "R~pport3 .. .................... ...... ................................................. .................. 2 P"r.;onal Pow« r 1 ................ ...... .................................... ....... .. ... ..... ...... .2 Personal Power 2 ................................................................................... 2 Cal ibmlion .................................................................................................. ....... 2 Core exercises .................... ................ ......................................................... 2 Expand senses .............. ..................................................................... ....2 Reading People I (like! d i like) ......................................................... 3 Reading People 2 (fruth/lie) .............................................................. 3 Reading People 3 (colours) ................................................................. 3 Additional exercises ............................................................................ ......3 ~ye accessing cues ...............................................................................3 Crystal-bnll gazing ...............................................................................3 Fonnulilting ugscstions ................................................................................ 3 Core exercises ............................................................................................ .3 To,1ality ..................................................................................................3 Embedded comm'lnd~ (~ l1d l oSi(·. I IYl.II·k intl)· .. ·..· ............· .. ····...... ·.. 3 Embedded commands (voice tone) .... ...............................................3 lnterspen;a l Il~chniquc ....................................... ..................................4 Language-pattern cards ..................................................................... .4 ME-taphar. ............ ............................................................................ .. ...4 l"lodelling excellence ... ........................................................................ 4

ThiUlk YOll for purchasing Volume 1 of The Drep TmllC'e Training Ma/llwl. This i. a practic~l , structured and effective system to train yourself a.nd othis . A~ there ~'" many schools of hypnosis emphasising d ifferent approaches, this manua l covers two things: Principles and Exercises. Princip l c~ will over somE' of the fundamentals of hypnotic approaches induded in both ,mthoritarian and more penni&'*' e schools, such as th Ericksollinn "ppro'lch. This i~ d~ 'ig ned to give you a suffide.nt understanding of the ,ore hypnotic principJes, so tha t you can develop yoUI' own s tyle, Innguage and approa~hes when work ing with 0111 rs.

n \e Exercises sections are designed to bl1ild your repertuire o f hypnotic tests, inductions, deepE'ners etc. systematically. I recommend that you follow an organised training approach a long the lin detailed in "$ystemati tr;lining in h ypnosis" below so that YOll d evelop a core of techniques that you can a pply ,..ithout (conscious) thought. 'I his manual is by no means the be-a ll and e nd-aU of hyp nosis. It is intc"dbt YOII in your uwn hypnotic development. T wou ld th erefore strongly urge you to rend extensively ill this (asci. n~ting fidd . l have at"t'ord lngly recommended certilin texts ?-t thE' elld.

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"Notyet ..." alllicip.,tioll induction ........................ ..................... ... .86 "Act as it" techll i,!"" (and the sixty-second hypnotist) ................. 87 ind llclion (total-relaxation teduugue) .... " .. " ......... "" .. Mind power for life .. "." "" .. " ........ " .. "." .. " ........... "."" .................... ,, .89

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Deepening a nchors ................ " ........... "...... "... .. ........... "................. ....93 Anchor - N OV,'ww w ... .. .." ............. " .. " ... ............... .....................93 Shou ldN ~ ,!u eczc ......... .... .... ......... .... ............. ........... .....................'13

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Ending~:~~a.l·l1j~~.~t. :::::::::: :::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: ::::~~ Ap pendi x .................................................................................................................99 cards ..... ................. .... " ..................................... .... ...... .9~ Trance a nalogll(>$ .. ................ ...... .. ...... ..... ........ .................... " ............ ....... 1(b Conscious/ lmconsciou5 func;tiorts ................. ... ............... .. ,." .......... ... ,,106 Doing hypnotic demonstra tions .................... .... .............. ........ .............. 1~ H vpnotic d emoostra tions with gro ups .. .. " ... .. ..................................... 1"" Street hypnosis ..... " .. " ..................... ... "." ... .... ...... ...... ............. " .... "" .. " ... 109 The secret of successful demo n. tT',ltion$ ..................... ""."." .......... ".".110

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Pa.rl lll - E.xerds".: Hypnot ic Skills ............................ ...................................... 45 Suggestibility tests ...................... .. .... ..... ...................... ... ...... ................... ........ 47 Core exercises (fail-sale tests) ....... ..... .. ........................ .. .... ................. .... .. 48 Hand relaxa lion .............. ........... ... .............. ... .. .... ..,.... .............. ... .... .. ... 48 Chevreul' pend u lum ... ............ .................. .... .. ... .. .... ... ................ .. .... .49 Postural SW"y ............................................. .......................................... 50 Eyelid fixa tion ............ ...... ......... ............... ... ,................................. ..... ... 51 S ~1 i l~/yiJ\'\' n .................................................. .. .. ,,... ,........................ ,..... -2

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U "be ndabl~ A rm ...................................................................................61 Handshake In d uction 1 ....................... .................... .......................... ..62 Additiom l exercises ...................... .... .... .... ............. .. ................................. 63 Handsha ke Induction 2 (ambiguous touch) .. .. .. ...... ........ ............ .. .. 63 Ilandshak" Ind uction 3 (5udden-jerk method ) .. ......... ................... .64Expl'ctancy method ...................... ... ......... ......... .. ... .... .... ...................... 65 Tension-release me thod ............ .. .. .. .... ............... .... .. .. ...... ................. ...66 Finge r-(ounting method (confus ion technique) .......... .............. ......67 Sensory overload ........... ·.. ·......... ............ ... ·............ ........ ............. .........68 St.mdard inductions ... ........................... ..... ........ ....... ........ ... .. ...................... ... 69 Co r~ ~xercjscs

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n"UcaUy and gain proficiency in the wid~ range of hypnotic app ruacilc, availa ble toda '. Although each of the exercises does include "om~ S1rtn(!r'l) t() IlCW heights. The serious pracUtioner of hypmJ$is ~rill acqu irt" thp confid ence to know how to elicit aIld use deep-trancsi> for _Iherapell tic work or in ~ clinical setting, I strongly lu-ge yon 10 ~eek sp"'Gails l traul1l1g. Again, you will find Scl exhaust~d from time to time. When you explore trance, remembe r ill.•t to have eadt ~~ pe.rience a nd evaluate it ttf'l something new. Do not compare it to ",,'hat you Hunk trance ;/roulcl be like. Know thai whichever way your mind "lJows you 10 hdv\< the expenence ot trancp will be th~ best w"y for you rigl'I no",! Now, if you $1111 have"n), re5
tlOn Wi th a level h"ad, a good dose of COmmon sense anc! dear positive inten. Mns fo r other pMI'I" you (anno! 1-e'liJy do any ham,. An y unforllmatc suggcst:ion th..~t m ight be made will tend to be deleted or ignol;,d Or will tern1ll"1~11C tht! trance experience.

PART I

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B(K"dUSC a ll JCi.'ll'ning. bel avioul' . md cha nge occu r at UtE" t.Ulco nsclous l-evel lJrs l, the qu ic kest 'N ays to 1('mn is to mak-e i i' ~ 'y fo r the \.mcons\'-;r)u~ to per(ann ce rtam behav i()lII'S for yOu a u tuma tically. One w ~)' to do tha t i~ to ,give lhe conscious m ind exercises to J'el-1€'tl l oJ(e n, until YOLU' lUKo nsciolls learns new bel1,.l Violirs. r \"'oIl1d tlwre f(He recQrnmend that . ou nr5t perfo rm jw.;t a ffl1A' (jx('rc:1s(!:o; with in c ..)ch section, .tnd pr~ ~pproacl1 for th" si tu ation !

.t. Then you en" say to your parcnerJ "T d(m' t kr~.ow i.r you can al~iHjy appreci.:;ired eff< ·ct. This model reLics un the " power" J I1d a utho ri l~) o( tile hr pnolist.

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NOJrtraaiiticmlJ! morll'1 Q()operati\' ~ re.b ti() n~h i p with the client Th~ hypnotist athm tiuH lind dire l" it tlJ wards the uiL.:'nt':, wn m~zn()­ ri,·~. Ideas J.J,d ptO