Course of Instruction In Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Clairvoyance, Suggestive Therapeutics, and The Sleep Cure |
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A good operator must be very cleanly in his personal appearance, and be free
from all offensive habits of speech or manner. He should be polite and persuasive,
at the same time having in his tone and bearing the appearance of one who commands.
WHAT HYPNOTISM Is. The art of Hypnotizing is really the art of making an impression upon the mind of another per-son, and in order to make this impression deep and lasting the operator should never allow himself to give or accept any familiarity to or from his subjects or patients. This is a rule which will admit of no exceptions. THE POWER TO HYPNQTIZE. The power to Hypnotize may be summarized as being the power to command respect and obedience. For this reason, and because his authority as physician gives him the right to command, the doctor makes an admirable hypnotist. But this firmness of manner and dominant appear- -39
ance which is necessary to success
may be acquired by anyone who studies these Lessons after a little practice.
TUE IMPORTANCE OF AssUMPTIoN. The manner which is at first assumed, becomes later on natural, and even if at first you have no confidence in yourself it is necessary that you should assume a confident bearing and manner when dealing with a subject. You will be surprised at first to see how the things which you say are about to happen do happen. When, for instance, you tell a subject that he is becoming drowsy, even though you see no sign of drowsiness in that subject, it will shortly come about that he will give every evidence of being drowsy, and this phenomenon simply means that your confident assertion has made such an impression upon his mind that the thing which you have assumed to be true has become true. At first the effect of your words will astonish you, as I say, but after a little practice you will begin to see that all of your acquaintances are influenced by the suggestions that are made to them by others both directly and indirectly. The other necessary qualifications of the good operator are, an honest person, an upright character dealing fairly with all men, a clear |
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