Urban Shaman

As processes, both meditation and hypnosis are simply different techniques for doing the same thing—refocusing your attention toward more positive beliefs and expectations. As states, both are identical conditions of sustained focused attention. Any difference can be attributed to the object of focus. Since

Hailona refers to the art of casting for divination, which is an old word for tuning in to intuition. Casting itself is a technique for making intuitive information available to the conscious mind.

Many centuries ago Hawaiian spiritual masters came to the same conclusions reached by others in various times and places: that there is an aspect of consciousness which operates covertly and indirectly (the subconscious); that there is an aspect of consciousness which operates openly and directly (the conscious mind); and that there is an aspect of

As a state, hypnosis is simply a condition of sustained focused attention, just like meditation. The major difference is that meditation is considered to be more spiritual and hypnosis to be more practical; meditation is used for clearing karma and reaching enlightenment, while hypnosis is used for stopping smoking and losing weight. The fact is, y