hypnosis
Mesmer believed that the universe is full of ‘magnetism’. His magnetic force was similar to that of electrical magnetism, the effects and potentials of which were being discovered at the time. He considered his magnetism to be an invisible fluid that influenced all living things. To differentiate his version from ferromagnetism he termed his force
... See moreAnthony Peake • Listening to Your Secret Self: The ‘Daemon’ Spirit Who Guides Our Lives
It is reasonable to conclude, and many psychologists do conclude, that the ‘person’ who is speaking during a hypnotic session is in fact the non-dominant hemisphere of the brain. Thus by hypnotising a person we can communicate directly with their hidden self.
Anthony Peake • Listening to Your Secret Self: The ‘Daemon’ Spirit Who Guides Our Lives
Hypnosis highlights the confusing interrelationships among conjuring, liminality, and the paranormal. Hypnotism has been known for thousands of years under a variety of names (e.g., animal magnetism, mesmerism, suggestion), but it is ambiguous, and even its definition is problematical. Psychologists continue to debate whether hypnosis involves a sp
... See moreGeorge P. Hansen • The Trickster and the Paranormal
Hypnosis blurs a variety of psychological boundaries. It calls into question who is in control—hypnotist or subject?—thereby blurring the distinction between self and other. Hypnosis challenges the division between mind and body with its startling cures of warts and skin diseases. It is sometimes used as analgesia for surgery, eliminating the need
... See moreGeorge P. Hansen • The Trickster and the Paranormal
“Powtarzanie tego samego procesu, dokładnie w tej samej formie każdego dnia, jest dla mnie ważne. Jest to forma hipnotyzowania siebie. Aby osiągnąć stan głębokiej koncentracji, potrzebuję regularności”.
Przemek Gerschmann • Haruki Murakami: siła prostoty i obsesji, czyli jak biegać, pisać i żyć
Hannah Arendt powerfully explained “the constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people who can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and w... See more
The easiest way to identify a pattern is to observe anytime you are disturbed, triggered, or resisting something. These moments are GOLD.
Scott Britton • How to Release and Transform the Patterns That Shape Your Reality
your consciousness is conditioned not by the truth of reality, but by the programming that you have encountered in your unique life experience.
Scott Britton • How to Release and Transform the Patterns That Shape Your Reality
Most of us go through life completely unaware of the source of all these thoughts and feelings we have accepted as part of life. We think that it is who we are vs. a collection of patterns that we inherited through conditioning.