What Does it Require to
Enter Hypnosis?
Your ability to enter hypnosis depends upon a mixture of characteristics, some of which are inborn. These can be defined as:
co-operation, concentration and imagination.
Co-operation
To enter hypnosis you should be “motivated” and want to be hypnotised. If you look upon hypnosis as a challenge, or a battle of wills between you and the hypnotist, then the hypnotic state will not occur. Hypnosis cannot be forced upon people, rather it is a state that that you allow yourself to enter.
Concentration
To enter hypnosis you must be “involved” in the process. Hypnosis is not, as many people believe, a passive act. It requires your full involvement and positive participation. The more you apply yourself, direct your attention and concentrate on the process, the faster you will enter hypnosis.
Imagination
The vast majority of people have good imaginative powers and it is correct to say that the more you “utilise” your imagination, the more quickly you will enter hypnosis. In hypnosis the imagination rather than the intellect is at work. |
