It has long been held that the subconscious mind is more powerful than any of us realise. Thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are harboured in our subconscious mind are often blamed for derailing us from doing things that our conscious mind knows we should. Many therapy and counselling techniques are focused on finding out what is locked in our subconscious. One method of overcoming some of the negative limitations that our subconscious may impose is through the use of subliminal messages. There are all different types of subliminal recordings available, on a variety of topics that may be able to help people push past whatever skeletons are hiding in their mental closets.The idea of subliminal messages has been around since roughly 1897. A subliminal message is a signal or message that is embedded in another medium that is beyond the normal limits of the mind's perception. Things like words flashed very quickly during a video, or words spoken throughout the course of music playing are forms of subliminal messaging. In either of these forms, you would consciously have no idea that these words were there, but your subconscious mind would notice them. There have been some attempts made at using ... [more...]

Teaching you how to make someone hypnotized is easy. But before you can jump to that, you have to know the basic matters about hypnotism. It's not a hoax or a scam. It is not harmful nor is it dangerous. It has no adverse effects neither does it have over dosage. Hypnotism is an extended focus and more concentrated state of mind. When a person is hypnotized, his or her conscious mind partially shuts down and lets the unconscious mind feel and dream everything being processed.So why do people subject themselves to hypnosis?People want to know how to make someone hypnotized for personal reasons. One purpose is for therapy. When a hypnotherapist suggests to a person under hypnosis issues about the latter, he or she will most likely believe in the suggestions since the unconscious mind is on. It brings about lots of imaginations and he or she is willing to accept that and make it a habit once he or she comes back from the trance.Does this mean that the hypnotherapist will be in control of my thoughts and he can make me do things I don't want to do? This is an impossible situation, honestly. The hypnotist is ... [more...]

You know, in psychology there is a rule, especially within the NLP circles that I work in and the literature that I read, it is quite a famous rule; 7 plus or minus 2 - this is the notion that the conscious mind can only keep track of between 5 and 9 discrete pieces of information at one time. Your unconscious can literally keep track of billions and billions of things at the same time aparently (clever thing that it is!), while your conscious mind is more one step at a time and it has a fairly narrow focus. WHatever the truth of this, it is a useful way to expereince your own thinking.Here are a couple of things that you can do to test the extent of your conscious mind: Without writing them down, blurt out now, straight away without thought;- As many brands of cars as you can.- As many film titles as you can.- As many pop groups as you can.Many people run out of steam when they get to ten, usuallly because of the 7+-2 rule. The bottom line is, when the conscious mind is presented with more than 9 pieces of information, it gets overloaded. ... [more...]

Music for hypnosis is an integral part of the process of going into a trance. This element of sound is very effective whether you are in hypnotherapy or using the musical soundtrack to hypnotize yourself. You can find audio recordings that can put you in a deep trance in MP3 format. Rarely, you will find a musician whose hypnotic music is played on the radio.Music for HypnosisNo one really knows what the origin of using musical compositions in hypnotic exercises began. Before hypnotic recordings were available, hypnotherapists used metronomes to assist them in helping their subjects fall into a trance. There are some elements to consider in using this approach.The metronome is consistent, offer a steady measure of beat-or of time. This helps you fall into your state faster and easier. Adding hypnosis music to this element provides a deeper approach to using measurable beats and rhythm to enhance the hypnotic state.How Musical Elements WorkYou are trying to fall into the alpha state, which is the ideal state of mind for this mental exercise. Music for hypnosis helps you focus your conscious mind on the relaxing, slow beat of the musical composition as you allow yourself to relax. This ties ... [more...]

Have you had a life-long issue that seems to follow you no matter where you go? Do you have a phobia that you just cannot get rid of? Many people have issues that they seem to not be able to outrun. Some suggest that the causes of these issues may reside in the subconscious mind and are unable to be resolved through normal therapy. While others suggest that a past life experience could be the culprit for a present life issue. But no matter where your issues may be stemming from, some suggest that they can be resolved by forgoing traditional therapy, and instead working with hypnotherapy.Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy that is conducted while a patient is hypnotized. The reasoning behind this process is that some therapists believe that this altered state of existence allows a person to rest their conscious mind that is normally in a beta state and lets it to move into an alpha or theta state where the subconscious or super conscious minds take over. It is in this less active brain state that the therapist can tap into a person's hidden thoughts and pull out issues that have resided there for years or ... [more...]