How To Lose Weight with Hypnosis

How To Lose Weight with Hypnosis: The Best, Easiest & Permanent Way to Lose Weight

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:15:00 +0000

Harness the power within and reach your desired shape and figure. Hypnosis is incredibly powerful and safe. Through the power of the mind and a good hypnotherapist, you will lose weight even if you don't believe you will without trying. Hypnosis is now a trend, widely accepted and used by most health care organizations, hospitals and clinics but still highly misunderstood by many.
     Unlike a diet, you can lose weight without the mental battles of what to eat and maintain your weight and figure permanently. Losing weight with hypnosis is easy with
the reinforcement of a cd used daily for about a month and proven to be the most successful permanent weight loss. Hypnosis has been proven to be one of the best, easiest and absolutely the healthiest and safest while the most relaxing and least expensive ways to lose weight permanently while you feel happier and healthier. When you understand hypnosis and know what to expect, you'll be successful in losing all the weight you want and need to lose, even if you don't believe it will work, it will work anyway. Hypnosis works if you want it to work. Anyone can be hypnotized if they want to be. You will lose weight if you do desire to lose weight. The only thing that can keep you from being hypnotized is you, yourself. I often have people say to me, "I don't think I can be hypnotized." They are usually my best clients. They are usually people that have some big misconceptions about hypnosis and may have tried it but nothing magically happened so they gave up. They really wanted it to work but just didn't really understand, how to make it work.
     To be a good subject, you must understand some basic facts about hypnosis. When you are hypnotized by someone with expertise, you will simply sit back and relax, close your eyes and listen to the hypnotherapist's voice to guide you. You can't do anything wrong, nothing can go wrong. There are no dangers in this type of hypnosis. All hypnosis is self hypnosis. You are always in control. You will never do or say anything against your will, desires, beliefs or morals, regardless of what some people think. It is like a mind exercise or mind game. You do not lose control of your mind. You are always in control. You do not lose your hearing or any of your senses. Your senses actually become keener and you become more aware, not less. You will always hear me whether you think you do or not. It's up to you and only you to make it work because all the work is in your mind. You don't have to say anything or do anything. I, as the hypnotherapist am using my expertise to guide you in your mind, giving you directions but you don't have to follow them if you're not comfortable with any part of it.
     There isn't ANY feeling of being hypnotized. You will not feel hypnotized. The only feeling you will have in this kind of hypnosis is slighly relaxed to very, very relaxed but you will not be asleep. Some feel only slightly relaxed and listen to every word and remember it all while others become so very relaxed, they snore but no one will go to sleep unless you're home in bed for the night and you're tired anyway when you turn on your CD. It may feel like sleep sometimes but it is not sleep. All the work is in your mind so you do have to participate and to participate, you think about what I am saying. It is simply a guided meditation and incredibly powerful. With Hypnosis, you WILL reach your desired weight and figure. You will lose all the weight you want and need to lose, without the stress and mental battles of cravings, urges, over eating, stuffing yourself as you do when dieting. It is not a diet so you will not put the weight back on! You simply don't feel as hungry, while you'll crave the more nutritious, lower calorie, healthier foods. You will not desire the rich, fattening, greasy, high calorie, sweets, junk food and foods that are not good for you. You will not snack or eat between meals or late at night. You will eat what your body needs and when you are satisfied, you are completely satisfied. You will not lose weight so fast it could harm your health. You will focus on your desired shape and size and reach that desired size easily and without stress and maintain that size for as long as you want. You will desire to drink more water and be satisfied from one meal to the next. You'll lose weight without trying!
     Your eating habits can change drastically, immediately or it may be gradually over time. Some people can be hypnotized one time and their eating habits change forever and others need that reinforcement of being hypnotized by having a cd to listen to daily. I know many people that have lost their unwanted weight using hypnosis when they were unsuccessful in everything else they tried, including diets, pills and surgeries. I too, was one of these people. I struggled with diets for so many years trying to lose weight and keep it off but as soon as I went off the diet, the weight came back on and then some. The mental anguish of my weight going up and down and never knowing what size I'd be wearing next month kept me in somewhat of a state of frustration over my weight. My typical breakfast was pigging out on potato chips, Pepsi and M and M's for breakfast. I was hypnotized about 20 years ago and have not been on any kind of diet since. I have not drank a single soda or care for chocolate at all. I still have a hard time comprehending what a chocoholic I once was. I eat whatever I want now and never worry about my size or weight. I do have a desire for good, healthy, nutritious foods, especially vegetables (which I never cared for before). I'm a 5 ft 4 in, 55 yr old woman, about 120 lbs and I say about 120 lbs because I don't know what I really weigh because I don't own a scale or would want one. I only focus on my desired shape and size and I maintain it.
     You can reach your desired weight and figure with hypnosis if you want to. You use your sub-conscious mind, now more commonly known as the higher self, higher consciousness or super-consciousness. It never rests anymore than the heart does. This is where all the power lies. You will learn to harness that power within with practice of this guided meditation and that is all it is, a guided meditation and it is incredibly powerful. As a reinforcement to your hypnosis, it is best to listen to your hypnosis on a cd or ipod for at least 28 days. Some experts say you need to listen to the hypnosis cd for 28 days to change your habits for a lifetime.
     Most people continue to listen to their cd for many reasons as there are so many advantages to continue listening to your cd whether it is for weight loss or other. When you are hypnotized, it is a mind exercise and you will soon find your memory improves. Your stress level will go down; you'll sleep better and feel happier and healthier all the time. You will feel a new and vital energy that flows through your body and mind each day you awaken from a good night's rest with a more positive attitude. You will be more motivated than ever to exercise, to take the time to be active each day. Well, in my hypnosis anyway, you will benefit all of these things, while losing weight. Good hypnotherapy will always leave you feeling good, no matter what you’re hypnotized for.Check out my new blog that has a so much more to offer.http://www.thehypnosisqueen.com/

Detox to Lose Weight with Your Hypnosis & Eliminate Diseases etc

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:16:00 +0000

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     I started taking my H2o2 with 4 drops in 6 oz of distilled water twice a day to help me with my allergies which were probably at their worst when I started and 10 days later, all my allergies completely disappeared and I have been so grateful and happy about it. No more burning, itching eyes, sneezing, sinus problems. I love it. The toxins come out of me through my skin in various places on my body which surprised me because I really didn't think I had toxins in me. I don't use drugs or medications. My skin has improved all over. The sun spots, age spots, freckles have mostly disappeared. After 2 weeks, I suddenly realized my eye sight improved dramatically when I could easily read the closed caption on the bottom of the TV screen, which is now crystal clear and I haven't been able to read it at all for the past 2 years, it was so blurry. My mother is taking it because this H2o2 also reverses memory loss and can cure Alzheimer's and Dementia. She is improving. The very small amount you take doesn't seem like much and you can be tempted to want to take more but don't take any more than the book recommends. I have 3 books on it and they very slightly in how to take it but 4 drops in 6 oz. of distilled water twice a day for 6 days then none on the 7th day then for the next 6 days, take 7 drops in 8 oz. of distilled water twice a day and take a day off then increase it again by only one drop for the next 6 days and you can stop or continue. One book I have "The One Minute Cure" I have put on my blogs so you can order which I thought was a very good book. Another book, "The True Power of Hydrogen Peroxide" comes from Pure Health Discounts which you can get if you order from them.
     If you have not ever detoxed your body, this is certainly a good one which is easy to do, easy to take and works like magic. This product will also make it very easy to lose weight when you are using hypnosis along with it. A few drops of H2o2 in water is pretty much tasteless so no bad taste. If you abuse it or take too much, you will get into trouble with your health so be cautious with it. You can find it by googling it but make sure it is "Certified 35% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide"

Attitude is Everything

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:57:00 +0000

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than talent. It is more
important than the past, than education, than money, than facts, than appearance, than successes, than failures, than what other people think or say or do.

It will make or break....a nation...an individual...a team. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... We cannot change the fact that people will act a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. AND so it is with us.... We are in charge of our attitude.

Did you know, the first hour of your day strongly determines how your entire day goes? Attitude will determine the outcome in any situation. YOU are in control of your attitude.

Preparing For Your Hypnosis: Basic Facts About Hypnosis to Be a Good Subject

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:36:00 +0000

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOUR HYPNOSIS SESSION

Preparing you to be a good subject: What to expect, what to do, how it works by C.J. Savage @ 2012

BASIC FACTS ABOUT HYPNOSIS : All hypnosis is self hypnosis. YOU do ALL the work. I simply guide you. You are in complete control at all times. YOU WILL ALWAYS

HEAR ME, even if you don’t think so. Your physical consciousness may drift off or remain focused on me & you may hear noises around you as well (keep your eyes closed & continue to participate) BUT your super conscious mind (sub-conscious) takes over and that is where all the power lies. It will be re-programmed to reach your goals easily & effortlessly. You will not FEEL anything. You are ALWAYS in control. You CAN OPEN your eyes if you wanted to, but don’t, if you want to continue participating (meaning do what I tell you to do, following my instructions, thinking about what I am talking about) You can move if you need to but if you can get comfortable and in a position where you don’t have to move, you’ll become more relaxed and at ease and enjoy it more. YOU’LL BE A GREAT SUBJECT. ANYONE can be hypnotized IF they want to be. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN KEEP YOU FROM BEING HYPNOTIZED IS YOU – YOURSELF. The ONLY PEOPLE that cannot be hypnotized to a depth that will be helpful are the feeble-minded, the insane and the senile and very young children who have not developed a mind sufficient to focus on a conversation – quite the opposite of what many believe. You can’t do anything wrong. Nothing can go wrong. The only thing I don’t want you to do- is to try too hard. (or you’ll be rigid and stressed) I just want you to sit back and relax, close your eyes and listen to my voice. Focus on my voice, each word. Focusing on each syllable may help you to focus better, thinking ABOUT what I’m saying. Forget about everything else outside the room and focus on my voice and what I am saying. THERE ISN’T ANY FEELING OF BEING HYPNOTIZED. The only thing you feel is relaxed. Some of you may get kind of relaxed, while others become very very deeply relaxed, so relaxed, you may snore but no one will go to sleep. It may feel like sleep sometimes, but it is not. You don’t have to SAY anything. You don’t have to DO anything. But you do have to participate. To participate, means you listen to my voice, thinking about what I’m saying. Like a mind exercise. Sound easy? It is.If your mind wonders and it will, just bring it back to my attention. Try to stay focused on my voice. To Really RELAX, get your tongue off the roof of your mouth, allowing a little space between the teeth to control your tongue, focus on your breathing: feel and listen to yourself, breathing in and out, while focusing on my voice. Then we’ll go into GUIDED IMAGERY. This is very easy. Thinking about what I am saying, Allowing the images to flow into your awareness. For example… if I said, imagine standing inside your house, at the entrance door. Which side of the door is your doorknob on? Right or the left? You didn’t have to actually see a picture or make your mind light up like a movie screen to see it or imagine it. You let that image flow into your awareness when you thought about it. The first guided imagery is simple and easy, yet powerful! Imagine this, when I say, “I want you to imagine a bright white beam of light coming down from the infinite sky, entering your head, filling you up, until it is overflowing, surrounding your body.” It is powerful. It is a cleansing of the soul and it becomes your aura of protection and balance. Just thinking about it, bringing it in, makes it so. You may even feel it, like a warming sensation flowing through you. Then we’ll go to a beautiful place, your place, where you feel secure and safe and enjoy. You can make it up, using your imagination or simply use your memory, thinking about this place of yours. There are no limitations here. It can be anything you want or even your home, using your memory, with all your favorite things around you, how it smells, feels, sounds and people you want near you. You can make it up, using your imagination or simply use your memory, thinking about this place of yours. The more detail you think about adding in here, the more real it feels and becomes.

When you’re hypnotized, you will open your eyes within 10 minutes after I tell you to. However, while listening to your CD at home, you may not open your eyes within 10 minutes if you’re tired & are going to sleep anyway after your hypnosis so you will not be hypnotized. To avoid this, make sure you turn your volume up on your hypnosis audio to easily hear & try not to be so tired when you listen or you’ll sleep.

If you have questions, concerns, etc., please email TheHypnosisQueen@aol.com

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:28:00 +0000

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HOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE BY CHANGING YOUR THINKING

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:14:00 +0000

You can change your life or any part of it by simply changing your thinking. You are asking, ‘How do I change my thinking?’. It is easier than you think. Your thoughts

become habits which become your beliefs. You are still in control of your thoughts, or are you? Do you want to be? You can be, by simply applying a few new habits in your daily life. Ever know anyone that is always saying, ‘I’m so fat, no matter what I do to try to lose weight, I just stay fat, nothing works’. Those thoughts become their belief and with the Universal Law of Belief and the Universal Law of Attraction, they remain ‘fat’ no matter what weight loss programs they try. The most common remarks I hear today is, “The economy is so bad…I can’t afford it…everything is so high…so many people are out of jobs, etc” If you keep thinking like this, you will believe it and you’ll live it and worry, fear, anxiety and depression will set in. These kind of thoughts are very negative thinking which creates negative energy that goes out in the Universe, permeating and penetrating all space, attracting more negative energy back to you and before you know it, you’ve become a big crap magnet! You’ll soon have problems, if you don’t already. Is that the kind of life you want to live? Certainly not!

The worst beliefs are the self-limiting beliefs. You may think you lack intelligence or abilities to do what it is you want to do, achieve goals or be creative, earn a high income, lose weight, are not as good as someone else or can’t be the person you want to be. These self-limiting beliefs create the worst negative thoughts making you your own worst enemy. Your beliefs then become your realities. Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right”. You can change all that negative energy around to living a life of abundance, happiness, health and harmony.

Some of you think your thoughts just flow in randomly, millions of thoughts a day just flows in your mind, without any control on your part. And they might just do that but if they do, you are living by default. You let life happen to you. You can learn to control your thoughts, with practice and create the life you really want. It takes some effort on your part but it is much easier to get control of your thoughts than you may think.

First you need to understand there are Universal Laws by which we live that are immutable, unwavering, without error working whether you realize it or not, all the time just as the Law of Gravity and 32 other laws that affect your life every second of everyday. One is The Law of Belief, a very powerful law which comes from within which is the reason for “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve”. This means whatever you believe, with conviction, becomes your reality, even if the odds are against you. This is the basic underlying principle for most psychology, philosophy and metaphysics. The New Testament says, “According to your faith, it is done unto you.” The Old Testament says, “As a man thinketh, in his heart (his beliefs), so is he.”

You can start by removing these limitations believing you have no limitations and start believing you can do anything, be anything and have anything. Start dreaming and writing your life like a script for a play, how you want to see your life play out. You must write it in the present tense as if it is already a reality and feel it with emotion when you visualize it as you write. Get a notebook and write about your life everyday, adding more detail everyday. Get up a few minutes early to write about the life you dream you are living and spend a few minutes writing before you go to sleep. In between time, day dream about the life you are living in your notebook and replace any negative thoughts immediately with positive ones. Fill your idle mind with affirmations, stopping any negative thoughts flowing in. Use affirmations for the area of your life you want to improve the most. For example, if you want to improve your health, repeat over and over in your mind or loud enough you can hear yourself with emotion, “I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious and happy” or “Everyday in everyway, I am becoming stronger and stronger, healthier and healthier, better and better, happier and happier” If you want more money fast: “There is an avalanche of money coming to me now…And I receive it with open arms and I am grateful” or “Every minute of everyday, millions (thousands or hundreds) of dollars flow to me now…instantly, effortlessly, naturally now”. If it is something you want to be, say “I can be what I will to be and I will to be..(Ex: the best salesman in the company by such & such date) With practice, you can develop your mind to the point, you not only believe that you can do, have or be anything you put your mind to, the Universal Law of Attraction will make it a reality, somehow, some way. Do not be concerned about how it will happen or where it will come from but just believe it will come to be one way or another. Expect the results you dream and move forward with intentions of it coming to be.

In an effort to be positive, you must get rid of most of the negative thinking and it gets easier with practice. Wear a rubber band on your wrist and snap it hard if you have a negative thought or say anything negative, gossip or even agree with someone about something negative. Be honest with yourself and snap it and you will break this bad habit of being negative. Stay away from negative people for at least 30 – 90 days, until you get your life balanced. Take inventory of the people you talk to or are around and do you usually feel better or worse after you’ve been around them or talked to them? Stay away from all the negative energy you can and that most certainly includes most of television, especially the news. The news in this country is like the big bad wolf in the 1963 Disney Cartoon in ‘Chicken Little’ telling everyone the sky is falling. The chickens run around squawking to each other in fear, listening to the wolf talking through the fence, guiding them to the cave, where he later sits, licking his lips and the bones.

The news media seems to be great at instilling fear into the American people. Stop feeding that fear and be positive and you will certainly see everything improve in your life. Your entire life can change dramatically if you continue practicing this.

It all starts with you in control of your thoughts, focusing upon what it is you desire, hard and long enough, with determination, becomes your beliefs, which becomes your reality. Whatever you so desire, with determination, focusing on it daily, visualizing and feeling it with emotion will come to be. This is how you can change your beliefs, reprogramming your Super Conscious mind.

by C.J. (Cheryl J.) Savage, Certified Hypnotherapist since 1991, travels nearly anywhere in the U.S, offering her expertise to hypnotize groups of people, and motivational speaker for companies, organizations, etc., transforming their physical, mental and emotional health to living life more abundantly.

She has worked with corporations such as ADM, Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill to stop smoking and lose weight with exceptional success. C.J. is also noted as an expert author on hypnosis and the power of the mind.

http://www.TheHypnosisQueen.com

All Hypnosis is Self Hypnosis: How to Use it To Improve Your Life

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:21:00 +0000

You have the power within you to be, have and do anything you really, really want. Capture that power by first acknowledging this. Observe your thoughts and what you are thinking. All hypnosis is self hypnosis. What are you hypnotizing yourself for today?

Because those repeated thoughts you think, good or bad become your beliefs. A belief is a chronic pattern of physical thoughts which become embedded deeply in your soul, your super conscious mind (a/k/a subconscious mind). The physical mind you use for everyday living has what we call a critical factor that is always arguing with you, feeding you bad, negative and wrong thoughts, bringing forth the past negative experiences for you to think about and feel again, more negative thoughts and feelings.

Those negative thoughts and feelings lead to negative emotions such as depression. To optimize your life
everyday, you have to first get control of your physical thoughts you think

and you can. It’s much easier than you think. Simply wear a rubber band on your wrist and snap it every time you think a bad, negative or wrong thought. It breaks this bad habit of negative thinking. Every time you start to think a negative thought, replace it with a good, right and positive thought. Tell others why you’re wearing a rubber band and let them know if you should not snap it if you say anything negative, they are allowed to snap it for you. They will also become your support and become more conscientious of what they say around you when they realize you don’t want to partake in bad, negative or wrong thinking and talk. The fact is, every time you think or say anything negative, you literally create negative energy that goes out in the universe, permeating and penetrating all of space with negative energy which is like a magnet attracting like energy that comes back to you. If you wonder why bad things happen to, this is one reason. 2^nd You have to forgive everyone and everything that has ever caused you any harm or pain. It’s just a choice but if you don’t, holding a grudge, hating someone, holding anger in your heart is like you drinking the poison and hoping the other person gets sick. They don’t, you do. Every negative thought and feeling you hold onto long enough will make you sick. For you to heal, really heal you have to truly forgive anyone that has ever caused you pain then forgive yourself. Say to yourself I love you, (your name) I’m sorry, (your name), Please forgive me, (your name), Thank you (your name).(try saying this repeatedly while falling asleep). Powerful.

3^rd Meditate everyday for at least 20 mins., clearing your mind, thinking nothing. With your eyes closed and relaxed, look up and out into the Universe, beyond your eyelids, taking very deep but comfortable breaths. Inhale through your nose while you count on your fingers by slightly tapping with your fingertips, hold your breath as long as you comfortably can while counting again on your fingertips and let it out through your mouth again while counting by tapping your fingertips again. This is listening to God.

4^th Make a written or mental list everyday of what you are grateful for, your family, friends, good health, home, financial blessings, peace, car, phone, computer, etc. Start by writing a list and each day your list should grow. Count your blessings while FEELING Grateful, and say 'thank you God'. Feeling grateful, really feeling it as you focus on what you’re grateful for will bring you more of it. Always focus on the positive, never the negative. For example, I am grateful for my strong healthy body is a good. I am grateful I am not sick is focusing on the negative and is not good. The universe will give you more of what you feel really grateful for and it will lift your spirits, make you feel better and you will raise your vibration. While this is easy and such a small thing to do, it has phenomenal power.

5^th Upon awakening, and several times throughout the day, imagine a bright white beam of light coming down from the infinite sky above, entering your head and filling you up until it is overflowing. This is the Universal light of life’s energy or God’s energy you can use to give yourself a spiritual cleansing and an aura of protection and harmony. It only takes 20 seconds or so to do. It is easy and simple with the subtle thought of doing so, makes it so and is incredible powerful. This is what healers use to heal. This is how I healed my shattered bones in 12 days. When you first start doing this, imagine the bright beam of light coming into your head, flowing into and through every cell of your body, filling you up, out the bottom of your feet into the earth below you, driving it into the center of the earth. This will get rid of all your negative energy and heals.

6^th Decide to be happy. It’s just a choice. Real happiness comes from within, not from other people, things or money. It’s a decision. When you’ve stopped all the negative thoughts and talk, you’ll stop your negative feelings and you can only be happy.

7^th Say some affirmations (they are most powerful in front of the mirror), like "Everyday in every way, I AM getting better and better" "Everyday in every way, I AM FEELING better and better, happier and happier, healthier and healthier!" Say it like you mean it. Repeat it over and over until you FEEL IT. Keep your affirmations positive. It will improve your mood. 8^th Smile and the whole world will smile back. You will radiate with positive energy and attract those with positive energy to you.

A Little History About Hypnosis

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Hypnosis isn’t anything new. The first known written record of the use of hypnosis is found in the Old Testament Book of Genesis 2:21- 22, “so the Lord God caused a Deep Sleep to fall upon man, and while he slept, took one of the ribs and closed up its place of flesh…” God used hypnosis so that Adam felt no pain

during the removal of his rib. The Bible speaks of hypnosis more than a 1000 times, several times in Acts: Peter fell into a trance & from that experience came to see that God loves all people who come to him Acts10: 1- 48. Now, it doesn’t use the word hypnosis but those who understand it, recognize and use hypnosis realize God and many others in Biblical times used hypnosis. We are still in Biblical times. And the word Hypnosis wasn’t coined until 1847 by a Scottish Physician, Dr James Braid, a Greek word meaning “sleep” but realizing later it was not sleep, Braid tried to introduce a new word for it: mono-ideism but it never caught on. People loved the term hypnosis too much. Stone Carvings of sleep temples have been found dating back as far as 1000 B.C. and in these temples, high priests put worshippers to what appeared to be “asleep” and the worshippers were given suggestions and while they were asleep, some god or entity would come to them and they would be healed and they usually were. Sleep temples were very popular with the Greeks & Romans from 400 to 100 B.C. Old Books, Old References refer to it as mind control. It was once thought that it was some kind of mind control but newer scientific evidence proves the person is in complete control all the time and actually more aware. The senses become keener and you become MORE alert. You will never do anything against your will, beliefs, desires or morals. That is a fact regardless of what some think. Is it powerful? Extremely powerful. It’s also extremely easy which makes most people think they can’t do it. Too easy. They think it has to be more difficult than it is. Hypnotic techniques have continued to be used throughout the centuries. One of the most famous practitioners of hypnosis was an Austrian physician, Dr Franz Anton Mesmer in the late 1700’s. Modern hypnosis was once believed to have begun with him. Many went to him to be “mesmerized”. They were usually healed. Mesmer was a true master of suggestion. The first physician to study Mesmer’s work seriously was Dr. James Braid who introduced the word “hypnosis” In the mid 1800’s, Braid & 2 other Physician’s, Dr James Esdaile and Dr. John Elliotson, used hypnosis in their practice in England & performed surgeries using only hypnosis as an anesthesia and with suggestions of healing. The mortality rate for major surgery at that time was about 50%. But in 800 some operations, using hypnotic techniques & suggestions, the mortality dropped to 5 % with none of the fatalities being an immediate outcome of surgery. Dr. Braid considered hypnosis’ a natural God-given method of healing. At that time, in 1847 The Roman Catholic Church issued a decree supporting proper use of hypnosis. In 1956, The late Pope Pius stated the approval of the proper use of hypnosis and has since been accepted by nearly every religion in the world except by some Christian Scientists and those individuals in various churches that don’t know enough about hypnosis other than what relate it to the old late night black & white horror movies, being forced to do things against their will. During WWII and the Korean War, hypnosis was used in the treatment of battle fatigue and for pain control. Many declare they wouldn’t have made it if it wasn’t for the hypnosis. Now, hypnosis is widely accepted and growing rapidly in popularity in the 21 st century, now used by most health care organizations, including doctors, hospitals, psychiatrists, psychologists, law enforcement, clergy, and many more.

Hypnosis and Christianity

noreply@blogger.com (C.J. Savage) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:47:00 +0000

Hypnosis is a Greek word meaning “sleep”. Hypnosis is a meditation. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. It is not sleep and it is not any kind of mind control. It is a guided meditation.
THE RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF HYPNOSIS
Since Hypnosis is magnified concentration connected to a belief system, then the Bible has some insight to what is accepted and not accepted.
Deuteronomy 18: 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritualist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord…
Leviticus 19:31 20: 6 says about the same thing. Even Adam fell into a deep sleep when God removed a rib in order to make woman.King David would play a harp until the King's countenance was altered.The anti-religious statements about hypnosis are made through ignorance...", I've heard..." "They say…" "The
Bible Says...."
Once again, the knowledge that people have about hypnosis comes from the movies and eighty percent of what ninety per cent of people know about the Bible is what they have been told.

Hypnotists have no mind-controlling powers, we can't see into the future; we can’t cast spells or talk to the dead. One does not lose control of their mind but when one does participate in hypnosis, the mind uses more of its powers and the senses become keener and you become MORE AWARE, not less. The average person uses less than 10% of their mind power on a daily basis. The reason for this is because they are functioning most of the time with their physical consciousness, getting through the day, with random thoughts racing through their mind until they go to bed and drop off to sleep. By meditating, simply quieting that physical consciousness and relaxing, the mind automatically enters into an altered state, allowing the sub-consciousness to take over, which is where all the power lies. This is a time when you can re-program the mind, change habits but at least put it to good use, focusing on something positive.

Also there is an irrefutable safeguard of hypnosis that would keep anyone from abusing the power: Any suggestions that would go against a person’s morals, wishes, principles, or desires would quickly and automatically be rejected. No one can make anyone do anything they do not wish to do through hypnosis. If the hypnotists gives a suggestion and the person absolutely does not want to accept that suggestion, then they will not do it nor act upon it. That is a fact and well proven to be so CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME BELIEVE.

Every morning millions of Americans get up and go to work. Some use adding machines or computers or jackhammers to make a living. Some of us use hypnosis. That’s all. The truth is that everyone experiences some form of hypnosis everyday of the week.

As a "born again" Christian, and ordained as a minister of the full gospel of Jesus Christ since 1996 through the Ministers For Christ Assembly of Churches. If hypnosis was wrong, sinful, or any kind of mind control, I wouldn't be doing it.

If it was mind control, then we would have 100% tithers and 100% attendances in our home church. There would never be any arguments or disagreements among anyone. If hypnosis was mind control or had supernatural powers to control peoples minds, then I would be making millions off of the local D.A.'s office pulling the truth out of everyone convicted of a crime who does not want to confess to their crime. Since it does not work that way, then it stands to reason why hypnotists are not commonly used in the court rooms every day. Now if someone wanted to tell the truth, to remember things in detail and if they were willing to release that info to the public, then yes, hypnosis might be used and even able to help under those circumstances.

Face the facts. People are just people and no one has any human power over them other than themselves. People are easily influenced. The only power I claim to have is the fact that the Holy Spirit of God dwells within, and through His influence, His guidance and His unction's I am able to do what is called good. Without Him, life would not only be meaningless but I would be so helpless in my efforts to do good. I depend upon His love, His Word, His guidance and His instructions for all my life. Proverbs 3:5-6.

So if you have doubts talk to me. Have your pastor call me. Many claim to have victory in Christ, yet they live in fear. Fear of the things they do not understand. We have victory through Christ over all things. By the way, I’ve hypnotized many ministers over the years and I don’t recall a single one of them ever questioning the morals of my hypnotherapy or having any doubts to what I do.

Only those who have been grossly misinformed, ignorant of this subject have erred in saying that Hypnosis opens the doors to evil spirits. Then, they do not know the WORD of God. We know that light and darkness can not dwell together. Christ is the light so if you’re saved that means Christ lives with in you. If Christ lives in you then no demon or evil spirit can take up residence. The light of Christ drives out the darkness.

While I do not associate my hypnotherapy with any religion, I do use in all my hypnosis the guidance of bringing the white light to come in and fill you up until it is overflowing to become your aura of protection which is spiritual if you believe it to be or not if you don’t associate it with anything. Either way, light over powers darkness and it is a cleansing and healing for some and others, it may not mean anything. I work with people from all walks of life and I use this light to drive out dark energy which can be another whole subject but it is for one’s good, in their best interest. I personally imagine this bright white beam of light coming down from the infinite sky as a beam of light coming from God, connecting me with God as it fills me up, cleansing my soul, giving me peace and love. I imagine this white light surrounding me so any and all negative energy bounces off and away. It keeps me positive and happy, feeling good. I have learned over the past 17 years, just how much this simple guided imagination has helped people in so many ways and the feedback is always very positive.

(1 Cor 9:22) To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

Romans 12: 1,2) Believers are to dedicate themselves to God. (v. 3-8) To be humble, and faithfully to use their spiritual gifts, in their respective stations. (v. 9-16) Exhortations to various duties. (v. 17-21) And to peaceable conduct towards all men, with forbearance and benevolence. Believers are to dedicate themselves to God.

(Rom 12:1) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

We are to meditate on God's Word. In other words, we are to become so focused on Him that we are able to tune everything else out and not be distracted by the outside world. This is self-hypnosis.

(Gen 24:63) And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

(Josh 1:8 KJV) This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

(Psa 1:2) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

(Psa 63:6 ) When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

(Psa 77:12) I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

(Psa 119:15) I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

(Psa 119:23) Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

(Psa 119:48) My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

(Psa 119:78 ) Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

(Psa 119:148 ) Mine eyes Prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

(Psa 143:5) I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

(1 Tim 4:15) meditate upon these things;

I’ve included an article from the Chaplain Paul G. Durbin, which I thought was very good and well written Excert From Hypnosis and Religious FaithKissing Frogs:Practical Uses of Hypnotherapy

Chapter 13: Hypnosis and Religious Faith by Chaplain Paul G. DurbinDiretor of Pastoral Care. Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. New Orleans, La. Boom Days For Devil Hypnosis A few years ago, I read an article titled "Boom Days For Devil Hypnosis." by Kathleen Dohney in Family Weekly: August 19, 1984. Hearing that title: what ideas, images, thoughts come to your mind? Think about that for a moment and read portions from that article. The day before she underwent surgery for removal of a facial tumor, Iris Crall made what she thought was an unusual request. "I told my anesthesiologist I needed to be in the right frame of mind and asked if my psychologist could come for a hypnosis session," recalls the 40 year old woman. To Crall's surprise, her anesthesiologist not only agreed but offered to help. The night before the operation Crall was relaxed under hypnosis by her psychologist. The next day, the anesthesiologist used hypnosis to supplement mild general anesthesia.

Crall believes her relaxed positive state of mind, achieved through hypnosis speeded up her recovery. Increasing number of health-care professionals agree that hypnosis can be a great help. Hypnosis is a relaxed state in which the subconscious is more susceptible to suggestion. "Hypnosis can be a great help. Hypnosis is a relaxed state in which the subconscious is more susceptible to suggestion. Hypnosis is a name we give a perfectly normal process," explains Dr. Bernauer Newton. The AMA recognizes a place for hypnosis in medical treatment but the technique has its opponents. "Some conservative religious groups," says Hoffman, "consider hypnosis the work of the devil." When properly administered hypnosis is used in a supporting role in medical treatment, the vote of the health-care community is clear. Hypnosis can help. Though the article has what I consider a very negative title, it was a very positive article on Hypnosis. The only reference to the devil was in the last paragraph, "Some conservative religious groups consider hypnosis the work of the devil." Hypnosis is mistakenly viewed as mind control and demonic by many misinformed people. Recently, I received a physician consult to work with a woman for pain management. As I explained the process of relaxation, imagery, and hypnosis, I could see that she was very responsive. She said, "I am really looking forward to the experience, but I need to tell you that my daughter is a self-proclaimed born again Christian and she may say something negative to you about his. If so, do not pay any attention to her, for I am the one who is hurting and I want to do this." As I completed the induction, the phone rang. I told the patient, "Just allow the ringing of the phone and my answering it to add to your relaxation." I answered the phone, "This is Mrs. Doe's room. As she is in therapy, please call back in 30 minutes," and hung up the phone. When the procedure was completed, I walked out of the room and there was her daughter standing in front of the door with arms folded over her chest. She said, "What have you been doing to my mother?" I explained that I had thought her relaxation and self-hypnosis and pain reduction. She responded, "I am a born-again Christian." Before she could continue, I raised my hands and said, "Praise the Lord, so am I." She was speechless, so I continued, "I will bring you some information on hypnosis, but regardless of how you feel about hypnosis, your mother has found it very helpful in the reduction of pain." Though the title of this chapter is "Hypnosis and Religious Faith:", I will be dealing primarily with hypnosis and Judeo-Christian Faith. Whether you are a Christian or not, whether you are religious or not, many of your clients are religiously oriented people. The better you understand the client's religious history, the better you can relate to that person. History of Relationships Between Hypnosis and Religion

It could be said that the first written record of the use of hypnosis is found in the Old Testament Book of Genesis 2:21-22, "So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon man, and while he slept took one of the ribs and closed up its place with flesh, and the rib which God took from man, He made woman and brought her to man." In this incident, God used hypnosis so that Adam felt no pain during the removal of his rib.

Chaplain W. Leo Peacock makes a point with his interpretation of Matthew's account of Joseph's dream concerning taking Mary as his wife. (Matthew 1:20-25) When Joseph discovered that Mary was expecting a child, he decided to break his engagement for he knew the child was not his. The story told of an "angel" or a "messenger" coming to Joseph in a dream. In this dream, the angel told Joseph to take Mary for his wife. Upon waking, Joseph did as the angel suggested. Peacock writes that this a clear description of an individual being given a post-hypnotic suggestion on which he immediately acts on as soon as he comes out of the hypnotic trance.

Paul speaks of being in trance while he was praying in the temple (Acts 22:17). Peter "fell into a trance" and from that experience came to see that God loves all people who come to him (Acts 10:1-48). Though the book of Acts, there are a number of references to the apostles looking into the eyes or gazing into the eyes of a person which resulted in the person being healed (Acts 14:9-10).

The practice of "laying on of hands" mentioned in the Bible, used some of the techniques of hypnosis. Over the centuries, hypnosis has had its ups and downs, but in recent years has become more acceptable.

In spite of the successes of hypnosis, we still have those who question its usefulness and others who see it a tool of the devil. One of our missions is to convince those who doubt and enlighten those who oppose, so that people may live better lives. Religious Organizations Position on Hypnosis Hypnosis is neither anti-religious nor pro-religious. It can be used for good or bad depending on the hypnotist and the subject.

Today most religious groups accept the proper use of hypnosis. Exceptions among Christian groups are Christian Science, Seventh-Day Adventist and some individuals of various churches. In recent years, the Seventh-Day Adventist have lessened their resistance by using relaxation and suggestion therapy. Though many in various churches opposed to hypnosis use the principles of hypnosis (including Christian Science and Seven-Day Adventists) in their healing service, they denounce hypnosis.

The Roman Catholic Church has issued statements approving the use of hypnosis. In 1847, a decree from the Sacred Congregation of the Holy office states, "Having removed all misconception, foretelling of the future, explicit or implicit invocation of the devil, the use of animal magnetism (Hypnosis) is indeed merely an act of making use of physical media that are otherwise licit and hence it is not morally forbidden provided it does not tend toward an illicit end or toward anything depraved."

The late Pope Pius gave his approval of hypnosis. He stated that the use of hypnosis by health care professionals for diagnosis and treatment is permitted. In 1956, in an address from the Vatican on hypnosis in child birth the Pope gives these guidelines: (1) Hypnotism is a serious matter, and not something to be dabbled in. (2) In its scientific use the precautions dictated by both science and morality are to be need. (3) Under the aspect of anaesthesia, it is governed by the same principles as other forms of anaesthesia. This is saying that the rules of good medicine apply to the use of hypnosis. Except for exceptions noted, no other Protestant Churches have any laws against the use of hypnotherapy. To the best of my knowledge, there has been no opposition to the use of hypnosis in the Jewish Faith when it is used for the benefit of mankind.

Many of the Far Eastern Faiths: Buddhism, Yoga, Shintoism, and others approve the use of hypnosis and they often use hypnosis techniques in their worship. The Christian Church also uses many hypnotic techniques in their worship. The use of eye fixation on the candles, cross, and pulpit; the bowing of the head in prayer; and the closing of eyes in prayer. The Moslem religion has no opposition to hypnosis that I have been able to discover.

For those who oppose hypnosis on religious ground, I remind them of the words of Jon Baptist Van Helmont, "Hypnosis is a universal agent...and is a paradox only to those who are disposed to ridicule everything, who ascribe to the influence of Satan all phemanema which they cannot explain."

Some say that hypnosis places the soul in a passively receptive state and opens the door to morbid spiritual influences. If this is correct, then prayer, meditation, the process of going to sleep, and chemical anesthesia place the individual in a similar state to hypnosis.

Jesus indicated by his teachings that we should help peoples live life to its fullest and relieve pain whenever possible. Hypnosis should not be condemned as anti-religious just because a few people misuse it. Some oppose hypnosis because it is used by the occult, but do we condemn prayer because prayer is used by the occult?

Hypnosis is a very helpful tool of counseling. Without apology and when appropriate, hypnosis should be used for growth, health, overcoming unwanted habits and the benefit of people. In the years ahead, may those who discount hypnosis, come to see its value. May those who oppose hypnosis on religious grounds come to view it as a gift of God to help us attain the more abundant life.

Jesus said, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to teach the gospel to the poor. He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised." (Luke 4:18)

Following this guidance and with the proper use of hypnosis; we can heal the brokenhearted, bring deliverance to those in captivity to pain, fear, and phobias; gave sight to the emotionally and spiritually blind, and set at liberty those who are bound by unwanted habits. As members of different denominations and religions, let us join hands in brotherhood to share the blessings of hypnosis with others. Taken from http://www.neurosemantics.com/