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Product reviews for The Art of Hypnosis – Third Edition
Judith E. Pearson, Ph.D
Roy Hunter is well-known in hypnotherapy circles. He is a widely-read author and sought-after speaker who diligently continues the work and teaching of the late Charles Tebbetts, considered by many to be a grand master of hypnotherapy. Hunter is also a practicing hypnotherapist who, since 1987, has taught Diversified Client-Centered Hypnosis at Tacoma Community College in Washington. His books are required reading at schools of hypnosis around the world. He was inducted into the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame in 2000 and has received honors from national and international hypnotherapy organizations. With Crown House Publishing, he has recently released new editions of The Art of Hypnosis, The Art of Hypnotherapy, and Mastering the Power of Self-Hypnosis. Together, these three volumes form a comprehensive home-study course on hypnosis for both professional hypnotherapists and lay readers.
The Art of Hypnosis (Third Ed.) begins with a scholarly history of hypnosis - one of the best I've read. It's an excellent manual on basic skills and concepts, covering tests of hypnotizability, trance induction, deepening, measures of trance depth, awakening, the formulation of suggestions, self-hypnosis, and the subconscious. Many of the scripts and examples are verbatim from Tebbetts. Hunter also draws material from other legendary figures such as Milton Erickson, Ernest Rossi, Dave Elman, and Walter Sichort.
Although I'm a hypnotherapist with over two decades of experience, I, nevertheless found several gems. Hunter, for instance, gives eight “rules of the mind” that explain the cognitive origins of unwanted behaviors and psychosomatic symptoms. The book also provides six inductions, with precise instructions. Hunter places a strong emphasis on training for professional hypnotherapists (he recommends much more than a single weekend course or a book), ethics, supervised practice, competence, understanding each client, and working cooperatively with the medical community. He teaches readers and students not only the techniques of hypnosis, but how to perform those techniques with empathy, intuition, and sensitivity to client needs.
The Art of Hypnosis (Third Ed.) begins with a scholarly history of hypnosis - one of the best I've read. It's an excellent manual on basic skills and concepts, covering tests of hypnotizability, trance induction, deepening, measures of trance depth, awakening, the formulation of suggestions, self-hypnosis, and the subconscious. Many of the scripts and examples are verbatim from Tebbetts. Hunter also draws material from other legendary figures such as Milton Erickson, Ernest Rossi, Dave Elman, and Walter Sichort.
Although I'm a hypnotherapist with over two decades of experience, I, nevertheless found several gems. Hunter, for instance, gives eight “rules of the mind” that explain the cognitive origins of unwanted behaviors and psychosomatic symptoms. The book also provides six inductions, with precise instructions. Hunter places a strong emphasis on training for professional hypnotherapists (he recommends much more than a single weekend course or a book), ethics, supervised practice, competence, understanding each client, and working cooperatively with the medical community. He teaches readers and students not only the techniques of hypnosis, but how to perform those techniques with empathy, intuition, and sensitivity to client needs.
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