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UNDERSTANDING HYPNOSIS
Where Did
Hypnosis Originate?
The basics of hypnosis go back to ancient times.
Those who have read Jean Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear
will remember accounts of magic, healings, inherited
memories and revelations performed or created by the "Mogurs"
and "medicine women" of prehistoric clans. Hypnosis.
In the early centuries of our own land, the medicine men
of Indian tribes performed seeming miracles.
Hypnosis. Wider, non-secret usage began in the
1700's in several forms under several names.
There were periods of
progress and periods of stagnation in the development of modern
hypnosis. Medical interest and acceptance expanded following
World War II when the use of hypnotherapy proved especially
helpful to surviving battlefield casualties suffering from shock,
injury, battle fatigue, and various psychological disorders.
As understanding increased hypnosis began to be recognized as an
important adjunct to counseling psychology, psychotherapy,
psychiatry, and medical fields including neurology, obstetrics,
emergency medicine, burn therapy, and others. Hypnosis is
finding increasing usage in dentistry and other areas where pain
control is important. All humans (and possibly several
animals) have two distinct minds - the conscious mind and the
unconscious mind. The unconscious mind is vastly larger and
more powerful than the conscious mind, yet it is the least
understood by mankind. Actually, the great "unconscious"
mind has two functional elements, the subconscious and the super
conscious, the former the storehouse of memory, the latter dealing
with the spiritual.
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