John Warner
08-29-2004, 10:44 PM
hey guys :) some of you might remember me from the old forum, but i doubt it.
i haven't spent much time looking over the forums recently, which is probably foolish of me.
anyway, a long time ago, i made a post to the effect that i was unable to go into trance.. ( i can't find it on the old forum anymore..:confused: ) at any rate, we got past the idea of what trance is, and all that. i've studied hypnosis quite a bit since then and am fairly confident with it, so im familiar with the facts pertaining to it..
my problem is that as of yet, i have failed to respond to a hypnotic suggestion. nlp techniques are difficult for me as well. i have gotten small (very small) results from some techniques, but even then it's hard to tell if it's working. i try to set anchors, and so far i've failed. i've gone all out and have tried setting them with states that are as powerful as i can think of (sexual arousal for example) and they just don't work..
anyway i'll keep practicing. the problem is, tho, that my education is kinda scattered, i've listend to a lot of stuff, from as simple as self-hypnosis courses (like Dick Sutphen's) to as complex as bandler's DHE.
i have a fealing that i've put the cart before the horse haha. it's difficult to evaluate if im headed in the proper direction.
i've been to a few hypnotysts, who have been unable to get me to experience a hypnotic phenomenon.. it's been suggested to me that i dont need somebody to bulldose me under, that i should spend more time in meditation, or looking through my life, trying to figgure out what's stopping me.
maybe i have controll issues.. who knows.. at any rate, this brings me to the seccond part of the post-- i've never smoked canibus before.. i guess i never liked the idea of losing control of myself.. when i was young the idea of hypnosis scared me very much as well. anyway. i've heard time and time again that weed might help put me in a state that can be utilized, so about a week ago i tried it for the first time.
i went into a pretty deep altered state, thats for sure. still, it's strange. i can accept suggestions in that state, like my eyes being glued shut, but as for the suggestion that i can't open them, i just don't accept it. i feal as though the state of being high is headed in the right direction, but weither it will help me go into a trance normaly or not i don't know.
im wondering if the exploration of trance with the use of canibus is something that you guys think is a good idea. i'm also wondering if someone could give me feedback on my general direction. i have a fealing that i should just go back to meditating and listening to a self-hypnosis session every day, but maybe theres a better way to do it.
at any rate, sory about the long thred. thanks for your time guys :)
p.s- i have the fealing that this thred has "impatient boy" writen all over it. i just wanted to add that although i do tend to be impation sometimes, i have no problem with the long, dedicated approach.
i haven't spent much time looking over the forums recently, which is probably foolish of me.
anyway, a long time ago, i made a post to the effect that i was unable to go into trance.. ( i can't find it on the old forum anymore..:confused: ) at any rate, we got past the idea of what trance is, and all that. i've studied hypnosis quite a bit since then and am fairly confident with it, so im familiar with the facts pertaining to it..
my problem is that as of yet, i have failed to respond to a hypnotic suggestion. nlp techniques are difficult for me as well. i have gotten small (very small) results from some techniques, but even then it's hard to tell if it's working. i try to set anchors, and so far i've failed. i've gone all out and have tried setting them with states that are as powerful as i can think of (sexual arousal for example) and they just don't work..
anyway i'll keep practicing. the problem is, tho, that my education is kinda scattered, i've listend to a lot of stuff, from as simple as self-hypnosis courses (like Dick Sutphen's) to as complex as bandler's DHE.
i have a fealing that i've put the cart before the horse haha. it's difficult to evaluate if im headed in the proper direction.
i've been to a few hypnotysts, who have been unable to get me to experience a hypnotic phenomenon.. it's been suggested to me that i dont need somebody to bulldose me under, that i should spend more time in meditation, or looking through my life, trying to figgure out what's stopping me.
maybe i have controll issues.. who knows.. at any rate, this brings me to the seccond part of the post-- i've never smoked canibus before.. i guess i never liked the idea of losing control of myself.. when i was young the idea of hypnosis scared me very much as well. anyway. i've heard time and time again that weed might help put me in a state that can be utilized, so about a week ago i tried it for the first time.
i went into a pretty deep altered state, thats for sure. still, it's strange. i can accept suggestions in that state, like my eyes being glued shut, but as for the suggestion that i can't open them, i just don't accept it. i feal as though the state of being high is headed in the right direction, but weither it will help me go into a trance normaly or not i don't know.
im wondering if the exploration of trance with the use of canibus is something that you guys think is a good idea. i'm also wondering if someone could give me feedback on my general direction. i have a fealing that i should just go back to meditating and listening to a self-hypnosis session every day, but maybe theres a better way to do it.
at any rate, sory about the long thred. thanks for your time guys :)
p.s- i have the fealing that this thred has "impatient boy" writen all over it. i just wanted to add that although i do tend to be impation sometimes, i have no problem with the long, dedicated approach.