A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers

Published in 1961, A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers is a self help book that aims to bring the basic techniques of hypnosis to the ordinary reader and harness its legendary powers to one's own advantage. In fact, all forms of hypnosis are essentially self-hypnosis since the process does not work without the overt or covert cooperation of the person who is being hypnotized. The main difference is that all other forms of hypnosis require the guidance of a therapist or hypnotist while the one suggested here is a self-guided procedure. Melvin Powers is a publisher, owner and founder of the Wilshire Book Company with its headquarters in Chatsworth, California. He started the business in 1947 when he found few takers for his first books and realized that he could start a company that would not just publish his own books but would also leave him free to write them too. He began publishing works of other authors as well and the company is today one of the leading purve...

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Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers

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01 – Chapter 1 – What You Should Know About Self-Hypnosis

02 – Chapter 2 – What About the Dangers of Hypnosis?

03 – Chapter 3 – Is Hypnosis the Answer?

04 – Chapter 4 – How Does Self-Hypnosis Work?

05 – Chapter 5 – How to Arouse Yourself from the Self-Hypnotic State

06 – Chapter 6 – How to Attain Self-Hypnosis

07 – Chapter 7 – Deepening the Self-Hypnotic State

08 – Chapter 8 – What You Should Know About Becoming an Excellent Subject

09 – Chapter 9 – Techniques for Reaching the Somnambulistic State

10 – Chapter 10 – A New Approach to Self-Hypnosis When All Else Fails