A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis

The work offers a practical, step-by-step manual for inducing and using self-hypnosis, explaining what it is, how it differs from sleep, and how suggestion shapes thought and behavior. It addresses safety concerns and methods for entering, deepening, and emerging from the hypnotic state, including verbal counts, alarms, and re-affirming suggestions, and provides troubleshooting when awakening is difficult. Chapters survey theoretical background, psychological aids, techniques for reaching deeper somnambulistic levels, and varied therapeutic applications, with emphasis on conscious control, gradual practice, and clear instructions for safe, constructive use.