Conscious Mind And Hypnotic Communication

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The conscious mind is the gatekeeper of our subconscious mind. The hypnotic trance suspends the functioning of the conscious mind by, in effect, putting it to sleep via systematic relaxation and focused attention. Once the conscious mind has been bypassed, the power of suggestion is free to take over. It is suggestibility that lies at the heart of the hypnotic trance.
Effective hypnotic communication is based on suggestion. Specifically, a suggestion is a proposition for belief or action that is accepted in the absence of intervening or critical thought. Therefore, when you are in a hypnotic trance in a relaxed state, your subconscious is more amenable to suggestion than when you are in a fully conscious state. The suggestion travels a direct

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