THE RALPH SLATER METHODIn my work over many years I have naturally experimented with many methods. Personally, I have come more and more to discard the mechanical methods, not because t… Read More
THE COUNTING METHODIn this hypnosis method the subject is either seated in a chair or reclines on a couch. He is told by the operator to take slow deep breaths, and as the operator counts ou… Read More
THE RECLINING METHODIn this method of inducing hypnosis, the subject is told to stretch out on a couch with his eyes closed. The operator then gives the suggestions for sleep, which were e… Read More
THE CANDLE METHODThe subject is seated in a comfortable chair, and told to relax completely. The operator holds a lighted candle in his hand and stands about three feet in front of the subje… Read More
THE BRAID METHODAs indicated in the first lesson, Dr. James Braid, who gave hypnotism its name, used the method of focusing the attention of the subject on some mechanical object, held a few… Read More
Part II How to Hypnotize Chapter 5Methods of Hypnotism(including the Ralph Slater Method)I should like to begin this chapter on methods of hypnotising by making clear a few very important po… Read More
Chapter 4About MyselfThis is the least valuable chapter in the book, and may be skipped by all those who are interested in hypnotism from the professional point of view. As I have often expl… Read More
Chapter 3 Psychologists and PsychiatristsAll over the world the dominating power of the human mind over the human body is steadily being recognised. I have always wished to use the word "sup… Read More
Chapter 2 This Modern WorldIt is a strange world we live in. To me nothing is stranger than the immense part played in our everyday lives by the power of suggestion. The very highly organise… Read More
Chapter 1: The History of HypnotismHypnotism is by no means a new art. True, it has been developed into a science in comparatively recent years. But the principles of thought control have be… Read More