Hypnosis Dissected: Part 1

I’ll destroy your little diagram here it

I’ll destroy your little diagram here it shows your model of how our mind works

shows your model of how our mind works

shows your model of how our mind works is the way that the hypnotists

is the way that the hypnotists

is the way that the hypnotists understands it and I think that’ll make

understands it and I think that’ll make

understands it and I think that’ll make a lot clearer for you there’s a model of

a lot clearer for you there’s a model of

a lot clearer for you there’s a model of the mind as the hypnotist sees it and

the mind as the hypnotist sees it and

the mind as the hypnotist sees it and there’s at least three parts of our mind

there’s at least three parts of our mind

there’s at least three parts of our mind you’ve heard of them all before but it’s

you’ve heard of them all before but it’s

you’ve heard of them all before but it’s just how do we define them and how do

just how do we define them and how do

just how do we define them and how do they interrelate with each other and of

they interrelate with each other and of

they interrelate with each other and of course there’s an unconscious part of

course there’s an unconscious part of

course there’s an unconscious part of your mind when you and I have borne our

your mind when you and I have borne our

your mind when you and I have borne our hearts of beating digestive systems are

hearts of beating digestive systems are

hearts of beating digestive systems are working and so forth that’s all

working and so forth that’s all

working and so forth that’s all ultimately under the control of your

ultimately under the control of your

ultimately under the control of your unconscious mind we call that the

unconscious mind we call that the

unconscious mind we call that the autonomic nervous system so that means

autonomic nervous system so that means

autonomic nervous system so that means that when people come to see me for

that when people come to see me for

that when people come to see me for theirs they have chronic pain or IBS

theirs they have chronic pain or IBS

theirs they have chronic pain or IBS fibromyalgia or so forth it means that

fibromyalgia or so forth it means that

fibromyalgia or so forth it means that we can access that part of the mind is

we can access that part of the mind is

we can access that part of the mind is actually controlling those physical

actually controlling those physical

actually controlling those physical systems and of course you have another

systems and of course you have another

systems and of course you have another part of your mind the conscious part of

part of your mind the conscious part of

part of your mind the conscious part of your mind and all that is is that the

your mind and all that is is that the

your mind and all that is is that the part of your mind that you’re using to

part of your mind that you’re using to

part of your mind that you’re using to focus on your where nasaan at any one

focus on your where nasaan at any one

focus on your where nasaan at any one given point and there’s a couple of

given point and there’s a couple of

given point and there’s a couple of interesting things you need to know

interesting things you need to know

interesting things you need to know about your conscious mind one is it has

about your conscious mind one is it has

about your conscious mind one is it has a very limited processing capacity we’ve

a very limited processing capacity we’ve

a very limited processing capacity we’ve known since the 1950s that you can only

known since the 1950s that you can only

known since the 1950s that you can only have basically seven bits of information

have basically seven bits of information

have basically seven bits of information in the conscious mind at any one

in the conscious mind at any one

in the conscious mind at any one particular time so that means that if I

particular time so that means that if I

particular time so that means that if I give you a new phone number with an area

give you a new phone number with an area

give you a new phone number with an area code and you look out of the window and

code and you look out of the window and

code and you look out of the window and you say look at those geese you come

you say look at those geese you come

you say look at those geese you come back say well what’s the area code that

back say well what’s the area code that

back say well what’s the area code that was the eighth bit of information the

was the eighth bit of information the

was the eighth bit of information the other important thing is that your

other important thing is that your

other important thing is that your conscious mind is the part of mind

conscious mind is the part of mind

conscious mind is the part of mind you’re using whenever you’re analyzing

you’re using whenever you’re analyzing

you’re using whenever you’re analyzing or evaluating or weighing up the pros or

or evaluating or weighing up the pros or

or evaluating or weighing up the pros or cons of an easy situation it’s what we

cons of an easy situation it’s what we

cons of an easy situation it’s what we think of as the rational side of our

think of as the rational side of our

think of as the rational side of our mind it works like this a plus B equals

mind it works like this a plus B equals

mind it works like this a plus B equals C it can’t the rational mind cannot

C it can’t the rational mind cannot

C it can’t the rational mind cannot accept that it could equal c g + z at

accept that it could equal c g + z at

accept that it could equal c g + z at the same time