How to Hypnotise Anyone - Confessions of a Rogue Hypnotist

this book is very bare-bones but the series fills out with information as you go through it.over the course of the series, the author offers a ton of information which i will summarize below:the author provides short overall historical developments with detailed biographies of some notable and obscure hypnotists.the author explains the principles of hypnotism, including: the definitions of hypnotism and trance along with the exact areas of the mindbody that are stimulated by different types of hypnotism; hypnotic roles (trainer and subject, observers both benign and malevolent); applications of internal autosuggestion (for self) and changework (for others), external group stage work and individual clinical or street changework; MANY different examples of hypnotic abuse from the government, advertising, religions and cults, status quo forces in both traditionalism and cultural marxism, psychotherapy field, and erotic/recreational hypnosis, as well as methods for shutting down hypnotic abusers (this may be the most important advice in the entire series).the author explains the different types of preparation a hypnotist needs to undergo to become a competent hypnotist: the hypnotic gaze, use of postures and body movement, voice and microphone training (which the author doesn't explain in much detail but is very important), the process of creating different types of hypnotic prompts (statements such as commands/suggestions, either as demands or as questions) and embedding hypnotic prompts in verbal phrases, descriptions, or questions. without doing this preparation properly, one cannot hope to become a competent hypnotist. i wish the author had written more about the art of freestyling hypnotic verbal patterns on the fly. even though the book comes with many dozens of useful scripts, scriptnosis is rather tedious.the most important parts of the series are where the author describes his 2-part hypnotic process. the two parts are what i call a directional interation, and trancework.directional interaction is made up of a hypnotic interview and pre-talk. THIS is the area where many subjects begin to go into trance, and the author explains how he uses what he calls a problem matrix to find the best course of action for solving a wide variety of problems. another thing i realized as i read through the series is that the author substitutes suggestibility and depth tests into the hypnotic pre-talk as a form of convincer. the author is adamant that a hypnotist does not need to use convincers to find if the subject is in trance. it would seem to me that using the different suggestibility/depth tests during the pre-talk is a way for a stage or clinical hypnotist to nip any doubts in the bud before putting a subject under.the author describes the full process of trancework using the following process: a 4-part engagement using fixed focus and breathing; 3 types of induction (relaxation inductions, confusion inductions based on what the author calls apposition of opposites, and an 8-point shock induction; deepeners using directional language of time and space; and signs of gauging the depth of a subject's trance. the author then explains the ways of using symbolism, hypnotic suggestions, trance loops, thought-viruses, and more in giving a subject hypnotic prompts while they are in trance. the author gives very short shrift to the art of giving posthypnotic triggers and suggestions, which can be used in a variety of ways in hypnotic interaction and trancework. the author offers suggestions for troubleshooting a subject's intractability or resistance as well as the utilization and parts negotiation techniques to disarm interference from their deep mind. finally, he offers multiple scripts for the disengagement (awakening or emergent) part of trancework, and offers many subtle clues throughout the series on doing fractionation-type trancework. the author covers a LOT of ground here and it is a good idea to tread slowly here in order to understand the many parts of his work, which become much easier to understand with practice.my gripes with the series is that the information is presented scattershot. it feels as if the author took a well-written treatise, slammed it into a blender, and chopped and diced it up, serving it out of order. relevant information isn't stored in one place, but rather all over the series. for example, the information on hypnotism and neuroscience is hinted at in an earlier book only to be expounded upon in a later book. careful rewriting would put the information into its proper order for much easier comprehension, and doing so would probably also reduce the number of volumes the author has written.also, as the series grows longer, the author expounds upon subjects in greater detail. having grown fond of the author's original quick & dirty 'here's how it's done' style, i tire of the longer explanations toward the end of the series, which grow longer on opinions, drowning out some important and intriguing facts. i prefer the author to stick to the script, but to each their own.if you're going to buy the books, buy them all. you really do need to read them all to make sense of the information, even though the author insists the books are stand-alone. no, they are not. what i have written above can help you fit the information into its proper order, and from there learning to do hypnotism with only this series is very much possible if you PRACTICE A LOT and follow the instructions the author gives you in the series.4 stars. would be 5, but my gripes are such that i spent an inordinate amount of time rereading the info and mindmapping it in order to make full sense of it. the author writes a LOT, and practical hypnosis requires simple understanding and quick execution, which is defeated by the series' verbosity.i have written one review for all 8 of the author's books. in order to avoid redundancy, i am only going to post my review on the very first book's amazon page and leave this note as a link on the others.

This is a great how to book. I want to learn as much as possible in order to help people overcome their phobias and solver their issues.

I usually don't write customer reviews but once in a while I think a book is worth writing a review about. This book is definitely one of those at its current price (currently I got it at less than a dollar). Now a bit about myself. I am very new to hypnosis and I am usually looking for self-hypnosis material. I have read quite a few books and have tried a little bit of hypnosis on my wife. I try it on myself fairly often. I have had some success with hypnosis to know that it definitely works (although the degree to which it works is not clear to myself yet).Coming to this book, I must say that the writer has condensed a lot of very useful information in a very small space which makes the book very readable. Having read other hypnosis books I can say that the writer has very nicely summarized the material of much denser books with some very useful parts highlighted to ensure the reader knows where to focus their energies on in order to master basic hypnonsis. The author also seems to have a very good command of language which is essential for any good hypnosis session (whether self or hetero hypnosis) and is able to point out exactly what kind of words to use. For e.g. he very clearly demonstrates what kind of words to use in order to fix a person's mind to something and also deconstructs a few classical techniques to show exactly where they are using suggestions. So all in all it is an excellent book in hypnosis and I have gone on and bought the other books by the Rogue hypnotist as well.There is only one very serious question that I have encountered after reading this book which is contrary to what all other books on hypnosis suggest. The doubt is there in my mind because the writer really does seem to know what he is talking about and so I am confused. The author suggests that hypnosis should be used very sparingly "to make the fix and get out" and not to be used very frequently. This is in direct contradiction to what other hypnotists recommend in their books. I hope the Rogue hypnotist reads this and is able to clear the confusion regarding how often hypnosis should be conducted. Also i wish the author could have shed more light on self-hypnosis (so far i have not come across anything related to self-hypnosis in the first half of the book).In summary this book is worth 5 stars since it is very readable and very nicely summarizes the material on hypnosis without losing too much detail. I haven't yet read the complete book and I hope it will address some of the shortcomings in the 2nd half or in future books.

This book reads like a 12 year old has watched his dad hypnotise a few people and thinks he knows it all or possibly someone who has done a crash course and wants to make a fast buck. Very little content and definitely not written by someone who has any deep knowledge of hypnotherapy. I am training to be a hypnotherapist and hoped this would give me a few simple to learn tips to get started but it is complete drivel and the style is very childish ... Definitly NOT written by any kind of expert or experienced hypnotherapist ... I know the book is cheap but it is still a waste of money

First, this book is waste of time. It attracted because of title, otherwise, it is complicated and confusing, and makes no sense. You will be find better resources to learn about hypnosis: google, wiki how, YouTube.Book is printed by Amazon. This is second book I have bought that is printed by Amazon; Both somehow has got high rating but when you read the books; they are neither worth price nor good content; you end up wasting time. Make your own judgement on Amazon Print Books.

I enjoyed the straight to the point style and have already bought the second in the series.Can’t wait to try it out. I was also reading the scripts and deepeners out loud before I went to bed and had one of the best nights sleep I’ve had in years, so worth the price of the book just for that. Lol

He keeps it nice and basic. Simply breaking down a hypnotic script and desdescribing the therapeutic components. Covers all aspects necessary, from in induction, deepener and awakening techniques, with scripts included. Easy to follow and entertaining. I already have 2 of his other books and have been practicing myself for years but these are full of much more information than any ordinary book on hypnosis and without the formality and stiffness

read most of this book but could not get away with it, maybe for someone else