I read an interesting article on New Scientist today describing how new research is suggesting that those who are un-hypnotisable may have a more balanced brain (between left and right hemispheres) than those that are highly susceptible!
There is a kind of standard statistic in hypnosis that (whether through suggestion or genuine experience) most hypnotists will agree on:
About 20% of the population is highly susceptible
About 60% of the population can be hypnotised
About 20% of the population cannot be hypnotised
Hypnotists and hypnotherapists talk a lot about abreactions and what, when and how to deal with them. I recently experienced one first hand, so thought I’d write something about it as I do not believe that the traditional definition of an abreaction is strictly correct.
I am a huge fan of ancient and historic building and have been a member of the National Trust for some years now.
One of the many thing I love about these buildings are their staircases: massive and expansive main staircases made of ancient oak that has been beautifully polished over decades of occupants and visitors alike treading the stairs one step at a time, running their hands up and down the rails and before that the years of servants polishing and caring for all that wood until it is all but black. The feeling of all the ‘life’ that they have experienced only adds to the feeling of majesty that they generate and even the creak of each uneven board and that wonderful ‘old house’ smell in my nose helps complete the experience.
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