Is Hypnosis a Distinct Form of Consciousness?
filed in self hypnosis on Nov.19, 2009
By Scott O. Lilienfeld and Hal Arkowitz
The hypnotist, dangling a swinging pocket watch before the subject’s eyes, slowly intones: “You’re getting sleepy … You’re getting sleepy …” The subject’s head abruptly slumps downward. He is in a deep, sleeplike trance, oblivious to everything but the hypnotist’s soft voice. Powerless to resist the hypnotist’s influence, the [...]
