Hypnotism and Inflence: Can It Give You Sex and Money?

Just how much influence can hypnotism provide? The answer, you would think, would best be provided by research. Not so! In fact researchers seem to have got themselves into all sorts of strife trying to study hypnosis.

Take the question of “suggestibility” There have been numerous studies attempting to find out what, if anything, makes people more suggestible. Apart from increasing the number of words that no-one can pronounce let alone understand, confusion seems to have been the main result.

Research finds that SUCCESS IN HYPNOSIS DEPENDS ON MOTIVATION

More on this in a later post. For now we can get some clarity on the subject from an experienced hypnotist Joshua Seth, who had some definitive points to make when interviewed for the Stamford University rag, The Stamford Daily

According to Seth, we can use hypnotism to hot up our sex life and get way better financial deals! Some excerpts from the interview may raise your eyebrows:

BS: Have you ever erotically hypnotized a girlfriend?

JS: Yeah, why not? Wouldn’t you, if you could?……. Read more

and…

BS: Do you get really good deals when you buy a car?

JS: Hypnosis can be applied to sales techniques and all areas of human influence, so it’s very useful when closing deals, negotiating rates, romancing people……Read more

He also provides some insights into this concept of “suggestibility”:

JS: ….A hypnotist is looking for genuine enthusiasm. I give hypnotic pretests, where everyone in the audience gets to experience it. The key to being able to be hypnotized is to want to be hypnotized. If people are there just to try to prove they can’t be hypnotized, they’re just working against themselves.

As you will see in an upcoming post, recent research does indeed suggest that success in hypnosis depends on motivation. Does that explain Seth’s success in getting good car deals?