Key HypnosisHYPNOTHERAPY SCRIPTS A collection of professional hypnotherapy scripts from WWW.KEY-HYPNOSIS.COM David Mason © 2007-2012 Version 65 David Mason 1 www.key-hypnosis.com Contents Ending Bad Habits ....................................................................................................... 8 Nail Biting Script ....................................................................................................... 8 Emotional Release hypnotherapy script................................................................... 18 Procrastination Direct Suggestion Script ................................................................. 23 Fussy Eater script ..................................................................................................... 30 Confidence, Motivation and Self Esteem ................................................................. 33 Self Confidence Hypnosis Script ............................................................................. 33 Ego Strengthening Script ......................................................................................... 40 Self Esteem Script .................................................................................................... 43 Fear of Failure .......................................................................................................... 53 Addiction Recovery ................................................................................................. 56 Astral projection Hypnosis Script ............................................................................ 58 Learning to Learn ..................................................................................................... 63 Hypnosis for Wealth Creation ................................................................................. 68 Redundancy Hypnosis Script ................................................................................... 72 Regression Hypnosis Script ..................................................................................... 77 Relaxation and Stress Reduction .............................................................................. 85 Guided Relaxation script.......................................................................................... 85 Spirit of Time ........................................................................................................... 89 Cruise Control .......................................................................................................... 96 Worry Garden Stress Relief ..................................................................................... 98 The Crystal Waterfall ............................................................................................. 100 Fears and Phobias .................................................................................................... 103 Exam Anxiety Script .............................................................................................. 103 Fear of Flying Script .............................................................................................. 110 Fear of travelling script .......................................................................................... 121 New Year’s Eve Hypnotherapy Script ................................................................... 131 Learning Anxiety ................................................................................................... 134 Sexual Health ............................................................................................................ 142 Male Sexual Performance Anxiety Script.............................................................. 142 Premature Ejaculation ............................................................................................ 147 Wiping out Sexual abuse ....................................................................................... 148 Sleeping and snoring ................................................................................................ 150 Ignoring Snoring Script.......................................................................................... 150 Insomnia Script ...................................................................................................... 155 Stop Teeth Grinding ............................................................................................... 160 Pain Treatment scripts ............................................................................................ 166 The Control Panel Pain Technique ........................................................................ 166 David Mason 2 www.key-hypnosis.com Paint Pot Pain Relief Hypnosis Script ................................................................... 168 Magic Fingers Pain Relief Script ........................................................................... 171 Power Healing Energy Script................................................................................. 173 Controlling IBS Symptoms .................................................................................... 176 Clear away eczema ................................................................................................ 180 Pain Treatment Hypnosis Techniques ................................................................... 185 Grief, Perspective on life ......................................................................................... 189 Grief and Bereavement Therapy script .................................................................. 189 Silver Frames script ............................................................................................... 191 Store of Memories.................................................................................................. 193 Constant Rock ........................................................................................................ 196 Child of Time ......................................................................................................... 198 Time Heals ............................................................................................................. 201 Hypnotherapy for miscarriage ............................................................................... 203 Letting go the Past ................................................................................................... 207 Cloudy Beach ......................................................................................................... 207 The Catalogue of Magick....................................................................................... 211 Hypnotic spiral anxiety script ................................................................................ 214 Finding the purpose of life ..................................................................................... 217 Crystal Mountain ................................................................................................... 222 Letting go the past .................................................................................................. 229 Change the past ...................................................................................................... 231 Uncovering the Past ............................................................................................... 234 Photo Album Hypnosis Script ............................................................................... 237 Breaking the Cycle Hypnosis Script ...................................................................... 239 Inner Child Spiritual Healing script ....................................................................... 241 Stamp Album Metaphor Therapy .......................................................................... 244 Make it Right ......................................................................................................... 246 Create your own future ........................................................................................... 250 Become your own Life Coach ............................................................................... 250 Write your own future ............................................................................................ 254 Future Progression - Looking Back From the Future ............................................ 258 Bridge to Freedom ................................................................................................. 265 Going to Istanbul.................................................................................................... 268 Fairy Tale Spiritual Healing script ......................................................................... 270 Spirit of Christmas Hypnotherapy Script ............................................................... 272 Relationships ............................................................................................................ 276 Ending a relationship ............................................................................................. 276 Forget the past hypnosis script ............................................................................... 279 The cat and the teddy bear ..................................................................................... 283 Changing Your Life .............................................................................................. 286 The Swimming Bear .............................................................................................. 289 Metaphysical ............................................................................................................. 291 Finding Lost Items ................................................................................................. 291 Past life regression script ....................................................................................... 294 The Magician’s Chair ............................................................................................ 307 David Mason 3 www.key-hypnosis.com Alien Abduction UFO Experience ......................................................................... 309 Totem Power Animal Spirit Guide ........................................................................ 313 NLP Techniques ....................................................................................................... 316 Anchoring NLP Hypnosis Script ........................................................................... 316 NLP Magic Cinema Technique ............................................................................. 319 Visualization ............................................................................................................. 320 Guided Visualization Exercises ............................................................................. 320 The Eating a Lemon Visualization Exercise:......................................................... 320 Graded Visualization Exercises ............................................................................. 321 A focusing visualisation exercise........................................................................... 324 Chakra Balancing Visualization Exercises ............................................................ 327 Guided Chakra Visualization Exercises................................................................. 328 Sports Visualisation script ..................................................................................... 331 Metaphors ................................................................................................................. 335 Creating original metaphors ................................................................................... 335 The Snake Charmer................................................................................................ 336 Reframing Metaphors ............................................................................................ 339 Let go of the small stuff ......................................................................................... 343 Multiple Embedded Metaphor Technique ............................................................ 344 Big Purple Elephant ............................................................................................... 346 Self Hypnosis ............................................................................................................ 348 Self Hypnosis script 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Every client who comes to your office is unique and therefore you should study these transcripts to understand how the problem was tackled, and then take sections and adapt these for your own use. Some scripts are not traditional hypnotherapy scripts but are given in the form of metaphor stories. These can be used on their own but are more usually woven into a regular hypnotherapy session to give the therapy a broader application. The underlying logic of the script is shown for each section and the hypnotic concept embedded in the wording is shown in the comments column. Using these guides you should be able to follow the logic of the scripts and use these as the basis for your own original wording and ideas for your clients. David Mason 6 www.key-hypnosis.com Other publications from Key-Hypnosis How to write a hypnosis script If you are completely new to doing hypnotherapy there is a separate document called How to write a hypnosis script that shows in detail how to create an original script for a specific problem. Stop Smoking Hypnosis Scripts A collection of scripts to take care of every aspect of smoking. Stopping smoking with hypnosis is the number one hypnosis request. Weight Loss Hypnosis Scripts A collection of effective scripts to help your clients lose weight. Erotic and Sexual issues Hypnosis Scripts A collection of effective scripts to help your clients lose weight. Hypnotic Inductions If you are interested in developing and expanding your hypnosis skills there is a separate book called Hypnotic Inductions. It lists dozens of different ways of putting people into trance. The inductions range from a beginner’s tutorial for how to hypnotize somebody to advanced instant inductions. Overall it explains the logic of why these inductions work and how to create your own original inductions. The scripts are complete with introductions and comments showing how they work and when to use them. Therapeutic Metaphors This book contains dozens of hypnotic metaphors and shows how to use metaphor as part of Hypnotherapy. « Table of Contents David Mason 7 www.key-hypnosis.com "you are getting more relaxed" with each breath..com . then be able to stop for six months or so and start again... What the symbols mean: shows Cause and Effect linking statements of the type 'doing A leads to B' > shows Reframing of the type 'A is really the same as B'........... And with each breath out . 03:20 You are doing very well....... just let it go. = D shows where a direct suggestion is being made.. Another deep breath hold it and really let go.. let go of all the tension in your body ....... Really Modified David Mason 8 www. This is helpful in demonstrating how slowly hypnotic suggestions are delivered.. and how gaps are left between statements to allow time for the client's mind to process the statements.. And now another one and this time let go all the tension in your body........key-hypnosis. I M an intentional metaphor being introduced V indicates where the client is invited to visualise something K Indicates the wording is aimed at kinesthetic responses Target mm:ss INDUCTION SECTION 01:40 And now I would like you take one deep breath and hold it. you don't have to think. This script has sections to address many aspects of the problem as a demonstration of how to use them... That's good.. 01:55 02:10 02:20 02:30 And in moment I am going to ask you to take another deep breath and hold it.. This time when you let it go. that's good.. The script is given with comments to explain what each statement is doing. shows where an indirect suggestion is being made. 01:45 And... Relax the body 02:43 Self induction induction pacing pacing Rapport 02:53 Deeper and deeper relaxed. He was a professional drummer who intended to make that his career.. 03:02 That's right.. you 03:33 don’t have to listen. The client was a man in his early twenties who would pick or bite his nails till they bled... The [mm:ss] column shows the time elapsed in minutes and seconds.. the voice in your mind...Ending Bad Habits Nail Biting Script This script is a transcript of the actual hypnotherapy session conducted by David Mason... 03:10 Just allow yourself to relax totally. You don't have to do anything. that's good. 03:50 Allow that relaxation to go through your body 4:00 And now [clientname] I would like you to relax your eyes. you don't have to do anything particularly.... it says. and now just resume breathing normally. let it all go... Normally not every section would be used since they would not necessarily apply to every client... let go of all the tension in your shoulders and your arms. Just allow yourself to enjoy that lovely gentle feeling.. ..... living and laughing.. generations of people. Feel it going through your shoulders and your arms and down through your body and all the way down into your legs...com .. wonderfully supported as dissociation .and I don't know if that staircase is wood or marble.... 05:22 And allow yourself to enjoy that feeling... and maybe there are trees. tiny muscles... and with every staircase step you get more relaxed.... and behind that door is a wonderful thing... deeper relaxed.....4:20 04:27 04:31 04:35 04:44 relax those little muscles around your eyes....... the ones that control your eyelids. it’s the sort of house that families grew up in. ..... and you can begin to go down those steps now ........... alternatives .... 04:56 And now allow that relaxation to spread ..... tion .... . and NINE deeper still... or carpet.. totally. for you. safety standard .inside that house.. And just feel those eyes. and SIX...... And you can find yourself at the top of that staircase... your eyes are completely relaxed............. from your eyes...key-hypnosis. relaxed. and deeper into trance deepener and so TEN going down. .... David Mason 9 www.... anticipation .and you can imagine yourself beginning to go down those steps... Shut down hard .. 05:15 So that you are totally relaxed. Elman induction D D D D Depth test [no response] Short relaxation induction 04:52 That's right. down your neck. of total relaxation 05:06 DEEPENER SECTION 05:40 And I wonder if you can imagine a big old house somewhere?.... ...... And you could try opening them............ deeper relaxed..and there can be a handrail...and SEVEN.. there's a staircase. and EIGHT...... with a fence... And those eyes are so relaxed you couldn't open them if you tried..... and birthday V visualisaparties and happy times.. because at the bottom there is a door. all doesn't matter.. down and down. down through your cheeks. and you could be surprised at the result.. focus on those tiny. safety .. 05:56 V dissociation 06:07 06:20 06:30 06:35 06:43 06:48 06:58 07:04 07:15 07:28 07:33 07:39 07:44 engage personal experience engage There's been weddings and christenings and funerals. as if they are glued together... 05:47 . and a big garden......... ... And feel yourself sinking into that chair..... .........and you go through the centre of that zero. and they start talking to each other ... And that room is filled with love and affection.... Visualisatio n dissociation David Mason 10 www. .. and as you go in you meet one group and another group. and there are people who moved away and people you haven't seen for years.. . ... ... just allowing yourself to drift... and your family is there..... It's white.key-hypnosis.. and THREE.. Uhuh [indistinct] Uhuh And does that door open inwards or outwards? Out It opens outwards... .... down and down.and acceptance.... and go through it.. and there are people in that room.... and 10:00 people from school .and TWO. and people you met socially .. and looking at you. And you can open that door.. What colour is that door...... There are all the people you know in that room... deeper and deeper....... and they are all smiling........ 10:55 And underneath it all there is a deep and abiding feeling of calm .and FIVE. And 09:42 inside you find yourself inside a large room...com .....and FOUR ..and everyone that you love is there.. .. And what else about that door? It's got a lock on the front.. and when you go off that one step there is just zero. Depth test safety test SELF ESTEEM SECTION So. 08:49 09:00 09:02 09:04 09:08 09:12 09:15 09:20 09:22 09:27 09:31 09:32 09:35 09:36 DEPTH TEST SECTION And in front of you there is a door. now I would like you to open that door...08:00 08:03 08:07 08:10 08:14 08:21 08:42 if you are lying on a fleecy cloud. and all the people who know you .. and as you walk in the room they all begin to applaud politely.and the only thing of importance is the sound of my voice.. through a black void of nothingness.. your mind is completely relaxed......... can't you? Uhuh......... and everyone who loves you is there... [clientname]? White... ....and there is one step left... .. but they really do. Self esteem confirmatio n of love and acceptance from important figures Identity Identity Memory And you continue on. Did you know that?".. things you Capability 11:15 > don't need any more..... there was a time you know when you couldn't tie your shoelaces...... but it is true... because so many people love you and respect you ....... and they are saying...... you are so lucky to have someone like that... they are smiling...and he is competent. and 12:58 maybe I didn't say it enough.. and they are all looking at you with such warmth and acceptance .. people talking to each other... "."I am so proud of [clientname] .... And someone replies "Yes! And he is going to be a star musician.. and I reconnect to past successes Reframing David Mason 11 www.. a good.. and that was so important to that little boy. And as you walk around that room you hear . His performance is outstanding"........ in fact it has been one success after another. "He doesn't give himself credit.. He is really good"...and that was a success.. and he has such a focus.. And you begin to feel.. do anything he wants.. and you stand in the doorway and look back. and maybe they don't say so ............ people talking in the distance. and that became a success.......and you begin to flow and float into that feeling of calm.. who knows where he is going. you didn't know how to tell the difference between a D and a B.... and you reach the door in the Sensory 13:48 far end of the room and you look back ...... in a few years you will see his name everywhere".. feeling that acceptance of all those people.. and you hear someone saying.... and there was time when you Capability 14:40 couldn't write ....... decent boy.key-hypnosis.... that there are things you can leave behind. he has become everything I have longed for....... It might not have seemed like that at the time .. " yes.... "that [clientname] is so adventurous.. each of these people.. I couldn't have asked for a better son...com .. young people and old people. And further over.and as you do you begin to remember.and your life has D been a series of successes... and they are all standing distortion there.. And that became a success... And further along you hear someone else talking.. indirect suggestion Validate the client's self belief Indirect validation of client's life and choices... that there is no need for any tension or anxiety. but now he has just excelled... " and the other person says... And when you think about it. I have always been proud of him. and what you 14:15 remember about them is the success you had..... [clientname] your life has been full of Identity 15:13 successes. that was important to you. someone else is saying "I think [clientname] has a great future ahead of him... that he knows where he is going now.. who has picked a career for himself... I think that young man can go so far. and there was a time when making friends was a problem...... RECONNECTION SECTION: PAST SUCCESSES But you have had success after success..and be anything he wants to be.. and all their good wishes..you watch that young man..... he is going to Identity 11:45 [placename]...... Capability 12:20 because he is capable.. ... your own Capability ability...Capability.. and remember this D as one of your most unexpected successes.... and you have the ability to learn.. and you have control...key-hypnosis.. you have the ability.. and I'd like you to see yourself a month from now. the way you isation want them And see yourself.. And you can have beautiful nails. .... might be at a gig. memory 17:50 V look. If you decide that something is not going to happen... and how good they look.. because you have a problem.. strangers. strong.. D And you will be able to look back on this day .. you have the ability to see things through...com . Nothing stops you.. You can choose to have perfect nails.. and they are thinking "Wow. Identity 17:30 You have success. Because you are in control [clientname]...... it might be in a bar.....you are in total control... complete. and you stand there and you talk Sensory Capability 18:25 > with your hands and you gesticulate and you point .. Capability 17:02 and you can choose to control what your body does.. long....another time when you demonstrated your own power. and they are Distortion looking at your fingers..... > Complex D equivalence > D D VISUALISATIONS SECTION I would like you now to think of a time about a week from now .... standing with friends.... you have choice in everything you do..you are never going to chew your nails again And this will become another one of your successes.. That is within your control....... And every year.. when you look at your hands and you see your nails have been Time growing... to decide to do something D and when you decide to do something.. and that problem comes back.. Repetition of "ability" Validate problem. when Visualyour nails are full size. a new ability. then it is not Identity 17:40 going to happen.. you are a determined person.. how smart and grown up they distortion...... You can choose what to wear. because you have control.... but you have been successful at so many things. a new success. pacing Time distortion CONTROL SECTION .. 15:35 Identity Behaviour 16:10 16:33 memory 16:38 know there have been setbacks.... And you have come here today and you are sitting in that seat breathing quietly. those are the David Mason 12 www.. but you have come here today because you have D decided that that problem is over.. can't you? You can choose what you eat.. can't you? You can choose where you go and who you see. a new test passed... and ability and competence.. That you are never going to have a problem with your nails again. it's a wonderful gift. you do it.. every month... your own competence.... ...com ... just the way you want them. and I wonder how good that makes you feel? Because other people's nails are sometimes not so good. and there... and your nail catches on that hard to get bit.. right now... see yourself picking up a roll of Sellotape..... at the same speed that Anchor memories of the time in NZ with capability of David Mason 13 www.. the whole country. a good hand of cards... having long strong finger nails makes you feel so good.... "Look how well he looks after his fingers. and the thumb too. you will just act naturally and normally..... a man's fingernails." And inside you feel a feeling of pride. Now imagine you stretching both hands out in front of you.... and you are seeing your hand wrapped around the glass as well. Demonstrates that you have made a decision today... and you have got perfect fingernails....... catch it in your fingernail.. easily .. is moving towards Australia in Capability 22:20 a great geological movement ........ and that makes you feel so good.. and you look at the nails on your left hand and your right hand .. I D wonder if you can feel them growing? Visualisation Visualisation amnesia repeating "good hands" Visualisatio n.. and as that geological movement occurs. your competence....... that mountain is being pushed up.... Mount Cook is being pushed up in the South Island . exactly the way you want them.. and you can see everyone holding their cards up and you look at their nails.... and they all match up and they are all perfect.. and you run your finger V around it.. it will last so long that there will come a time when you = have forgotten all about it....... you just peel it right off... and see yourself picking up pins and coins. and you just peel the duct tape off. your ability. Trimmed V and neat. peeling an orange..Identity 19:05 Capability 19:50 memory 20:35 identity 20:58 Identity 21:45 fingers of a drummer"........... strong. Sensory distortion METAPHOR SECTION Because you know [clientname] nothing can stop your nails 22:05 D growing. and how good does that > make you feel? to know that this demonstrates your control. on the V table there. And see yourself at a party.... after a gig.. that's three good hands!. and V you look at the palm and the fingers and you turn them over. Nothing can stop you doing what you want. as you hold the glass you can see your thumb and you can see your fingers... a roll of duct tape maybe...... something like that. and your nails will be of no interest .. but yours are perfect now... and you know you've got perfect nails. you've got those nails now.. And then another time.. a left D hand a right hand and a hand of cards... and you are holding a glass.. long nails......... smoothly........ and a good hand. And I wonder if you know that New Zealand.....key-hypnosis. and people are looking at you and they are looking at the glass and they are seeing your hand wrapped around the glass.......... accomplishment... I wonder if you have ever played cards? . exactly the way they should be .. You have come to New Zealand....... that will last forever.. see yourself with that watch on your wrist... And knowing that you can do that gives you such a feeling of pride . maybe you've got your hand lying on an armchair. anything.. a symbol of what you want. that is so good.."Wow . that's how you want your nails to be.. POST HYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS SECTION And any time.... those new nails. and ability.key-hypnosis...... that looks really good on you.. making sure they are polished. And you can choose any appearance you want................. Visualisation. with a nail file. on the arm... so in charge. the ideal way.. your nails are perfect. going to a jeweller's shop and having a watch fitted. see how your hands looked....and over weeks and months that mountain gets higher and higher....... hear the assistant saying ."........ that drumstick.. just being casual.com .and nothing can prevent D you having that. because you have control... and they take no notice.. Visualisation 23:25 Identity 23:50 Capability 24:20 memory 24:30 Behaviour 25:00 Capability 25:17 Identity 25:40 PRIDE IN PERSONAL APPEARANCE And imagine those new hands. but only D at the right time and when they are long. inside your hand. solid.... [clientname]..... And I would like you now to remember all those occasions when you had your nails exactly the way you wanted them. and really see those nails now. maybe even scissors. and that is how your nails are.... a symbol...... you can trim them if you want to .. that really set you off.. oh. that seems out > of your control. maybe you feel a little anxious.... David Mason 14 www.... strong..... and knowing you've got solid D nails.... Peer esteem Reconnection Visualisation Anchoring........... You have chosen to take control of how your hands look.. with your hands and those nails.. Post hypnotic suggestion........ enduring.... those nails wrap around ....an emery board. makes you feel so good.... enjoy that feeling you get of pride and ability and confidence.. And every time you hold a drumstick. And see yourself among friends.... just the right length... because your hand looks the same as everyone else's.. standing out proud........ and you know that you will never again bite your nails or chew them or...... and over a lifetime that mountain gets enormously long and strong and big... looking after them.... perfect.. makes you feel better.your nails are growing .. nails.... trimming those nails to just the right size. And that hand begins to move up towards your ment mouth......... like Mount Cook.. maybe there is a Environ26:00 bit of stress... and people look D at your hand.. and confidence. and see yourself in the future... ..and instead you get this little chuckle to yourself. that force is so overwhelming.. Aversion Suggestion...... and that old situation was so silly... this little laugh will come up and you will laugh at yourself .. that same feeling of pride in your ability....... and fill yourself with that feeling...... > and that will remind you that this is a situation where you used to D chew your nails and now you don't ....and as you become aware of the hand you will feel an irresistible force ....... and there will never come a time D when you chew your nails.. you will see it as gigantic and the feeling will break in and you will instantly push the hand down again. pushing it away from your mouth. And any time you go into a situation where you might have chewed your nails in the past . unless you are going to eat or do something useful. the instant that hand goes towards your mouth that feeling will force it down.. and you will feel so good that you have succeeded yet again... And by pushing that hand down. and then it will be gone. it will you feel so good.. and that will reinforce that feeling so that the next time that hand even begins to move towards your mouth... post hypnotic suggestion Remove old belief And if your hand were to go anywhere near your mouth. something inside you. for the rest of your life.. pushing it D down.. And when that happens you will find yourself taking a deep breath ..... Post hypnotic suggestion Reward behaviour Sensory distortion. and then letting it go.. D Sensory distortion D safety limit David Mason 15 www... and that will last only as long as the habit. you'll Environm 29:48 begin to feel a feeling of revulsion.. and will fill > your body....Behaviour 26:20 Capability Behaviour 26:56 27:20 Behaviour 27:45 Capability 28:15 Environm 28:50 ent Behaviour the hand will suddenly seem gigantic. that will just bubble up........ will fill your chest... and you will take a deep breath and let it out slowly... unnecessary... but it will never again be out of your control ....... Sensory Distortion...... that you don't have it any more.. you are totally in charge.. of dirt...and you will have. perfect total nails.. and as you let it go all that tension will > disappear.. until it D becomes automatic and it becomes so automatic that it never occurs to you to raise your hand towards your mouth.. And that power is in both hands now... of pride in your control will come back . stupid... it will look like a bunch of bananas.... you will not be able to stand that force.. and competent again. straightening your arm out..... and you can still put your hand in your mouth if you are cleaning your teeth or to eat or anything else....com . that irresistible force will come down and will force your hand away. your hand will just be pushed down. and capable............ and will feel confident...... and able. some little thing happens .... and that you'll never start again. like bubbles at the bottom of a lake...key-hypnosis... that hand will grow in size and you will become aware of that hand... of pride and relaxation mixed..... if your hand is ent there... that tells you you are in control totally. because chewing your nails never achieved anything... Post hypnotic suggestion Provide alternative behaviour Reward alternative behaviour Sensory Distortion......and you will be back in control... both arms are primed and ready. and you will feel no stress.... . Repeat of Aversion Suggestion.... Because that is just a habit and that's gone now.. down again because that arm will force it down. the feeling of feeling great. and the feeling comes in.....you clean them and polish them.. and focus them now in your hands.. And now he knows how to get them. You will lose all desire to do anything except to look after your nails... take pride in them. like a boxing glove.... and all those good feelings Capability 33:35 from those people.. and totally change that behaviour..... or a banana.. isn't it? affirm new behaviour D and delete old belief D D D Tag Question SELF CONVINCER So now I would like you think back over all those successes you have had in your life... and all those people with good wishes memory 33:18 towards you... Behaviour.. once again you take a deep breath and fill yourself with relaxation and feeling good.. and as soon as your hand goes down the taste disappears.... Because you are a proud strong able young man.... and just feel your hands..... and you will be unable to chew your nails because it will be forced down and you will become aware of it because it will look huge.. [clientname] knows what he wants.... and will wash out... [clientname] has the ability to take over. Behaviour 30:48 as if they were precious brothers and sisters........... totally. and your hand will just move straight . you'll lose all desire to chew your nails... over time will grow more and more. And bring that feeling of success ... that after you have had that feeling a few times... And a very strange thing will happen.... those new things will happen ... metaphor Post hypnotic suggestion . the hand will appear gigantic. .... And [clientname] wants solid strong regular nails....but any time that hand goes up there to chew. It's not who you are.. and that taste will be in your mouth . and will applaud more in the future...key-hypnosis.......... and all those people who have applauded you ... and just feel your hands tingle.com . Sensory distortion Post hypnotic suggestion .. and they will just become a normal standard part of your body. so that it just doesn't occur to him. .. because you know it's not any kind of solution. 31:33 Identity Identity 32:35 Capability 32:36 Capability 32:55 SUMMARY AND RESTATEMENT SECTION From this moment onwards. and remind yourself that you are in control.... the little remnants of desire to chew your nails. and the feeling in Capability your mouth will be disgust. [clientname] is in control. It doesn't help..... I don't know visualisation D Sensory distortion David Mason 16 www. And weeks and months and years will go by and you will never memory 31:18 even think about them...... that you used to chew them.. and your hand goes back to normal size.. and as it forces it D Behaviour down. and that feeling... And you will forget totally ... Capability. and that's pretty good... You look after your nails. .. but they will be little things that remind you.... And you will feel a difference And when you are ready to move on [clientname] I would like you to signal by allowing your subconscious to move a finger... but you will know that that has happened... that's your guarantee. and knowing that today and tomorrow and in the weeks to come.. eyelids fluttering... and that will remind you . You now D have the mechanism to overcome this.. or a Depth test thumb and we will just go on.. and a smile. I am going to count up from five to one. and I don't know what they are....... Sensory discrimination Bind of implication David Mason www. of everything we've said today...... you will see or feel or hear. it could be just a feeling that you get. maybe one hand will move or a finger will move.....34:15 34:30 34:31 Capability 34:40 whether you'll feel one hand tingling or heavier than the other or.. becoming aware of where you are... and of your determination and how you've changed.. So I am going to begin to start counting now.. little things that remind you... that things are different. Even long standing habits can't stand up to the power of your mind.... ONE: EYES OPEN.. That was great......key-hypnosis.. eyelids fluttering.......... TWO getting ready for a big stretch. feeling really good about yourself. Welcome back..... That tells you that your mind has > Bind taken an irrevocable decision That that habit is now in the past . and your visualisation.. not now. and every one of those little things.... but in a moment. and how D easy it is. FIVE FOUR.you are beginning to get a little feeling back into your hands and feet... taking deep breaths. And when I get to one you will come back to the present... > Capability 34:55 Identity Rule 35:45 36:00 36:10 36:15 36:20 36:23 36:32 36:39 36:43 36:45 REORIENTATION So in a moment...com ......com © 2007 « Table of Contents David Mason 17 www.. begin to feel a little looser.. or just a note that you didn't expect...... to change... Great! Wow........ THREE you can move your shoulders.. and knowing that something fundamental has changed.... BACK AGAIN.key-hypnosis. coming back to the present. [thumb moves] That's fine. a sudden flash of colour maybe... and those abilities we've talked > about.... . That's very good. . and that sets of cluster of familiar destructive behavior.. and as that speck of light moves you feel yourself drawn down and down. that in I fact that you are projecting on to the world some inner turmoil. and I want you to imagine that inner power. and imagine that speck of light moving. and as you lie there......... that's good. you can use the inner power that is in all of us. you can allow your mind to change things for Resources you.. ahhhh. in particular think about ... some bad feeling that is present in you when you are in that state. Make sure the emotion is brought out and they are in touch with the feeling that goes with the unwanted behaviour... but they know that something set it off........... some place safe and warm and comfortable. and consider to what extent it actually what is happening in your own mind that is the problem.. and imagine that speck of light guiding you safely down..key-hypnosis. injustice. that's good Now that you are relaxing.] Can you feel that feeling now? [keep describing and evoking the feeling that underlies the unwanted behaviour until the person confirms that they are feeling it. and down.. an unhelpful way of thinking..com .. they are actually changing the feelings. This script is especially useful for hypnotherapy where client has started drinking again... bring to mind now. or something somebody does to you.... Indirect suggestion Pre-supposition start the induction pacing guide into trance David Mason 18 www. HYPNOSIS FOR RELEASING OLD FEELINGS Preparation and seeding of feeling before trance Now before you settle down..... I want to think about the things that have been happening in your life that have been causing you distress.. and just allow the whole of your body to relax.. helplessness... Then by encouraging them to change the object... or whatever. It is direct way of doing what is usually done with Regression to Cause hypnotherapy. triggers old feelings of powerlessness. how everything seems to be wrong. and another deep breath..... an object. become aware of the feelings that you have been having... The script is an updated version of the Affect Bridge...... That sort of behavior happens when some event. that's right. relaxing. and now take a deep breath.. negative.Emotional Release hypnotherapy script This hypnosis script is for people who feel bad and don't really know why they are feeling grumpy or out of sorts or why they are hurting themself and other people.. [describe the issue or behaviour that brought them here.. I wonder if you can imagine some dark dim V place somewhere. some other habit or behavior they thought they had left behind but comes back and they don't really know why..] Hypnosis induction Good.... and one more deep breath.. which has been caused by external events reminding you of old feelings and attitudes old pains old worries. and imagine there is a speck of light..... and think about the events leading up to when you started to feel bad that way.. and just for a moment allow V your eyes to close. You get the client to feel the bad feelings and then to visualize those bad feelings as a thing........ ..... deeper and deeper now.. just imagine the tiny muscles of your eyes.. and the weight of your arms and legs.. and just thinking about that speck of light..... feel yourself slowly..com . gently.... more and more relaxed.... you feel yourself somehow spreading.. that feeling gets clearer......... feel yourself going deeper and with each passing moment. and feel yourself relaxing. soft and indistinct.. and now imagine taking that feeling... as that speck leads you on... deeper and deeper. and you just cannot open your eyes. and as you go down that corridor.... drifting away.. drifting. imagine going deeper into that dark place.. letting go..... And as you go deeper into that corridor........ as if those eyes are glued tight shut.. the feeling comes over you that nothing really matters now... you can feel your body slowing down. other things begin to become D kinaesthetic induction kinaesthetic induction visualization induction sound induction metaphor induction relaxing Depth test Beginning the Affect Bridge Permission to examine the feeling Suggest David Mason 19 www. held gently safely. [do a depth test] Hypnotic transformation and relaxing even deeper.... taking the feeling with you.. imagine the whole of your body getting heavy and tired.. deeper and K deeper. supported by that light. deeper and deeper. every sound you hear makes you even more relaxed. I want you to allow your mind to drift around... And as you go deeper and deeper down that corridor..... and now imagine that glow begins to spread around. think about the feeling..... as it softly M spreads out . a tiny speck of light. and going down a long dark corridor.... and as you go deeper. a feeling that you were [name whatever it was.. imagine it now spreading soft gentle light everywhere..... to make itself known. you begin to get an appreciation of exactly what it is. imagine your body sinking. and all around you. just K letting everything go......... easing... as you relax more and more deeply.. more defined. following that speck. and just feel those eyes relaxing completely.. so relaxed....... and imagine that speck of light is leading you V through a long dim corridor.... repeat and expand the feeling until you are sure that the client is experiencing it.. cocooned......key-hypnosis... and every sound becomes soothing and gentle and every sound is A leading you down and down as you relax those sounds right out of your mind.... it's as if you just can't open those eyes..... become aware of that feeling of [name the feeling] and as your drift in that place now..... gliding further down.. a feeling that things were not right and you couldn't address them. becoming so relaxed..... and relaxing... and as it does ... that's right. easing.. your eyes getting heavy.. like going down into the deep dark blue waters of the ocean..... letting go.. K feel your arms and legs getting tired and heavy..... things are becoming quiet and peaceful... sinking. you feel that you don't really care any more. to drift around to the feeling you got. to allow the feeling to come up..... to become aware of those feelings... feel yourself wrapped in that light.. like a quiet glow...... being in that place really allows you to get in touch with those feelings. everything is disappearing....... allows you to drift even deeper....and thinking about that speck of light.......... ] Allow yourself to get in touch with that feeling.. and look at that feeling.... what it is for......... the texture............ and become aware of that feeling in a new way. and perhaps there is one particular incident.... to transform it. how you could change it. how you could explore new forms...... things you said... and start looking for all those other parts. and consider it objectively......... old ideas.. become of aware of that feeling as an object. you begin to become aware of old feelings. you begin to think of how it might change... that power to lift something out of yourself and allow it to transform into I something else.... you can open up an insight into it. all the parts that fit with it... that feeling of [describe the feeling that is the problem] and you can become curious about it.. how it got there...com ..... and take a moment now to experience that place and that feeling and those Capability other things. that feeling. the feeling begins to be animated.. things that were done to you that have to do with that feeling.. things that never seemed important.. resources Re-examine old beliefs and rules Turn the feeling into an object force attention to all aspects of the object Dissociation you are not the feeling begin the transformation Suggest unused resources lift it out and as you go down that corridor.. you become aware of it as a separate life... everything that had to do with it... the corridor begins to open up..Rules clear. its color.. all the parts that make you make sense of it. and notice its shape. and remembering deeply now..... and as those things emerge. things that happened...... things you never really thought about before...... examine it.. what might happen to it. just imagine that you could take that Capability feeling... where you can set that feeling aside.. you can actually take that feeling in your arms. also become aware that you can become very curious about its origins...... imagine it has M turned into an object... all the parts that make it up...key-hypnosis.... think of what thing it most resembles........ things that when you look at them one way mean one thing..... its size.... all those things are beginning to crowd in on you now.. become aware of how it connects to all those other things.. something separate from yourself. other things begin to emerge.. what it's like. and as you do.......... and as you go deeper still. become more aware of it.. and as are thinking about that... things you did.. and the secret power of transformation that lies within all of us. now give yourself plenty of space as you go. and that thing your are carrying in your arms. notice that as you go deeper and deeper.... and as you drift deeper and deeper.. how those other things in that place can be used.. and then in a different way mean a different thing.. that have to do with that feeling................. any kind of object..... things that were done to you. and as you do. and when is the right time to change the rules. things begin to get lighter. change it.. and hold it.. one particular time that you felt [that problem feeling] and you weren't able to deal with [problem feeling new environment = new abilities Metaphor object transformation Change the object = change the feeling David Mason 20 www. and in that place there are many things...... that inner power you have...... and you find M yourself in another place. things that you could find uses for. that you can contact and use in that place. and still carrying with you that feeling. you can find a place.. . And you become aware of everything that has happened in that place.. like a workshop. and choose how you want to come out.... and transform it. you can keep working with that feeling until at some point it will change..... in the knowledge that in that place nothing can harm you...... to make those changes in your mind...and you have the ability to step aside and look at things from a different perspective now...... 'Now I understand' and then it will be I like you just sweep it away..description] and while you think of that incident. what the result is......... and staying deeply in that relaxed state. nothing can harm you. making the changes you want..... use the resources assumption = it will change Give them time to make the changes Permission Seeding ideas for transformation Reorientation David Mason 21 www.. And so now. and begin to change it. and all those other things round about can become resources.... and when you get to one you will be back in the present... your body is completely relaxed. and you do that thing...com ... trying old things. things that make it possible.key-hypnosis. perhaps = you will just find yourself... turning and molding and shaping..... doing what has to be done....... and so allow that process to continue..... begin to think of how you can shape it... it will be interesting to find out... you have the right to do all these things.. other people's opinions don't count down there....................... all those things are possible. you can take that feeling. doing all those things. so take as long as need..... Reorientation and when you are done you can either continue sinking into a deep blissful Capability sleep and wake up when you decide to. in that place all those things are open.. you can think Capability about things that might have been forbidden..... maybe it will just start to vanish in its own way.... and you might be surprised at what you leave that place with. whatever is necessary... things that you never felt comfortable with. safe and secure. and see what comes out of it.. as long as you want. or maybe you will break it into pieces and do something with them. trying different things ...... and you can work on that now. there are no boundaries. so now allow yourself to continue working on that thing... make it easy. and your mind has already started on that. maybe transform it into something useful to you.. only you and that feeling... and slowly counting to yourself quietly from ten up to one... you can transform it. whatever you need is in there... and just let it happen.... there are no limits. as you relax totally.. and you'll know when it is done. to continue in that place... break it.. in a happier place... and you can stay there for as long as you need... to go about it in a way that feels best to you. you can stay in that place. mold it..... at some point you will go. and everything will be different...... ahhh... and you can do whatever you want in there .. but it is there.... and you can work on that feeling.... something you'd enjoy. allow your mind to roam. and your mind knows how to do this.......... and you can take that thing and transform it in many ways.. begin to work with it. knowing that in that place.... or when you are done.... you build trust... to choose what you want to have happen.. and in that place you can keep trying new things... maybe disguised. until the time comes that you decide to come back to the present.com © 2010 « Table of Contents David Mason 22 www.. as if you are wrapped up in a cocoon of healing light. David Mason www.key-hypnosis....key-hypnosis..so take a deep breath now. and nothing outside will disturb you at all... and go deeper on that journey.com .. in order to defeat the psychological factors that are maintaining the procrastination behaviour. imagine that representation as if it was on a Capability whiteboard. is there any real reason why I can't change that. it's that simple.. you can imagine just wiping out that behaviour problem.... This is the type of procrastination where the person gets to work but then cruises the Internet. or reads emails instead of getting on with what they really need to do.. Behaviour.. easily and quickly.com ....... They are constantly seeking stimulation.. METAPHOR: SWISH AWAY OLD HABITS Think about how you might represent your problem...... the things that really matter. Others and Worldview .Procrastination Direct Suggestion Script This script is aimed at the type of procrastination where the client says 'I get distracted easily' . They can do the important stuff eventually.... 'I'm busy all day and get nothing done'. so start to change now.... or washing away the chalk. time wasted on unnecessary things . 'I can't focus on anything'.. goes for coffee every thirty minutes. You can get control.. Rules.. hours frittered away.. Identity. 'I can't do boring stuff'... anything else.. The design of the script targets each of the main belief areas ... you Capability know you can do this. Behaviour D more certain that you can change your work patterns David Mason 23 www. how little is done Memory that actually matters. and this is exactly the help > you need.... you have changed in many ways before.... DIRECT SUGGESTION SCRIPT Target Dialogue L Vector CAPABILITY You can change IT IS TIME TO CHANGE And allow your mind to roam over a typical day.key-hypnosis...... And now ask yourself. Use your normal induction and confirm level of trance. imagine it as a picture or a movie.. because you can do that thing. INDUCTION SECTION Lead the client into trance... then start the therapy section......... all you have to do is stop doing some things and Rule start doing other things.Capability. checks the news.. D and this means you can change your habits... or chalked on a wall.... it's not difficult........ but would rather do something else. And imagine yourself wiping the whiteboard clean. with a bit of help........... And because of that you are more determined. Memory You know you can change. more convinced now. com ... TODAY. time is precious........ you Reframing have other hours. and that means you get to choose how much you earn... The power to choose.. the most successful man in the world has exactly the same number of hours as you. That it doesn't matter if they spent time now reading the news or surfing the Internet. You see.. You know you WANT to change You know you NEED to change. each moment you waste of your earning hours is gone forever. rewarded. you can dare to ask yourself the question..that every day. You get to choose what you pay attention to... you are free to choose.. there is reason why it is called Reframing 'spending' time. every hour. . You can choose what interests you. Capability You know HOW to change.... You actually always have enough time to do > Truism everything... And the most productive of that eight are the first three... excited. challenged.CAPABILITY You choose to succeed YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME and that can remind you .. And that is a wonderful freedom.. David Mason 24 www. you just have to use your time right. PHS Reframe D Reframe > Reframe Reframe D A>B>C > Worldview Rule Rule Rule Worldview Rule You value your time YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO WASTE You know..and that means... You are free to choose what you want to do with your RULE time. You know WHY you NEED to change... You can make a PLAN And you can ACT on that plan and that means You can SUCCEED.. when you deliberately challenge yourself..... NOW...key-hypnosis. You get to choose what you focus on.... And here is a thought... D YOU MEASURE THE OPPORTUNITY COST Time is not free. by the things that will make you a success... but the earning hours are special. these are for earning.. Each morning you get eight precious hours. Some people think that because they are their own boss they can do things whenever they want to.. You are free to choose to be interested.... But the truth is that there are only eight productive hours in the day...... to actively take charge .. And the power to choose means that you have control.What if? Identity What if I decided I am in control from now on? Take a moment now to think about it. Waste those and you waste the rest of the day. like a thief silently stealing from your business. is to find the most unpleasant. or uninteresting........ And If you ever find yourself wasting time you will connect to that feeling. and gratitude that you are back on schedule again.. every hour... He had to catch and eat a live frog. Imagine if you were at in a shop and the assistant was wasting time like that. Make this your rule.... D Behaviour You look forward to each useful hour because you feel good about it. Everything else that day just has to be better.angry? cheated? determined? Feel that feeling now. and choosing an earning task and starting on that task . What would you Identity M feel ? feel how that makes you feel.. now.. walk away. because they think Memory they are dull.. and ask yourself.... And the thing he learned from this was.. that if you've got to eat a Rule frog.... Behaviour Every morning I do the worst task first... Not me. Behaviour D and you get that sense of satisfaction. It's over...... and you will find yourself reviewing D your to-do list... imagine if you could stand in your office and watch yourself wasting that time. Well after a lot of scares and near-disasters he did get out of it. that they might be difficult.. you count up. Behaviour Every morning I do the worst task first... D BEHAVIOUR You do your worst task first People put off doing things for many reasons. about somebody wasting time.. going towards your goals...com .... the first thing I do at work... work out how much you earn per hour. And he had to do this every day. more undesirable thing I can that needs to be done... to an irresistible compulsion to get up and leave whatever you are doing...... multiply it and tell yourself...... every morning... earning hours spent not earning is time wasted . or there is D something else about that job is unattractive to them... repeat this to yourself now.. EAT THE FROG And I am reminded of how during the war there was a soldier trapped in a swamp and surrounded on all sides...... most Rule boring... you will just Behaviour stop it instantly. what does that make you feel now. and you will be filled with determination.There is an opportunity cost.... and I choose to do that first.. And every day..... It's over......... He had no choice but to eat raw frogs to survive... what you are achieving.. Behaviour Getting the most out of every hour makes you feel good.key-hypnosis... The key to reaching high levels of performance and productivity is for Rule you to develop the lifelong habit of doing something on your major task first thing each morning.. then do it first thing in the morning. He put it off as long as possible but eventually hunger overcame him.. He had to stay in the swamp for weeks and keep very quiet and make no smoke so that they would not know he was there.. M would you pay someone else to do that activity? Just imagine now. every minute it will build and buile. can you afford to watch that money drain away?..... seeing money rolling away. Rule Reframing Visualisation PHS Truism Metaphor Metaphor David Mason 25 www.. The only thing to eat in the swamp was frogs.. you are fired up with energy and are able to achieve even more. Then you focus single mindedly on each high value task. Completing a task makes you feel strong. If you don't know what you want.IDENTITY Define your goals WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS Before you can determine what your particular task is. is because they are absolutely clear about their goals and objectives and everything they do is done to achieve those goals and objectives.. how will you know when you have arrived? What you want in each area of your life will determine your priorities. You love starting and completing important jobs. You feel compelled to complete things.. You can become addicted to completion.. why they have abundance and leisure. no matter how small. enjoy your reward. You think about your goals and review them daily. The bigger the task the happier you feel... Each morning after you have completed your most important task. you feel a surge of energy. IDENTITY Identity Rule Rule Rule Rule Behaviour Rule Identity Identity Identity Identity Identity Identity Identity Identity You are a planner YOU PLAN EACH DAY Every day you do the same cycle First thing you write down your tasks for the day. Whenever you complete a task. empowered. you feel good. the easier it is to get started on your tasks and the faster you will enjoy the pleasures of completion. CHANGE THE PART THAT PREVARICATES D Reframing D D D D D D D D D D D D D D David Mason 26 www. enthusiasm. and then go at the next task....key-hypnosis.. This cycle becomes your habit. and get on with achieving it. You are a guy who finishes things. to success.com . The number one reason why some people get more done in their lives. You identify the high value items You identify your frog. Every time you complete a task you know you are a winner. YOU ARE A FINISHER Ninety percent of success in life and work is determined by this cycle. until it is automatic Because completing a task gives you a positive feeling.. People with written goals accomplish five and ten times more... finish it.. The more you know what you want.. you have to determine exactly what it is you want to accomplish. how will you know when you get it? If you don't know where you are going. You decide your breaks and rewards You eat the frog. Tell that part that it is now time to change... the most disgusting pictures come to mind.. ambiguity OTHERS Identity Capability Other people's expectations You can have a competition with yourself. by untidiness.. by unfinished tasks.... how it changed and grew into a swan.... bring to mind all the people who will be proud of you...... that part of you that used to want to avoid starting things is now being converted to a useful purpose. And now.. to do what you want.... the people who will be surprised.you take a quiet confident pride in your own achievement.. now... Metaphor Visualisation IDENTITY Behaviour Memory Memory You get emotional about time TIME WASTING DISGUSTS YOU Every time the idea of a distraction crosses your mind you feel a sensation of disgust.. and how you are different now. and you can be surprised at how effective it can be.......... to let go....... at the waste.. You may not know that part but it is there.... And that part of you will be glad. I deserve to get to my goal.......... a familiar part. when you want. but it is time to change now........ and you can be proud.. because you are achieving so much ... to see how fast you can complete your tasks each day......... When you think of you or other people wasting the day. And you remember the Ugly Duckling... you feel repelled by wasted opportunity.. and it is changing now because you asked it to. every part of you is valuable.. laziness. now that you finish on time. so you can convert that part to do something else.. at a deep level you know it is time to change.. and impressed... the cost The idea of wasting time at work repels you. to delay starting. and delighted... you can have the rest of the day to do what you want..com . because each task takes you nearer your goal........ think of what you will be able to do... over and over. this task is another step on the way Sensory PHS David Mason 27 www.. but things have changed now.... thank that part for what it was trying to do......Identity Capability Identity There is a part of you that wanted to put off things..... By focusing you will have more time... and it is ready to change.key-hypnosis... Every time you think of deviating from your current task you get a horrible taste in your mouth until you repeat to yourself.... finish early .. that part had a good reason to put things off...... and setting yourself a goal.. easy steps... effective person you want to be. Think about the highly productive...... next month... and what success looks like. I know how to get it. David Mason 28 www..com .. break the task into little steps.... I'm a do it now kind of guy... each outcome.... how quickly can you get it done.. And you can say to yourself now..... large and small....... And when you open your eyes you realise you are seeing things differently. Take a moment now and think back to how you felt when you completed some important task in Visualisation the past......... for yourself.Identity Identity RULE Memory to my goal..... that you have changed... Multiply that pleasure now and enjoy that feeling as you think about how you tackle your important tasks as the first thing you do every day. Think about the rewards that come to you when you are able to complete important tasks easy and quickly through your habit of starting important things first thing in the day... D I know what I want. NOTICE what is working.. and that confidence and pride... notice how happy you are.. over and over. see yourself. your mind is fully engaged in the task. I get satisfaction from seeing each step completed I enjoy finishing things. efficient. ending an important task.. with every breath.. Allow yourself to feel the pleasure you get from a job well done.... how you plan your day. see how completing a stage makes you feel good.. And you take a deep breath and feel that calm that comes from knowing you are doing the right thing.. and with each completed stage. next week.. and deep inside you know it's what you want .... And every moment that passes you feel that satisfaction growing...... . you are working towards becoming what you always wanted. CELEBRATING every success... for your family... Every day I think about how close I am getting to my goal You enjoy your rewards FUTURE REHEARSAL Visualisation And see yourself. REORIENTATION SECTION Back to the present...key-hypnosis. for your business.. see that man..... I focus on what I want Every hour I measure what I have done that hour... that things have changed. and all the time you CHANGE what is not working... can you learn from it to do it better next time.... selecting the most unpleasant task to do first....... see yourself now.... when you are working efficiently and effectively. I can feel the reward of my goal.. a competition. you are organised and focused and deeply confident. can you beat your own time.. you focus on outcomes.... key-hypnosis.com .I wonder what part you will enjoy the most? [use your STANDARD REORIENTATION ] « Table of Contents David Mason www.key-hypnosis.com © 2008 David Mason 29 www. We are dealing with a child after all.. and your eyes are stuck closed. and one day he was sitting outside wondering why he was not doing so well and he went for a walk .. and while you are thinking about how it would feel. and you are lying on your bed and you let your arms fall down so they feel really heavy. The child tells everyone that they don't like the flavour or the texture or something else about it.. just pretend.. you and me? OK then. Let's pretend that you are in your room... Well it seems that that boy used to be little and was always crying and got sick a lot.... it is what they are supposed to do naturally...com ..key-hypnosis... Your job is to tell the kid it is a super special soup with magic ingredients.. The mother's behaviour is what is maintaining the child's behaviour. pretend that those eyes are really tired and heavy. he is really strong and smart. and he came to this place Set up expectation set up a bad image Introduce a new resource David Mason 30 www.... With older children treat the phobia in your normal way and the problem will go away. The fussy eater's basic problem is usually their mother...Fussy Eater script The fussy eating child is created when a youngster has been indulged so much at the table. he was never able to go out and play when he wanted and other boys said things to make him feel bad. Tell the child that eating the soup will gradually let them eat more things until he becomes famous as the 'boy who could eat anything' and gets magical powers...... to not be able Memory to open your eyes... Get the mother to liquidize whatever vegetables the family are eating and make them into a soup. and that makes you feel so tired you just can't move on that bed. So the first step is to treat the mother for whatever is causing her anxiety around the child. It is not hard to get a child to eat properly. and it's very quiet. The child will believe anything in hypnosis. but it is just a simple phobia by association. Make it into an adventure story.. that boy has special powers. they have been trained into being afraid to eat some things... the kid is afraid of some foods so don't let them see those particular foods.. pretend now that your arms and legs are like they would be if you are lying on your bed feeling really tired. and you let your legs lie flat real heavy. and start to pretend that you have to close your eyes. For younger children. Child Induction I wonder if we can play a game of let's pretend? Would that be OK . at home.. Substitute behaviour And I wonder if you heard about a boy who lives not far from here..... and pretend it feels like something is pressing you down into a lovely soft mattress.. and everybody likes him..to play a game of let's pretend....... And the boy was sitting by the fire and he felt warm and the cat came and rubbed against his leg.. there's a lot of things I can't eat... I call it [childsname] soup.. And the Lady said... and the next thing was he fell asleep by the fire.... right inside you.... 'you can feel that can't you?' And the boy said.... and she gave the cup to the boy and she said 'Here drink this' and he just reached out and drank it right down. and the cat said.. to be able any kind of food. 'Yes..... I can only eat a few things.. Balthaszar' because that was the name of the cat. 'No. and the Lady said ... or a cup.. but the Lady got a cup with special designs on it... and he began to feel really really tired. and the cat was purring....... with an old black pot all coved with soot. and the boy said 'No thank you.. and you will feel something else too. and she had a cat sitting there looking at him.. 'Hey you boy... and the boy was thinking about what it would be like to eat anything... and he could feel it warming his insides.. or anything really..... and he thought about eating a bus.. like frog's legs.. with some magic herbs... and she was cooking right there on a fire of sticks.' and Balthaszar the cat looked at him and said 'I thought so.... 'You look like you need something to eat.. and he liked the feeling..... And when you take this soup... and the Lady said 'Leave him alone. And the boy went and sat down by the Lady and the cat and the fire.. so I made this special soup.. and it tasted OK...where there a lady sitting on rug on the grass.key-hypnosis.. to swallow down stuff that other people can't.. 'Hush Balthaszar........ and maybe he imagined it or maybe it was real.. to enjoy anything...... the power to eat anything. let the boy come to the fire'..... and the pot was bubbling away.. or smelly cheese. because I made this soup specially for you. boys are hungry all time..... or a cockroach... you can't come here... and the Lady was kind.... it is named after you.' Adversity Set up the problem Problem defined Negative feeings Magic ingredient Visualization Safety David Mason 31 www. so better not.......... this is our place'. But the Lady said... '. the funniest thing will happen.. you will feel the soup going down. and she filled it with soup from the pot.... I knew someone like you would be coming by today. and he heard the Lady say. How do you know?' And the Lady said.com . not those things..... You will feel yourself getting a special power... I can feel it..... aren't they' and she began to stir something in the pot... . and maybe she has a name for it... and everyday he drank that special soup....And the boy thought about what it would be like to eat frog's legs or snails. ' the boy Behaviour would eat that food.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 32 www. and how cool it would be for everyone to see how he could eat anything. and you know what? He became known as the Boy Who Could Eat Anything. and no Lady. and he could dare them to eat it and they couldn't do it. And he ran home to tell his mom about it.. D And any time some other boy said 'Oh I can't eat that. and no cat. 'this lady came round and she gave some herbs.....key-hypnosis..com ... Magical story Special resource Post Hypnotic suggestion David Mason www.. and said I should make some soup for you...... and everyone said it was so cool that he could do that..... And when you wake up you can ask you mom if she can make special soup.... so ask her when you see her next.. she said............ And his mom made him the [childsname] soup. And I wonder if your mom could make you special soup like that? Maybe you might get some if you asked.. just for you. he could amaze people by eating all the stuff that they couldn't eat.. but he could. and when he got there..key-hypnosis.... and while was thinking about that he realised that he was lying on the grass and there was no fire.. just to show how it was done. ..you are already changing in many ways.. Motivation and Self Esteem Self Confidence Hypnosis Script This Self Confidence hypnosis script reframes the client's perception: it changes the perception from fear of being judged and criticized. You can change the way you dress... people are changing all the time .Confidence. And I'd like you to take a few moments now to experience yourself a little differently... because the client is busy assessing what aspects of the other person to comment on. one or several of these depending on the client. The task is to put other people at their ease...com ..key-hypnosis... The final sections relate to common situations where confidence is needed: only one is given here.. The therapist can use none.you replace every cell in your body every three Capability months. think about change.. Truism. The script also addresses the client's core belief issues which are usually about feelings of inadequacy. [ClientName]. Rule Lead the client into trance. isn't it? Behaviour ... CAPABILITY: YOU CAN CHANGE When people like yourself think about change. The client doesn't have time to worry about what the other person will think. Tag Dissociation Open ended suggestion Truism > D D You know. specifying that what the client will see are signals that confirm the other person's warm regard towards the client. These are replaced indirectly by overhearing remarks that the client has actually arrived at where they are supposed to be. Behaviour you can change the words you use to talk to people.. to having a task to perform in every social interaction. Each of these metaphors can be used on their own for other types of problem. Because the client is forced to actually look at the other person the act of looking is a trigger for a post hypnotic suggestion to kick in. doesn't it?. Then the client is given an action metaphor for leaving behind all the things that were holding them back.. to think about possibilities. Use your normal induction and confirm level of trance. can't you? Capability And therefore you can change the way you feel about yourself... that the client can stop striving because the right level of performance has been achieved.. Tag Lack of RI Truism set > > Sensory distortion Visualisation David Mason 33 www.. every day your body changes. By giving the client a task to do the client's focus changes from internal focus to external focus..you yourself changed from a child to a teenager to an adult. and other scenarios can be added to address specific problems. automatically and without knowing how. then start the therapy section.. Capability and that shows that change is easy and natural for you. you can change the way you work. Identity And this means you can easily see yourself become a different more confident person. to make small talk and get them talking.... they realise that change happens all the time... a feeling of never being good enough. ..... and you knew you were doing the right thing. just pretending to be confident.. and find times when you a acted confidently. Misdirection Missing RI Truism Reconnection Grammatical inconsistency Missing RI Lack of RI David Mason 34 www... you know. there are many things you already feel D confident about.. So you see... even when you weren't confident there were times when you were confident. and now go into your memory and identify every instance .. and when you think about it... There are some things you are already confident about... next week or next month maybe.. 'it doesn't matter whether a man believes he can. you are confident about your name. when you choose to. every time that you acted boldly. there was a time when you were naturally confident. D Dissociation Tag Question Adverbial modifier Visualisation Rehearsal Confusion Deepener Metaphor Paradoxical suggestion. go back into your memory.... every one of them to mind . and you can think back over your life.. confidently acting confident And for you to be confident of being confident you need to be confident in your ability to be confident so you can be confident you can fake it confidently till you make it confidently. And you might have to fake D faking it till you can confidently fake faking confidence confidently until you are confident that you can have real confidence faking fake confidence confidently.key-hypnosis. you can. MEMORY: YOU CAN REMEMBER SUCCESSES And I would like you to take a moment now. bring all those memories..... confidence is a matter of believing in yourself. bring that feeling up now... aren't you?.. he said. allow your mind to range over things you have done in the days and months past. Now... He started life as a farm mechanic but became a > success because he had a clear idea of how the world worked. and you can do that.. every day...com ... If you believe you can. and in years long ago......... can't you? Henry Ford became the richest man in the world by creating and running the Ford Motor Works. right now..... because. you can feel totally = self-confident about things you choose... in every thing. 'In every situation'.. and confidently...... when you did exactly the right thing.. that feeling of confidence that you remember.. I think you remember how you used to believe in yourself and you know you can again. isn't that an interesting thing to think about? And I wonder how easily you could imagine what it would be like to 'Fake it till you make it.. He said something that I think you might want to ponder.. and get that feeling again. you are confident about how many toes you've got. I want you to go back to a time when you were very confident...... and really feel the confidence you had then.. D And I wouldn't tell you to believe in yourself ... or believes he can't. isn't it? And that means [Client-Name].. he's right'.... allow your mind to drift..'? Take a moment now and imagine yourself doing that.Rule Capability Capability Capability Capability Rule Capability Memory Capability Identity CAPABILITY: YOU CAN THINK DIFFERENTLY I once met a man in Bombay [use anywhere exotic] who told me the way to get confidence is 'Fake it till you make it'. In the days and weeks coming up. you will be I free to explore new opportunities and new relationships. showing you are in command of yourself.and double it again. You are filled with confidence. reminds you instantly that you have changed now. Identity Your voice is strong and steady. Your handshake is firm and friendly. Experience that feeling that comes with total confidence How good does that make you feel? What part of that do you enjoy the most? Now I'd like you to double that feeling. or something else. And get used to that feeling because you have the confidence to get that feeling more and more from now on. Hear your own voice. You may already have begun to realize that you are becoming aware of the changes and I'm wondering how eagerly you're looking forward to using them? The old structure of your life is changing.. using the right gestures. dress confidently. Capability what others expect. saying the right thing. move confidently. confident.. It could be at work. Behaviour You always act confident . and that imagining makes you feel confident because you know as you > begin to feel good about yourself your confidence begins to grow.key-hypnosis. sure. See yourself looking good. YOU CAN LEARN CONFIDENCE Before you go into a new situation you take a moment to stop and imagine I how good you will feel. Think about all the ways you can take control of that situation and how good that makes you feel.. fitting in with what others say. Identity You are secure and confident in every situation.. Ambiguity Bind Open ended suggestion Visualisation Rehearsal Covering every possibility. YOU ARE IN CONTROL NOW You feel in control and sure of yourself in every situation.. and you begin that Behaviour process of building more confidence on your confidence. And always in situations like that..Capability Behaviour Behaviour Capability Identity YOU CAN BECOME AWARE OF CHANGE And you are sitting in that chair getting more and more comfortable with D yourself knowing you can start to feel self confident now.... getting respect. some little thing you see or feel. growing ever more confident. how you move. Rules You always use the right words and gestures to match the expectations of the other person.com .and your act is so good you convince yourself.. and making way for a more solid and happier existence. Feel how you stand.. Capability . or a social situation. Imagine yourself dressed exactly right. Capability > Rehearsal Sensory Fractionation Bind Expectation Anchoring D D D > D David Mason 35 www. You evaluate the situation before you choose the best way to react. D And I'd like you now to think about some situation you might find yourself in where you need confidence. You stand confidently. Every change you perceive means your confidence is rising and giving > you a positive outlook.. how you smile.. convincing.... . ... "Everyone admires the way (s)he's changed and now takes charge." "[ClientName] can now go her/his own way.. And I am even more proud now.. you mingle and greet people.. people from work..." . everyone admires your poise.. and you enter the room ... Identity Everything about you broadcasts confidence... colleagues." And from further back you hear "[clientname]'s the best son/daughter I could have hoped for.. people you know socially..key-hypnosis. > You believe in yourself... and as you talk to this one and that one....... you are dressed superbly........ in your dealings with them.. your control...." ... it's time for her/him to build on those achievements in her/his own way... from Identity some. looking great . > Identity . Identity D You know you are as good as anybody.... ask you to come over.there are many people there. burned into your memory.. poised...... all there because you are there.. friends.. people you haven't seen for years. there are drinks and nibbles and everyone is relaxed and having a good time.. Memory D and they become a part of you... you let people know you are pleased to see them... a party of some sort. respect. feeling great.. "Doesn't [clientname] look so assured? I wonder how (s)he does it?" Capability "(S)he's so good at what (s)he does... D . You like who you are. some people D are unsure of themselves when you are around...... "I hear there's talk of a new job.. you are the star of the party.. "I have always been proud of her/him even though I maybe never said it... how you make everyone feel good.. family... to celebrate how you have changed. from others........ that you are a worthwhile person.... The way you hold yourself." And as you leave that party you take with you those words you heard.... it is in your honour. and you just have a quick word and move on.. YOU ARE A WINNER I wonder if you can imagine yourself at a gathering.... you communicate with your whole body. as if you own the place....." . a bit of nervousness as well..." .. lots of people are talking. every one you know in fact.... You always know exactly what to say. (S)he has nothing left to prove to me. something Visualisation Sensory Post Hypnotic Suggestion David Mason 36 www.. people look round and smile. you impress them with the way you walk in ..com ." ...... you believe in yourself.and their reaction confirms you are confident now........ confident.... "Now... your self confidence ...You look people in the eye and you smile easily... (S)he has exceeded everything I ever dreamed of. you signal that you share their views and values..and this makes others react to your inner confidence...... you can see it in their eyes. how you are showing automatic confidence in every thing Behaviour you do now... people you hardly know at all. you belong there. you hear snatches of conversation. you look well.. Identity I "[clientname] has become everything I ever wanted her/him to be..... that you look forward to meeting them. You know who you are.. the friendship. mingling.. . all you have to be proud of.. And maybe some part of you thinks you don't deserve those words. like pulling a broken down car. ... and each time they make you feel good about yourself.. Environme When you believe in yourself. free to be D everything you want.. because you can always find a moment to remind yourself that they are Perception > really looking forward to meeting you.... maybe some part of you doesn't want to believe. ideas.. you turn suddenly and slash out behind you...... you can leave some things behind as well.... free to change. YOU CAN BE DIFFERENT WHEN MEETING PEOPLE Everything you have learned today will help you to understand yourself Capability D and others better.. Expectatio . to think about all your good qualities.. you can leave it all behind. this means you can Memory > forget about yourself. you know.. Capability Being comfortable when meeting people is something you can learn.. many people are proud of you.key-hypnosis. dump things and move on. unimportant things.. Metaphor Sensory Open ended suggestion Sensory Amnesia Reframe Truism Tag Question Indirection Truism. and Confident people will tell you 'The simplest way to put someone at Rules I ease is to get them to talk about themselves". Everyone loves talking about themselves.. The really confident person... it is time for you to reassess what D you think about yourself......aren't they?.that you will never forget..... The truth is that really I confident people always say really simple things. D Some people feel that if they don't have something important or clever to Rules say then other people will think they are stupid. at odd moments those words come back to you ... like the train on a queen's/king's gown. as you leave that room you can become aware of those old things dragging behind you. can't you. and you can be proud of what you have achieved. signals to the other person that you are not a threat. Tag Amnesia David Mason 37 www... or if you can now allow yourself to believe the best about yourself. like the weather or parking.... you feel something stir within you.. you feel a weight lifting off your shoulders. you know..... Starting with really simple...com ... you breath easier.. because you have accepted those words.people are always curious about other people n . now.... and now. And that's the most important step in starting a conversation: helping the other person to feel confident...... ........ . the more you meet new people the more > nt you enjoy the sensation you always get Memory and you forget about how you used to doubt yourself..... feelings. things that have been holding you back.it falls away from you .. YOU CAN LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND and the feeling that you are taking something away with you is balanced > by another feeling.. don't they? And when you get people talking about themselves....... and as you do. You can forget to be nervous.. that they can Rules I relax when you are around. Identity after everything that has happened. now... always aims to say something to Rules D put the other person at ease.. you cut through the ties. to really consider if you are being truthful. more powerful ...... and you feel good about your > performance.... feeling good about the day ahead .. you will find yourself feeling stronger.... confident and self Identity D assured.. before you go out you check yourself in the mirror. Identity D Meeting people is something you look forward to... that that confidence is bubbling up inside you like a secret laugh you can't suppress. Identity Meeting people makes you feel good..Capability Perception That shift in your awareness allows you to enjoy relationships. you carry yourself with new self respect. and afterwards...... Capability Because you know you have a choice. you greet everyone and see the respect in their eyes.key-hypnosis... different.. Conversational Capability You can choose how you feel..com ..... as I count. like you own it. you remember how to be confident. you go over in your mind everything you did that made it go so well and so enjoyable......... a smile on your face. The result is you act so relaxed and comfortable around people that you Behaviour could find yourself noticing and enjoying that little bit more flair and style > that comes from your increased confidence. and with a deep feeling that something has changed. not now.. see yourself getting up in the morning.. can't you? Capability You always feel confident now.. you get to work or somewhere like that. Conversational Postulate 3. you know what to do in situations. you walk with poise and respect.. you have rediscovered your natural Capability confidence...... tasks and challenges. in a few minutes. > Non sequitur Open ended suggestion Discrimination And you can begin to notice those little gestures they use that show their interest and kindliness Stimulus and you could be surprised at how much you enjoy anticipating that little feeling that comes just before you introduce yourself. you see how you walk into the room... the tingle you get that tells you that you have changed..... you have learned to use old skills and new skills.. YOU HAVE CHANGED FOR EVER As this session comes an end. . haven't you? And as you come back to present.... Conversational Postulate 2..... you look smart.... You know to them you look like a different person..... and inside there is always that little feeling.. that confident person smiles back knowingly. don't you? D D David Mason 38 www.that tells you you are connecting with your own inner self confidence Identity > and so you are reminded every time that you are a confident person. don't you? > Reframing Sensory Distortion Visualisation Visualisation Rehearsal 'Yes' set 1.. act smart. You are relaxed and comfortable in every situation. you can allow yourself to imagine what your days will be like from now on. ..key-hypnosis.. three.four...com © 2007 David Mason 39 www. feeling great and filled with the new feeling.. « Table of Contents David Mason www. And when I get to one you will be awake...com ...key-hypnosis.one... two.Postulate So now I am going to start counting from five up to one. Five. .. the things that annoy you.. how it survives. Identity in many different ways. This script follows the format but uses modern wordings and techniques. the things that are important in your All options life. you are becoming aware of choices.. recognising them for what they are. can only do so if you allow them to.. you know that nobody else can really influence how you feel.. Behaviour and as you do that .. limit you.Ego Strengthening Script Any hypnosis script aimed at increasing the client's capabilities is broadly described as 'Ego Strengthening'.. but this new type of script was effective in 'brief' therapy. the important Capability Reframing things. changes how you feel D about yourself.. or what you say. and every day become more aware... Because when you think about it.. you can choose what to think about... Rule D upset you. And because you can decide what to think about. any problem Memory I that you can choose to ignore. isn't it? Technique Dissociation Truism & Tag Truism & Tag Reframing Imprecision Imprecision Tag Self confidence in relationships From now on you can go beyond the surface of your problems.. The original ego script was published by Dr John Hartland (1901-1977) in 1966.. What was different was its novel approach: aiming to strengthen the client instead of attacking the symptoms.... from now on.. what keeps it there... you can dismiss them and spend time thinking Capability about what you really want to do. every moment. isn't that so? So in a way a problem only exists if you allow it to exist..key-hypnosis.... that determines the outcome of the problem... your feelings..... or make you worry about how you look. what you feel.. You can choose to focus on what is important to you... is it? So. about what matters to you...for it is your own mind that directs your thoughts.... the things that are permanent. you might want to think about how those feelings get sustained.. about what Memory bothers you..... And that's an interesting thing to think about. unless you let them.. changes how you feel Capability about things... Ego Strengthening Scripts are basically direct suggestion scripts aimed at building up the client's confidence and self belief. Target Reframing problem thinking When you think about how you are now. The script was considered revolutionary because psychotherapy at that time typically took five to ten years.. and think about yourself differently.. You have a choice D Changing how you choose to think about things...... is no longer a problem.. creating a change in 'as little as ten sessions'....... ............. and choosing what you think about means that your mind can learn to enjoy > that inner peace that comes from focussing on the good things of life. D Capability You can choose... that it is how you choose to think about your > problems that is the problem. bother you.you can think about your problems in a different way.... how you choose to adopt a problem.....com . You and only you can choose what influences you… David Mason 40 www.. Every day.... Most therapy sessions should contain some elements of ego-strengthening... the lasting things.... Changing how you feel about them.. automatic... you can cause things to change. more assured. Capability You can see a bright future for yourself. D So the changes you will be making from now..key-hypnosis.... you have made many changes.. is you. Things are getting better now.... More and more... or do... you will pay much more attention to your body. your outlook. you find you are more confident in everything that you do. each week is bringing something to look forward to. The only person who matters is you. probably will never happen Even if some things turn out to be wrong. positive... and Capability what you can safely ignore. and much more at ease with the decisions that you are making. and welcome changes. Memory you recognise that other people's ideas and needs are not your problem any more. all those things.... you know what's important.. or say....You no longer worry about what other people think. haven't you? You have changed addresses. something new and better. The only person whose opinion D counts. all these things.. than you did before. for your own good.. And you have complete control over that. D Other people will see these changes you are thinking about.. haven't you? Most of them have just been natural.. Your Behaviour health is important .. Confidence in the future And because you are taking control.. because you have the confidence now. lots of them. Capability You can choose to change any part of your life...... automatic. you will be able to think. easy.... And you know...... natural...... You can forget about those things that used to bother you. They Capability have choosen how they want to feel... you will be able to do..... easy. like the way you changed from Memory a baby to a child. you become more aware of your health.. or the type of work . They cannot influence Rule you... from now on . And seeing things more clearly now gives you confidence.. it does not matter.... you have made other changes already.. each day..... D And you can make other changes. Because you have that capability now. You can change... Capability Change can be natural. much more easily now... Self esteem ... much more clearly.. the people you spend time with. then from a teenager to an adult. You can look forward to other people noticing.. How you feel has nothing to do with other people. both now..health and appearance From this moment on.. for you know that you can make these.... just as you are now choosing to take D control of how you feel. your thinking... from now on you Visualisation Positive Visualisation Reinforce experience Reinforce experience Health David Mason 41 www. Because throughout your lifetime. you will be Behaviour able to concentrate much more easily. and you will notice changes in yourself. and in the future...com .. From now on. that you used to worry about. you will begin to see your personal life is improving... And as these changes are happening now. from now on it is something you think about every D day. lasting.... and time will bring more change and you know you can use that change.. and you are comfortable with change...... will come easily to you... key-hypnosis. are going to go on happening. about how you appear to others...... rise at a set time every day.... for your mind has managed changes before.. and how best to make it happen. you have that ability and as you relax there your mind can remember those times when you used those abilities well. you care D Appearance about looking your best at all times… about your clothes.. becoming more and more comfortable with your own opinions.. you are becoming a stronger person.. exercise every day.... David Mason www.. And when you are ready . and yet many changes can be happening at the same time. and those changes just feel right.... a healthy mind in a healthy Capability D body.. and you know somehow.. You can choose the level of health you want. relax even deeper...... from now on you care about yourself..key-hypnosis.. to become aware of your many strengths... your self respect is increasing every day.. and relaxing can be so enjoyable... You can choose to look good. and doing that will make your attitude to others change. you can be thinking about what you want to have happen next... more aware of your feelings......... awake and alert and ready to move on. and your appearance reflects that... get to bed regularly.... Change is happening now So take a few moments now.. your hair.... and how soon you want to enjoy those changes. allowing your mind to examine your memories.... So take as long as you like to consider these things. . and as you do so you are allowing your mind to accept a new way of seeing things.com . your nails . that these things.. and how good it is to be open to those feelings.. You deserve to be strong and healthy...eat sensibly.. Every day..... D By dressing like a winner. in your resolve....com © 2009 « Table of Contents David Mason 42 www.. you increase your self respect by noticing Capability that other people respect you.. you care about how your are dressed. you are becoming more positive towards yourself.. developing more confidence in yourself ..... exactly as they should be... in your own mind.. and you have always been able to make the changes you need. you are a winner And as you become aware of these things happening.. for your own good... and what you want to have happen. And as you are relaxing there. you can come back to the present. What does 'don't love myself ' mean? I hate myself. The following hypnosis transcript shows how her definitions of success were woven into an elaborate set of metaphors and combined with indirect and direct hypnotic suggestion.com . and what she thought would make her worthwhile.. The whole script is therefore based on dissociation . The hypnotherapy works because the listener automatically seeks parallels with her own life. And what does 'failure' mean? Not being good enough for anything. The client came from a fishing town and knew a lot about the sea. And 'a failure'. Several more rounds of questions produced the same circular answers. its moods and things that live in the sea. almost self loathing. which meant that any suggestions would be rejected if they were put to her directly. Personal values section David Mason 43 www. Most of the time. what is being 'a failure' like? Emptiness. and bringing to mind those similarities means she automatically puts the ideas into her own mind. but trance is induced.things are happening to someone else who happens to be just like you. but focused on what the client valued.. She wanted to try hypnosis to make her feel better. She could not say exactly what she wanted to change.key-hypnosis. And what is 'emptiness' like? Failure. Why do you hate yourself? Because I am a failure. Not being good enough? Being a failure makes me unattractive to myself. When asked why she did not have a steady relationship she replied 'How can anyone love me if I don't love myself?'. There was obvious lack of self esteem. had suffered several traumatic events in adulthood and had attempted suicide several times.Self Esteem Script This client was a woman in her late thirties. The therapy therefore needed to be more directed. These values were therefore targeted in a multi-part hypnotic metaphor. She had come through a bad childhood. she just felt worthless. so that was chosen as the main metaphor. Note that the word 'hypnosis' is never mentioned. The script is broken into sections but was delivered in one continuous session over about forty five minutes. . somehow you can still see that bright light through your I eyelids. touch David Mason 44 www... make yourself comfortable D [moves around in the chair] That's fine. Now just take a breath and let it out... on a bright day..What does success mean for you? What would the opposite of 'a failure' be? A success. and that unattractiveness is like a feeling of emptiness? Yes..... And do you feel that emptiness now? Yep... and breathing gently. and now take another breath and let it out...... what would you be like? Identity Intelligent.that's good.... That's right. or it could have been on a roof or somewhere.. and just shrug your shoulders down..... and now just focus on your breathing... sounds. and just tell yourself with each breath out...... better OK... THE TARGET VALUES Confirming the self image Affect Testing for an affect bridge...... more comfortable. Seeding 'comfortable' Using the parasympathet ic response Self induction Recall childhood memories invoking sights.... more at ease. not really. and just focus on....... that's good. Now I wonder if you have ever lain down on a hot sunny day. successful. So just make yourself comfortable. more circular responses Induction section You can relax into your mind OK. smells. and maybe it was in a park or a garden . That's good. And how do you know that emptiness is there? From the way I feel. that's good... and make yourself comfortable.com . just become aware of the breath going in and out of your body.. just become aware of what it's like to relax..... I want to talk about what emptiness means to you. strong.... and failure makes you unattractive to yourself... I just want you to relax a bit.. That you are feeling more and more relaxed.... are you alright now? Mmmm.. each gentle breath in and out. And success is like what? If you were not a failure. So are you quite comfortable sitting there? No.. mmm.... wealthy...key-hypnosis. and as you lie there remembering that light........... confident... and feel the grass under your back and under your legs. So you feel like a failure... So put both feet I on the floor... admired.. and remembering what it is like to lie on a grassy slope somewhere... when you look at the sun with your eyes closed. . and just think how good it is.... gently floating..... Count down deepener Cloud metaphor section You can feel your troubles drift away Capability And in that cloud you can dream many things.. and still the clouds go down and there's eight.. just a nice sandy beach somewhere.... and she can see it coming from one side..... just going down and down and down .key-hypnosis.... smell.. drifting.. nothing to do... and your arms.. And in the sky.. and your own weight pressing down. It's so good to just totally relax. there are clouds.......... and four... when you could just relax and enjoy that peace and calm. and as she looks she becomes aware of a connection with that cloud.......... Deepening the trance section Relax deeper and deeper And those clouds go down towards the horizon.. one particular cloud comes across... so ready to drift away. and as you lie there every muscle can become............. and it comes across the sky until it appears to be stationary above her... and no one to bother you. reminder of relaxation Invoking memories with sound.... You can dream of a girl on a beach. and you might remember back to a time.... just feeling yourself supported... David Mason 45 www. and with each cloud disappearing.. being completely surrounded by a lovely warm fleecy cloud. and those clouds are drifting gently down... limp and loose.... and the clouds are drifting slowly from one side to the other.. a simpler time..... and she is just lying relaxed. floating. that's right... And as she watches the clouds....... to enjoy relaxing..... and maybe there is a gentle breeze........and on a warm day you can feel so drowsy. and now there's seven.. and then one disappears.... strong... inside that cloud. and you count the clouds going by....com ... and three. and there's just one cloud left........ and you can feel yourself.. and in the distance there is the sound of traffic.. that just riffles your hair.. and two. and there are nine.... like a radio being turned right down.............. looking at clouds. maybe you could hear children playing. and the smell of suncream lotion...... I you feel more and more relaxed. or a garden...... vision. you watch them.... and the way that their voices can just fade away.... and as they go off there are ten left... and I wonder what you would hear. and you can imagine yourself in that cloud... and maybe you can imagine lying in a park somewhere... and as you watch the clouds drift across....... gently supported.. people talking.. and as they go. as you lie there... nothing to worry about.... more at ease. and there can be gentle splashing waves.. just let everything go. peacefully relaxed.. safe and secure..and five. lying on a beach.... and maybe you can imagine.. and then there's six. and a warm sun caressing your face. or remember. .. that cloud gets darker still... And as she is lying on that beach. as a bag or a bucket or something else. and she can imagine lines or threads. have been changed somehow...... and going up past the shoulders......... that are useful.. and she can feel them drifting from her toes...... and detaching...... and as she lies there.... that image breaks up...... things from the past that she doesn't need any more. and the cloud is getting D darker... and as the cloud transfers more and more of these changed things... all those things that made her feel out of control are disappearing.... and those things begin to come down and that girl begins to feel herself being filled.... that if you choose to believe you have control you have control.. ready to change... and drifting out and away. and they can just drift up and up . all her concerns are being sucked up into that cloud.. and all those tiny pieces disappear.. that she is feeling lighter and lighter.. and it's changed for Capability ever...... and in its place she notices a different feeling growing. begins to shrink. and the cloud is getting darker and darker and at last the cloud begins to billow and change shape.... she's choosing now what she is going to allow to affect her...... things she has been worrying about for a long time are just loosening . are just loosening and lifting.. and at last .. that feeling of not being good enough. so much lighter perhaps.......... and that girl feels.. have been transformed. that feeling of emptiness ..... and still the cloud takes more and more of these things........... and all those things that went into the cloud ....... that has been there so long .. she is ready to take control of her life... You can destroy the old feeling and that girl can imagine that feeling of emptiness..... begins to fade. lifting. and as more and more of those things come back changed from the cloud. and she is choosing now to take control Rule D of herself... and things start coming down from the cloud that are different..... of what she developing the metaphor changing the symbol changes her feelings Metaphor modelling: destroy the mental picture of the problem David Mason 46 www.. connecting the cloud to that girl.com ... from her fingers. she becomes aware. because... and that feeling of emptiness is lifted off her....key-hypnosis. away............. and what things she is rejecting and forgetting . and she realises that she is ready... that all her worries are just drifting away. that feeling of emptiness. and that control is a matter of choice....... that are attractive..... and bigger..... up her legs. up her arms.. as a picture of some sort .. of things that have been there for such a long time. being fulfilled... that are valuable....... she can control what she eats............ She can control what she wears... the cloud begins to get darker. and she realises that she has control... she feels lighter and younger and happier.. and as she looks at the cloud. she becomes aware that there is a connection between her and the cloud..... that image of emptiness..looking at the cloud..... she can control what she does second by second and minute by minute... and as she watches.. begins to shrink.. just removing themselves. is beginning to fill up . and she becomes aware that there is energy coming out of her and going up into the cloud.. because she knows it's time to let go.... and smaller pieces still.. and as she watches. breaks up into smaller images.... drifting... and as she watches more and more things are sucked up........... all those things that happened that aren't important any more...... And as she watches...... who felt love....... that that picture broke up......... what she wears. and determined.... and as she sees herself she sees that little girl... attractive to men....... who gave love... and she can see herself and she is attractive and she realises that she is attractive to herself... just like a lobster in the sea shrugs out of its old shell.. in that reflection........ Reverse her self assessment Metaphor of lobster shedding scales = old feelings Actions Metaphor: old ways shattered... an empty restriction that she has outgrown. association David Mason 47 www.. that little girl is still there. about herself Parts therapy section You can remember success And she can see herself reflected in that cloud.. and she sees a woman who is beautiful inside.. those images have been shattered.... and completely filling that emptiness.... And as that emptiness is filled that girl on the beach. is now growing stronger and firmer.. is swept away.. that little girl who loved everyone > without reservation... and become strong and smart.. can not be put back Identity Reframing...... and brought with her all that fun and curiosity and ambition and strength and that boundless sense of the possible that children have in them. and that little girl grows. just gets taken up into the cloud. and as she grows.. she is.... and she is changing and Identity growing inside that girl on the beach.. that image of her cracks and splits and she steps out of the old picture... And all that old stuff.. And that girl on the beach can see how that little girl grows and changes... growing up.. right inside..key-hypnosis.... and she sees herself reflected in the cloud. realises that things have changed.. as she capability grows she sheds the old shell and replaces it with a shiny strong new shell........does..... who has now grown up. like a mirror that can no longer hold an old idea. and what she thinks about... a woman whose inner beauty shines out... who deserved love... and felt loved.... Because she can see beneath the skin....... what she eats. that beautiful loving little girl... she can see that beautiful little girl.... laughing.... the broken pieces... and as she changes and grows.. and the old shell with all its dents and blemishes... that capability little girl who is full of hope and joy. and attractive to D women.... a loving attractive little girl peeping out.......com ........ constantly she is shedding the old battered shell and replacing it with a new smooth shiny one. who wanted love.... inside an attractive woman. and that little girl begins to fill out.... that little girl is also growing and changing. and has taken her rightful place...... growing strong.. beneath the bones. and she is filling the last little bits emptiness that was there.... where she belongs. that she doesn't have to feel empty any more.. a Identity woman who is attractive..... ... and as it breaks the cloud begins to drift away...... further and further.. and that feeling .... her stomach. flashes of lightening in it. > David Mason 48 www... she can feel it spreading....... that dark angry cloud. filled..... and far away..her chest. and the winds blow it ..... comfortable.. a bright new sun shines on an ocean where it once rained..... and breaks. and down the neck and spreading and spreading..... the next day..... and it drifts on and on... showing that there is nothing there now.... Identity that old feeling has gone for ever..... away...... that cloud took it away........ and maybe it is coming from the Capability forehead and down the cheeks. and is remembering it Capability now. all the hurts and knocks. and she can begin to enjoy that happiness that she is due.. it fades into the distance..... because she has been filled by the spirit of that little girl. and it gets smaller.. and it makes a difference...... and it passes over the horizon and out of sight... with the vast oceans and is no more. and her sense of wonder.. just like the lobster sheds its skin.. is intelligent.. and strong..... as it Capability drifts away... gets smaller until you can't hear it any more....... and a rumbling. and still the cloud moves on. looking forward to life. and suddenly the cloud opens..... and successful. that girl on the beach sees it going into the cloud. warming and relaxing... for emptiness. and that grumbling and the noise and the flashing and boiling... happiness that is owed to her. like a light shining into dark corners..... all that old stuff.. and that cloud begins to get mixed with the air currents far away. the feeling of choices And that girl on the beach... her brain... gone completely. and is on the way to being wealthy.. and as she lies there she can feel that change... and she is admired because she is confident. and that cloud begins to drift over the sea ..... she can really begin to change... carried away by the currents.com .... her bright sparkling intelligence. and that rain mixes.. all that debris has been sucked up. and then the connection gets thinner and thinner.... dilutes. and is forced to change. you can't see it... the feeling of certainty..key-hypnosis. but the ocean has no memory. and that girl on the beach can remember all that....... and it gets as far as the horizon... there's no room left for darkness.. like people arguing. can't hear it. getting smaller and smaller. and replaced it with something like a bright sun........ always changing. as if a bright memory has swallowed up the dark one.....Regression section You can forget all the bad stuff And that cloud just continues to suck up all that old feeling. the feeling of taking back control.... and as she looks around her body......... can't see... of limitless possibilities... and as she watches. become aware of certain things in her body... lying there.. dumps all its contents into the sea. and the cloud continues to drift far out to sea. and she is all these things.... and changing............... You can be different And that girl on the beach....... all the anger and bitterness and sarcasm.... Get rid of old metaphoric symbols for ever introduce new symbol = light Suggest physical change = emotional change D Values > D Metaphor Modelling Developing the Light symbol to replace the dark.. she gets in touch with that bright memory as it fills her completely... people arguing = family problems amnesia.. . content. or not. and the tide begins to come in ... and as they roll they get broken... all of those she throws down the beach. and she knows that because she feels lighted.... lighted: confusion Sea shell metaphor section You can discard the past and that girl on the beach begins to think back over her life. she can become wealthy and confident and strong.. and the waves begin to pick up those ugly broken shells .. she is ready to go Metaphor: shells = life events Discarding bad memories destroying bad memories symbolically A beautiful life emerges from processing bad memories memories can pass good memories David Mason 49 www... by time and tide....... she accepts that . and she watches... having sorted through so much...com ...... the ugly.. and she can see them tumbling..... because she has lots of time.. and she spends some time.... she works through all those shells.. and gradually she works her way through all the shells..... and the tide begins to pile the sand and swish it this way and that.... so what makes a beach attractive is all the old stuff that has been rolled around and worn away. she knows that no matter what happens in life she can use it to take control... And when you think of it.... and the day wears on . the diseased... so now she feels that she can do anything. and the little round pebbles. you pick them up.and those pebbles..... and she examines them... Capability happy. rolling down the beach away from her..... Beautiful smooth polished sand...... and they begin to mix with the sand on the shore.. and what was not so good... and there are ripples on the bottom... but the good shells. and the tide is lapping at the edge of the beach. take control.she knows that.. and succeed on her terms. more and more of those old shells get broken up... and she takes each of these things from her past ... will just grind away some more... well she gathers them beside her.Identity banishing the dark forever. the happy ones.... and as the day wears on the tide comes in....... the well formed shells..... and it rolls them around....... and as the sun get lower... you look at it.. they are just thrown to one side. the broken shells..like the memory of waves passing and fading. as much time as she needs.... the angry and pointless... and she keeps the good ones beside her... and decide whether you want to keep it ..key-hypnosis..... the damaged shells..... turns them over.. and all that stuff's shrunk and evaporated. those shells... begins to think back to what was good .. back and forward in the surf.......... and it rolls them this way and that. and she throws the broken.... but you know what? As they get broken up they turn into beautiful sand... And that girl on the beach knows that she is good enough for anything.. the polished ones... like shells on the beach.. they break down into tiny tiny bits and those little bits get rounded and smoothed. And the ugly shells.... and all those ugly broken shells get broken down and recycled.. and because of that she is admired.. And the tide begins to come up the shore and still the girl lies there... ..... and opens the walk in wardrobe....... and knowing all that makes her feel good. and beautiful paintings on the wall.. who need to speak to her.... like those discarded old shells.. and wine.. she looks through them..........and it's her house. washing gently on other beaches far away... and she finishes her meal....... and she just dismisses them because she has control over her life.... and it's full of letters... and there is a mirror there with make up and she looks at herself. and there are hundreds and hundreds of racks.. And she walks across the road. and there are cheques. and four wheel drive... and in the driveway she stops and looks in the mail box. there's a gigantic screen. from admirers.. and so she gathers all the beautiful perfect shells .. all for that girl's business...on.and there are contracts to sign............. a beautiful meal waiting ..... and she looks out the front window at that huge expanse of lawn..com . there's a Mercedes... and she stands up..... feels the smooth shiny surface in her fingers.. and a maid..... and other stuff to do.... she puts them in a bag. and many of them glow with wonderful shimmering colours.and walks into the living > room.... and she holds them up to the light and the sunlight glances off them. and takes the bag with her...... and the gardener stops his work and waves and carries on.. money orders....... each one a masterpiece....... and she looks at the number plate. clothes and shoes. a long expanse of grass and plants and flowers. and she steps into the kitchen. And finally she goes up stairs and she throws off her clothes... and maybe they reflect yesterday's rainbows. she has control of her finances... and brushes the sand off her. and behind her there are those hundreds of outfits. And she walks up the drive and into her beautiful house. and there are hundreds.. and the playground.. washed away and broken up.... and it is as if those waves are washing away her problems. WEALTH Identity ADMIRED MATERIAL SUCCESS playground = children? CONFIDENT David Mason 50 www.. and she just smiles to the mirror... and they serve her this beautiful meal... leading up to a house.. and there are messages from people all over the world.key-hypnosis.... and some she can hold up to her ear and hear the far off sea and waves falling on distant shores.. and some of them are white and some of them are brown....... She gets to the edge of the beach and there is a road there.. and there is a chef there...... that little secret smile she Visualise all the things she equates with success.... exactly the way she wants it.and there's messages winking. and gathers it up.... reinforce destruction of bad memories Rehearsing the future section You can have everything you want And so she puts all her shells in the bag .. counts them. and there's the telephone. thanks the staff..... and there are offers. and her belongings........ And in the road there are cars.and there are orders...... and a Lexus..and they all have her name on them.....and dismisses them. a miracle of nature.. there's the driveway. and she sits there.and she looks out the window at the beautiful garden. addressed to her.............. and starts up away from the beach. ..and that inner beauty follows her everywhere... where you have control.. and intelligence which is above education.. and she remembers all the times in her life when she was in control..... and how it all happened one day when she realised that all she had to do was to let go of some things. you will be admired for planting that seed. every night she Capability reminds herself of all those good times... Rule How it all just follows on from that. and as she lies there she drifts away to sleep...like a plant. and confident. it gives her strength and confidence.. successful..... and bring them into your life. and she knows her own value..... From that day ... and you have success.. And you can weave those together... over and over.. And being in control of herself made her in control of everything.. and she thinks back to how she got all this. D Dream success section You are a success So with a last look in the mirror that beautifully groomed elegant woman .. And so [clientname] you can join that woman as she dreams her dreams of success and control.... she was in STRONG control.....key-hypnosis.. isn't she? Capability And she realised all she had to do was take them.. INTELLIGEN Identity she's intelligent. and the success that is not measured in money. snuggles down.. and she sees the world as a bright place... that feeling of wholeness. of herself.... and you can take those lessons............ into a plan.... and fills her with strength and determination. Everywhere she goes. always Capability growing up toward the light. And she is all those things.. and she Capability slips off her stuff and slides into that bed... I And that woman dreams of success.like a little girls is peeping through. And I wonder what that woman dreams of? Rule Dreams have a way of becoming true. D And she got everything she wanted.... and the wealth that Identity they don't keep in banks...... fulfilment......... now... that little smile that lets her know that deep down inside is the source of that attractiveness...... you will be supported. And knowing that..... wealthy and admired... plant + light = growth David Mason 51 www. there's a beautiful bed.. remembering D when she felt right with the world.... people see. she closes the sliding doors and steps into her bedroom... now. and you can connect back to all the parts of Identity your life.. and that boundless enthusiasm..... she just drifts off. and every night that little girl comes to visit her. and decide to be in control.... completeness.. what ever happens . T and strong.. and you D recall the times when you felt wealthy and strong... when she felt good... with roots and leaves and stems that can grow in this direction or that.. warm and welcoming and comforting.........com . Post hypnotic suggestion Dissociation 'light' symbol Reframe her current deficits Associate the client into the idealized version of herself seed = change.....has... I feeling again that inner beauty. and enjoy that feeling you get when you decide what things to keep and what to throw away. you can waken up when she wakens up . So start that now.. and you can waken up and come back to the present.you can imagine that woman waking up..........com .. bind: you are starting to change waking up = you are beautiful ambiguity: waking up anytime or feeling good anytime? I David Mason www.Reorientation section You can make these changes now So you and that woman can dream successfully. when you have done all that.. and when you have thrown away what needs to be ...... take as long as you like........... as long as you need to start to change for ever.com © 2007 « Table of Contents David Mason 52 www. feeling good.. remember all the good things.. Capability and you can enjoy that for as long as you want..... whenever you want. feeling really good .key-hypnosis.key-hypnosis. Fractionation and allow your body to relax even more..the whole place feels deserted. some have names M above the doors. and let it go.. blank windows.... think about how your arms Give them and legs feel. You walk along and dust rises from the ground under your feet.... you can't go right. it's late afternoon... lift your arms and drop them. ... the place smells old. there is no way out..lost. time to settle Now slowly open your eyes and then close them as you breathe out.. there is no one around... Comment Take a deep breath. some kind of official building. social anxiety... an empty street. the buildings seem to be pressing in.. behind you the road stretches back to a featureless empty land.Fear of Failure Break out of your restrictions This metaphor can be used for a wide variety of issues to do with breaking out of restrictions or breaking down barriers. just relax.. and so can be removed with hypnosis.. Everyone has seen a mock Western movie set so everyone should be able to relate to the core of the metaphor... procrastination are all fears that can be treated by this hypnosis metaphor.. just get all the tension out of your muscles.. shops. banks. you turn to the left......... You find yourself in a long silent street somewhere.. But that fear exists only in your mind.. watching. ahead is a large solid building like a town hall..... maybe... you look around.. One more breath.. then to the right... Target Induction... Loosen your shoulders.. relaxation Take another breath......... neglected. run down. Slowly close your eyes.... Fear of failure can feel like being up against a wall. stores. abandoned...key-hypnosis....... fear of success... on each side are buildings.. Empower the listener And then you notice something... Now breathe normally for a few moments..........closed and silent. you feel V hot and tired...com . offices.. this time as you breath out.... The therapist can embellish it with detail to suit the particular client. raise your legs Muscle slightly and relax them..... your mouth feels dry..you feel the fierce sun beating down..you can't go left.. everywhere you are hemmed in by buildings.. quiet...... and let it go..... you stop and wonder how you got here.. like being trapped with no way out. some have no identity.. so different from what you hoped for. and really relax.. Fear of rejection. David Mason 53 www. become aware of the weight of your body... so far from where you wanted to be.... Fear of Failure metaphor visualization I wonder if you can imagine being in a remote small town far away from here..blocking your way.. A wind blows dust up the street.. everything seems empty and barren. you can't go ahead.. ...a little movement.. on the front of one of those anonymous buildings... you push at the window frame and it topples out of position and smashes down onto the ground with a great crash.. there is a ripping sound....... you feel a surge of joy as you rip and tear at it....... you go along the whole of one side of the street and kick out all of the struts. you see that little movement. and you realise that you are not stuck.... You can see right though the illusion now.... one after the other.. whooping and yelling and laughing out loud.... and then you get to the biggest one of all.it’s like a movie set. now that you see it close up you realise that it is fake. you grab hold of it and you pull..... a few kicks and it is gone........ step up to the front of building... another big chunk of paper comes off. so permanent.. you can see right through the building. none of those things can keep Behaviour you in now.key-hypnosis.... you look closely at the building again. The movement is a little flap of something. you feel a surge of power. and the more you rip away the easier it comes off..... something disturbed by the wind perhaps.. you step through the hole and there is nothing but a few struts holding the building in place...... you laugh with delight. destroyed for ever. attached to the building.... you look closely and you can see that it is paper on one side and paint on the other..com . you look along the back of those solid seeming buildings and you realise that they are nothing but someone's imagination.. you kick out the second one and the whole rotten framework creaks and shudders.. there is nothing holding you back.. and suddenly there is a big tear right in the front of the building and light is pouring through the rip...there is nothing behind it.. the one that was stopping you going forward.... and yet it is paper thin.... Capacity and that fills you with a relentless determination. so solid seeming... and look closely.you feel like a child again... you go across the street... it is not real..... and one after the other all those false fronts come tumbling down. smashed.. you kick away the last support and with a mighty whoosh the whole edifice collapses flat on the ground.. false fronts held up by nothing......... nothing but a false front.... like cloth... you watch it David Mason 54 www.. .... .. everything you thought was real is really an illusion.. paint the same colour as the building.. you pull again and a big piece comes away in your hand...... you grab the edge of the rip in both hands and you pull again. you rip off more and more. you kick at the nearest strut and the corner of the building sags.. . and you don't even have to do the other side.com « Table of Contents David Mason 55 www..com . you can feel a fresh breeze blowing. refreshing rain. any way you want now.....stagger and crumple... falling like dominoes. the force of the blast causes all the rest to crumble and fall. you can feel the crash through your feet. there are no limits.. washing away the dust of the past. now. that you can go all the way........ and out of a clear blue sky.. blowing away that dirt and dust..key-hypnosis. and what seemed like a dead end street is now an open field stretching all the way to the horizon... uplifted.. you lift up your face and feel the soft wet drops on your skin. nothing in the way... you drink in the new water. Reorientation [Continue with the next part of the therapy] Copyright David Mason 2007 © key-hypnosis..... you are renewed.......... Reframing success And you can see your way ahead now........ and with those illusions gone.. and you know... until all that is left is a scatter of flattened sticks and paper... scraps and remnants fluttering out of sight...... you can smell the clean fresh countryside around.. being blown away. . I had really only a tiny way to go. The distance I had covered was still there.. at that moment I don't know if I even wanted the degree.. It was a slip.. And they didn't know it..... don't you?.Maybe I wasn't meant to pass. sore and bruised.. The weather was terrible.... In fact I had been working on it without sleep for days.. I could see where I was going. When I was a student. total strangers.. and suddenly I found myself flat on my back. and then as I got going I got more confident.. I was in a hurry to get there..but I could laugh at myself.. Whenever you fail on the way to your goal.. I saw myself sitting there in the snow and slush looking ridiculous.. helped me up... I had slipped and fallen quite badly...well I didn't know what would happen.. You can always laugh at yourself. Just get to the Post Office and it was all over. but inside I was still laughing.I had been laughed at.there was slush on the roads and icy patches on the pavement.. being very careful where I put my feet... you never slip all the way back to the beginning. I had spent so long on it.key-hypnosis. you get to keep what you have achieved so far and there are always others ready to help you...I was exhausted..maybe I wasn't going to pass anyway..... that you always have the option of calling on inner resources and picking up where you left off.... the car.. I lay there winded.. It was very important to me.the final part of my degree.... can't you? Looking back at it. I had hurt myself.....com ...... Maybe I was unrealistic. I saw myself reflected in a shop window.. it wasn't the end of the journey.Addiction Recovery Recovering from a setback This metaphor reframes a slip back into bad behaviour as being something that you accept on the way to your outcome. I began to laugh. and imagined everyone laughing at me.maybe I was kidding myself.. But as I sat there feeling stupid and sore and disappointed and wondering what the point was. I had caught a glimpse of how far I had come... My fall was only an interruption. You get to keep what you have achieved so far. I felt like giving up there and then... I looked so silly... but it wasn't the beginning either.I began to pay less attention.. it was grey and miserable.... you know? Maybe my effort wasn't all that good anyway...... the sleep..but I realised that when you slip.. Because I had seen something else reflected in that shop window. And the people passing by began to laugh with me.I could have spent more time on it.. maybe I was trying too hard. If I didn't get it right this time... I had been up all night getting my thesis finished..I didn't know if it had been worth all that effort.... I had actually made a lot of progress along the road. and all the progress I had made still counted.. I had to get it into the mail before my deadline.. and so I reluctantly set out to walk to the Post Office ten blocks away.. I was still on my way to the Post Office....I had no idea if it would be good enough. the snow. I had finished 365 pages and it was all tied up.... I started to walk very very carefully at first.... that slipping does not mean that you have failed. I went out one winter's afternoon and I found that my old car wouldn't start. I realised that compared to how far I had come. David Mason 56 www. and two of them.. and knowing that I had learned something..So I rubbed my sore back. bruised and embarrassed... decided to pay more attention to bad patches in future and I went on.key-hypnosis..com ..com « Table of Contents David Mason 57 www. but proud of what I had achieved. Copyright David Mason 2007 © key-hypnosis..... And you feel yourself sinking.. Hypnosis and horoscopes are combined with astral projection in this hypnotic out of body experience.... you can allow your mind to drift off. That's excellent..... more and more relaxed'. you can just think to yourself about being in that chair there..com . hands on top of your thighs...... What I would like you to do is.. that heaviness is just telling you that you are going into trance now .... sit comfortably with your feet flat on the ground. The out of body experience allows the mind to open up to all possibilities........ deeper and deeper...and that's good.. Stars coming out Deepener Section Now that you are in trance.. exactly as it should be... in your own time and this time really let yourself relax. and every gentle breath out just leaves you more and more relaxed. And you can become aware of the chair under you. as you are sitting there.. take a deep breath and hold it. that's right..... supported by the chair... In each star sign you meet the heavenly being who controls your destiny and are offered the chance to collect the wisdom of the star signs before returning to earth with everything you need to know........key-hypnosis.. let your whole body go soft and relaxed. really let go of all the tension in your shoulders and in your face and your eyes..... and with each breath out.. breathing gently. and this time before you let it go. just breath it out..... astrology and out of body experiences This astral projection hypnosis script takes you on an out of body experience to a place up in space.. that's right.... and you begin to wonder what it would be like to just sink into that chair.. Now take a deep breath... Induction section OK... There you travel to the stars and though all the houses of astrology.. and now just allow your breathing to go back to normal. Relaxation Induction Pacing breathing Dissociation Sensory Distortion breathing induction David Mason 58 www. and just close your eyes.. that's right... The astral projection astrology visualization allows the unconscious mind to access inner wisdom.. 'deeper and deeper.Astral projection Hypnosis Script Hypnosis. Now take another deep breath.. you can move if you want to.. Good.. and then let it go....... that's great.. Take another deep breath and hold it. Just allow that feeling of relaxation to go all the way through your body. because that's the right thing to do.. that's right... down and down into that chair...... you can say to yourself. to be D really so relaxed and so comfortable..... and you don't have to think about anything. to just make yourself comfortable.. quietly..... you're doing very well ... as you are relaxing into trance. and you are probably wondering whether you are going into trance quickly or slowly or what it will feel like as you are going into trance...... . and as you are lying there in the dark.. as you drift upwards past the V Safety! rooftops.... so you can be relaxed about the process.. and the more stars there are the more you feel detached from your Dissociation body. and soon you are among the clouds.... somehow supported......... and you A look up at the stars high above... here and there lights are being lit....... and in your chair.. Out of body experience and now you feel yourself drifting away from your body.. by a window...... and you can forget all about that body now............ and as the sun sets and slips below the horizon... a figure V gently breathing. become aware of a darkness settling over you like a soft gentle blanket.. and outside the sun is setting. David Mason 59 www. feel its weight taking you down. your personality. and still you are slowly moving upwards. glittering in the dark night... and in the sky the first stars are coming out... as you are relaxing in that chair. that body feels different.... and soon the whole country is spread out before you. rolling V around you like warm soft air wafting you upwards....... soft white fleecy clouds........ and higher still.. now float outside.... safe and secure... your mind... and feel yourself floating amongst the buildings.......... up and out..... and now you can begin to see the whole area.. drifting. feeling more and more relaxed as the darkness deepens.. Get ready for accepting new abilities And you find yourself drifting.... and then you are past the clouds. and curious to know where it > might lead... and as the darkness settles over you.. you can feel the vastness of space. floating among the stars....... breathing slowly.. streets and houses and roads.. all round V you.. relaxing there... all laid out in the dim darkness.. everything around you is getting quiet and dark..... looking out... like angel's breath. safe and secure. and they are getting further and further away as you go ever upwards... and as more and more stars appear you feel yourself sinking. your mind is beginning to drift away... and you become aware of a gentle sound.. the majesty of the heavens.... rising on V and on.. is now gently I detaching............ your body relaxes deeper into the chair. feeling detached...... looking down on them.key-hypnosis.. of being weightless. V slowly drifting upwards now.. above the trees. and you V can see the glint of moonlight reflected from a river far below. warm and comfortable... you can look back at yourself... pure and clear. outside...com ... and you can enjoy the sensation.......and imagine now that you are sitting in comfortable chair..... far below.... and the whole V world is settling down for the night. more and more comfortable now.. floating K Dissociation easily. . to enjoy your intellect.. and you are shown your life. and in that music you are offered all the gifts of Venus.. And now you are drifting out to the planet Venus. now. And then the Messenger carries you away to the planet Mercury. independent.. the Crab offers you the gift of Imagination.. And Capability there.. energetic. and there is a fiery lion....... In the House of Leo you can Capability collect the ability to be self assured. and you can gather up all these.... and the House of Gemini.. and journey through the entire solar system. be proud of your mind.... a place of logic and reason.. you can be generous. as you begin to sense the crystal spheres of eternity. energetic and the ambition to succeed. and you find yourself moving........... and there you are offered the strengths of the ram.... covering great distances in an instant. and you learn that you.... . your values Capability sorted. like stars in a bag.... and you hear Capability beautiful music.. and there..... what gifts of wisdom and insight the astral traveler can find. and as Capability those barriers fall you become open to all the powers of psychic and sensitive.. intuition and caring. what you want to take back with Capability you.... Metaphor: travel = change Aires Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo David Mason 60 www. because you are in this state... of seeing patterns and mysteries..... and in that cold light you see the crab in the sky.... and the crab uses its claws to pull apart those defences that have been holding you back. and there is the House of Taurus the Bull. you are shown your life... the Twins give you their gifts..... in the sign of Virgo. to choose what you want to take. and the music carries you away. what has been learned in depths of time.. You move on into the brilliant light of the Sun.. to learn what each keeper has. to visit each of the planets..and there you come into the presence of the Great Architect of the Universe.. independent... and take whatever you need. Drifting now towards the Sun you come to the planet Mercury.... funny. Capability and you see yourself ambitious. from now on you can choose to be sociable.. and a place of love and beauty.. you are to be given an opportunity only offered to astral voyagers. so get ready to visit each House in the Star signs. and you are taken on a tour of the heavens... the sign of Leo outlined in fire...... In Virgo you feel your mind being explored. and you can take what you want and it is yours now. flexible and you can learn to learn. and you are shown all of the vast black sky and the constellations like diamonds scattered across a field of dreams.........key-hypnosis. to be assertive. that keep you from the truth. learn to teach.... as it can be. spinning...... Journey through the Houses And you come to a space ruled by the planet Mars..... as it has been. affectionate and enjoy stable relationships from now on..com ......... and you find yourself in the house of Aires the ram.. sensuous.... now you are seeing the moon.. the Twins. and you are left with the gift of analysis.. ..... you beginning to become aware as those talents are being lodged deep in your mind... to plan and prosper and rise through the ranks. where the Sign of Scorpio rules.. changing everything it touches.... and there you touch Aquarius.and a power.... whenever you want Identity K them... and you find it clinging to you.. to be there whenever you need them.... the place of marriage Capability and love. learning how to be sociable and diplomatic.. you are coming back to the present..... in the realm of Pisces Capability the Fish....... wide awake. and then off to Pluto.. happy.. filled.. and curiosity. a container of some sort. yet it weighs next to nothing.. a new life. a new day.. and your mind. those stars begin to fade.. far out in the cold reaches of space.... you learn to be organized. crossing the barrier of your skin.. and lead to great things for you.... in you... in your body .. K There is a bag.. outside the sun is coming up... Then mighty Jupiter appears.. the water carrier. Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Reinforcement Metaphor David Mason 61 www. ONE. and what you learned on that journey..... a new dawn........ Then you feel everything slowing down... I is starting for you. a place of Capability death and rebirth...... and the power of the imagination.Next you find yourself visiting the planet Venus..... by being close to those planets.. Saturn. and even though it is filled with age old wisdom. appears before you. TWO... and you are beginning to feel different. and there you are offered the gift of balance from Libra the Scales. Out past Saturn is lonely Uranus. changed by the touch Identity I of those stars. the planet of adventure and travel... of determination.. with its rings..... and as the earth turns on its mighty axis.... patient and to Capability have then endurance to make your life better............. and purpose is slowly uncoiling... and you have changed now. filling your body with K a sensation. And on to icy Neptune... and rare and wonderful talents so rare that you can only marvel at .....com . back to the present... strong. Where you learn sensitivity to others. and an ancient still wisdom is spreading..... and you become aware of a feeling of light.now.. of some strange substance penetrating.. Behaviour and things just seem different now...key-hypnosis.. a Capability chance to get all the optimism and enthusiasm that Sagittarius has...... easier.... and in that place you can be reborn. and as you become aware of the light.. eyes opening.... god of the eternal sea...... and all those ancient powers are coming alive now.. THREE.. wrapping around you........ clearer I Reorientation and as you think of those things... the planet of freedom and change. and a love of change. changed for ever. and learn the mysteries of life and beyond life... and drinking that Capability water gives you the gift of languages.... and the power of a million suns.. and in those rings you find the constellation of Capricorn. com .com « Table of Contents David Mason 62 www.Copyright David Mason 2011 © key-hypnosis.key-hypnosis. I wonder if you can remember when you felt most comfortable… I often think of a time like drifting in a boat… or lying on some grass somewhere… peaceful and content… breathing gently… and how good it is to close your eyes and feel the weight of your arms and legs… pressing down… heavy and limp and loose… and how simple it is to relax… close your eyes… and feel yourself going deeper with each breath… And people don't really have to learn… how to relax… and how you learned to relax… maybe it's just something you do… relaxing… learning to relax… learning seems so natural… and you have relaxed so deeply before… you know how to do it… and without even thinking about it… you are relaxing now…you know… using what you learned… and there are things you know… and you don't know how you know them… there are things you learned and you don't remember learning them… and that means that you can learn things naturally… easily… almost without paying attention… and just by relaxing and breathing softly now… you are learning to relax even more… and the more you do that… you more are learning… to drift away… to forget about where you are… imagine your surroundings fading away… and every sound you hear now… is taking you… guiding you… gently into a trance-like relaxation… and it's a way of learning… nothing matters… and everything can fade away… and learning to use that feeling… of drifting off… floating away….com .key-hypnosis. The first part takes you into your own mind. Capability Capability Capability Capability Capability Induction Now why not let yourself get very comfortable… and while you are hearing these words… you might like to think about how comfortable you could become. Then you clear out the old stuff that was stopping you learning and lets you create a new learning process. The final part of the learning to learn script is a direct suggestion for confidence and the ability to retain what has been learned. and shows you how it works... Then the learning function is trained and tested to make sure it is working OK. and isn't it curious how feeling heavier can let you drift away?… supposition V K I General to specific > D > Truism Truism Hypnotic > logic > > audio induction Tag question Lack of RI A I Capability and noticing that means you are learning… many curious things… about David Mason 63 www. This enables you to connect to your own inner resources for learning and gives you back the confidence you have lost.Learning to Learn A hypnosis script to help with learning. It uses a combination of visualization and direct suggestion to help with learning difficulties. The next part is a visualization of being back in a school room and getting praised for learning. as a vast number of different activities are managed and guided into place... to another place.com ... to get good at things..... sorting...... and that means that you are in the place where you can make Capability > Reframing changes to the way you think.. thinking while not thinking… thinking about learning and not learning… and knowing > what you know… And one thing you have learned is that you already know how to learn. a place for physical learning.. and to take out and discard anything there that shouldn't be there. see the things that are there that self stop you learning.. and you realize you are inside a giant network of connections.. there is a soft slow rushing noise in the background. and the things that help you learn...key-hypnosis. You can Identity = to do new things..... and now.. you can signal by nodding or say the word 'Yes' and we will continue.... and you find that place.. and V high above there are lights winking on and off as distant parts communicate with each other. to how easily you learn.... and when you have done that you can begin to prepare a new place for learning.. and a feeling of controlled V activity.. how to connect them. so take as long as you need to make that learning place exactly the way Permission you want it.......yourself… about relaxing deeper and deeper… how every word is letting you relax more inside… peaceful and calm…....... activity and keep clearing away old things until you have it the way you want it. a place for numbers.... to how you learn... like rooms.. and when you have done that. storing and connecting all the things you have to learn..... and on the walls and floors there are lines of pulsing lights.. David Mason 64 www. a place for facts...... remove anything that is Metaphoric M stopping you learning.. a place Create new for sounds.. inspection and take a moment now to examine what is there.. you can do that easily and quickly in that place.... You can decide how big to make them. sensing your brain at work..... checks and balances.. the place where you learn. Using the learning place That's good. quickly and easily.. and you realize you are seeing into your own mind..... exactly the way it should be.. think about the kind of things you have to learn... Metaphor Section Finding the learning place and you find yourself in a place with many spaces.. Preparing the learning place and you can become aware of a special place in that network... and the place that runs the process of M collecting. for anything you want.... You can create places to store pictures.. and there you can see where you store the things you learn.. nothing to think about… comfortable… and that means you are open to new things… new ideas…....... with gray walls. moving at lightning speed.. learn and while thinking and not thinking about these things you can allow your mind to drift away.. and you can examine how you learn. exactly the way you need it to M to change be to learn effectively. a place M Resources for ideas.. .. with other children.. you learned how to do your job..... and notice if there is anything there that wants to interfere with the process..... whatever it is you have to learn. you learned how get by.....com . or listening to the instructor.. Focus on your breathing......... You have always been able to learn... and a teacher.. when you were young... and since then you have grown and matured.. and that means that nothing can hold you back now... more and more relaxed. feel your body relaxing.. you learned how to make friends..... a child David Mason 65 www. You have now learned how to learn. allow your mind to clear.... now that your mind is trained and all that old stuff has been thrown out. and order it out of there. choose something you want to learn. carefully labeling each part so that it can be easily found again. storing...... see yourself opening the book.. and now notice how it is different. and watch as your learning process M stores away each thing in the right place. and then watch as the learning central control room puts each part of your learning in the appropriate place...Capability You are now free to train your mind in the way you prefer to learn. V Take control until everything is working like a well oiled machine. feel yourself Deepener drifting away.. and in that school room.. you are ready to change.. automatically...... see yourself starting the process. that you have changed... and let it go.. you can identify it. Allow your mind to go back...... back in time... Capability and you can trust your mind to continue like that.. notice how... Feel how confident you now feel.. Think about something you want to learn.... going deeper now.... easily. that the way you learn has changed. and as you breathe out......... take a moment now and think of all the things you have already Metaphor learned... and bring to mind a school room.. linking and retrieving and displaying the items.. the connections in the connections room......... and if there is.. you Identity D can learn anything..... a long time ago.. and you are sure that the whole process is now lean and efficient. Visualization metaphor therapy Section Now take a deep breath.key-hypnosis.. the facts in the facts room.... sorting and classifying.... deeper and deeper. getting ready to learn. or trying out the new actions.. D Assurance Rehearsal of learning And now put yourself in the situation of learning..... and test that process over and over so that you are sure that everything is working the way you want it. be aware of each gentle breath out. deeper and deeper... you are different now. from now on Reassurance of ability to learn And that means you know how to learn. the teacher is staring at a child there........ You learned to read and write . and everything is clear and straight forward for you.. let it all go. knowing that everything has changed..... back in your own life. see how you mind goes about the process of selecting... . I 'm not a very good teacher. every adult can learn too. of not being ready... that they are no good it it. You can remember when you need to. you are smart and you can learn....... but not that child...... they were put there by other people. free to learn and study and enjoy learning... every child can learn. to feel that they can' t learn. and that child stands up in front of all the class and says 'Yes. I am smart.. Direct Suggestion Section You have the power to learn.. D They were never a part of you. learning was something the other kids could do.. What actually happened there was that a bad teacher was allowed to make that child feel inadequate.. you recall ideas and procedures and lists and. it's just that I don't know to teach you the way you should be taught.... I can learn.. and you know. You know how to learn..... but someone else comes into the room. can't you? Reframing Inner Child work Suggestions inside quotes Suggestions inside quotes amnesia David Mason 66 www. And now imagine that same school room. and that adult challenges the teacher... and that child has been made to feel stupid.... that wasn't true at all. it is only because of bad teachers and other people that a child learns to avoid learning. And everything is different now. You are intelligent and your mind is as good Identity D as anybody's..... an adult with power and intelligence and experience. of having to learn. humiliated....... and everyone else is laughing and happy and that adult leaves and says 'Everything will be OK now.. And you can feel that confidence now. Anchoring Suggestion Section And knowing this gives you confidence. Capability You are able to forget you ever had learning difficulties......... and how to show that learning when you need to.. The confidence to learn. and demands that that teacher changes how the class is taught.... It is not that child's fault.. to succeed. I can be better than anybody'. and Belief D now you are free... that child is there.... and all kids are cheering.. I can be as good as anybody.. learning was connected to being singled out. that child can learn.key-hypnosis... teachers are supposed to support and encourage people at school. that child just wants to get out of that place. but they don't... and so are other grownups.. And that means you have the ability to get that confidence anytime anywhere.. anything you want.. and that child is embarrassed.. I am so sorry'. and the thing that little child learned was that learning was hard. being in that position. and the whole class is watching.. an adult who is actually the grown up version of the child.... and says 'I'm sorry for picking on you... to hide.. how to learn quickly and easily. a adult. And the teacher looks down. and the teacher looks small and weak. And with that confidence you can succeed at anything.com ..just like you. that child hates being there..... I will always be around if you need me'.. to study.. or not feeling right..... It is never true..... well. press your fingers together.. And you can do that. So start counting. and you will instantly feel that confidence return when you need it to.com .... and know that you know... when you want it. and you can pass any exam. You can make sure of that. and when you get to one you will be back in present. or some other thing that makes sense to you and you use to bring back that power. learn anything.So think about that confidence. All you have to do is to choose some action.. and in future whenever you do that. now... of your belief in your own mind. some trigger...... full strength. And that is all you need to succeed. that same confidence will be back...... just like it is now.. and the determination that you will have it when you need it. of your change.. Copyright David Mason 2011 © key-hypnosis.com « Table of Contents David Mason 67 www. Reorientation Section So now you know you know how to learn to learn.... or touch your thumb to some part of your body.. So in a moment I am going to ask you to count slowly from five up to one .. think about how great it is to have that confidence.......... So now. to remind you of your own ability......... think about how you know you have the ability. feel it growing in you now..... fully alert and ready for the rest of your day.key-hypnosis. . Developed fear of not having money] There once was a boy who lived not far from here. if you make money it will just get taken off you. Hypnotic Induction [Use your usual induction] First Embedded metaphor [1. blessed are the poor.. and really wanted to make something of himself.. he was unhappy.. Poor boy is told that having money is evil] And he went and told his mother that when he grew up he was going to make lots of money.. The boy saw this and wondered why his family had to be poor.. 'blessed are the poor'.com .... it is Love of money..... because he hated being poor.. Every time they reach a comfortable level they begin sabotaging themselves. money is not the answer... Three problems are described that cause false beliefs about wealth and making money and these are then resolved.. because he wanted them to be rich and happy...Hypnosis for Wealth Creation Many people feel that there is something blocking them from creating wealth.. Poor boy growing up. and the boy should accept things as they are.. and he was going to buy them a car and a big house and servants and clothes and everything they ever wanted. and that it is impossible for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God..... In fact. and the other kids called the boy names. He went to his father and told him how he wanted to have lots of money so they wouldn't be poor any more. money won't make you happy. and that would make his mother sad.. almost as if something is making you sabotage yourself.... money causes more metaphor setting David Mason 68 www. A rich man can never enter the kingdom of heaven.. His family were poor even though many people around them were quite well off. This metaphor helps to eliminate these unhelpful beliefs and install the freedom to have all the money you deserve.. and sad for his mother and father. everything would be all right'.. and he thought 'if only I could have money.key-hypnosis. and made him miserable because his family were poor.. There is a cycle of making money and then losing it. and his father told him. Many people unconsciously act on this belief and no matter how successful they are they always lose it. not money itself that is the problem. why other kids had the latest games at school. Some people are told 'money is the root of all evil'. Second Embedded metaphor [2. everywhere the boy went he was told... and even though he hated being poor. But his mother told him that money is the root of all evil. and he hated seeing his parents shamed in public by having no money.. They feel held back from taking opportunities to make money........ That becoming rich meant that he would lose his way in life. The Making Money hypnosis script is in the form of a multiple embedded metaphor. why they were always better dressed. ... Gestalt Reversal Section It is time now to go back and tell that person that they were wrong. be successful....... he knew that money was everywhere. to buy pointless things he didn't even like... he just couldn't hold on to it. and he learned how to get more money....... move among rich friends. and he knew that he could make money. They wanted to help you. he could see opportunities everywhere.. the boy saw wealth all around him. to have a good car...... he learned to find ideas other people had missed. and he could see no way out.. but he also knew that something always forced him to come back to how it was. if he would never escape... About what someone said to you about having money.. It is time to go back and reverse those ideas. Relax and let your mind go back to the earliest time you can remember about money. and as he did he learned. to put in bad decisions.... and he saw those people looking down on his family. and he learned what it was like to be able to go into any shop. of your capacity to prosper. somehow every time he got money. You have a right to be rich... something in him was not right..com ...... live like your parents....key-hypnosis.. You deserve to D have money. and every time he found he was making money the cycle started again. Someone a long time ago put these ideas into your head.. struggling for money. going in to fancy shops. Reverse Third Embedded metaphor [-3.. and I have come to help you..... to do things that people wanted. back to being poor. I have heard about your story. So he learned to buy and sell.. The guru said. They did this with the best of intentions. Poor boy makes money but always loses it] And then one day a guru appeared in the town. New Resource Deepener David Mason 69 www. better to stay as you are..... and soon he was somehow back where he started. and most of all he hated being poor. it was almost as if there was something inside him that caused the wealth to drain away. and he knew it was wrong. he saw people in new cars... to go through every door and seek out what was there. to trust people he knew would disappoint him.. and he began to make some money. And he wondered if he was condemned to repeat this forever. Third Embedded metaphor [3. Poor boy makes money but always loses it] But as he was growing up. and saw no reason for staying poor........ You did not get this way on your own.... I want you now to relax even deeper. That you are taking control of your life.. But those ideas have stopped the growth of your natural talent... A wise and holy man who had come from far away.problems.. You are entitled to be wealthy...... It is as if there was a block to making and keeping money..... and yet... One had invested in the market and made lots of money. Being paid for what you can do and others can't is I fair and right. Reverse Second Embedded metaphor [-2. The woman who works harder and smarter than her sisters deserves to I enjoy the benefits. People are not all born the same. and you are entitled to have money and to keep it. to have what you want to have. It is the right thing to do.. and when he got back he would reward or punish them. Tell that person that you are entitled to have money.. only this time. The second servant had tried to work with the money but had lost it in bad business decisions. The boy said that I have been told that money is the root of all evil... The merchant blessed him and gave him another talent so that he could try again. He gave each of his three servants a gold coin. Hear those words again. that has to do with being told that money is bad. see that person.. When the master asked why..key-hypnosis.. the servant replied 'I was afraid of losing it.. so I buried it in the Reframe David Mason 70 www. There is joy in being wealthy. that being rich is the same as being bad. become aware of them telling you these things. challenge them.. called a talent. On his return he demanded from each servant an account of what they had done with their talent.... The merchant told him he could keep the money he had earned and even gave him more. a situation. is free to take I it. Get them to tell you that you are free now. an image.... to enjoy wealth. and told them to use the money to make money for him. Some need to be I protected and some need to be given the room to thrive and prosper. The third servant handed back the very same coin. Find the right words to tell them that you respect their views on money.So allow your mind to drift back in time.... and find a memory. Unless you are wealthy you cannot support the poor. There is nothing bad about taking what you have earned. And the Teacher said 'Let me remind you of the Parable of the Talents. Direct suggestion section Because those ideas are wrong. and in your mind's eye. Challenge those ideas.com . and get them to remove that instruction... The boy who sees an opportunity that other people pass by... The world is not equal. but that those are not your views. The man who can tell a story that keeps lots of people amused is entitled to a reward for his effort. free to become what you want to be. A rich merchant had to leave to go on long journey and would be gone for many years. to be rich. that having wealth is sinful. D The widow who clears a bit of land and plants the seeds is entitled to enjoy I the crop.. Poor boy is told that having money is not evil] And then another great teacher appeared.. You have a duty and an obligation to make money in your community so that you can contribute to it. that a rich man cannot enter the gates of heaven. The master was astonished.. tell them that you know how to make money. money will D be showered upon you. Without rich people there would be no charity... Reorientation [reorient the client with suggestions of permanent change] Copyright David Mason 2011 © key-hypnosis..com indirect quote Reframe Reframe Visualization of wealth « Table of Contents David Mason 71 www. Working and getting what you want. and took his coin and gave it to the first servant. everything you want is right there. Rich people have brought many blessing to the world. You are put on this earth with a certain number of talents and you are expected to use them. What it actually says is 'love of money is the root of all evil'. Only if you make money are you able to share it with those who can't. And the guru said 'If you have the right reasons for having it. People who say money is the root of all evil are not reading the quotation correctly. See yourself a few months from now..key-hypnosis. See yourself as you want to be. It is why you have it that counts. The poor of D this world are entitled to money. The master said to them all.. and so people who can make music must make music so that they can share it. There is nothing wrong with having money. from a desire to help them. V Visualize yourself surrounded by abundance. love for your family. and you are entitled to keep it and use it'.garden. Others don't have that talent and they expect you to use yours. to keep it safe so that I would still have it when you returned'.. The merchant was very angry and beat the servant. that is why you can now make money and keep it. I gave you these talents so you would use them. People who have the talent to make money must use that talent. blessing that would never have happened without those people first becoming rich.. and = to make it grow so that you can use it to show love. Money is simply a tool that lets you get things done. for your parents. Reverse First Embedded metaphor [-1 Poor boy growing up. D You are free to enjoy everything that comes from having such money. and you must become rich if you have the talent and opportunity. The people who are unable to play a musical instrument are entitled to music just the same as those who can. If you have a talent for earning money then you must use that talent. Any money that comes from a desire to help others is blessed. Change fear of not having money into abundance] Your desire to get money came from love.com .. On your way to wealth and riches. . Getting redundancy Induction Just relax now and let your body go limp and heavy. become aware of each breath out... things that last.. attitude...... just letting it all go. more comfortable.. skills... and as that sky gets darker you feel yourself going inwards.. and think of the feeling you get in that place. Kinesthetic Induction relaxation induction breathing induction Pace and lead Depth test Reframing Ambiguity David Mason 72 www... more relaxed..... but people who have lost much also need to think about something else.. Focus on what you still have When you think of what has happened to you........ and relax even more. knowledge........ and continue counting. about the things that are worthwhile...Redundancy Hypnosis Script Being made redundant is always traumatic....... down and down.... and eight. You can reframe the experience.. or a favorite chair... friends. and focus your attention on your breathing.. hold it. This script lets redundancy be seen in a different light... one after the other. but it doesn't have to be a disaster. things get a little darker.. I wonder if you can imagine what it would feel like if your arms and legs were really heavy. and now think of some place where you can be that is always calm and peaceful for you. they need to think about what they still have. another star going out... nothing to think about... and visualize a life after redundancy...... and just drift away. although redundancy often feels that way. just relaxing. it is OK to think of what you have lost.. and then turn off the next one....... as each number is making you more at ease.... Now take a deep breathe... to be able to gain strength from it and use the redundancy experience as an opportunity for a different future.... and more relaxed. and then imagine it's late afternoon. come to terms with redundancy. Redundancy happens to thousands of people.... and as you turn off each star think of the number ten. nine.... memories.. and with each soft breath out. family. really let your body relax..... things are getting ready to settle down for the night.. and stars are coming out now. until it is just too much trouble to find the next number and it is time to totally let go.. letting your mind relax.. and with each breath that sun is going down over the horizon.. that sun goes down a little more. nowhere to go. down and darkness is gathering......... and the sun is going down. early evening..com ... and then slipping away. nothing to do...... a place where you can be on your own. just imagine your arms and legs are so relaxed and heavy that you just can't move them...... This hypnotherapy script helps energize a client who says 'I was made redundant'....... and being made redundant is not an individual failure. about what is still good in their life. a place outdoors perhaps.. and as you let go. and when there are a ten stars you can imagine turning out each star.. Now take another deep breath..key-hypnosis. and think of what you life might have been if you had never had that job.... and you can see that starting now.. you learned how play on a team....... to get past the problem.... they are so valuable that they are irreplaceable... see yourself.... You have a natural ability to do things you need to do..... think about how you can take what you have now... if you had taken some other route earlier in life... and think now.... And you can now. what you can still achieve. to create a new D way forward.... [pause] Reframing Resource Tag Reconnect to successes Examples Reframe life experience Every possibility David Mason 73 www.. feel what it is like to get what you want. hear people talking to you. and learned to do well.. some things in life can be relied on. when you think about it.com .............. what you will do... even faster.. of your perfect life... > to feel differently about yourself... And this thing is no different. take as long as want to enjoy that feeling that you will have when you get to where you want to be... really.. now that you are mature and more experienced in life's ways. if you had made a different choice on one critical day... Imagine that life in full.. you learned how to....... what should have been..don't you? You have lifetime of experience in so many things.. Future pacing section so take a moment now. and then see yourself achieving that. and you have learned to master them. Take a moment now and think back to all the things you have succeeded in.. Learning from this means that you can learn to see things differently.. if you had never met some particular person..... what could have been. you learnt to drive.... and you have always been able to do that. that you want D to do.. others.. what you really want.... and start to build a future for yourself in your mind... talking about you... to last forever.key-hypnosis........' And thinking of that perfect life. that nothing can take away... and when you think back....... exactly how you want it... see what you will own.. 'what if?. you have had setbacks before.. [add in whatever the client has told you has been a success] Your whole life has been a series of tests and successes.. think about what parts are still there to go for... to think....identity Identity Memory Memory Behaviour Capability Capability Capability Capability Identity Behaviour and while it might seem that these cannot measure up. take a moment to allow your mind to roam. things you I had to learn to do........ having what you want... to speculate...... imagine what the right thing for you would be.. and you have those things... stronger..... more determined. and there are many. D You can get back everything you have lost and more.. you are the type of person who can pick themselves up and get going D again.. there is so much energy swirling about. see and hear and taste that success. and then. the system keeps gaining energy until all that energy just has to go somewhere... in the middle of all that turmoil. uproots trees and puts everything into chaos.. All you can do is to keep your head down while it rages over you. I Positive Change Nothing in this world is absolutely secure... I Getting redundancy Metaphor There is an island in the South Pacific where the people are said to be the most friendly in the world. No one is to blame..... look for what the storm has uncovered. to will you to succeed....... tearing down things that have stood for generations.. But once every century or so.... these all combined in strange and complex ways to create a system that grew and grew until it was beyond anyone's ability to control.. All the people work together to fix what was broken and they replant the trees... it strikes at random.. Rule The result is that out of adversity comes good.. the waves will settle... D focus on every bit of it. Metaphor blind forces cause the lay offs energy = resource David Mason 74 www. Rule every change brings opportunity.. humidity.and you can wonder what bit you will enjoy the most.. but when it finally ends..... feel how D good it is to have what you want.. giving what they can.... the livestock.... the bamboo houses...key-hypnosis. pressure. it washes away the crops. Change does happen. you can have it.. What has happened to you is the result of things that started far away..... with good heart. a better life. a few chickens will emerge from hiding. They mourn those who were lost to the great storm and then start rebuilding their lives.. how you can help others. and if they hang on and help each other. that storm started in some distant place.. And yet they know. And they do it willingly. the good times will return. They can only survive by reaching out. green shoots will appear in the fields. Change must happen. blindly thrashing about... taking what they need.com . Capability because if you can imagine it.. and then let something deep inside change... heat. an exceptional storm comes over the horizon and giant waves sweep right over the island. Everything comes to an end eventually. as a combination of circumstances.. and there is no stopping it until it has spent most of the energy that was driving it... to climb out D of this place and create a new life...... started almost unseen... unpredictable in its savage fury. Those who are left face starvation and ruin. and you are not alone.. their fishing boats and everything else. uprooting the strongest trees. in a few days the sun will shine. Your storm will pass. Every few years a great typhoon comes along and damages their houses. let that something build Behavioiur into a determination to get going. It doesn't just bring down the trees.. all modalities sensory change Truism Metaphor parallel with getting redundancy reframing way to survive and thrive Truism Reassurance Truism Reframe as inevitable... like the storm that batters at the windows.... Some people give up. and one step leading to the next.. a different way of living.. And you can see that now.... a definition of who you are..... who knows what to do....... you can re-create your social life.. who is willing to take the chance. Opportunities empathy Reframing something was taken from you take it back begin to plan energize I I I I David Mason 75 www. you can go out and meet new Capability people..some of that energy leaks out...... that is understandable.... you can contribute in many ways to your community life . Capability Because you can have that... in the spaces where the old trees stood is now clear patches........ places that were previously guarded and unavailable are now open. it gives you status... you can create a new life for yourself... to stop finding friends outside.com . to take the easy route.. a place in society. This may be your destiny A lot of people believe that what happens is meant to happen....... The job gives you a social life... a different direction. to be harnessed. interesting things... and what this thing is trying to tell you. ready to be harvested.. not something that had to happen. some people get stressed.... Looking forward in your life you know that you are the sort of person Identity who does do that. Or maybe it is telling you that you can do more than you think you are Behavior capable of.. the thing that Behavior finally unlocks your full potential. and when all that is torn away people feel lost.. but it was a choice.. ready for anyone to use.. 'Who would I talk to?'.. things you like to do.key-hypnosis..... 'What would I have to do to make the first step?'. but it also creates. where things can grow.. Maybe it is time for you to consider Behavior a totally different career. Everything happens for a reason........ but all that has happened is that they have allowed the job to take over their life. you can choose to search for those vacant opportunities.. Then imagine yourself doing that.. think about how you would like to spend your time.. Letting go of negativity Everyone reacts differently to situations. The real issue is whether you are Behavior going to take the time to think about what that real reason is.. Loss of friends People don't just work for money. and then ask yourself . things that were obscured are now exposed. Life never unrolls in straight lines.... maybe it is time to really get out of the rut and test yourself? This may be the greatest thing that ever happened to you.... all that energy destroys.. some people get angry.... all those people are still interested in you. all those friends are still around. and is transferred... and getting advice and guidance.. with friends and family.. to let the job be the centre of their life.'what is stopping me having that?'. and each step leading to the life you want.... Think about the interests you have that you never really pursued. D You did not fail. eyes open . that determination and drive that carries you through... [Pause] Reorientation Section And thinking about who you are.. and with each number you will feel your confidence growing.. You should have been protected. that power to fight back and take what you want.. to live life fully... And now it is time to fight back.. A feeling of depression is a sign that you need to make a clean break with the past and put some distance between yourself and your old ways. D Better. A feeling of anger is telling you to get going and get active.. start counting now. Your future is up to you.. so start to count silently from five up to one. to feel frustrated...... and what you want to be.com « Table of Contents David Mason 76 www.. You can start again. D You can overcome this. and how you are going to start over. The company failed..... and when you reach one you will be back in the present . the type of person who can pick themselves up and get right back into the fight. and ready to make changes.. You are entitled to feel angry..Behavior Identity Frustration is natural... Copyright David Mason 2011 © key-hypnosis.. You are a winner.. Bigger. so when you are ready.. .. You need to take action and make things happen. to feel D disillusioned.com . and be a winner again. You can succeed.. Stronger. Direct Suggestion Motivation What you do determines your success.... fully alert.. Feel that power coming back. Redundancy did not happen because you were not good enough.. The management failed you... You can count from five up to one..key-hypnosis. A sense of frustration is a sign that whatever you are doing isn't working and it is time to try something new. The only way to change the future is from the present.. D Now it is time show them what sort of person you are. . and in that house there is a corridor going down. 'more and more relaxed'. bring to mind now. Then the self esteem section uses the STRONG MIND technique to convince the client that she can do it.. more and more relaxed.. This version has been rewritten so as to be adaptable to any problem that is not clearly defined...] Can you feel that feeling now? [keep describing and evoking the feeling that underlies the unwanted behavior until the person confirms that they are feeling it.....] Hypnosis Induction Now just pay attention to your breathing..Regression Hypnosis Script How to release emotional problems with regression This script was originally developed for a woman who kept crying at inappropriate times. And just allow each gentle breath to take you deeper and deeper.... ' more and more at ease'..... The script starts by priming the client to think about the problem.. I also wanted to fix whatever it was that she was not wanting to bring out that was the real problem... focus on the in and out of your breath.. negative.... warm and comfortable.. Make sure the emotion is brought out and they are in touch with the feeling that goes with the unwanted behavior.. especially when she was praised in public for something she had done..... I want to think about the things that have been happening in your life that have been causing you distress. an unhelpful way of thinking. the kind of house that generations have grown up in.. deepens and tests it...key-hypnosis.... and then just imagine that there is a voice at the back of your head.com . feeling more and more relaxed'... Preparation and Seeding of feeling before trance Now before you settle down.. so I developed a this script to build on her strengths and to convince her that she had the ability to end the behaviour. ' more and more at ease'.. how everything seems to be wrong. and you can go into that house. That's right. that says 'with each breath out.. and think about the events leading up to when you started to feel bad that way..... in particular think about . I could not find any reason for her behaviour. [describe the issue or behavior that brought them here. The script ends with reinforcement and a targeted reorientation... safe and secure.. that in fact that you are projecting on I to the world some inner turmoil. This is followed by a classic REGRESSION technique and INNER CHILD work.... and consider to what extent it actually what is happening in your own mind that is the problem.. Indirect suggestion Affect Bridge Check Breathing induction David Mason 77 www..... And I wonder if you can imagine a big old house somewhere... become aware of the feelings that you have been having... some bad feeling that is present in you when you are in that state.. then induces trance. which has been caused by external events reminding you of old feelings and attitudes old pains old worries.. Hypnotic Depth Test and when you are in this level..... and that is all you need to do..... all the way down to the point where they just don't work any more. you don't have to think.. and you can stop trying now.. and at the bottom of those steps there is something wonderful for you. you're doing very well ..... those muscles can become so relaxed... and that is the way it should be. you can do the most amazing things. D I would like you now to focus your attention on your eyes..... and going down those steps now.. more relaxed... allow that relaxation to spread from those eyes to your forehead and you cheeks and your tongue and countdown induction pace with every second breath Deepener Reassurance Allow time Mind reading anticipation Eye catalepsy David Mason 78 www... a dark velvety blackness.. just allow your mind to drift away. and five.. you can try to open them and you will find that those eyes D are glued tight shut... and three. you don't have to listen..... it is as if they have forgotten how to work.. It is as if those eyes are glued tight shut............ deeper and deeper... and one.. Ten..... and you just cannot open those eyes... There is nothing to think about. drifting down and down. down and down inside that dark safe warm place.. and nine ....... can relax those eyes all the way down now. and in that room there are steps going down. imagine floating.down and down. and after one there is just zero.... To the point where those eyes are glued tight shut... as you go down and down... And when you are sure that you have relaxed them all the way down....... and two down and down. while another part has already gone into the level that is exactly right for you........ the centre of that zero... and you just cannot open those eyes. you begin to realize that you are looking for one particular room. you don't have to do anything. so tired.. and going deeper and deeper into that house.. and four.key-hypnosis.. Become aware of the tiny muscles that control your eyelids.... more at ease...com .. And part of your mind is probably wondering if you are going into trance... nothing to do.. D to the point where they just don't work.. deeper and deeper...... and seven .. and there are ten steps...... and as you go further in..and you can imagine drifting down that corridor. smooth and soft and peaceful... and the harder you try the harder they are stuck shut. drifting... all Behaviour you have to do is to enjoy that wonderful feeling of deep deep relaxation..... and each breath still relaxing you more.... and you can go down those steps and each step will make you more relaxed..... more relaxed. that's right. sinking. and going now deeper and deeper.. and the part of your mind that is going deeper and deeper can relax those eyes even more. more comfortable..... and six.... as you go further down. and eight..... deeper into that corridor. You just cannot open those eyes. and imagine now.... a way that doesn't make you [problem] and you won't lose the ability to have the good feelings of [problem] you can keep what you get from [problem] you will still be able to D have what you want.. you can forget about your legs..... And once D your mind knows exactly what you want... those eyes are telling you that you can control parts of your body that you didn't know you could control... and you can instruct it to keep you safe in a different way.... you can change it.. it is > something you have never really used before.......Capability Capability Capability Capability Behavior Capability Behavior Capability Behavior your jaw.... your own power... and when you are in in this state you can control it.. That strong mind of yours will deliver anything you want. and you D have that power and when you are in this state now.. all the way down to those feet far away. you can forget about your hands. ways of doing amnesia Paradox Resource Hypnotic logic Use specific wording here Keep secondary gain David Mason 79 www.. And it has been doing it in one way... because you have that ability.. And once that strong mind knows what you want. of how you want to be. you can begin to instruct it...... and you can allow as much time as you want to make the change that you need.. you have that capacity... and an hour of internal time is like a second of clock time. You can start that process of instructing your mind of exactly how you want it.. and you can forget about your feet..... But now that you have wakened that strong mind of yours..... a way that doesn't cause you [problem]. it is D ready to let you have that change...... and that strong mind is what has been causing your problem. how and when to behave. and you can take that energy. but only in an appropriate way. you can access your own resources.. But that strong mind is also what is going to be the solution to your D problem. nothing can stop it.... and that's D because there are parts of your mind that you can control that you didn't know you could control..... and you > may have suspected for a long time that you have a strong mind.. none of that is important any more.key-hypnosis... Hypnotic Capability Suggestion Because you see [Client Name] those eyes are telling you something important. because the whole > purpose of that mind is to keep you safe... what to do and what D not to do.... Once your mind is lined up. and just imagine a wave of relaxation going down your body. it is paying attention to you.. your are just pure mind. of how you want D to feel..... and the reason that you can control it is because you have a strong mind. pure energy.com ... once that strong mind of yours knows what you want and how you want it will deliver. it will deliver that D to you.. of how you want to respond... and your D mind can begin to think of strategies and processes. Hypnotic Change Suggestion And you can start that process now. and that mind of yours is listening now. ..... and your mind has known for some time now that it is time to change. changes are happening.. Oh.. and you learned that. and it really doesn't matter.. Reassurance All possibilities Ideomotor convincer One thing means another thing.. and will give you exactly the outcome you want. only this time V see yourself the way you want to be.... and changing Capability = your behavior is the same.things. you have had so many successes. there was a time when you couldn't write........ you don't have to assist.. but really. and what it is you want to change.. You can change your behavior without really knowing how you do Capability it.. you can allow a finger or a thumb to move.... and you don't really know how you learned them..... it will seem one of your most surprising successes.. maybe you can't . and see yourself in those same situations . completely relaxed.. breathing gently. there was a time when it was important to make friends and you learned that..... knowing that you can do it... and take some time and allow those changes to start....... in ways that are very pleasing to you.and that will be your mind signaling that it is time to move on.... there was a time when it was necessary to learn skills to get a job and you learned that.... when you have the change. and it will continue until your behavior has completely changed. quickly and permanently.... and the reason = you have come here is because.... but you will know that you have done it..... that tiny movement is your mind telling you that you are ready to change.. and you will find that change just happens.... and those changes have started. that change has started already. and these are all successes... with that strong mind of yours.. I know some things might not = seem like success now.. you don't need to know how you do it.. and K when you feel the first of the changes . and there will be many...... So think about that behavior.... from that thing that has past change = success Examples future pacing Deepener.......... although you may not have noticed...... because when you l0ok over your life.. the way that would be best for you...com ...... that it is time to change. you learned that... David Mason 80 www.key-hypnosis. And just feel yourself relaxing even more....... hearing these words.. a long time ago there was a time when you couldn't read... and think of how you are going to make those changes.... and what you life will be like afterwards.. and you can focus on how you are going to do that. maybe you can feel them. even though you don't know exactly how they are going to happen... knowing that... you Identity D have the kind of mind that does these changes easily.... all you life you have managed things. that will take over from those old ways. allow them to happen. K you will find that a finger or a thumb just moves on its own.. you can continue that way. until you are so different and when you look back on this day.... [await response] That's right. and it is Capability D starting right now. whatever happened in the past is the past.. and it is time to walk away from it.. so much that might have been better but didn't work out. life is like a series of rooms that we all go through.... ready for fun and play.. Someone who can decide what she wants. proud of your triumphs.... and so this change will be simple... it is time to go forward with your life now. D You are someone on the threshold of a completely new existence. Someone who has had all the knocks and bumps. D Hypnotic Regression David Mason 81 www.. regression laughing like a little girl. starting afresh... proud of who you are. someone who has new ambitions. Someone who looks for opportunities and openings.. and is stronger for them. And that's a good thing. ready to step out of there and grow... a path that leaves you..been holding you back. Capability You are someone with the ability to change. to open the door on something new and step through it. Rule truism and as one door closes.com . M because you know that you are leaving behind that old stuff. proud of your mistakes. You are a stronger person.. all the things you did... and see ahead of you.. and leave so much behind.. it has always been there for you.....another door opens.. so different.. knowing who you are... becoming who you want to be....... that has been making you feel this way........ and when you think about the future it can be so exciting............... and you are a better person now....... and Priming for D you can imagine now.... you can just step forward and decide where you want to go and what you want to be. and you know the guarantee is that this is caused by your own mind..... into bright sunlight......... to decide that it is time to walk away from a D Inevitability situation. waiting..key-hypnosis..... because they have all D self esteem led you to where you are. and that's OK.. and you can imagine now. that's D who you are. you have always had it.. a completely new way of being. proud of your achievements .... you have that strength.... exactly what D she wants. and it is working in you now.. and a path...... and just imagine reaching out... Who can step across the boundaries. and part of you now realizes that it is time to turn over a new leaf. and there are many paths in front of you...... and M nothing has a hold on you now.. Capability that determination. closing that door on it... there are many ways to get what you want. better... and laughing.. that has always been there.. Identity D reaching out and taking what you want.. strong mature experienced. a beautiful day.... Identity proud of everything you have done and said. and when you think back D to all the changes you have made. someone who is ready for a new life...... a path that takes you forward. that's what that mind of yours is delivering to you....... you have the ability to do that. stepping through that door. and things that have happened over the last year or so have begun to lead you to this position. Take the little girl in your arms....... take a deep breath and just Haaaa... that overwhelming need.. and you can just think about how things used to be.. I'd like you now to take a deep breath... back through the years.... just remember that feeling... when you first had that feeling. see yourself much smaller.. allow your mind to wander about ... what she was like? That little girl V is not very happy... and I want you [clientname]... that feeling that you have.. your mum and dad.. allow your mind to think back to then. and she can feel better... you don't know what is happening to you. when you don't know why. don't try to judge or worry about it .. Can you picture that little girl? Yeah Can you see how she was dressed. The very first time you felt that way... is she? I think she needs some help.. don't you? It's not to late to help her. go back into that place..There's just one thing more...... see yourself at home.... this way and that. just say the word 'Yes'. always.... allow your mind to drift back and back. see yourself as you were then... playing. She is just little... Think about what it was like for that little girl.. she hasn't done anything wrong..... that will explain what is going on.. that terrible feeling.. and all the people around you... and let your mind go all the way back to the first time you felt that. the adult woman... see her face.... and think back to the very first time you felt that way..... the grownups are doing things and she doesn't know about it.. Why does that little girl feel sad? Someone died or someone was sick and that little girl felt sad.. and you might get a memory or an image or a feeling. and let your mind drift back.. and think about times when you have had that feeling. back in time... see yourself as a teenager. find the words that will comfort her. Remember nothing in your own mind can ever harm you..key-hypnosis. allow yourself to really open up to that... what was happening when you felt that way? What was going on? Describe what was happening for you. Allow your self to feel the very first time you felt that way... smell. it's a feeling you have had many times.. and when you have something. She doesn't really know what is going on..... V feel what she feels............. What are you experiencing now......... find the right words.and think about a time long ago when you were a girl. tell her that you will be there with her. a long time ago.. you can go back though the ages.. I want you to go back to that little girl.com . she how she is dressed... I want to see that little girl........ The only thing I can remember is watching TV and feeling sad. David Mason 82 www. to a time when you were much younger. Deepener Regression Gradually going back Find the ISE accept anything Instructions Inner Child work Arouse all the memory traces: visual.. why she had to cry what she felt that made her feel that way. in that situation. explain to her that it is not her fault.. see yourself at school... and it all works out. And one more breath and allow your mind to clear. . and growing older still..... and you can watch over her there... that you always will. and feel that little body melting into yours. and watch as she gets smart and strong.. Do whatever you need to do.. Can you see that little girl smiling? Nods That's right. feel your arms around her. and she just wants to be loved. and 19 and 20 and 21... who is ready to make you feel good and sometime when you are not paying attention you will feel that little laugh bubbling up like bubbles in a pond... you can look after her. and she will go through lots of problems.. deep inside.. and watch as she grows. and look at her face... and just be herself. see her growing into to a young woman.. watch as she throws her head back and laughs.. you can guide her.. Get her to be a just a little girl. you can be her strength. and wanted.. you know the way that little girls do. understand that you will always be there. sounds. to make that little girl understand. feel the soft skin she has. let her feel that she is special and deserves to be needed and wanted and loved...... and you know. and independent see her becoming a teenager..hold her against your breasts.. that you love her. strong and fit and happy.. feel that little body.. you can show her what to do.... you know how to do that.key-hypnosis. see her growing older... somewhere outdoors. 13.. going through all those changes. because she wants to enjoy being who she is. good people. small and delicate and weak..... smell her hair...... there is a happy laughing little girl who is ready to play........ to play with.... hold that little girl tight.. but you can be with her. get her to look at you and smile. and 14 and 15. watch as she grows in her mind in her body... watch her as she runs around... 16 and 17.. and then take her by the hand and lead her out of that place.... Now do whatever you have to do to get that little girl to laugh...com .. that little girl is still there.... and you can be there every step of the way.......... and you will know that life can be so good....... and imagine that little girl now... where she can play and be a little girl........ see her going through all the changes that girls go through...... passing through school.... can you get that little girl to smile? Do whatever you have to do to get her to smile... lead her out of there.. and you can give her companions.. and you will reconnect to that old feeling.... Add resources Remind her of changes she remembers More change Suggestions of strength and maturity reassurance Growing out of core problem Merge the old and the new David Mason 83 www... to grow with...... Let the client choose how Make a change to the memory Let the client choose how Change the place for her Let the metaphor memory evolve.. that she is not alone. and let grow until she is the same age that you are now...... and she is someone... she will never be alone. somewhere nice....... texture use however she experiences it. Feel the two of you becoming one... let her feel your warmth and your love....... see her surrounded by friends... you can always be there for her.... just because she is a little girl.. it will start quite gently.. and you are memory behind bringing that little girl with you... and you are left sitting there... but once it has started....and changes you can begin to look forward to that new life........ as you get to two.... and you have stepped through another one of those doors...... it hits another pebble..com ... D and so now. until an avalanche is started and nothing can resist it. that's right. and knowing that you have changed.and that is another sign that your mind is changing that you are on = your way to be being different now.. So when you are ready begin counting quietly to yourself from Five up to One..... and as you count from five to four... and you are Leave the old closing the door on an old room. deciding what you want to do...... just suggest allow your mind to dwell on these things and become aware that D kinesthetic something has changed.....key-hypnosis. and M all that old stuff is just cleared away... ready for the rest of your day.... take a deep breath... David Mason www. and knowing that something has changed. And then one more breath and just allow your mind to clear.......key-hypnosis.. off into a lovely place. D and then one you will be awake.... something deep inside is different. It is like throwing a pebble on a hillside. and another... it all tumbles down and is gone. and when you get to one you will back in the present... in the bright day...... you will feel that certainty. and that's the way it should be. nothing can stop D it. Reorientation So now in a moment I am going to ask you to count from five up to one. and together you can walk hand in hand...... you have passed through into a room full of light and happiness. that process is continuing. seeing all the way to the horizon. NOW.. fully Reorientation alert. and just Haaaa. from four to three you will feel that happiness welling inside you.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 84 www.. you will remember the feeling D of that little girl. and old chapter..... D and three to two... ... relaxed.... Stopping racing thoughts And maybe you can imagine an island. and as you lie there........... soft light.... multitudes of bright coloured fish darting this way and that. nothing to think about.... and maybe a smell of spices and strange ingredients...... a smooth sandy bottom.. nothing to do.. the sand metaphor is aimed at emptying the mind....... nothing to do...... It takes you on a mental journey to a tropical island where you visualise relaxing images and then become part of nature and leave your stress behind.key-hypnosis... tied near the shore. at first... and then a feeling of floating....... arms and legs.. comfortable... The fish metaphor is aimed at calming intrusive thoughts. and you can enjoy that wonderful feeling of drifting down ..... but as you snuggle deeper and get more comfortable....... just letting go......... The final section sets up an anchor to call up the feeling of relaxation anywhere.. anytime.. with nothing to do. as if you are on a boat.... breathing gently in and out. maybe on vacation somewhere........ you can close those eyes and imagine it if you want to imagine.. It can also be used as a hypnotic induction and meditation. your head supported.. summer.. as if you were sinking down and down into a wonderful soft luxurious bed. darting here and there... the fish start to pair up...... you notice that at first they are like thoughts.. muscles easing and softening... and as you relax every breath relaxes you more..... far away.. eyes closed. allowing your thoughts to drift away. as your mind drifts deeper.. eyes relaxing. or even in a warm bath in a hot steamy room.. just letting go. held safely and securely.. on a warm day... warm... the water is waist high... and watching those fish. totally relaxed. a heaviness in your arms and legs. and there is the smell of the sea. and down below. floppy... gently breeze...com ........ a feeling........ to gradually begin to move in the same direction Technique V Dissociation V I Pacing Sensory muscle relaxation > V Smells Memory of rocking FISH V Metaphor Safety! M Deepener David Mason 85 www....... face smoothing. and the bird metaphor suggests taking a new perspective. nothing to think about... or a feeling of being rocked gently.. or in a favourite place. warm and clear.. shooting off suddenly in any direction. Target Memory Memory Induction I wonder if you can imagine lying on a soft cushion... as if they are sinking down into the cushion...Relaxation and Stress Reduction Guided Relaxation script This script is a creative visualization designed to teach an over anxious person stress relaxation techniques.. just enjoying that relaxation.. . until the sand is smooth and flat. totally at ease.. stretching unbroken around the island.... and the whole group slows down... or in a swing seat V looking out to sea.. or vague shapes and silent harmonies.. enjoying each other's company......... and anytime a fish becomes aware of another fish a natural instinct takes over. Memory of lounging Tactile Repetitive sounds Deepener SAND Metaphor smooth = calm mind David Mason 86 www............. shoals of similar fish......... and swirls the sand grains around. relaxation............. the waves roll up the beach and then pull away.......... and soon they are forming schools... a flat expanse of perfect white sand.. V and each wave rolls gently out again... M smoothing out every bump.. stretching from M the sunlit warm shallows to the cool deep blue depths... and lays them M down softly. every footstep. without a thought. getting grace and direction from each other... and as you watch they slow down and move and merge in formations of light and colour.. soundless wordless... gently gliding this way and that........ and the fish form a gentle swaying moving mass of colour and beauty.... and swirls the sand grains again.. like a mind at peace....... all those fish swim together naturally....... and the rhythm of the waves matches your breathing... there's a cool drink by your hand. as each shoal gets bigger. and maybe you can imagine that sand sloping all the way down to the blue depths of the ocean.. with nothing to think about..com ... and lets them settle. settling into a pattern that calms and steadies............. just content to let the water carry you . peaceful and serene..... M and a feeling of deep rest. just drifting on and out... the fish move closer together.. responding to some unseen current . allowing your mind to soar free. endlessly smoothing and rounding and polishing.... letting go..... flashes of dark and silver....... Getting Perspective letting go. sliding and gliding... going on and on.... or gliding effortlessly through the clear warm shallows without a care... like a gentle slow motion rain..... free to move or float or drift or just remain surrounded by warm gentleness. > and as each wave rolls down the beach it swirls the sand grains around.. pattering smoothly down. like a mind totally at ease..key-hypnosis. beads of condensation run down the V side......Memory at the same time. a current can carry the imagination across that smooth sandy surface....... like partners dancing M underwater .... D like swaying at ease in a hammock between two trees.. silently....... like colours fading and merging.... Emptying the mind and that peaceful feeling stays with you . and the soft lapping of nearby waves.. perfectly smooth.. the sound is relaxing and calming.... . your body will relax...... and you can see far into the distance. you can think about possibilities. and can you can make them change.. in your mind's eye.... lying there totally relaxed.... ride the wind with the bird as it begins to circle.for as long as you want.. and down below. further and further away. away from everything....com . a steady blissful relaxation.. as if you had a long sleep. as a part of a bigger thing..... and how everything depends on how you look at it... or you might call up something different to remind you. Anchoring relaxation And... and from up in the sky you can look M through the bird's eyes.... and wake up at your normal time.......... it's as if you were leaving everything behind. you can find a moment or two.... for as > long as you want. as if you've left so much behind.. in the future... houses. or a particular feeling you enjoy...... and you can choose to remember this state of relaxation.......... putting some distance between yourself and a situation might give you the chance for a different perspective...... room to move. you can choose..... as that bird soars onwards into the sky. patterns become clear.like a tropical bird in an empty blue sky........ patterns form and break and merge and you can see how things change... streams... the relaxation.. or a sound.. or you can continue to enjoy this dreamy relaxed state for as long as you want... and you could choose an image from this session...... what's going on. people. and you can see the ground far below....... if you want to.. every time. almost insignificant.. but still somehow connected. a moment or a hour... roads. doesn't it. but from the bird's point of view........... and the people around you..... in a busy day maybe.. peace and silence. when you are ready... you will recall this wonderful relaxed feeling.. a bird's eye view. high in the sky. and the actions of those others as part of a bigger thing.............. to enjoy a feeling of lightness and ease.......... and give yourself all the space you need.... a natural restful sleep...... and from that distance everything looks very small... and come back to the present feeling wonderfully refreshed. from a different view point... one thing blends into another thing. your mind will relax............. trees..... you can drift off to sleep...... whatever is best for you.... and just enjoy the moment. isn't it? And from a distance.... everything is really quite small... anytime you want. to stretch..... and when you bring that to mind.... and through that bird's sharp eyes you can see yourself. you can choose to slip into BIRD metaphor height = perspective Dissociation Reframe Reframe Select the best anchor Link the feeling David Mason 87 www..... the comfort... to grow.. > and your situation.....key-hypnosis.. nothing but clean air and the feel of the wind rippling.... > and as the bird soars.. the bird gives you a new perspective on things.... give your mind a wide horizon........ and really... it lets you think about yourself. leaving the dull earth > behind... if it is safe to.... And maybe you can see yourself..... ... mind and body..relaxation. anytime anywhere....... all you need to do now is to choose. now..com © 2009 Options Post Hypnotic suggestion « Table of Contents David Mason 88 www..key-hypnosis....com ...key-hypnosis. whenever you need to . and that thought will stay with you whatever you do. David Mason www.. to drift away or gradually come back. you can choose to relax. and just allow that breathing to allow you to relax…. The end section is about getting refocused on your goals and overcoming obstacles to reach those goals. who feel disconnected and out of touch.key-hypnosis. a feeling of heaviness in your arms and legs… and your shoulders perhaps… allow that feeling to grow… and maybe could imagine that each breath out can make you more and more relaxed.Spirit of Time This script is for people who feel a sense of loss in their lives. It was developed for a client who had a bad upbringing and felt she had not really spent the time she should have with her grandparents . more and more… and each breath out…. that's right… Visualisation induction And I wonder if you can imagine a beach somewhere…. quiet and that bird is going slowly round and round down and down…. and that bird begins to circle round and round … and you can follow it in your minds eye… as that bird begins to sink … and spirals down and down… round and round and down and down… and as you watch that bird… the sun begins to set and everything begins to be dark and calm….can allow you to become more at ease… more comfortable… more relaxed…. and you can watch that bird as if you were above…looking down as it circles… disappearing… down and down…. Induction Section Physical Relaxation Take a deep breath now and as you breath out… just allow the whole of your body to relax…. It is a basically a Revelation metaphor.. that's right… Countdown Induction [use a countdown if the client shows signs of needing deepening] Allow your mind to clear… to be open to possibilities… Therapy Section Dissociation I wonder if you can imagine a land far away from here… a place of mountains and valleys and trees and streams… a place of magic and mists and memories… Setup the entry point David Mason 89 www. and you are walking along the beach… and the waves are coming in … and as you walk along… the waves are washing away your footsteps … and you find yourself gradually getting more and more relaxed and you look up in the sky and there is a bird … floating … drifting… flying…. but has elements of other metaphors throughout.com . settle down and let go… that's good… and on the next breath out allow your arms to relax… and on the next breath allow your legs to relax… and maybe you could imagine what it would be like to have your arms and legs feel so heavy… as if you could not move them… loose and limp and heavy….they died when she was very young. to this place….com .. leading you on… and up ahead…. something that has been affecting you for a long time now just isn't there any more… as if you have been dragging something along with you and now it's gone… as if you have stepped cleanly out of an old set of clothes… and you have this feeling that you have always been wanting to cross that… to the other side… and you feel strangely free… for the first time in a long time…. now… specially for you… Indirect Suggestion .. after a long journey….key-hypnosis.. the Meeting and on the other side of the bridge you find yourself following a path…. two figures… it looks like a man and a woman….Leaving behind and you start on to that crossing… and as you do…. and that mist comes towards you… and you feel yourself enveloped in that mist… and everything is grey and formless and quiet… and suddenly ahead of you… you notice a crossing… like a bridge to the other side… and you somehow know that you should cross over here… that crossing is there for a reason…. even though you have never been here you know this place … everything feels just right… it is as if something has finally been settled… Meet the ancestors And you look at the man and the woman… old and wise faces … and there is a stillness about them… a wisdom… an inner calm… and their faces seem familiar…maybe a family resemblance… you realize you might have seen these people before. a feeling as if something is about to happen… and all around everything suddenly goes quiet…. David Mason 90 www.there is a feeling in the air….and you find yourself walking along a road… and there is a strange dream like quality to the experience… you feel warm and safe… calm… and all round you everything is peaceful… and yet …. we have been watching your progress… and especially now… now that you are ready… to change…. happy to see you… and the feeling you get is… acceptance… welcome… completion… as if you have come home…. Perspective we here have watched you grow up …. everything that has made you who you are… and you might think that you were alone … nobody knew the troubles you had… nobody heard you cry… nobody saw your sadness… but we did. old photographs… vague stirrings of memories… from when you were very young… and you look around and you somehow know who all these people are… Purpose And you hear a voice saying 'Welcome… we who went before you welcome you to this place… we have been waiting to meet you for a long time now… since before you were born. and up ahead there is a mist…. maybe you were aware of our presence sometimes… maybe not… but we have seen everything that happened in your life.. it is as if a weight is lifted off your shoulders…. are waiting for you… and as you get closer you can see that there are other people there as well… smiling… looking at you. that it's there. after today. putting things into perspective…. let go of something you have been holding back for so long… hiding perhaps… and be ready to receive…. maturing. talking and sharing. who you are… how you can be…now…. growing. quiet contentment and family ties….key-hypnosis. evolving…. what really will be…. strength and success. that in their eyes you are better than all of them… special… wanted… awaited… that they wish they has been able to spend more time with you … but they had to go…. that you are equal to anyone … equal to everyone…. to experience yourself as they see you…. and you can see yourself in many ways… and understand what was before unclear… and maybe know different lives… as if you are watching David Mason 91 www. laughing. about yourself… about your life…. knowledge…. and that unconscious mind will protect you… keep you safe … everything you learn today will stay with you always… and let you enjoy… changing. learning….. and you might be aware of…. to know that you are loved and accepted for who you are….com . and they never really got the chance… to tell you what they are telling you now… Self resources And you can take a few moments now to be open to those voices… to those feelings…. And you walk with these people. showing you what really is… what really was….Change And we also saw your strength… that inner spark … striving. to become aware of what they have been trying to tell you…. and you spend some time with that couple… learn something they want to tell you… something they never got the chance to… and you can open your mind now…open your heart…. enjoying the company of these wise and gentle men and women… and you hear stories about distant times and far off places… stories about your parents and their parents… of generations past… stories of struggle and defeat. how you think and feel and behave will be different … Self esteem So come and share with us for a while… we are all proud of you… pleased with what you have achieved so far… of who you are… what you are doing… we are all proud of you… admire you… and what you are about to do… and there is one couple who particularly want to meet you… who want to tell you something they never got the chance to… Getting the wisdom. to accept those ideas…. yearning for better things… what we have learned… what you are here for… is about change… life is about Change… you may not have realized this yet… but your life is about to change… your unconscious mind knows it is time to change…. affirming that you are loved and wanted… that you are worthy… you are special…. words… feeling…sounds… sensations… things that let you feel as if something in your mind is talking to you … giving you the advice you need… the learning …. And as you become aware of that your mind drifts away to a far off place… a place of possibilities… a place without… time… without form… a place where you can sense many different things…. and there are so many ways… and you can imagine reaching your arms out… gathering them all to you… picking up that strength… storing away determination… courage… and above all… finding the love for you that is there… and absorbing it… deeply…. Goal Metaphor and you find yourself in a high place…. and from each you get something special…. far below… and you know you are finished with that way… and on the other side… is a broad slope…. it might be a door… or a cloud or something else… but that's your goal Obstacle And while you think about that symbol the voice says 'It is now time to start down that path. that used to be closed… that you have permission …. and finding treasures waiting there… until one of them draws you aside and tells you that your time with them is coming to an end… that soon you will have to go back…. and in the distance you can see something there… something that symbolizes what it is that you want to have happen… something that symbolizes success… and you can think about what it is that you want to achieve…. and you can allow your mind to recognise something that represents that.. [1 minute break] And you find more and more people in that place….key-hypnosis.…. and the time has come to do that….' and you look.com . a word of wisdom… a gift of knowledge… a reminder of how much you mean to them… and that awakens in you a realization… you are a part of something much greater… that one day you too will have something to pass on… that you are worthy of being in that place with those people…. and put that in place at the end of that road. 'But before you return … there is one more thing we want to give you … we want to give you a vision… we want to give you the ability to achieve. and part of you already knows what that is… and with our help you can find it and achieve it…. as if from a distance Attaining the goal And as you are thinking about these things… time passes…and with every moment you are gathering more and more things to yourself… opening doors…. to get to your goal… ' and you find yourself setting off… and at first the path is easy and you are going quickly and then you find yourself up against an David Mason 92 www. And maybe it's sharp and clear and maybe it's a shifting misty form…. and on one side you can see the road you came on…. to what you are striving for…. letting in light… looking into dark places….them… like images projected on clouds…. because there is something you need to achieve something important to you …. and knowing that all clouds fade eventually and now your mind can be open to everything….as if you were hearing the sound of rainbows… music in the thunder…. with a path going down… that gets gradually wider and in the distance becomes a broad road… and the voice tells you 'look at where that path leads… it leads to your goal… to what you want. and you too can see life in perspective…. And far away… on a hill looking down…there are hundreds of figures… watching… approving… applauding your successes…. that you recognize… and you begin to ask yourself if it is all worth it… if it is worth going on… and in your mind the voice whispers 'Keep your eye on the goal… go straight for it'… and you surprise yourself by walking straight ahead… right across the paths…. of arrival. and it's old and peeling… it looks like it was written by a child… and your goal is almost in reach… you could just reach out and touch it… and the voice whispers… 'dare to. and take another deep breath and just allow your mind to clear… that's right… Direct Suggestion Section David Mason 93 www.key-hypnosis. of achievement. and that barrier moves and breaks and crashes down… and tumbles out of the way… and you can run forward into that feeling… rush forward into it now… feel yourself surrounded by it… bathed in it… supported by it. of completion … to grow in you now… to fill your mind… to fill your body… like a warmth spreading through you… as if the clouds have parted and flooded the scene with bright happy light… in your mind you can throw your arms out… throw your head back and laugh out loud… like a child running free in some grassy place… because it is yours… you have done it… achieved it… And you find you self… like a floating in a warm bath… totally at ease… knowing you have succeeded totally… and it's yours now…. and you do… Barrier and finally. And you look at the sign. do it. and you know you can do it… you have done it… achieved it… you have what you want… and you can allow that feeling of success. you are on the broad road… the easy path… and you are almost at the goal… and you can see it clearly now… you can feel it's what you want… you know it's what you want… there is a barrier right in front of it.obstacle…. you can go straight on…. keep out'. So you rip the sign off.com . Twists and you continue onwards and the way gets easier but ahead the path starts to twist and turn and fold back on itself and it all looks so far and takes so long… and you get a feeling of weariness…. and you realize that those twists were put there by other people… you don't have to follow them…. of a hundred invisible hands pushing with you…. take it '… . and you push on the barrier… and at first it's too strong… and you push again and it moves a little… and then you become aware a hidden strength.. So now take a deep breath and release it… aahh….. and you realize that you have been here before… this obstacle has always stopped you in the past… and you have that familiar feeling… and then you hear a wise old voice whispering deep in your mind 'you can go round it… you don't have to stick to the same route… 'and you find that as soon as you step off that familiar path… the obstacle vanishes… and you can go on….… success. and as they fade away you know that they are there for you always... And a sign that reads 'Danger. confidence and ability… because of that support…. and take another deep breath and just allow your mind to clear… that's right… Now allow yourself to get that feeling… that feeling of success…. you can decide what you want… and what you will not accept… and what you will do… change and challenge comes easy to you now.. and you know that you are worthy….. that you are strong…. determined… capable…. You are a stronger person now… you realize that you have a place in the world… you have a destiny… you can dare to choose…. and really enjoy that. Core Transformation Section So now take a deep breath and release it… aahh…... And there is a problem that you have been having for a while…. an issue… how does that feeling transform that thing that you are thinking about…and allow the transformation to take place… and it will transform. think about that problem now… and think how that problem is transformed by having that feeling… and the knowledge that you have that feeling… that you have that support that it is surrounding you … How does that transform that problem? Allow that feeling to transform the way you think about that problem. feel it spreading to every part of your body…. confident… you know that behind you… is a long line of people… pushing you onwards…. feel it spreading through out your mind… feel yourself awash in it…. feel it surging through you … that strength and certainty and knowledge… really enjoy that … allow it to multiply … feel yourself surrounded by it… filled with it….com . because you know you are worthy…. you know you are the equal of anyone… you know that you are a worthwhile person… that every part of you is valuable…. and you know that you represent a long long line … and you have much to be proud of… and knowing that can make you strong… and give you the ability to make that change….key-hypnosis. and it just feels right… David Mason 94 www. and you will find that you have freedom….From now on… you will become aware…that you can deal with problems… that there are always solutions… that you determine the outcome… that you have the resources and the abilities to get what you want… what you deserve…from now on you know that you approach each problem calmly… decide what you want … and keep going until you achieve it. how you experience it…. and the time is now… and you can accept that now…. that feeling of knowing that you are supported… that there are generations of people supporting you… and allow that feeling to grow and fill you… and think about that feeling… think about what colour it might be… allow your mind to focus on that colour… think about what shape it might be… and focus on that shape… and become aware of how you are experiencing that feeling… whereabouts in your body it is… And allow that feeling now to grow to spread .. And from now on…. supporting you… following your every move with approval…. And knowing that can make you more confident… you know you have support… always and everywhere….. in your quiet moments… you can get in touch with that feeling again… and feel all that support… and think about all you have learned… and ask yourself… when you have a problem.. and THREE beginning to stir…head moving… shoulders moving… and TWO coming back to the present eyes flickering…. and ONE eyes open… back to the present awake and alert…. and knowing that something deep inside has been completed… fixed… released… So counting now…. and take another deep breath and allow your mind to clear… that's right… You are doing very well…. and when I get to one you will be back in the present feeling good and ready to continue with your normal activities….key-hypnosis. FIVE…. FOUR….com . beginning to get feeling back in your arms and legs…. you have made a profound change… And in a moment I am going to count from five to one….Reorientation So take a deep breath and release it… aahh…. David Mason © 2008 « Table of Contents David Mason 95 www. and I was driving a good car. It is about knowing what your goals are and how to to get to them. This one had cruise control. No stress. You actually don't have to slow down at bends. It maintains that speed for you and all you have to do is point the car in the right direction. still well under the speed limit. Cruise Control I used to have to drive to another city at the other end of the country several times a month. Also I enjoy driving. David Mason 96 www. I always arrived tired and grumpy. I could have gone by plane or train but I had a lot of gear to take with me. and then again setting the cruise control to maximum. but overall going as fast as I could. Then I bought a new car. letting the car hurtle round bends at maximum speed. It points out the lesson that we all tend to rush at things that we shouldn't and waste time worrying when we should be powering ahead. I used to sit there. no panics. Before I had cruise control my method of dealing with bends in the road was to brake going into the bend and then accelerate out of it. In this country. but time after time the car took me around the curves smoothly and safely. And I also learned to respect that recommended speed. I found that not only was I getting to my destination quicker than before. At first it was terrifying. ready to stamp on it if things got out of control. It turned driving into steering. I tried various routes but it always took about the same time. By trusting that the car I was driving was built to handle the twists and turns in the road. I was arriving fresh and relaxed. with my foot poised above the brake pedal. I ignored them: it was only a recommendation after all. I was using the roads the way they were designed to be used. I would set the cruise control to just under the speed limit and take my feet off the accelerator and just enjoy the scenery going by. By going into the bend at the recommended speed the car went round as if it was on rails. I came to realise that road engineers do a wonderful job. The journey took about eight hours. Because I discovered one important thing.key-hypnosis. It's good to get out on the road from time to time. I used to go as fast as I could. But what you can do is not necessarily what you should do.Cruise Control Focus on what really counts This metaphor can be told to clients who are over anxious or feel 'driven' all the time. no matter how low. every bend is so designed that on a dry day you can go into every bend safely at maximum speed. but got frustrated by slower vehicles and bends in the road. unless it specifically has a sign telling you to use a lower speed. Some bends have signs showing recommended speeds.com . With cruise control you just set the speed and the car takes over. I loved it. On my long journey I would set the cruise control and just let the car run on by itself. Just gliding through smoothly and safely. com .So what I discovered is: it is not about driving as fast as you can. and that the rules are there to protect you.key-hypnosis. Speed is about effective speed. you can go further and faster than you ever thought possible.com © 2007 « Table of Contents David Mason 97 www. remember that the road has been designed for you to go to the limit. By accepting that invisible partnership. David Mason www. When things look difficult. is actually about not wasting time on worrying. The secret to going fast.key-hypnosis. not maximum speed. and the next. and think about it... and then rake all the earth back and forth.......... It encourages you to plant your worries in the garden and leave them there to grow into something else....key-hypnosis. dissociation induction Empathize seeding Metaphor Transformation Externalize the problems Resource begin the transformation transformation continue small David Mason 98 www....... why not do that?.. The metaphor then continues by encouraging the transformation into something new and fresh... and yet. and sometimes it seems like they never go away.. and see it being covered up...... and when you think about it..... and then imagine how it would be to line up all your worries. as it it had never existed. good rich soil..... and then dig a hole for each one.. and giving you a visualization of changing them... there always seems to be something that stops you relaxing.. The metaphor works to relieve stress by getting you to transform your worries into metaphoric objects. and just look at them. isn't there? Worries and concerns... and take the next worry .. and then smooth the earth over it.. and bury that one. not the thing you are worrying about.... and notice how each one is different.. just rich soil... soft and easy. nothing to think about. and see the first worry going in the hole. relaxed.. a tranquil place where you have nothing to do. but the worry itself.... and imagine that you find a bit of land in that place outdoors ... your own healing ability starts and the process will continue until the underlying reason for the stress is eliminated... to think of a summer day. about how long you have had them... see the size and shape of the hole.... similar to the Worry Tree. and you know........... look at them as they lie there.what is the opposite of worry? and allow those things Memory under that soil to begin to change.com . ready for new growth..Worry Garden Stress Relief This is an extended metaphor script for stress relief.. like things.. there are times when you would just like to forget about then.. V a place with trees and fields and water gently flowing.. and the next..... and imagine going back to that place now and again... Induction Section [use your normal induction] and as you are lying in that chair. and think about how you feel about them.... put them down on the ground.. Now ask yourself. tending the soil. even a little.. until there is no trace of them. your Memory mind begins to wander ... until every worry is buried. relaxing even more. Once your mind accepts that they can be changed. a place outdoors. buried... imagine what size and shape and colour each worry would be...... I wonder if you can imagine what your worries would look like? I mean if you were to take each worry.. imagine all your worries being converted into objects. warm air..... and you can weave them into a quilt of happiness. and things that seemed permanent can just fade away.key-hypnosis. and then leaves appear.. and soon the whole area is covered with little green shoots.. lots of flowers on others........ of how as one thing decays it nourishes another...key-hypnosis..... and then each plant gives flowers.. and then when you have gathered them all up.com ... and those shoots grow.... and those plants begin to bud.......com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 99 www. and imagine what kind of flowers will be coming up from them....... and you can enjoy the good part while letting the other part go.. and Nature is constantly reminding us of how things change .. and you realize that each D worry has a good part... and then the time comes.. and let those old worries recycle..... and plant new seeds. plant seeds of hope and strength and forgetting. and smooth it out. you notice little green shoots appear... that good can come out of anything... one flower on some.when you are walking past one day..and after a while. and you decide to harvest those flowers........... and enjoy all the colors and forms and scents.. and all sorts of different plants come up where those worries used to be. rake over the soil. changes more change Reward Reframe New Resources Truism David Mason www. to be replaced by something fresh and bright and new. loose and limp now. a place where you can forget V everything. allow all the tension to release.. a place that is warm and comfortable.... trees all around... a shower of clean clear water splashing down into a pool... and you will find that you just can’t open them....... Hypnosis Waterfall Induction Take a deep breath...... and uses a magic waterfall as a metaphor for washing away your troubles.. running down some rocks. warm and comfortable..key-hypnosis.... Allow your arms and legs to relax.. The script uses a water theme throughout..... feel your shoulders relaxing.. everything you need around you.. washing away the tension.... making your skin tingle...The Crystal Waterfall A hypnosis script to show you how to let go of the past and choose your future. and everything arranged just the way you like it.. And you can go into that pool..... feel the heaviness in your body and let that feeling relax away all the tension. you can try to open them... feel your body floating...... The second part develops the theme and the water metaphor flows into a special place where bad memories take on a form that can be molded and changed... a V secret place just for you.. And mentally go round your body ..... Water Relaxation Induction And now let your mind drift to a place where you can relax.. relaxing your legs... that’s right... and you are reminded of feelings.. just relaxing in the warmth.. and when you know they are so relaxed they just can’t open.. a place of tranquility. think about relaxing your feet.. letting go. Eye closure Progressive relaxation Depth Test Reassurance Memory Metaphor David Mason 100 www. safe.... smoothing out all the cares and worries of the day. nothing to think about.... the tiredness of the day. and feel the clean mountain water on your head and face. and feel that water taking away all the strains..... Feel your muscles relaxing...... Imagine the feel of soft hands caressing your K forehead. feel it running over your body. your face and jaw and lips relaxing. so relaxed they just don’t work... And now test that relaxation... And in that place. and lying in that soft warm water... It uses water as an induction. And in that place there is a stream of water..... relaxing your hips now.. and your stomach. so relaxed it’s as if your eyes are too tired to open.....com . And then think about relaxing in that pool like lying in a warm bath. and calm and protected. K weightless. and under the waterfall............ and your neck.. a place where you choose to change things and those things change you.. imagine your eyes are utterly relaxed.. imagine a pool of water. calm... your chest relaxes. and that stream becomes a waterfall..... Take another deep breath and let your eyes close... water as a deepener... nothing to do.... supported in the water. . can manifest. of energy and light and space.......key-hypnosis... feel your spirit detaching.. the bounty of freedom... letting the water and the light wash out all the things that have been held there for so long. your body releases all the old hurts and bad feelings... And in that pool.. And in this place you can become aware of yourself.. clean again. in that place of spirit and energy and light..... you can become everything that should Capability > have been........ whole. thoughts and feelings have the Capability = power to change what was and what will be........ washing all the cares out of your body... a soft dark place. let the healing light work.com . being carried gently round and round with the water........ in a way.. a place where your being.. And in this place you can become aware of your thoughts. the effect of your thoughts.. you can notice the power of your thoughts. in a place without walls. a place of healing power.. beginning again. the essence of what makes you. can be let go now. now is the time to redesign your life D and everything in it.... you can think about a fresh I start. Visiting the sculpture park Metaphor Seeding change presupposition David Mason 101 www.. And in that place you can think about the purpose of your life... what you have made of your life...... a place where you can get in touch with your higher spirit........ imagine that water swirling round...... can come out.. safe and warm and comfortable..... I what you have created.. everything that you are capable of.. and as that light penetrates. the events of the past and the things of the present.. You can learn and grow..... of what you are capable of ... you.. all the things you have been holding in for so long. a place that just is what it is... as everything changes around you.. feel the whole of your body loosening. without time or space.. as the water swirls around. being born again....... and think about the influences on life... a V healing light....... going free.... changing... making things right..... draining away. and in that magic place that light enters your skin. working to release what needs to be released... You have the power to change. But in that place thoughts have power...... Waterfall of Change and you find your spirit drifting... and knowing these things. Your life can D be what you want it to be.. where you can let go.. In that place you can become aware of what you are and who you are. light of different colors..... You can think about what you are now.... making you strong.. soothing and releasing. feel yourself floating.. you can take all the time you need now to examine your thoughts.. You can Capability transform your natural energy into anything you want to.... imagine you are being drawn into the center. Feel yourself connecting to the power of the place. you realize that the time is now.. as you change..and in your mind you can sense the water turning into light. feel that energy moving inside your body.... watch as that water carries away your worries. the natural energy...... . the power of thought makes that memory materialize in that > place........... you can begin to rearrange those things.. in your own way.. you can do anything.. what has to be removed and melted down or recycled.. the moment you think of any event.. to become something that lets you be who you want to be.. an object...... David Mason www...... and in that park of sculptures you can become an art critic.. back into your own memories... for you the future is limitless.. see them from Developing all sides........ and you can become a sculptor. each memory becomes a thing. what you will keep and what you will put away forever........ be anything.. nothing is fixed... So think about what you want..... decide what you like and what you don’t like.. to decide what goes where.... back in time.... is manifested as Metaphor if it was a piece of sculpture... a shape... touch and feel and smell these memories. a power to open D up all choices...Memory Capability Capability Capability Capability Identity And now allow your mind to drift back.... and you can examine all the things that have influenced your life....... and as soon as you think of it.key-hypnosis.. to realize that for you.you have changed that place and that place has changed you.....com .key-hypnosis. come back to full awareness in your own time...... a power that carries you onward. Reorientation And coming back from that experience... and when you are ready . you are free to choose to come back to the present or to take some time and decide what you want your future to be. and walk around among these memories. And when you are satisfied. you can merge all those things and make them into a new you. fill it with your memories made solid.. any memory... all the things that happened to you. a source of power and energy. any way you want.... all choices are D yours now. And when you are satisfied. you can change it.. until everything there is pleasing to you..com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 102 www. and anything you want to change.... and you can create your own sculpture park. This hypnotherapy script uses direct and indirect suggestion. = D shows where a direct suggestion is being made. volume and tone of voice at various parts. Comment Pacing Permissive bind ''many ways' ambiguity Validate the client's concerns = Reframe You are concerned about something that you have to do soon. with pauses at the ellipses (.. end exam nerves. or changing their beliefs about their own capabilities. What the symbols mean: shows Cause and Effect linking statements of the type 'doing A leads to B' > shows Reframing of the type 'A is really the same as B'. how the client deals with an emotional reaction to a trigger. listening to my voice. or helps to structure the script.. and therefore replaces any previous beliefs or learned fears that might be operating..) or where explicitly indicated. At each step the student gets a suggestion that the triggers or anchors will cause a different feeling or action. but it would actually be spoken continuously. Coloured text does not imply emphasis: it indicates to the reader what work the words are doing. Each piece of hypnotic language is aimed at creating change: changing how the client perceives their environment.. And being concerned shows that you are giving it the right amount of attention. The script assumes a pick-some-questions essay type test. but can be easily adapted for multiple choice question tests.. on something that will affect your future.. to work under pressure..key-hypnosis. and as you drift even deeper.... shows where an indirect suggestion is being made. David Mason 103 www. metaphor and visualisation.. Embedded commands are bold: use analogical marking with these phrases. you can allow yourself enough time to think of many ways to succeed. Target INDUCTION SECTION YOU ARE READY NOW You are lying there comfortably.. changing their actions in response to a trigger.... with pauses where indicated and with changes in emphasis. breathing gently. It is Assumption natural to be concerned. The main part of the script goes through the series of events that lead up to an exam.com . Analysing the Script The script is shown laid out in sections in order to explain how it works.Fears and Phobias Exam Anxiety Script This script is designed to help someone pass an exam. You are going to have to perform well. overcome exam anxiety and worrying about tests.. I M an intentional metaphor being introduced V indicates where the client is invited to visualise something The script would be delivered slowly. and > you passed.. when you are ready begin to go down the first step... You are good at passing exams. Rule But everybody who is ready passes their exams. To show yourself how good you are... There was a time when you couldn't tie your shoelaces. when you think about all the tests you have passed... but you are ready now. and you passed... going deeper into a warm safe gentle place. there was a time when making friends was the biggest test. You are Capability ready... So you are worried about an exam.. allowing yourself to go deeper P:time Bind David Mason 104 www.. that was a test...... Everybody worries about exams. D you know how to pass tests You are good at taking tests. Truism Tag question Presupposition :Inevitability I D RECONNECTION SECTION YOU CAN RECALL SUCCESS You know... don't they? And you might be wondering just how you will know how you will succeed. revised.. You know the subject.... You are ready for success. D So you can look forward to this exam. You have passed many tests in your life.. and you have passed them all. You might not think so. You are ready D now. you have been doing it all your life.... and at the bottom of those stairs you can see a door.. [ClientName]. You are prepared for this.... count the step to yourself in your mind. Behaviour Reframe Paradox Capability Resource Association Capability Behaviour Capability Reframing Reframing Repetition Memory Capability DEEPENER SECTION YOU CAN RELAX DEEPER You are standing at the top of stairs. practiced.. You have studied. didn't you? There was time when you couldn't read.com .. a welcoming door... deeper and deeper... now. but really. You can always learn more. continue down the steps counting to yourself as you descend. When you think about this exam you realise that it is the opportunity you have been waiting for. life is full of examinations.... The exam is about showing > people how good you are. I know there have been some setbacks..You are getting ready for an exam.. One.. Oh.. Two. you have passed test after test.. full of tests. You are ready to show the world that you know what you know you know.. How confident you can be.. but your life has been a series of exams and = tests. and with every step down you say to yourself. door that you know holds something wonderful for you. and you passed. to show everyone what you know... ten steps going down. and then the next step.key-hypnosis. . they are unimportant to you.. As you settle comfortably into your seat. D time.. into a comfortable dreamy trance..........com .. You leave for the exam early... easily and instantly.. confident of a deep refreshing sleep. and when you have reached the tenth step and are in front of that door.. ready when they are needed..... you feel great . confident of D success the next day. . and the more you become > aware of the growing relaxation in your mind the less notice you pay to D sounds and distractions around you. Ready for a great day. You D Rule Stimulus Reframing Stimulus Reaction Reframing Stimulus Stimulus Negative Hallucination Activity Opposites Reaction Stimulus Response David Mason 105 www.. your eyes sparkle.. excited.... Your hands D feel alive.. little easy parts. You analyse the questions in the exam paper..... you don't even notice them. passing through the doorway.. Successful people know that success starts before the exam... alert. In your mind somehow you know you know the books and lessons and notes are confidently laid out for you. Relaxed and confident. on the night before the exam. and something you experience on the way in reminds you of how good you feel. to settle down to easily review the main headings.... or maybe a thumb.. it all seems so simple. you are D focused. at breakfast you to take a moment to go through the topics of the day's exam in your mind. you take three deep breaths..... time. the desks. you arrive at the exam room twenty minutes early... Depth Test Pacing REFRAME THE CYCLE SECTION YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY STEP .. key words trigger memories.. there in your mind.. ready. and with each breathe your concentration increases as every noise and thought from outside dwindles away. and you can feel some of that spirit lift you as you can open your mind to accept complete confidence now.. and inside the building .. the signals you get from your body that is your body's way of letting you know you are ready for it .... to take a stroll to enjoy the air and enjoy the anticipation..... your brain is sharp.. > there's no rush... you are doing really well... secure in your mind. seeing the room. You D know they are all there. All your preparation falls into place. and the topics for each > question just jump out at you.key-hypnosis... you can signal by lifting a finger..and deeper... and we can go on.. reminds you of all the hopes and wishes that have been said that morning to you and so many others..... You feel all the resources of your mind awakening... your body feels a surge of confidence. You take a moment to picture yourself working steadily and confidently through the questions.... You ignore the words and actions of other students: they are irrelevant.. On the morning of the exam you open your eyes refreshed... [Await ideomotor signal] That's good. D break them into parts. that feeling... you go to bed in good time and sink into a > good night's rest.. .. models.... As the exam progresses your focus increases. and the answers D flowing effortlessly from brain to paper..now.. you Evaluation have done well. each stronger than the first. As each question flows out you check your time.. You only have to be good enough.. confident.. everything completed... and all the people who you love and respect. they applaud as you enter. aren't they. relax your mind.. cases. Long ago.. effortless. knowing they had made one mistake somewhere meant they could stop worrying about knot being perfect.. sentence after D sentence. so as not to offend god.. Negative Hallucination Metaphor Visualisation SELF ESTEEM SECTION YOU ARE A VALUABLE PERSON And now allow your mind to clear...... the outside world fades Response away. Your actions are almost automatic.. It's just amazing how the right thing appears in your mind at the right moment...... As you start the first question your confidence and recall increases and Stimulus the right words flow from your hand.Hear the voices of friends Past = passed Future rehearsal.. crisp and bright. expecting you... a small mistake into their rugs. they crowd round you. I they know about your outstanding result. they are all in there. crisp and clear and effortless. the only thing in mind is the questions. handing in a complete answer . looking forward to the results. There are people from the present and people from the past.. Identity [Activate all the modalities] P: out standing David Mason 106 www.. powerful. And when the last answer has flowed out.. examples. can't you.com . by trying to be perfect.. like a party. move on to the next question.... review your answer plan. every line of your answers > Response increasing your confidence.. one knot wrong . They are waiting to congratulate you.. your preparation fills your mind. relax your hands... you can go through the door into that room.. You can see the delight on their faces. You quickly produce an answer plan and > Behaviour still have the time to enjoy another brief relaxation break. walking out of the examination room... Your reading..key-hypnosis. In that room are all the people who love you. And isn't it good to know.. idea after idea.. elated. that your answers don't have to be perfect? You don't have to be perfect. ready to write. you are in front of a door that leads to a special room. stretching. D Ready to roll.now to let your mind drift to a time after the exam is past... Your answers only have to be good enough. explanations. bringing ever more resources out as you D need them..review what you know about each topic and the details just appear in your mind. And you enjoy that growing sense of ease.. that every question is answered.. theories.. Feeling great. their smiles. whatever the question calls for arrives. your practice. Your rewards are waiting for you. See yourself standing up. Pause They are all there. the Persian rug makers Rule used to put a little error..... They look up. you still have time to review Behaviour everything... now. flowing. ... aren't D you?... "I've always thought you were the smart one in the family.... you are a success.... how do you look in their eyes? And as you move around you overhear people talking to each other." I'm so pleased about [clientname]"......"You know... Bind: Time "so far" PEER ESTEEM SECTION YOU ARE RESPECTED BY OTHERS And someone leads you to a phone... ...."It's been too long..... how you relaxed and enjoyed the challenge. "I couldn't ask for a better [son/daughter]. taste the tingle of success on your lips as you tell them the results. you're right.. others.... And as you look around the room everyone is smiling and waving. Identity lifting their glasses to salute you.com ..."I'm so jealous of your luck".......how you Memory Connecting with resources David Mason 107 www. This is only the beginning......[pause] ..... "Wonderful"... you turn in the doorway and wave back.. Feel their hands in your hand....."Maybe we could do something together?"... I've always been proud of [him/her] but this makes me I even more proud".Identity and family talking to you... you are someone who lives up to expectations..."Great result".... and that new respect makes you reflect on yourself. Enjoy their warm hugs. as you walk from group to group. Everywhere you look people show in many ways that they love you and respect you and admire what you have done so far. and you are determined to make them Identity proud of you. "You're better than any of them".."Yes. and take a few moments to enjoy that wonderful feeling from all Memory those people. . [clientname] will go far".. . students .. arms around you. I've always admired [clientname]". and whenever you think about the exam you Anchoring will enjoy these feelings again. let's catch up Suggestion soon". result Dissociation Identity Extended quotation Identity Sensory."I knew you could do it".... and let your mind recall all those I things that you did that led to success in that exam. the friendly touch that means 'well done!'.. hear the warmth in Indirect Capability their voices.. students. Feel the excitement in your fingers as you telephone and text friends.... how you prepared yourself... [clientname]".. family...key-hypnosis. let your mind roam over the successes you can have in the future. you notice respect in the eyes of teachers. Pause FUTURE REHEARSAL SECTION YOU CAN REMEMBER YOUR SUCCESS Enjoy what success means to you. people want you to succeed .. a hand on your back. People want to be near you.. DIRECT SUGGESTION SECTION YOU WILL PASS THIS EXAM ... You know how to study.... . how the answers just flowed onto the paper for you. and with each breath out. opening like a sunflower..... You WILL pass that exam...focused on the task. as you learn you pass the exam.... To the time when the Stimulus exam is past. you can hear in your mind somehow.. You know how to succeed.... you pass easily. allow pride in achievement to grow inside you.. Imagine yourself at that time.. Move into your own body.. You WILL pass that exam. it's a great result.com . Success.... Enjoy the burst of pleasure Visualisation that comes with learning your exam results: a pass... Capability D You CAN pass that exam... these words...... all day ....... pride...... and passed the exam by learning how to pass the exam. more than you ever got before. You know how to learn. repeat them over and over now. I know how to succeed. become aware of that breathing. allow David Mason 108 www. delight . think about how you learn the results.... You WILL pass that exam..... Experience that sense of achievement... You ARE READY to pass that exam NOW.. Let yourself experience now that glow of pleasure. all night..now allow your mind to move forward in time.... over and over.... as Post hypnotic D if someone is whispering them to you... I know how to study. going through your mind.. REORIENTATION SECTION YOU CAN BRING BACK FEELINGS OF CONFIDENCE .key-hypnosis. picture the result right there in front of you .. You are looking forward to that exam . confident in your abilities... and learned to pass the exam. and now.. an easy pass.. lighting up everything you do... and now. I know how to learn. I WILL pass that exam. how you shut out all distractions. I want you to focus on your breathing. I WILL pass every exam.. You know how to pass that exam.. Identity I know how to pass that exam.. D I CAN pass that exam. sure of yourself..... and you will hear these words suggestions being repeated in your mind. feel how it reacts to success.. confidence. . bringing with you all those good feelings.... David Mason www.....key-hypnosis.yourself to come back to the present .com .key-hypnosis. ONE TWO THREE [snap] EYES OPEN.com © 2007 « Table of Contents David Mason 109 www. and that's good.. you can move if you want to. She loved the New Zealand landscape and was passionate about her job.. and now just allow your breathing to go back to normal. breathing gently... you're doing very well.. and typically flew several times a month. flying to Victoria Island as part of university studies. And you can become aware of the chair under you.. She was required to travel for work purposes. supported by the chair.. and just close your eyes.. to just make yourself comfortable. For some clients one or more sections could be omitted...... and you are probably wondering whether you are going into trance quickly or slowly or what it will feel like. to be really so relaxed and so comfortable..... D Relaxation Induction Pacing breathing Dissociation Sensory Distortion Self talk induction pacing movement David Mason 110 www...... that's right.key-hypnosis. a vitally important part of preventing pests from affecting NZ agriculture. This script is for that type of fear of flying. The script is annotated with multiple sections so that you can see the work that each section is doing. Each addresses one thing that the client said had been a problem at one time or another... Her particular worry trigger was looking at the sky and imagining bad weather on the day of flying and the noise of takeoff and landing...Fear of Flying Script Fear of Flying responds well to hypnosis. you can say to yourself. Her first experience of flight was wonderful.. Now take another deep breath. quietly.. and you don't have to think about anything... The client was a woman in her thirties who had been flying on commercial flights for many years..... Some people are terrified of flying even though they have never flown..... as you are sitting there. you can just think to yourself in that chair there... What I would like you to do is... and you begin to wonder what it would be like to just sink into that chair.. because that's the right thing to do..... let your self go......com .. more and more relaxed'..... Take another deep breath and hold it..... and with each breath out...... just breath it out. really let go of all the tension in your shoulders and in your face and your eyes. that's great.. Now take a deep breath. take a really deep breath and hold it... in your own time and this time really let yourself relax.. and every gentle breath out just leaves you more and more relaxed. deeper and deeper. INDUCTION SECTION You can allow yourself to Relax OK. That's excellent. There is a lot imagery about animals and fields because the client grew up on a farm..... 'deeper and deeper. and this time before you let it go. that's right.. And you feel yourself going down and down into that chair.. sit as you are now.... and then let it go. This is therefore a very full script and there is a degree of redundancy in it.... Other people start out as OK travellers but who become more and more afraid of flying as they continue to have to fly.. or in town.. where there have been weddings and funerals and happy people sitting around a table having a meal.... and you can feel the earth against your back.... and there's a horse further over....... the kind of house that generations of people have grown up in. it's just a perfect place... Dissociation Connect to childhood memories Staircase Deepener Depth Check Safety check Safe Place David Mason 111 www. that little tremble in your eye is just telling you that you are going into trance now .. exactly as it should be. It's a great big paddock. and it's got windows and door and its an old house ... and through that you are standing in front of that door.. will take you deeper and deeper . and other animals. and looking down. a house where there have been lots of things happening... and there's a big meadow... and One.. and you feel very comfortable....Just allow that feeling of relaxation to go all the way through your body... and you can go down those stairs... that's right. and you can go through that door in your mind... and the little flowers. and there's a couple of horses there. and a house with a big garden and trees......... and it's got fences round it.... into a warm velvety darkness..key-hypnosis..... and maybe you can hear the horses whinnying further over... you want to go through and have a perfect day through that door.. and right at the bottom is a Zero. And inside that house you can find yourself at the top of some stairs... knowing that there is something D absolutely wonderful for you.. and there could be a swing on the tree.. and as you open it you find bright sunshine.........and the sun on your face. And can you go through that door? Yes CONNECT TO SUCCESSES SECTION You are a success So I'd like you to open that door now.. and a veranda.. and Seven.. more comfortable... DEEPENER SECTION You can relax more deeply still And I wonder if you can imagine a big old house somewhere?. and there are flowers in the meadow..... and a track going through it...... and those stairs could be carpeted or wooden. anything you want. you can down them gently and each step..... deeper and deeper . on a perfect day. and people going off on journeys.... and Nine.. and people studying.... and there is a handrail... more relaxed.. Trance achieved in 3m 15s.... and Six and Four and Three and Two deeply relaxed. and you could look down those stairs.. And in your mind you can go through that zero....... there's a new day.... and so going down those stairs now. maybe it's out in the country....... at the bottom of those stairs there is a door.that's right And behind that door.... kinda hill thing.. and you go over there and you lie down in the grass........... What colour is that door? White It's a white door...... feeling safe and secure... smell the fresh cut grass. and water troughs. and over to one side there's a .....com ...... and you get a wonderful feeling of peace and relaxation........ and maybe you can feel the wind blowing across you. and adventure for you. Ten deeper and deeper........... . and how everything just seemed to fall into place... and an issue came up .. and you can dream anything you want to dream... and it's really nice to Memory know you have that place in your mind always... doing new things... And there will be houses. and you were the only person who knew how Memory Memory David Mason 112 www..... really good times. And you had the perfect flying day....... and you know you have the whole future ahead of you .. long ago. there was a time when you had a problem with Dissociation travelling.... and you tell them.... the doorman greeting you... huge office in the corner... You once had a problem Behaviour long ago... could have been North Island or South Island. maybe children. and you remember how it was . perfect days. And you love getting on a plane.. sitting round a table with happy people... when you worked in [Company Name] and you were doing a lot of flying.... remind of happy past Establish happy future Seed 'success' Connect happy future to job future Looking back from the future That reminds you of how you solve problems..... and you travel to Paris and Behaviour exotic Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro and other exotic places.. where you can be anything you want to be..... and you can imagine yourself going to work in a really flash car......... D Future Capability because you learned how to do this > Rehearsal BEHAVIOUR CYCLE SECTION You can enjoy every stage of flying Cycle REFRAME: Remember what flying means And you can think back to the time ... you love going to new places........ and it reminds you maybe of days from your childhood. about travelling. and how easy it was to get there. and taking off and doing these things. asking your advice on this and that..... respectfully.. and how many friends you have. "Do this... getting in a lift and going to your office.. destinations and you love travelling.com . and a lot of laughter.And it makes you feel to so good to be there... a stack of reports there from the Ministers.. having a celebration.. Behaviour D seeing new people... D Link to In your future you travel all round the world. going into a huge office building..... with a view over the water. And how much you own....key-hypnosis..... then you dismiss them all and sit behind your desk.......... just like now......... FUTURE REHEARSAL SECTION You already have the resources Take time and just enjoy that feeling now Capability And when you think of the key things you do to make that happen.. and think about how good it is to be in charge of this whole corporation.. a future of success and prosperity and happiness. and Personnel people Capability coming in and asking you what to do. and how life can be so good. and you can imagine yourself.. someplace. you had to go there .. Memory but that is all in the past now [clientname]. ma'am" . and Do that" ........ "Morning. . just thinking about it. of that first flight you ever took .. and however long it takes..... And you think of the time. even before you open your eyes. I've made a booking for you" inside you... Every morning..com ... and having your meetings and your field trips.... there are really good people there"..... I am D going out of the office. there's a little feeling you get of "Yes!!!" "This is D it"..... on the morning of the flight you waken up and the first thing that happens is ... to go out there and meet people... that's what it is. That's the feeling you get whenever an issue comes up..... on every flight D now. And you carry that feeling around with you... "This is so good!" I Reframing Sensory anchor Sensory anchor Supposition TDS Stimulus And I wonder what part of that feeling you enjoy most? Memory Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Memory Behaviour Behaviour It just makes you feel so good.... right D down in your stomach...... make a difference for NZ's biosecurity. from ear to ear.. I love travelling"... you wake up with a smile on your face....... getting out there in the paddocks.Stimulus Capability Behaviour Stimulus to fix it......... and a chance to get out of the office.. reminding you of all the things you love D about that part of your job... a chance to get out D of the office. Using your intelligence and your ability and your training.." the place... it's this feeling of excitement. And so you open your eyes ....."You've got to go to...... how excited you were. Just seeing the ticket makes you feel so good.... is you look forward to meeting those people.... for the whole of that day and the next day...... Stage 1: Notified to fly And every time an issue comes up the first thing that comes into your mind is that this is another wonderful opportunity for you to get out of the office I and go and do what you really get paid to do .. and you are walking around thinking "How soon can I get to the airport?. and putting your stuff together and running around Sensory Sensory Distortion / Reframe David Mason 113 www. make a difference for the agricultural sector. because you know that that flight > means that you are getting out there to make a difference. just before you wake up.... and you get up... "Another one.. Stage 2: See the ticket And you get your ticket and you look at it and you go "Yes!!!". of packing.. something changes. change things. Stage 3: Morning of the flight day And so. the anticipation gives you a tingle. I love travelling. And you began to look forward to seeing the people.. thinking "Yeah! I get a plane today.. and to indulge your love of travelling And so when the secretary says "Yes....... and you do whatever you normally do.. you love the whole business.. and it's anticipation.. you love going to the airport.. this is really good... until you are ready to go on that D flight. and D you can feel a little tingle in you now....key-hypnosis. something in the way.... and that issue came up and your secretary came in and said............... And you said "Oh..and walking around and seeing the animals and the plants... great!.... And the flight is just. and something of that same feeling comes in . And you are looking forward to the flight... " and you get that familiar tingle.... ..... "Hell... you just forget about the weather.." And you can forget everything about weather because you know that no plane would ever take off.... you get out your house. Stage 6: Sitting in the aircraft And your main function is to make sure the person you sit beside feels really comfortable... seeing if you have got the right files and all this sort of stuff.... is you look at the other passengers.. And we live in Wellington...... and there's things to do. that you don't know.......... and you try to spot the passenger who looks nervous . hear the words you would repeat to them..you know.... unless the pilot knew it was actually safe. ........ because you know there are so many things about that plane.. and just reassure them.. And maybe you can take a moment now and just imagine yourself going up to another person. Stage 5: Arriving at the airport Then you get to the airport... but you don't have to.. And so. and that little tingle comes back.... is to look around and find someone that you can go and talk to . you feel really great about that Stage 4: Leaving for the airport And as you go out... That's what carries you through the whole morning.. it doesn't matter what it's like... Every time you see a plane you know that it has been tested and tested and tested... "Yeah! Getting ready to go!"..... because it gives them something to fly against. you don't have to be a genius to make conversation.. there's a lot of wind.. and you know.. you just look at them and say "that's nice watch you have on" or 'where did you get that brooch' or D D Amnesia > D Truism Reframe D > Amnesia Reframe D D Visualisation David Mason 114 www... there's no way he is going to give up a good job by flying into a mountain. what you do know is that that plane will take any kind of weather that this country has.that anticipation.. you just glance at the sky and you think. and you like airports... you feel like almost bouncing on your toes. one thing you always do........ if you are not with someone.... And when you get to the airport.... you don't even bother looking. and just looking at a plane makes you feel good.. what would really work for them.... how it works. you can forget to check... and the planes we have are the best in the world. I'm not flying the plane..com ..... pilots actually like the wind. that pilot is getting paid twice what you are getting paid........ so I'm flying today. you look at the sky and you think "Yes... All you do is... imagine what you would say. That tingly little thing that you get. and you look for the little signs that they might be uncomfortable. you get there and there's shopping. there is a sky. that's what you love doing.key-hypnosis. and so you put your faith in the pilot.... and so you watch them. because that's your main function in the airport... that's excitement... and you make conversation...Capability Behaviour Memory Rule RULE Behaviour Rule Behaviour Behaviour Identity Behaviour Behaviour Capability trying to locate your keys and whatever... you can feel it going right down to your toes...... the wind gives them power and strength .. And he's not allowed to take off unless the weather is absolutely spot on...... . it's almost a feeling of power.of this thing or that thing. and it's such a buzz to get in a plane and take off. You are sitting there. and that's your function.....com ....... power you can feel a rising excitement as that plane begins to rev up its engines it begins to shake and its held by the brakes like a wild animal on a leash.... you are going to look after these people.. Visualisation Anchoring / Sensory Distortion Metaphor: because as that plane lines up and you can begin to hear the engines rev up... They all make you feel safe and secure...key-hypnosis. what you are going to do when you get there you are filled with power you can deal with anything..to assure them. and other people pick up that confidence.. you say "Don't worry about it ..... engines = Capability the captain pouring power into those engines and you can feel that power in D personal yourself... [clientname] Stage 7: Preparing for takeoff When that aircraft shuts the doors. And as it does you cast your mind over what you are going to David Mason 115 www." And so sitting there. these are really strong planes......... and they are all really pleased to have you on that plane..... because you know that you are talking > to these people and you are making them feel comfortable and everyone is looking at you are the experienced traveller. and you think "Yes! this is where I go" and you feel that power in you .... you feel as if you could flap your wings and make it take off just by force of will and that feeling mixes in the feeling of what you are going to do in that Capability D meeting.... you just exude Stimulus confidence. And every time you get in the plane that same power of getting up there makes you feel so good so strong so big you are just filled with the same Identity D shaking power that is in there... she looks happy". in an aircraft seat.. that "I've been in things like this" And when they look nervous at the noise.and you can imagine them now." And it takes a little while for that whole feeling of power to begin to settle down again.and all your experience gives you the ability.. D Metaphor and the brakes are let off it begins to roar along the tarmac. the small aeroplanes and big Behaviour ones and the middling ones. you get a feeling.. before that plane takes off. and you are just radiating confidence............"Did you have trouble getting to the airport?".. and you smile back at them and the more you do the better you feel.... because all the Behaviour flying you've done.. and all these other people are looking at you and you see them thinking "My......and you don't have to tell them.. And they smile and you smile.. They don't know that. And you just engage them in conversation and you make sure they can stay calm and collected.... and just getting D Memory into that seat makes you feel good.............. ... And everything about that aircraft is familiar.. they D also make you feel something else.. but it gives you something that makes you feel really comfortable. Stage 8: During the flight And in fact you are a bit sad when it finally you feel the wheels bump up and D Reframing you think "Yes! now we are on our way....... and the captain says 'we are about to Identity take off" you get another feeling.. and that's a good thing to know...This is what I do ..... the feeling that you are doing something really important... that feeling swells up in you.. and you begin to breath stronger and you feel it in your face and you feel your heart pounding and you think 'Great! I love this.... of power. sure sometimes there's bumps and stuff but you are an D experienced traveller. and flying is part of you. once again you begin to think of all things you are going to do. how you get out there and you do the field trips and you get in those little jeeps and you roar through the forest and you Reframe are talking to people about their problems and you are helping them and it's such a buzz to do that......... and in fact as the plane begins to glide down....key-hypnosis. it comes.. and you don't have D to fly the plane...... flying is what lets me get these good things" And everything else is irrelevant. and this technology is just whizzing you along to allow you to get your job David Mason 116 www... you can just let it go. and who you are going to see and remembering if you have met the people before what their names is and what their families are and what you talked about last time and how they get on with each other and why you are there and all the details of the case and the problem just go through your mind... because flying is what takes you to places D like Victoria Island........ and how you get on with them.... that encapsulated power of the plane.. And every time that plane levels off from its climb your mind goes back to Victoria Island. and every time you see Reframing an aircraft or think of an aircraft . and that feeling of pleasure and bliss and comfort.do when you get there.......... and how you are getting closer and closer to that meeting.... and Queenstown and all these other > great places you go to.. swooping gently under complete control.... Distortion Stage 9: Preparing for landing And all the other things that happen are really irrelevant to you.. And you can take that Identity feeling. I don't know. days and days and days looking after those birds....com ... all you Behaviour know is that you are gliding smoothly and safely down .... And as it goes down again you feel that rush of power those engines begin to back up and you can feel the ground coming up and you can feel the power. When you had a wonderful time.... its just coming down like a great big albatross.... As far as you are concerned the wings are flapping.... leave it to someone else.... and the pilot's Reframing skill ..from your toes from your fingers right up into the centre of your body. isn't it? As you fly along.. of anticipation. and those bumps are just an RULE D Reframe indication that you are getting to your destination...... and Dunedin. and you are so busy going through in your mind of how exactly you are Behaviour going to deal with this .. you know that these bumps are just an indication the flight crew are doing their job...... of why you are travelling . of why you do this job. in fact the more bumps there are the faster you get there....... of pleasure....... that they are awake and alert.. Every time you think about a plane you think about the people you meet... power that is there.. Time and time passes in an instant. and how wonderful this technology is that you can be part of .. And even they make you feel good because that reminds you too. and flying is part of that ... to those people... is when the plane gets to the end of the runway. so that you can really enjoy that feeling again."I'm getting on that plane!". they're gone.. And you get outside and there's that quick glance at the weather...... you don't even notice. and you feel really good about it.. and how much you love flying. you just forget about Capability them.... > Sensory distortion > reframe: engine D power = personal power David Mason 117 www. again that whole feeling comes up.. now Behaviour the whole business is easy from end to end you sit there and feel great and talk to people..done.. exuding confidence ... As it goes down you can picture the ground rushing up and know that you have all this power under control. REINFORCE THE WHOLE CYCLE AGAIN You enjoy every part of flying And it reminds you of your power. a little jump.... Stage 10: Landing And then the wheels gently touch down and maybe a bounce and that gives Behaviour you a laugh. and all the things that your future holds.. and you go through the whole cycle of the anticipation.. and you are trundling along there is a lot of noise and engine goes backwards and there's all this feeling that you are part of this entire technological Reframe miracle that this power is there just for you... and then it goes off again. Those little creaks and stuff that people think about...... And how it is that things that bother other people... that surge that takes you through that lifts you into the air that thing throws itself into the air and you get such a buzz out of that power you have really experiencing that......... you actually secretly look forward to those issues coming up. that this controlled power is what you are Reframe after.... the Victoria Island moments.. Memory you don't think about them....... and all the good things that are happening to you....... the bit you love.... You get ready for when that plane... you always like that bit. bump bump bump and suddenly you're down and then the nose wheel goes down..and it bounces up and you think.. > Discriminati on Discriminati on Reframing: flying = fun Every time you think of an aircraft you think of the fun you have... and 'who gives a shit!' . And you get on the plane and you put that seat belt on and you snap it together and you get ready for that surge of power..... and the wheels are down and engines begin to roar and rumble and the whole plane shakes and you are waiting for the brakes to come off and there's that rush.... they are of no interest to you."Wheee... of that tingle......" and everyone else is looking a bit worried but you are just exhilarated. getting ready to go out and Capability then just before you waken up..key-hypnosis.......just put people at their ease. And you get in there and you are Behaviour looking around for people to help and if there isn't any that's OK and if you are with company then you just deal with them.. and that little Behaviour > bump is good.. because you know how this works... of how good it makes you feel to travel..com . the anticipation.... And you know..... .... you love the travelling.. the way the people you give orders to think it's just right And how the people above you are looking.. D And you never know... D Reframe REWARD VISUALISATION SECTION You know flying builds your career And when you get back to the office. when you talk to people that power is obvious.. there's all your colleagues... Flying is part of it. all the things you've done and been. all that power under your control... you come back with new knowledge. that thing that makes her different.. isn't there? It might a joke somebody tells you.. And you can look at your job as being a mixture of fieldwork and office work and the bits in between to get there Identity and you can love every bit of it.... D God............... this is how you do your job. And every field trip. and you're Future Behaviour looking radiant proofing Identity "Yeah.. D And then again just as you are getting down there is that whole feeling of control and power. you should have to pay people to let you do that! That is just so good. it was a great flight.....key-hypnosis. Really impressing people like that. that you are going to make a difference. D David Mason 118 www.. and then there's the bump and a little laugh as it bounces and another flight is done... it might me be a new organism. there's no way we I specific can put her off any more.. she has that power. and really you can't wait to get on the next one because it makes you so good. it might be just where you go. and you love that part. thinking this girl is going places. real carefully. She absolutely adores this".... and you are just gliding in like a great bird ready to land anywhere you want. Identity You love flying.And you use the time to talk to the people around and share your experience as a mighty traveller. That power you have......... when you get into the office that power stays with you. I loved it. It's such a buzz. beliefs] And see their smiles and the confidence in them. and putting them all at their ease and then the glide comes down again like that giant albatross. Identity the way they talk to you. that power you can remind yourself of.. new abilities. I love flying". knowing that you are going to have a great day. who knows? Behaviour That's what fills your mind as you glide down there. new contacts and you work those contacts constantly. you love those trips.. When you sit down at your desk that power radiates. and you can see a real respect in their eyes coming. on that glide path you are thinking 'what will be the magical thing about today? There's always a magical part of every trip. you love that job. and your power grows and grows and you are in control... Radiating that confidence that comes out. And that's really what you build your career on.com ..... D [List client And they just nudge each other and smile and say "Yeah. and you know....... . a new attitude. you get this stuff for free!!! And that's what you think about when you think about an aircraft....... that you can take with you and use anywhere And you know that tomorrow morning. you are flying into your future.. you can find yourself back in that meadow......com . some little thing . you make your way to the airport ..... 'how does she get her confidence?' . you get on the plane and buckle in.. D and all of it reminds you that something has changed ... a new secret. On every flight there's that secret that only you know... you've learned a lot in that field .. something has changed immensely...... D They are the most fabulous thing you ever had D Because they are what's going to take you .. D you can feel that tingle growing up from your toes and your fingers and swelling inside your stomach and your chest and you can really buzz and the D laugh and the fun you are going to have! and how good it is to be in that plane! And think about sitting there....... that makes you even more experienced And you will be travelling for fun and for work and you will be travelling D around whenever you want..key-hypnosis.. and confidence...... and that makes you feel really good. and you snap your seat belt and there comes that surge of power! and it is so good! It's better than sex...DIRECT SUGGESTION SECTION You want to fly Just thinking about a trip now.. that surge will come in you.... but you will notice.. you've learned a Capability new way of thinking ..... D Behaviour You look forward to those trips [clientname].. and you can feel the whish of their tails as they stand around and look at you. and they don't. anywhere you want. the whole Sensory Sensory Reframe Reframe Multiple modalities Supposition Sensory Distortion visualisation David Mason 119 www. POST HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION SECTION You have changed forever Now with that wonderful feeling of strength............ things will be different.. a perfect day.. where just before you wake up in the morning you have that feeling and then memory you get up and you do your stuff . and just go through in your mind now. that eagerness to get away and D get on the plane. > that you get such strength from it . D and I don't know what it is that you will find that is different. but you > know . lying there amongst the fresh grasses... that > includes lots of travel. and as soon as that Behaviour reminds you .. and you . and outside you just glance at the sky and you forget the rest ....... you are almost running to get there ...... listening to the horses whinnying and clopping around ... feel it nuzzling your face. not just to the destination .maybe horse comes up and snuffles up against you and..... that's a great feeling... will just remind you . you are flying into a bright wide future... you can feel that passion coming into you .. isn't it? So I would just like you to run through in your mind again.. this is wonderful.......... D and everyone else thinks. I'm looking forward to the flight tomorrow.key-hypnosis.. REORIENTATION SECTION D D D D You will remember all these changes And now. [hears a plane going overhead] It's funny....... getting near sunset. that's great. suggestion Behaviour [Laughs] Oh.sequence. and you are lying there feeling really good and knowing something amazing has D happened . and you take a deep breath and get ready to open your eyes and feeling really good and maybe have a stretch. interesting problems and a good solution..key-hypnosis.. and it will grow and grow and grow until they Hypnotic will have to hold you back..... in hypnosis I heard the plane before that and I thought "I wonder if I can get on that one!" You have completely changed yourself... And inside. someplace you've never been. 'I had a great day'. hon?' Capability And you say 'It was fabulous.wow. and just allowing those horses to move quietly back away towards the fences. Mmmm.. and when you get on that plane it Post will all come flooding back . and getting back to Wellington.... the best flight I ever had!'. really neat people... and how much you enjoyed it......... and your feet shuffle.... to your husband.. David Mason www.. and knowing its changed.. and your fingers begin to twitch and move. And then you count to yourself. THREE-TWO-ONE and you OPEN YOUR EYES and feeling really good..... and he says 'How was it.com . Yeah. you know that every day is going to be a great day... and getting taken back to the airport in the evening ..... [laughs] I feel so relaxed.. and the gliding and the albatross and the landing ..... and the take off... Identity Every day you fly is a fabulous day. and you begin to feel feeling coming back into your arms and into your legs. looking forward to another flight..... just feeling that really good feeling about yourself...... and then a really great day like Victoria Island was........com © 2007 « Table of Contents David Mason 120 www... and you find yourself in that field and the sun is going down and it's getting a little bit chilly .. yeah. and going to the airport...... of getting up...... and going home... That gives you such a buzz........ That's very good. Induction section USING EYE CATALEPSY AS A METAPHOR FOR POWER OK...c.. moving face] That's right. I would like you focus your attention on those little muscles around your eyes. you just cannot get those eyelids to work... that's strange.... Just allow yourself to really think about your eyes and your eyelids.they are just stuck there. and that the more you try to open them. or the plane hit turbulence.. so when you are sure that those eyelids just won't open . you can pretend that those eyelids just will not open.... and you'll find that the more you try the harder it is they stay clamped shut. the harder they get clamped shut. that you can pretend. I would like you say to yourself.....Fear of travelling script This client had a fear of travelling on a ferry or a plane.. just close your eyes... that really shows that you can change . I'd like you test it by trying to see if you can open them... [Client is lifting eyebrows. And you can become curious as to how relaxed those eyelids can be. that your own mind can Capability take control of your body and your feelings...... isn't it? Now stop trying.. and your attitudes and your beliefs and your fears..key-hypnosis........ Identity you have a very powerful mind. Elman Induction I Dissociation D Self induction It's working! D Pacing D Doubling Suggestion Reassurance = A > b.. in fact he had to frequently... I'd like you just to pretend that those eyelids are so so tired that you can't open them..com .. and how to use physical metaphors in hypnosis. He could go on the ferry.d D D Direct suggestion section YOU GET CONTROL BY LETTING GO Seeding and that's excellent. but he felt sick every minute and anxious for days before.. And those eyelids will just not work at all.... without being Capability > certainty of afraid of change. He felt it had something to do with being tossed up as a child and he felt the same fear when someone put their hands on his waist... This script shows how parts therapy can be used in hypnosis.. The idea of things dropping from under him was terrifying. change David Mason 121 www..and those eyes are so relaxed that you couldn't open them. What he feared was the sensation of dropping as the ship went over a wave. [Client is smiling embarrassedly] That's right. That's a demonstration of the power of your mind.. your mind can control things that you are not even aware of that you can Capability control.. it's a funny kind of feeling. just allow them to relax. . it's trying to protect you in some way. I think you will be surprised by the fact that you already know how to do that.... and that fear comes across... D > I Ambiguity Reframe the behaviour D Substituting trance = fear Paradox > Reframe I Mind reading Parts therapy section YOU HAVE PARTS YOU CAN CHANGE I think there's a part of you. to take whatever comes along. it is time for it to change into something else. that change Identity can be instant. Carl.... you have just shown yourself that you have that power. that not being in control is being in control.. and really you like change... I am going to talk to you about some ideas.. you have power over parts of yourself...... trying to keep you safe... so many things have changed for good... D And part of you maybe knows that it will be easy to change... changing..... I think it is time for you to realise. that fear is trying to do something for you... that oddly enough................. is now able to overcome that fear. and you know.. to allow yourself.. ordinary... and you know.. for you to go into a different trance. you may be want to think about them.com . and you just felt. and it can be a very rewarding experience to discover that you have been aware all along of the real reason why you have this fear.....that has been longing to be rid of that fear.key-hypnosis... well...... you have been in a different trance.... that part of you that wants to be rid of it... > you know you like change.. it did good for you. and you have no need or desire to be fearful at sudden changes any more.. and right now you are in a very gentle trance... Carl.... and I think that it is time for you to let that trance go. for most of your life you been in a trance....... You have been in a trance about what might happen if you lose control..... I think that you can feel it growing. that for such a long time........ and then that particular trance comes back again... and that fear seemed so strong and so overpowering.. you just felt the way you should feel... .. And so. feeling you must stay in control.. but now it is time for it to be retrained.. because it means trusting yourself. and I think that there is a part of you that actually knows that.because you have that power...... that you may find interesting. I think you can feel that old part becoming weak and dull and darkening... change will be irreversible. D like a lamp flickering before it goes out. that there have been time in your life.. that part of you that wants to be rid of it.. about being afraid of losing control.. that you don't have to be in control... when you did give up control Memory and you enjoyed it..... but it is now the case that that Capability other part of you . and being able to handle that and being able to deal with it.. Identity and these ideas have to do with the different parts of you. and Reframe non-specific Metaphor Reframe change David Mason 122 www.....Capability Capability Identity Behaviour Rule Behaviour Identity and the part of you that wants to be rid of the hold that the fear has on you can keep you safe in letting go... and I think that there is part of you that Identity knows that that fear was useful... and you will be able to extinguish it instantly.. D there will be no struggle......... you can do whatever you want to do. and they say 'Oh.. that it is time to grow up. D The fear was useful..... but really it is more like a habit. It is so much easier to just allow yourself to forget about those things. I don't have control... and you might get giddy with excitement at the change. the way people stub out a cigarette.. And sure you have control through the brake. and I think you will feel your change accelerating........ because not being in control is a kind of control.. and from this moment forward...com .to just get rid of the fear... and it just... you will be aware of when that old feeling just D begins to start. the same way you can take your foot off the brake on a car and the car will just start to roll forward........... YOU CAN CHANGE THE OLD PART and you can now empower that part that wants to be rid of the fear. or you know someone who does and you know that you just take you foot off the brake and the car goes forward on its own... and you can look forward to it...... And that's not being under control. and all the rest is taken care of unconsciously.. it will be effortless..... . the time now D is for you to give it up......... well you know. but that time is long gone.. and in a modern car. I think the fear realises..key-hypnosis. in a day or two they forget all Reframe Action Metaphor Bind Metaphor Reframing Metaphor David Mason 123 www. just let it go.. and there will D be nothing left but the ashes of that old fear that you can just sweep away and you can go forward and have whatever you want now > I think you have become a little bored with that.' and you know I don't think anyone has ever driven an automatic car and gone back to a geared car again. you don't have to change the gears.. and people who are used to driving geared cars........ at a time... and you will find that getting rid of it will be easy...... you have already demonstrated with your eye muscle control that you can control every part of yourself even if you aren't aware of how you are doing it. you just press the accelerator and everything else is taken care of.and it will go out.Capability Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Capability Capability Capability Memory Memory that part of you versus the part that has the fear. I think you realise....... to think about what is coming up and whether you are going to have to use this gear or that gear or whatever.goes forward. having to change gears and push the clutch.. because you are stronger than any fear created by your own mind. because it is so tiring having to be in control all the time. and maybe you have driven an automatic car. D and all the negative and painful consequences it had.......you can go I wherever you want to go .. it is time to be rid of it. And I think you have already started the process of getting rid of that fear.. You have continued to be fearful.and some people find that a little disconcerting to start with.. you don't need anything else..... in that kind of car.. forget about that old way of doing things. and you can enjoy that feeling of not being in control. just press it down and crush it.. the part that wants to change will easily win... .and so you have control.. you will know the right way to do it. that has allowed that other part to keep going. Carl. deal with it. because you know you can..... or what special language will allow you to deal with it... your subconscious has signaled. everything just works together.... experience that part of you. but it is like compass spinning round blindly.. is worthwhile.. it's a very private thing.... Capability communicate somehow... and you can address them today.. Because you know.......... I see that... and they realise that giving up control is a way of getting more control. it might seem a strange thing to do. Carl...... but it is part of you.. And perhaps you can ask your unconscious now.. and maybe you can imagine a whole load of compasses.... and make the changes that you need to make..key-hypnosis.... the part that believes you need to be anxious and in control.... and I don't know what particular methods you will use to make sure the whole of you stays safe while you are dealing with this.... or when you got bounced up and down.. and you can. the direction you want to go.. till all those compass needles are pointing in the right direction.. the thing that has been responsible for your problems.. this change that you are making. and it has really just been a fear of the fear...... that's what it is about. to address it.. and can imagine one part of you like a magnet...... and still be safe. and be safe and secure. and how once they are all lined up. no one needs to know. ASK PERMISSION TO CONTACT THE PART And I want you now.com . although you may know it as something else. be aware of how you can make that change... to go deep inside your own mind. and you can go wherever you want to go. every part. they are safely strapped in the seat... and part of you already knows you have control .......... and it is such relief not to have to worry about every little thing.... not to be anticipating what gear do I need to go into when I go into this hill..... but you will find it. and all the needles are pointing in one direction now. I wonder how deeply you can in the next minute.... you can address that fear directly. you just have press the accelerator and all the rest is taken care of by that other part.... for your worries... no matter how annoying or negative it might have seemed it did Identity intend a good purpose...... of being in control. and it is all wrapped up with this feeling of fear of being touched at the waist......... and as you go deeper with every breath.... and as that car goes round corners and up and down. EXAMINE AND APPRECIATE THE PART And you know.. and still keep everything working the way it should do. [finger moves] That's good. and a finger or thumb will start to move and you can go on.. speak with it perhaps.. the way it should be And I don't know how you will understand that fear part of you..about the clutch and the gears and so on. And that thing has been responsible for your problems....... or tickled. and you can ask your subconscious to move a finger or a thumb to let you know that you can go on. to show you that it is willing to allow you talk to that fear. every part of you is good.... just focus on your hands. that I will call your unconscious fear. the Specific to this client Mind reading Talking directly to the unconscious Safety Metaphor for travel Metaphor David Mason 124 www....... that's right.. . and go deep inside your own mind... and you can just allow the fear to wither away....com ....... and you know...you always know what direction you can go.. And so... And I would like you now.. knows that it wants to change. willing to make the change.. safely....... other things you can do that will give you those benefits. and you could be surprised maybe to discover that all these benefits are things that you really want. because leaves gradually turn into soil and the soil nourishes the tree the next year... and discover the benefits it was doing for you... and you can keep that part safe as well... you can seek answers to some important questions that you need to understand in order to achieve your goals.. and the tree grows and spreads and has Truism Reframe Reframe Metaphor: Regeneration David Mason 125 www..... and you can concentrate intently on that internal communication. and keeping those benefits in mind... that keep you going in the right direction I would like you to go deep inside your mind again Carl.. alternatives. reprogrammed.. can just drop off like leaves from a tree in the autumn. and it can become so clear now as you recognise that part of you has been keeping this fear going... And I would like you to work with the part that is maintaining the fear. and that today ......... because they are good and you want to keep them... And compasses can lead you into new areas. what the pay off is to you.. letting that part go doesn't harm the tree.it's a good part of you ..... different ways.. but that are so much better for you overall......SEEK ALTERNATIVES now keeping those benefits in mind... while letting go the fear.... and you could be surprised that it is comfortable and safe for you to become aware of them.. I want to suggest to you Carl that there are other ways of experiencing.. it always wanted to benefit you.. right now... it can be revised so D that you still get the benefits without the fear...as you go into you own mind.. and I want you to get in touch with that part of your mind which is creative... and ask it to tell you. and I understand that the behaviour of that part has caused you suffer negative and unhealthy consequences... and keep that part happy. or two ways or maybe even three ways... in whatever way you feel is best.. that part of your mind which is imaginative. Because that part can be retrained..... what it is that that fear part is signaling..... but I want to suggest to you now that you just reconsider your understanding of that behaviour.change you want to make.key-hypnosis..... push it aside.. the part of you that's trying to get rid of it has Capability D this extra strength and ability and the part of you that has been keeping that fear alive really wants to D change. RETRAIN THE OLD PART .........and realise that the intention of that fear part was always good.... come up with a way... to talk to that part of you that keeps the fear going... that can come up with solutions.. and release it from its task And take some special time now..... silently. and you always know where you are with a compass... that you can keep those benefits.... just leave it behind. or to let you know what the benefits have been.. and part of you has been trying to get rid of that fear.. and find a way of just letting go of those old things.... and any other parts that need to have a say in this matter.. are acceptable to you now...... to all of you.... and you can take all the time you need.. and you see yourself going towards it.. and knowing that things have changed now. I would like you to allow that part to take control...... that they are all leading you forward the way that you want to go.. the part that you want to retrain.. and when you can feel inside yourself that you are ready to move on........ and imagine its the day that you are going on the ferry. maybe in your body that there is some part that is not entirely happy. getting into a new configuration. and that the new behaviours that are replacing the fear now.. moving and changing... and you David Mason 126 www.. and as you are getting ready you feel that familiar tingle.. And you can construct different behaviours... I would like you to imagine. then I would like you to signal again by moving a finger or a thumb. [Finger moves] That's good..well that creative part of you can go round again and find another alternative.... it will just happen. but this time....... until all the parts of you are working together in the same direction and are giving you those wonderful benefits.. and just make sure that they are all pointing in the right direction. maybe for the first time.. Future rehearsal section ANTICIPATION REFRAME And now I would like you to think about times.. and the part of you that wants to be rid of that fear....... let them fall off. to every part of you. and all the parts that are important are lining up.... maybe you feel it in your Reframe stomach............fruit. and this could be a time like when you were on a ferry or a boat or something like that . let them shrink and shrivel. to check that that part of you.. and that lets you know that things have changed.... that will easily substitute for the way you used to get those benefits. and I want you to use that new found part of you.... that this one is different. and it's safe to let go D Reassurance So allow that creative part of your mind to work with the part that has been maintaining the fear. drop off... maybe next week or sometime beyond that you are going to go on a ferry.......... in the past............... just automatically be there . and once again you feel that. and letting you keep control without having to be controlled.and there's the boat in front of you . and you can look forward.. in whatever way makes sense to you...key-hypnosis.. you know you are looking forward to > being on that ferry...... and get those benefits for yourself....... and give you the way forward you want.. that way that you don't have to do anything . it's a feeling of rising excitement..when you Memory used to have a fear...... and your creative part ..com .. that shiny bright part Behaviour that is looking after you now. that things are different now. and we will continue. and if you feel somehow. in the next two minutes.. and still get the benefits.. it's a feeling that you are really going to enjoy this ferry ride. that this is the first of the new ones. that's very good... letting go of things... and it's all part of life... you are wishing this D ferry would go on for longer. there's nothing to fear'. laugh at it.... and it's such D fun going on that boat.. You can actually enjoy this. and off the boat goes and there's more waves and up it goes and crashes down and kids are running around laughing and giggling and all the families are there and you are just looking there and you are thinking 'This is so neat' 'This is so much fun. and what you are leaving behind is that old fear..Memory know...... and you suddenly realise 'Heh.. and you get out into the channel out into the water and once again the boat begins to move up and down..key-hypnosis. They go 'Wow.'.... Reframe the motion Reframe motion = normal Metaphor spilling coffee = not important.. and the boat starts to move and you can see the wake behind and you can see the land receding.. every part of you is worthwhile. and you allow yourself to enjoy that.. And it sends back and says "You know... yeah. TRAVEL INCIDENTS REFRAME and you see yourself driving along or maybe going up the gangplank and you see yourself finding a seat or you stand and you walk around the promenade area and you look over the rails. you're really enjoying that....... that little excitement . and you feel that sudden drop. and you see all the other people around you going "whoops.... and suddenly it's up and swooping down and it's such a laugh..... and before you know it that ferry is docking... that was great! I really enjoyed that".. and it's amazing. and > you walk around and you take in huge gulps of fresh air.... because that part is working now. and the boat is going forward the way you want it to do. you don't feel panic. this is what you like...... now is one of the times when you are not in control and you are in control and you are feeling so good about it....... that this one is going in the right direction.. And you find yourself thinking a really strange thing. because you are having such fun... ah... I never realised I could enjoy this...... you know that .this is great fun'. and now we are all pointing in the same direction.. and that little rocking sign as it ties up and you all go down and get in your cars to go off the boat or whatever....... and everything about seems fresh and new and different....." GENERALISE THE CHANGE Behaviour And you find yourself going away from that ferry and looking back on it D David Mason 127 www. and you look back at that and you just mentally send a telegram to that new part of yourself and you say "Thanks buddy.... we are all going the same way." and they are all laughing and nudging each other and looking around the boat goes out and you can see the sailors walking around and everything's in control....... and you go along and maybe you have a coffee and a meal and the thing goes up and down and you spill your coffee and you are laughing and everyone round about is looking and smiling and it's great..... what was I fearing. you feel fulfilled. that part is keeping you safe and in control. but this time you don't feel apprehensive.. this is what you love doing. you just sail away from it. and you can feel the things that other people feel when they go on to a fairground ride......com . . taking new directions... glad for that experience you had..com .. maybe you call it something else... free.Identity with fondness... and it always intended good for you. to give you that same benefit. it's a great time .... just the way you want. because it is still helping you . send it your appreciation. and grateful that you have changed now......... that's OK. and you can use those new alternatives that new part in all sorts of things... THANK THE OLD PART FOR CHANGING and so now I would like you just to...... thank that part.. because you have given up that control to... And you are actually looking forward to going back on the next one.. the engines or the captain or whatever else... it will remind of tranquil and calm and peaceful you can be. and that new part of you will allow you to open up whole new areas...... And as you become aware of the heaviness in your arms and legs and your hands... you don't have to worry about it.... because it has been re-created now. for a moment.. and in a very short time you will forget all about that old fear ... and everyone's laughing... maybe give it a wave. in control. it will so good.. you really enjoy that..... and that feeling in your arms and legs just reminds you of that Capability calmness you can have anytime you want... the one that's withering away . it never meant to do anything else.. and I would also like you to thank the old part. and having fun for a change.... and you can enjoy that too.. you are Memory D forgetting it now.... And you just feel.. because you know it's going to be a laugh and you are going to have great fun on it..... that you have always wanted. many other places where that new part will let you go. or feeling of pressure or something. you can just enjoy that sudden 'whoops' feeling as D everything goes up and down....... just your sense of balance having fun. Identity somehow it seems a long way away.. and you can just imagine it now sliding away..... up and down..... it is still giving you what I you want........ and that is what control is all about..... it understands what to do now..... the new part...key-hypnosis. it will be so different. that's another experience I can have and that will really give me fun".. Generalising the experience Reframe Generalising And you can enjoy that movement for what it is.... it might be a tingle.withering Suggest somatic experience David Mason 128 www. And you can successfully imagine many other contexts .... that calm feeling......... giving that change you need. D CONSOLIDATE THE CHANGE and you can just allow yourself to feel that new feeling of peace and tranquility.. you are the one who is who in control.... although I am speaking. and you have never really looked them before and you say. and really just feel that going all through your body now.. so you can thank that....... and you have that always... "Yeah.. and it's changed into something else.. That part understands... leaving it behind... and you feel grateful. and looking forward to next weekend and going on a ferry.... it seems as if it was in another Supposition .. because right now . .. and we will go on. that's excellent. That's it. And you are so relaxed and comfortable now.. and you can think of all the good things you currently have.. it's gone for ever... and maybe sometimes you will think of it fondly. you can feel that release just like a little wave of goodness washing through you and it's gone. And when you are ready just lift up a hand or a finger or something.... think of all those things going in that direction for you . So now Carl I want you to focus on your hands..... occasionally..... building up feel it in your chest and your stomach and all through the places where you used to have that old fear. and that's great.... and then you will close your eyes. in whatever way you want. Client commitment section YOU CAN HAVE PROOF YOUR MIND AGREES and in a moment I am going to ask you to squeeze your hands together really tight. you have given up all those old feelings.. you so clearly demonstrated... letting go of that old part.. that's your guarantee Carl. and when you have them really tight... the way you want it. and what you have given up....com ....key-hypnosis.... I want you to feel those hands getting tighter and tighter now...Memory lifetime... now you released that thing you can look forward to the ferry ride.. how amazing that your mind has that power.. and you can think about that now. those hands will just relax. and feeling so positive about your success.. So just take a moment now to enjoy that feeling...... you can open your eyes very briefly and look at them. that release... and as you get to one.. that's the great thing... that's your I David Mason 129 www..... and that will be your signal that you have released that old fear.... start counting now... and you will count backwards from ten down to one. [hands start tightening up] and now open your eyes briefly and look at your hands. exactly how you want it.. [finger moves] Physical metaphor Convincer Metaphoric Release Reframe Reorientation section YOU HAVE CHANGED FOREVER NOW Capability That's good.. the ferry ride is the ride to freedom......... and release............ and how different you can feel. [looks at hands] that's right and when you close your eyes starting counting down from ten down to one and when you get to one those hands will just totally release and that feeling is gone........... feel things tightening and tightening and tightening.. feel them pulling in really feel that tightness... as if it was happening to someone else.. and they are just not there any more.... So just take a moment or two to enjoy that..... and now you know you are open to change any way you want.. cement it in.. . really looking forward to that ferry ride.com © 2008 David Mason 130 www.. and you can tell yourself with each breath out.. FOUR beginning to get a smile on your face and a deeper breath and feelings back in your arms and legs...guarantee that your mind has done everything you need to do to release that old thing.key-hypnosis.... In a moment I am going to count from five up to one. And your mind is now focused on the future and on enjoying everything you want to enjoy. I know how Capability D to do it. and THREE eyelids fluttering head moving. Memory And all those old things are just left behind in the wake..... and when I get to Identity one you will be back with full awareness knowing that something profound has changed. it's over. FIVE.. Metaphor Post hypnotic suggestion Pacing « Table of Contents David Mason www... This is easy.....key-hypnosis. I have done it..... And with thoughts in mind and knowing that it is very easy to make your Rule D mind change.. taking a deep breath and TWO ready for a big stretch and feeling good and ONE back to the present....com ... So counting now.... New Year’s Eve Hypnotherapy Script The New Year’s Eve hypnosis script uses the imagery of the clock ticking down to midnight on New Year's Eve, or as we Scots call it, Hogmanay. This script has a specially written induction and deepener on the New Year theme, and a hypnotherapy session designed to enable people to make the changes they need to make to create a new life in the New Year. Linking the New Year to a new start New Years Eve Clock Induction Now imagine yourself in a room somewhere... and it's the 31st of December... coming up to midnight.... the last day of the year... soon it will be a new year... maybe a time for a fresh start... and take a breath now... and relax as you breathe out... and allow your body to relax completely... and focus on your breathing... focus on the gentle in and out of your breath... that's right.... and now imagine it's the final minute before midnight.... and in your mind you can begin to count the last ten seconds as the old year runs out... with each breath out count down the numbers.... and as you count... each number can allow you to become more relaxed... more comfortable... more at ease... TEN.... NINE.... and with each number.... times begins to slow.... you are relaxing more and more with each breath.... and EIGHT.... all of your body loose and limp and soft and gentle.... and SEVEN... the breath is making you relax even more now... and you can forget about time... forget about place.... nothing matters except breathe and relax... SIX.... deeper and deeper relaxed... letting go.... nothing to do but enjoy that feeling of relaxation... FIVE... allow everything to let go... focus on going down and down... more relaxed, more comfortable... and FOUR... and THREE... more and more comfortable now.... your mind can drift away... nothing to do... nothing matters.... and TWO... more and more loose and relaxed now... arms heavy... legs heavy... and ONE... total relaxation... New Years Eve Deepener and in this relaxed state... you can imagine now... the transition between the Old Year and the New... and imagine ... a scene... a clock tower in a city somewhere... and the hands of the clock reach midnight... Seeding change David Mason 131 www.key-hypnosis.com and as you are lying there... breathing gently... relaxing... imagine that clock striking... and the sound spreading over the city below... and as the clock strikes ONE ... the sound of it makes you relax even more.... and the next strike TWO.... as you breath out again... you are sinking down and down... and THREE... the third chime takes you even deeper now.... and FOUR ... and FIVE... each time that clock strikes you feel yourself going deeper and deeper... and as you go deeper the sounds of the chimes fades away... all the sounds are fading away now... you are floating... drifting... and your mind can wander away now... Connect to the old feelings and allow your mind to think over the year that's past... think about your life... how things have been for you... how you came to be the person you are now... and what you would like to be ... what you should have been... what you deserve to be... and a feeling comes to you... an old familiar feeling... a feeling that things have never been what they were supposed to be... a feeling that something has been holding you back, or a feeling of never being good enough... a feeling almost like a pain, or a fear... an old feeling of things from long ago still affecting you... still telling you what to do... that you want to be rid of... that you want to let go... that you have to let go to go forward into the new year, to start a new life... and it might be a feeling of sadness, or fear of something, or anger or resentment, or of lost time... or something else... allow that feeling to come out... to make itself known... be open to that feeling... let it surface in its own way and its own time... so take a few moments now, and focus on that feeling... and we will continue... New ways in the New Year and you find yourself in a city... in a large square, a plaza... with statues and fountains and benches... and you are sitting on a bench in that square... it is the first day of the New Year... and there is a feeling of expectation... of things about to happen... as if the whole city is waiting... and you are sitting on a bench... feeling that old familiar feeling... but something is different... you are feeling that feeling but along with the bad feeling... there is another feeling... a feeling that this time is different.... that the New Year is bringing a change... and the whole city is holding its breath... and as you are sitting on that bench you notice around the square... streets leading off.... streets between tall buildings... and as you are wondering about the streets and where they might lead... you become aware of birds in the square... there are birds flying around.... and on the ground... and one of those birds walks right up in front of you... and it turns and flies off a little... and then stops and looks back at you... and then it comes right up to you again... and again it flutters off a few steps... lands and looks back at you... and you wonder at this strange behavior... Resource appears David Mason 132 www.key-hypnosis.com and then a third time... the bird walks right up to you... and grabs your clothing in its beak... and starts to pull... as if it wants you to get up... and so you get up... and the bird flutters a little way... and waits for you to catch up... then flutters some more... and gradually leads you to one of the streets leaving the square... and the bird leads you on... into a dark narrow street... with high buildings on each side... and there is a feeling of menace... of unseen danger.... and you feel uncomfortable... . and suddenly... there up ahead... there is that feeling... the feeling has taken on a shape... a size... it is blocking the whole street... it is rising up between the buildings like a huge mass... like a cloud or a ball... something blocking the light and the way forward... and you look at it... and you recognize the feeling... and you begin to get affected like always... and you begin to turn away... and then you notice.... there is a tiny gap... a slice of light between that shape and the wall... it isn't filling the whole street... it isn't totally powerful... and you realize... there is a chance of getting past it... and you step towards to get a better look... and the whole huge shape moves back... away from you... and you take another step towards it... and it retreats again... and it begins to lose shape... it looks as if it is deflating.... shrinking... and you walk towards it faster... and it is falling backwards... wrinkling... changing color... bits are falling off as it moves away... and there is light all around it now... as more light appears it shrivels and fades... holes and patches appear in it.... it is nothing but a patchwork of old faded rags and bits of trash... and you walk right up to it... and push it... and the whole rotten flimsy mess falls apart.... collapses right there... and looking beyond it... you can see a new place... wide open streets... shops and parks and people walking arm in arm.... music playing .... kids running around.... and you find yourself in the light... and that old feeling is gone... and ahead of you is wide open spaces... space to play ... space to work... space to live and love and be free... and everything is new... a new year... a new place... a new life.... Reorientation and you become aware of the birds flapping wings ... and those birds are rising up and flying free... and the noise of the wings is waking you up... and so... in that place.. with the light shining and music playing... you begin to become aware of light in your eyes... and a desire to blink... and you are coming back to the present.... NOW..... « Table of Contents David Mason www.key-hypnosis.com © 2010 David Mason 133 www.key-hypnosis.com Learning Anxiety This hypnotic script shows how an overwhelming anxiety about Learning and Studying was removed using the hypnotic regression technique. This consists of inducing the feeling of anxiety and then going back to find a memory of the first time the client experienced that problem. The client had enrolled in university six times without completing any courses. He would go to the first lecture and then get sick for two to three weeks. This happened every year. And every year he could not settle down to study, procrastinated about the assignments, was too shy to speak up in tutorials. He then left disgusted with his own behaviour. He was now experiencing the same thing in a professional training course, and wanted it to stop. Target Memory Memory Memory Memory Induction section Now you don't really need to be in hypnosis for this to work. I Take a couple of deep breaths.... that's good.... now I want you to count from one to ten... and I want you to imagine that the numbers are strung out along a line a rope or chain or something... and the distance from two to three is double the distance between one and two.... and each number is twice as far along the line as the one before.... just imagine the numbers spreading out into the distance And in your mind imagine saying the number... then slowly say the next... and the time between each number is twice the time of the V previous number.... And as you say each number in your mind.... just allow yourself to relax more and more.... and continue to count, increasing the times, as you go along that line... and get more and more relaxed.... just drifting away.... deeper and deeper..... just count silently until you get to ten.... [pause] Regression therapy section and as you are relaxing now.... I want you to allow your mind to go back in time... allow your mind to roam back over the years in your life... Think about the years when you were three and four and five and six.... think of the times when you were seven, eight, nine, ten.... think about eleven, twelve, thirteen... becoming a teenager.... and then fourteen, fifteen.... and sixteen, seventeen.... eighteen, nineteen.... becoming a young man, and think about how you felt at that time..... and you are going to university and you want to be a success.... and always that feeling of anxiety was there.... that stopped you... I want you to think about that feeling.... I want you to think about the times when you had that feeling... and then allow your mind to drift back... eighteen, seventeen, sixteen, fifteen... fourteen, thirteen, twelve.... ten, nine, eight... seven, six.... five... four.... allow your mind to drift back and remember a time when Technique Double the numbers induction Does not have to be deep for regression allow the mind time to progress slowly over how they came to be in this state Beginning of the AFFECT BRIDGE Find the memory David Mason 134 www.key-hypnosis.com Memory you first felt that feeling... the very first time you felt that anxiety.... and when you have that memory I want you to describe what was going on... be back in that place at that time... and something will just open... and you will be back in the very first time you felt that way.... The lady who had been looking after me, had been yelling at me... and... locked me in a small room... the curtains were drawn and it was quite dark.... So the lady is yelling at you... and you are locked in a small room... the curtains are drawn and it is quite dark ... And how were you feeling then? Frightened. You were feeling frightened... ... and unsafe.... .... and unsafe.... And feeling frightened and unsafe... What age are you then? How old am I? Yes. Maybe two or three. Two or three.... And just think about that... think about that little boy... What is he doing in that room? He is crying and he is trying to open the door. He is crying and he is trying to open the door.... and the door won't open... Just think about how the little boy feels... and he is crying and he wants to open the door... he wants out... doesn't he... he wants to loved, doesn't he... he wants his mother... doesn't he? Yeah. He doesn't want to be there.... does he. No. And he is frightened. Can you feel that fear? Can you feel that anxiety? Yeah And just feel that fear and anxiety, and ask that little boy to come away from the door.... What is he doing now? Walking away from the door. Walking away from the door... Get him to sit down or do something like that... What is he doing now? He is sitting on the floor. That's right... he is sitting on the floor... and he is still feeling that way, isn't he? Yeah. Still frightened and anxious, and he wants out... and he is trapped.... What do you think that little boy needs? He needs to be with his family. Initial sensitising event (ISE) Memory Found Clean language restatement Developing Clean language Is it the ISE? Developing Developing Developing Check for emotion Develop the situation Check Immobilise the symbol Check Check Establish success criteria David Mason 135 www.key-hypnosis.com He needs to be with his family. And he needs to leave that room. And if was to leave that room, he would be happy. Yeah. That's right. And I want you [ClientName], the adult [ClientName], I want you to go back... into that room, and be there with that little boy.... in whatever way makes sense to you... I want you to go back into that room and let the little boy know that you are there.... Tell him who you are.... Look at his little face... look at how he is sitting... look at how he is dressed... And I want you... in whatever way makes sense to you... to get down on the floor with him... put your arms around him... hug him to you... feel his head against your chest... feel yourself holding and cradling that child... feel his tears... feel his fear... his anxiety... Like a little frightened bird he doesn't know what to do.... M Success condition defined INNER CHILD technique Empathise with the inner child thing he can help Memory Hold him... rock him... tell him it's OK.... that it ends... tell him that he will be able to get out of the room... that that bad lady goes away... that Reassurance he didn't do anything wrong... that she is shouting at him because she has a problem... and she doesn't Reframe - her know how to deal with her problem.... It's not his fault... it's not his D problem problem... Hold him... kiss him.... use whatever words you need to explain to Let the client him... that it will pass... that he grows up... that he grows up to be a big I supply the right strong boy.... who can take on anything... who can deal with anything... words Talk to him... make him understand... love him... give him the love that attach to own he needs... give him that love now... feelings thing he knows The way you would hold a puppy... stroke him... M how to help Let him know that he is loved... he is not alone... I And when he is ready...ask him to take your hand... and the two of you Develop the can stand up, and you can hold his hand... situation Minimise and maybe he is so little that he just holds on to your finger... requirements And now he is with you... you can walk to the door with him... lead him Developing out of that place.... Open the door... open the door and walk outside... into the corridor or Solution - get whatever it is... lead him along that... and open... open the door to the out side the outside... room Does he want to go outside [ClientName]? Check Uhuh. Can you take him outside? Check Yeah. Confirmed Take him outside now... and you go outside... as you take him through that door... he begins to change.... he begins to get older... to get Developing bigger... and as you start walking away from that door... he gets bigger.. grow the inner and he begins to get tall and taller... he begins to mature... in his body... child in his mind... David Mason 136 www.key-hypnosis.com And at some point you can ask him to turn round and look back at that house... to see it for what it is... a place of unhappy people... where he V got stuck for a while... it wasn't his fault... and he can leave there... and as he looks back at that house... you can tell him to watch the house V shrinking... fading... watch it going far, far away.... until it is tiny... Tell him he can change the colour of the house...if he wants... he can V move it to somewhere else... It can't hold him now. Ask him how he feels about that house now. What does he say? It's not as bad. That's right... it's not as bad... Transform the PROBLEM SYMBOLS Get rid of the Lady symbol Ask him to think about that horrible woman. The lady who looked after him.... Ask him to imagine she is standing there.... yelling... V threatening.... Now make a change... see her changing in some way.... see her changing so she looks smaller... see her changing in a way that looks ridiculous.... she waves her arms around... and her voice... her jaw goes up and down and her lips move... but nothing comes out... and her eyes V cross... and see her head exploding... and see her doing cartwheels round the room.. and crashing into the walls... and falling over... see her sitting there like a rag doll .... getting smaller and smaller... having no idea what is going on... And get that little boy to go up and poke her with a finger... and she moves away.. she is frightened... she runs away... like a little stupid rag V doll... with an empty head... and she runs off and hides in the corner... How does that boy feel about her now? He's laughing at her. That's right, he's laughing at her. Get him to poke again.. make her run somewhere else.... really enjoy it... What's happening now? [Laughs] He is kicking her around. That's right... he is kicking her around.... she is of no value... no interest... That's better... and keep doing that till he is laughing out loud... and it feels good doesn't it? She is so ridiculously stupid, and then get him to open the back door and throw her out.... How does that feel? Pretty good. That's right.... she just skulks away somewhere.... back to wherever the hell she came from... Gone. Get rid of the house symbol.... And now bring that boy back to the front door... and outside... look at that house... and now just imagine a big yellow machine... comes along V and starts to wreck the house... and maybe there's a ball or maybe there's a bulldozer... and just smash that house to pieces... Reframing Metaphor transformation Metaphor transformation Check transformation Confirmed Memory Transform the woman Metaphor transformation technique Mastery of the situation Check Confirmed Increase his power 51:15 Restatement Success Symbol removed David Mason 137 www.key-hypnosis.com Memory Memory What's happening now? Check The house is being bulldozed down... Confirmed That's right it's bulldozed until there is nothing but rubble there... and Get rid of all of bulldoze it all away until there is nothing left... but foundations... and V it how does that feel? Pretty good. That's right... now just stand back... on the other side of the fence or Replace the wherever... and look at where it used to be.... What would you like to symbol have growing there instead? A playground. Great! A playground. That would be fitting, wouldn't it? A playground... and Develop the put something in the playground... new symbol My mum and dad there... Nice! That's right ... and that little boy... just imagine having a wonderful time... and there can be swings... and roundabouts...and see-saws.... things to climb on.. and things to slide down... and just imagine that little boy the way it should have been... running around laughing... Metaphor for shrieking... playing with friends... having a good time... while the V 'going up' and family looks on and smiles and nods... and picks him up when he falls succeeding over.... Just imagine an adult coming along... holding him by the waist... holding him up... right above the head.... and laughing... how good would that be? And then feel yourself being brought down and hugged... being held close to the chest... cheek to cheek... feeling the warmth... the warmth Anchor feelings that was always there... feel that going into your body now... that of security warmth ... that feeling... Transfer the feelings And now you can allow that boy to continue to grow... as he grows Transform the through... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen.... Sixteen, seventeen... and problem eighteen. Think of how he was at seventeen and eighteen... How does situations that feeling transform that now? Better. Transform the university feelings That's right.... Now think of going to university.... how does that feeling Reframe transform that first day of term? University Should be fun... as opposed to... And should be fun.... And just imagine being in the quad at uni.... and the four corners there... and looking in the corners... is that rag doll M there? No. That's right... just look around carefully... Test No. That's right... she's gone... you're free. and just look at what is there... there are students... lecturers.... people Re-assign selling hot dogs... people juggling... music playing... It can be fun... V feelings uni = can't it? fun Yeah David Mason 138 www.key-hypnosis.com Behaviour Behaviour Capability Behaviour Capability Capability Capability Identity Behaviour Behaviour Capability Identity Transform the feelings about studying in general And the library.. how do you feel about the library? It's a place to study.. you can go in there... and you can imagine sitting down... and I don't know... nine o'clock... getting the books out... getting started on V Reframe Study your assignment... reading a bit... writing a bit... reading a bit... writing a bit... scoring it out... starting again... drawing... reading some more... and before you know it... two hours have passed... and the assignment is Amnesia well on the way... and you go and have a coffee or something... spend some time with your mates... talk about the girls and stuff... and then it is back to the library... reading a bit... writing a bit... and it's lunchtime and it is nearly V finished and you have got the first draft... and you look at it... hold it in your hands... and it's great... and it is easy.... and you can do this... D How does that make you feel? Test Pretty good. Confirmed That's right... and you go and have lunch and have a good time... with the rest of the students... go to a lecture maybe... and then back to the library... and suddenly it is all there for you... you can see the answer... V clear in your mind... and you know you just need a few more references.... pad this bit out... cut that bit down.... then another two hours pass... Amnesia Avoid Easy, simple.. it is not going to be perfect... but is good enough... better D perfection than everyone else's... anxiety And just imagine how surprised the lecture is, when you hand it in, long V before anyone else.... And how good is that? Very good. That's right... You can do that. D And you can enjoy that time... D Reframing Transform the feelings about the current course And think about this latest course.... the Training Institute.... think about being in the classroom there... learning... studying... think about visualise going home and opening the books... and this time you have a real clear V success vision of where you want to be, what you want to do... and you can see yourself getting that certificate, the diploma, whatever it is.... And see yourself sit down... and you begin to read the material and you stop and test yourself after every paragraph.... and you test after two Visualise V learning pages... and you go back and you are learning and it is all falling into line... and you look at the material... the assignments and the questions and it becomes fun... to find out what the answers are ... to start discovering Reframing it... it is like a puzzle... something you can enjoy... And when you think of study... what you think of is that fun, that sense of accomplishment... How you can get on and do things... how you are D Reframing free to do it... And that's good, isn't it? And you know you are smart, you know you are dedicated... you know D Incrementalism you can do things... you know you can be as good as anyone.... you can David Mason 139 www.key-hypnosis.com Capability identity Capability Memory Identity Memory be better than most of them... You can be better than all of them.... and you can flash through this stuff... getting up early... reading... wanting to learn.... staying up late... doing the exercises... working it D through... becoming the best.... Anchor the change section and when you do that... somewhere inside you ... that little boy is chortling with glee.... that little boy is running around and waving his arms and shouting... happy... free.... and you can scoop him up in your associate feeling M arms and lift him up and say 'Isn't life great!'. Little [ClientName] good with study smiles... and there's the expression on that face.... I wonder what the right word for that is? Force him to name the feeling, define Joy. it, makes it more real That's right. Joy. And that's what you feel. You are free to feel that joy. To get on with D life. To just take it with both hands... to enjoy it... Those things have all gone now... haven't they? Test Nods Confirmation That' right.... I would like you to take a deep breath now... just Haaaa.... and take another deep breath and allow your mind to clear.... And I Final somatic test want you to look around your body... and see if there is any tension left... anxiety... anything you need to deal with... or is it all clear? It's all clear. Confirmation That's good... that is telling you that your body has taken away all that tension... all that anxiety... all that little boy's worries.... Now you see them for what you are... Now you realise it wasn't that little boy's D Restatement problem... was it? Someone did horrible things to him.... and you have led him out of there... and whenever you think of that childhood... all you think of is a grassy space... a playground... and children laughing... and that's the way it V Reframing should have been, shouldn't it? Yeah. And you can enjoy that feeling now... that feeling of release.... D Signal end of And now there is just one more thing to do... session... Self convincer section Fill the mind I would like you to send a message to your own mind... a message of with good gratitude.... of gratitude for that change... really send a feeling of caring, feelings... and loving and wanting.... just fill your mind with that... and just say Reinforce it all 'Thank you... thank you... It's over at last'. again And you might get a response... you might find a finger or thumb wants allow for every to lift... or maybe you just get a feeling... and your mind will respond M possible option somehow.... [Finger moves] Self convincer David Mason 140 www.key-hypnosis.com . to yourself .Identity That's right..key-hypnosis. that's very good.......... feeling really good about yourself. something old has gone forever. and you are free...com .. when you are ready... and one last deep breath and allow your mind to clear.. That's your guarantee that it is all over. And now in a moment I would like you to count from three up to one.. Haaaa... So start counting whenever you want.. signal soon finish Restate changes and link to self count inevitability David Mason www.. and when you get to one. and knowing that something wonderful has happened..key-hypnosis... you will be back in the present.... > Reorientation section So just take a deep breath now....com © 2009 « Table of Contents David Mason 141 www. Each suggestion targets one particular trance phenomenon. how the client deals with an emotional reaction to their environment. Suggestions about stimuli. Each piece of hypnotic language is aimed at creating change: changing how the client perceives their environment. changing their behaviour in response to something in the environment. was otherwise healthy but some psychological fear caused him to fail to function every time he was about to perform sex. He finally sought treatment when it got to the stage where even meeting an attractive woman caused the sexual anxiety to appear. and then subsequent suggestions create the link between changes in perception and changes in core beliefs. instead a precursor to failure. metaphor and visualisation. Technique words are blue. It also uses direct suggestions for self esteem and confidence. behaviour and capability are used to dislodge old ways of thinking. which had become the trigger for the onset of failure. volume and tone of voice at various parts. The initial interview revealed that he originally had no problems but over time he had built up a fear of failure and now was in distress at his own lack of performance. The client was a man who was embarrassed by loss of erection when in an intimate situation with a woman.key-hypnosis. The linking statements are shown in column three by '>' as Cause and Effect "doing A leads to B" or by "=". Olive and Green text indicates the use of hypnotic language constructs. This condition had built up over time and got worse and worse until he felt almost paralysed with fear. INDUCTION SECTION David Mason 142 www. Coloured text does not imply emphasis: it indicates what work the words are doing. The script uses the Cycle of Behaviour and aims most of the suggestions at the point where the client uses a condom. Primary targets or Cycle Targets are Red. with pauses where indicated and with changes in emphasis.com . or changing their perceptions of their own capabilities in dealing with their environment. Reframing "A is really the same as B". but it would actually be spoken continuously. got on well with them.Sexual Health Male Sexual Performance Anxiety Script This page shows a script prepared in advance for a hypnotherapy session to cure male sexual dysfunction. This script uses direct and indirect suggestion. He had created a cycle of behaviour in his mind where the fear of failure had learned to feed itself and grew worse with each repetition. The client confirmed a week later that the session had been a complete success. and reframes seeing the condom as a signal of success. The script is shown laid out in sections in order to explain how it works. He was attractive to women. He was a guitarist in a band and had plenty of opportunities to meet women but at the time of the treatment deliberately avoided getting involved. Embedded commands are bold: use analogical marking with these phrases. you know Truism. and do it well.. You are going to have to perform.. [ClientName]..so changing how you think leads to change Capability in how you act.. so you can change what happens in any situation......key-hypnosis.You are ready to change You are lying there comfortably. to act under expectations.. in front of an audience. changing the way you think about something is easy. you have complete confidence. And yet you have Identity succeeded in most situations in your life. solo. you can allow yourself enough time to think of many ways to succeed.. on a regular basis. And being concerned shows that you are giving it the right amount of > attention... For example. and you can be confident of that now...com .. don't you? In fact you can do many things that other people can't do. but you do it on a regular basis.. and compare what you write to the legends of jazz . But everybody who is Capability > prepared can perform well. There are so many things. famous players. listening to my voice. Tag question Presup Truism Pacing Presup Inevitability David Mason 143 www.... You might not be consciously aware of it. you can play an instrument.but you are actually very Belief good in situations where your performance is important.. If you think about it... can't they? And the way to be prepared is to think about the best way to change Rule > your reaction. There was time when you couldn't read music. listening to my voice. RECONNECT TO EXISTING RESOURCES SECTION You are a success You know. Things that other people are envious of. and as you drift even deeper... You can change the way you think about anything . You have decided to change how you think about it. You have to compose and improvise. isn't it. Yet you do that on a regular basis.... There are many ways you can change.. life is full of stress.. you know how to deal with most situations.. and you did that confidently... Everybody worries about their performance.. didn't Pacing Permissive bind Pre-supposition succeed RI Validate the client's concerns Reframe Truism set. breathing gently. D And you might be wondering just how you will know how you will I succeed. to be vulnerable... and you do it. in front of your class mates who are just waiting for you to make a mistake.. It is natural to be concerned. You are concerned about something that you have to do in a personal situation. Many people would find that intimidating. There was a time when you decided to Metaphor take control of your education.. People wish they could do what you can do Capability D Resource Link now.when you choose what you want to do. Many people would fade under the pressure. You have to perform other people's music in just the right way with just the right tempo in front of a teacher with much more Capability experience than you.. and that change in your thinking will allow you to succeed. Thinking about change leads to new behaviour. you are changing. now. And as you lie there. it can be hard. . You can really show some lucky Dissociation person what that [ClientName] is capable of.you notice her eyes are shining.. your life has been full of successes.. to think back. A performance is about showing people how good you are... recent or long ago. little things .. you succeeded at that. And you would have to conclude that you are good at performing... .. see yourself succeeding at different things... think of all those times in the past .. how strong and bold you were. a feeling of pride can stir in you.. ..let your unconscious mind celebrate all the good things you have done and enjoy that growing sense of confidence.... situations were you are completely at ease. and she David Mason 144 www. Think about all of those times now. When you think about your next performance you realise that it is an opportunity. those situations where you did better than expected.how you made her feel one hundred percent woman.. completely in control..... how other people admire and envy you for what you have done so far. think about all your successes.. there was a time when you wrote your own name for the first time .satisfied.. you have been waiting for .and you can allow your mind to go forward to a time a few days or weeks from now. REFRAMING SECTION You are looking forward to it Oh I know there have been some setbacks. How good you can be when you are really confident. you know ......... she touches your hair Visualisation occasionally.. her Memory mouth is smiling... as she tells you she will always remember that first night with you..... And > you always were. as you recognise what a success you are......... really enjoy your success. feeling good.. but really. how confident and skilled.you are at college or maybe in a bar or it's in a house .. everyone depends on you to come in at the right time....and all the time she radiates happiness.. large and small....and take a moment to let that feeling of pride and confidence grow...... as you look at her.. pause And as you think of all those things.. of your own ability to do what you want..... there was a time when you D couldn't play a note.. You can introduce yourself when you want...see yourself in these situations... to show what you can do.........you? You know how to take control and thrust in when you want... now. and you can do that now.. You play in a band where every member is listening to every note. Reframing Memory To show yourself how good you are........ things you did privately or when others were watching...... And you might be surprised Capability > Reframing about how quickly you are confident.. she almost purrs.. You are good at performing.. somewhere talking to a girl. things you learned on your own..... her voice is low and intimate. you succeeded at that ...... your face.. and you can.. things you did for the first time...com .. there was a time when you couldn't tie your own shoelaces.... ... D Memory Memory Identity Belief So you can look forward to your next performance.. There was a time when getting girl friends was the biggest test. and expand ... imagine yourself .... sure of yourself...key-hypnosis.. and how easy it is for you.. .. you are a winner....... Evaluation After the flush of relief and spurting power you hold on to her...........to excel......and this makes you harder and harder .. And as things develop with this girl.an urge to make love to D this woman.. because you are so good.....as you open D up to her and she opens herself to you........ .that girl is flushed with emotion... to think back on how you prepared for that date.............that you are confident.... how you exercised your mind and decided exactly how things would go the way you wanted.........When you first see a girl ...you > can be surprised by knowing that feeling signals an excitement. a girl you are interested in..like a racing champion who has led all the way and now ready to take the prize....the only thing in your mind is your urgent pressing need .........wants to be with you again and again...you are standing tall on the winners podium..you feel that difference. ready to spray the champagne..to trust you with her body..talk quietly. go to a gig.to really enjoy the new feeling that you get as you and this girl get it on ... You see the condom. getting intimate .... Trigger Reframing Trigger And it is so easy to forget old ways..that means that things are going right...you get harder and Memory harder..com ...you talk D Reframing Reframing METAPHOR METAPHOR David Mason 145 www. ........ the spurt and foam and irresistible urge as the winner shakes bottle and sprays it all out. because Trigger > putting the condom on means you have succeeded....... And you respond.......you are doing what others can only wish for. there's that champagne moment.she looks interested in you. kissing and > caressing .and that makes you feel so good right now..... a need to caress and kiss and slide and enter and move and forget Trigger everything except a feeling of rising excitement and sensitivity and D urgency until you can no longer hold it back and .....your mind fills with a sense of power.........key-hypnosis. and you feel a little change in yourself ...how you took control of your thinking..this may be your opportunity.. you make her feel so good... something that lets you know that this girl is different. BREAK THE CYCLE SECTION You can learn new behaviour and you can allow your mind to drift away... as you have a drink. putting on the condom means you have Identity > succeeded in getting a girl to be attracted to you.she right now she sees the condom and she feels totally attracted to you..you forget about the condom.......to let you enter her....this time is different..the condom means you are at the final successful stage...by becoming harder and harder........ you notice a feeling of rising anticipation.. to trust you.... turns you on like never before..get to know her more.she is overwhelmed with desire for you..you are everything for her...to enter the warmth in that secret place and to let go of everything.. you allow excitement to grow in you ...you feel proud and confident and capable of doing anything now. to shake the bottle .. .and as you do you enjoy that feeling of triumph... of satisfaction and confidence.. Every time you put on a condom you feel the satisfaction of knowing you have succeeded in reaching the second last stage. Every time you see a Trigger D Reframing condom you anticipate the surge of your body.com . You know what to do to succeed in so many things.. of letting go and dissolving into the warm body of a welcoming happy woman. successfully.. Women respect you..and now. You make women feel special and feminine. Every time you put on a condom it shows you respect the woman. over and over.. You know how to treat a woman so that she wants more...... that champagne moment... confident in your abilities..key-hypnosis.. bringing with you all those good feelings. You are a sexy male.......... [Begin REORIENTATION Process] David Mason © 2008 www.. ...you kiss her again and again all over.... You enjoy the company of women.. success.. DIRECT SUGGESTION SECTION You are a confident lover You are a skilled and confident lover.key-hypnosis. enjoying that champagne D moment.. You enjoy the feel and taste Identity and smell of women..... You enjoy the feeling of anticipation as you talk with a woman and wonder how good she will be in bed.. And that means you are a fully mature capable young man. allow yourself to come back to the present .com « Table of Contents David Mason 146 www.gently to her. sure of yourself. Every girl you make love to remembers it with Belief D affection... People respect you.. taking and Capability enjoying everything life has to offer. And you know. « Table of Contents David Mason 147 www. The dam is very simple. A dam was built. the more control you get. That mighty river. Premature ejaculation can happen outside the body or an instant after penetration. And the Colorado River was called the Coloured River because most of the time it's a peaceful river. However. when you think about it. controlled.Premature Ejaculation Pressure can be controlled Young men often feel unsure of themselves sexually and every other way. fear and more failure. But there are times when it rains in the mountains and there is a great irresistible surge and that great surge blasts out all the water down there. They are supposed to be like that. And by taking control it actually produces the power to give more control. even the mightiest river can be controlled. Grand Canyon Everyone knows the Grand Canyon. The canyon is open ready to receive the water of the river. and then start a downward spiral of worry. and don't actually need much to get them sorted out. And when the surge was going full strength the river would pick up mud and debris and the water would become coloured. And you know. And yet. an enormous powerful river that they couldn't cross. a great coloured torrent roaring past. the dam creates power. A dam is a simple idea. It generates electricity. the more control you have.key-hypnosis. the really interesting thing is that by damming that river. and holds it back when it needs to be held back. young men are very resilient. the smell. the thing that carved out the Grand Canyon was controlled. The Colorado River is called 'colorado' because it's the Spanish word for 'coloured'. It energises itself. And that's what the Spanish Conquistadors saw.com . body heat and physical feel of the female body can combine to overwhelm the senses and the young man comes too soon. It was scoured out by the Colorado River. Whenever it happens. And that dam allows the water out when it needs to go out. And yet the Hoover Dam was built across that river. A dam can actually produce the power needed to control itself. And that was what created the Grand Canyon. And that thin dam is all that is needed to control the surge. The pressure of sexual thoughts and the relentless basic drive to procreate allied to intense visual stimuli. shape. it is a disappointment for them both. Any river can be held back. and one failure can lead to another. The thing about control is. This metaphor can encourage the mind to hold back until the right moment. anticipation. Eve that great surging power can be controlled. The Hoover Dam was put there to control the Colorado. the river and canyon go together. This healing hypnotherapy metaphor is very adaptable..... Target Memory Rule I wonder if you have ever been involved in redecorating a room? Maybe hanging wallpaper or measuring out carpet or curtains or something like that? It's always important to look at the whole design..... and making it all bright and clean again..... all the tape that gets unrolled from now on is bright and fresh and clean and clear...Wiping out Sexual abuse This hypnotherapy script uses a metaphor for change.... And you know. and all the tape would stretch out.com . you Technique Dissociation Truism & Tag Memory Dissociation Dissociation Metaphor clean = happy David Mason 148 www... and maybe you know who put those stains there....... It can be used for any past emotional issues such as physical and sexual abuse.. and maybe you could imagine that tape laid out across the floor or something like that.. you know the kind. cleaning it. physical..key-hypnosis.. and when you let the tape go it all sort of rattles back inside.... Then client looks at the parts of it that are dirty and gets permission to clean the dirt off and makes sure that the changes are permanent by rolling and unrolling the tape until it is all clean. and pulling steadily. there is a starting point and the tape stretches all the way up into the box in your hand. and when you look at it. isn't it? And maybe you could look really closely at the tape as it is stretched out on that floor. but you know. And when you look along that tape you can see bright parts and dull parts... there is a metal tape and you pull it out from a sort of metal box with a spring inside. emotional abuse... because with all the tape rolled out like that.. the early parts are clean and bright.. maybe there are gaps in between. that left a mark. It allows the client to visualise their life as if it was stretched out as a tape measure... if you fix one end and you start pulling. and you might notice that there are changes along the length of the tape. do you? You would only really know by pulling all the tape out to the very end. or maybe it just happened.. It gives the person perspective on their life. just the way it came from the factory. but that can be fixed. as the new tape comes out.. and all the tape is wound up inside the box. isn't it? And usually when people are measuring a room they use one of those expanding tape measures. it can be effective for wiping away the old dirty habit as part of a stop smoking script. so maybe it would be a good idea to think about going back over the tape that is already rolled out. more and more tape comes out.... and you don't really know how much more tape is in the box. You cannot change what happened but you can change how it affects you now. that are clean and look friendly.. life's a bit like that. This metaphor therapy for emotional abuse can be used on its own or be included in a hypnotherapy treatment for any kind of abuse – sexual... And when you think about it.... for altering the past.... to look back and see that abuse as something that is over... but maybe there are other parts that got stained and dirty... happy.. maybe parts that look dirty....... so that it all shoots inside again very quickly...........key-hypnosis. and see the stains fading...... maybe you could imagine rolling it up and then pulling it out again. maybe you could start to imagine cleaning the tape. so that the new tape is coming out bright and clean and the old tape is changed . and the dirt coming off..... and imagine that there is something inside that cleans the tape as it goes by.... and then let it go..... and the colour coming back.com .. and keep doing that until every trace of those old stains is gone.. And when that tape is the way you want it.key-hypnosis....... the way it was supposed to be. see how clean it is.... David Mason www. and as each day unrolls Capability D the tape for that day is fresh and new..could imagine cleaning that dirt off ....... pull it out until you reach the part that is today... admire it... shiny and bright. wiped off along its length.... and you might be surprised at how quickly and easily it comes off.. And you might wonder what you would use to clean that tape. And as you think about that. all bright and clean... and pull it out again to look it... and tomorrow is just inside ready to come out. And then you can know that nothing in the past can dirty that tape at it > comes out..... and you won't let anything dirty that new tape. and imagine scanning along that tape and see it now. every bit is the way it should be...com © 2008 Visualise change Action Metaphor « Table of Contents David Mason 149 www. what would be best?. and make sure that every bit is clean. That's good. take another deep breath..people can sleep on trains and on boats bouncing around in the sea or with fire engines roaring past outside....key-hypnosis... with each breath out. say the next number under your breath.. and hold it.and focusing on each breath out will let you relax and settle down a little deeper..........com . If people expect to be able to sleep then they will. . let them slump down and relax. INDUCTION SECTION Standard hypnotic Induction So settle back now. if you can... In fact. let them drop back naturally. each time you breathe out.. relaxing... The first part works by reframing the meaning of snoring..... and close your eyes. lift your shoulders up.. that you just could not move them. as you breathe out. and you could become curious as to exactly how relaxed you can be.... there is no reason why it should . for the next ten breaths..... and as you do.. just become aware of the gentle in and out of your breath.Sleeping and snoring Ignoring Snoring Script Many women find their partner's snoring stops them getting a good night's sleep.and just allow that heaviness to grow .. This script is designed to allow the person who has to suffer a husband's (or wife's!) snoring to feel safe and comfortable so that she can sleep through any amount of snoring. ahhhh. just allow your body to relax more... And as you think about your breathing.. Now take a deep breath....... that's good.... and a little more relaxation after every breath. get comfortable.. ... The second part teaches the sufferer to use the snoring as a method of self hypnosis to get to sleep.. that they felt as if they were made of lead... and continue breathing gently.... And as an experiment.. and.. or think of the next number.. counting down from ten down to one...... and on the next breath out.. just let it all go..... and now I would like you to focus on your breathing... It can easily be adapted for use in a face to face therapy session... Now lift your arms slightly..... When you are ready... Start releasing tension Let go muscle tension Let go muscle tension D Dissociation D I Dissociation Dissociation Deepening D Ambiguity Deepening I Deepening David Mason 150 www. . changing it from an annoyance to an assurance..while you think about that... and as you breath out.. The script given here is designed to be recorded and played back by the sufferer each night as she settles down for sleep.......... you could start counting each breath out..... and relax your whole body And I wonder if you could imagine what it would be like if your arms and legs had become so heavy ....... if you want to... as you drift down and down.. as the fire crackles quietly... cozy and comfortable............ drowsy and dreamy. forgetting about the day...... that's right....... and all around in the gathering darkness... D Make the listener aware that they are in trance now Reassurance Seeding DEEPENER SECTION Falling shadows deepener Now imagine somewhere in the countryside. are trees and fields and streams... And as you become aware of that at some level. curled up safe inside their home in the hollow tree.... you might find that those numbers are disappearing. snuggled down V David Mason 151 www. and the others breathing.... and take a few moments and enjoy that. nothing can harm them.allowing each breath to relax you more. that means that things are going exactly the way they should be. the place.. and you can snuggle down too. and imagine what it would be like to relax in that seat..com ........ with each gentle breath...you may find it harder and harder to I know what number comes next....as you say each number quietly to yourself. and there is a comfortable seat... those numbers can just disappear completely.... and as you relax there.. are settling down for the night.. and your mind is opening to new possibilities... birds settling down in their nests.... imagine the darkness gathering outside........ it's getting near dusk.. a open fire warms the room. .. enjoying warmth and calm and letting go completely....... and outside ...... insects folding their wings.. you are relaxing more and more................. And in that cottage. and you can relax those numbers away...... V Dissociation deepening M darkness = trance M closing down darkness = trance > M snuggling deeper dissociation allow time to deepen REFRAMING SECTION Reframing And as that little family lies there. they warm each other by their bodies... there is a couple sleeping.. flowers closing........ wrapped in silky soft fur.... and as the darkness outside gets deeper and deeper.. and all breathing together in that space.. and M they can dream on through the night. the sun going down behind some clouds. and as you relax completely .. inside a hollow tree. warm golden light from the windows...key-hypnosis. relaxing more and more.. Feeling that warmth.. safe and warm. breathing gently. and little cottages...... everything settling down for the night... nothing to think about.. snuggled up V in a pile. with soft cushions............ reminds them all that they are safe and secure for the night... a family of soft furry creatures. and inside the cottage. and outside the sun slips away and darkness falls softly like a leaf flutters down from a tree..... .. knowing that closeness that comes from knowing each other... your brain isn't really asleep.... someone you could depend on.. constantly. sleeping.. listening for danger... the Rule D meaning is the same. legs entwined. the house creaks...... another body breathing with yours.... love breathing = safe DIRECT SUGGESTION Section Reframing his snoring when she is sleeping Behaviour As long as you can hear that breathing.... sensing the M warmth..key-hypnosis.... and it Reframe Reframe Build on existing skills Noises are good David Mason 152 www. relaxing and enjoying being close..... and you can ignore noises Capability > inside the house...... while you are sleeping..under the covers.. it doesn't matter because for you.... Capability music plays.. And knowing that......... When you are asleep. happy and content to be sleeping there. all wrapped up in that act of gently surrendering to sleep. head against a chest... knowing for what it is. strong and firm.... When are lying in bed. they know they are safe..com ..... that you can be safe and content. that you are OK. that noise meant there was someone there. you can feel safe. safe to > drift away through the night.... and you hear him breathing.. breathing together... you can ignore noises outside.... something from long ago..... It is monitoring all Rule = round you.. to sleep that's what that breathing means. when wild animals roamed in the wilderness outside..... you are wanted... a message... and that means you can choose what to ignore.. someone to protect you ..... looking forward to the new day in a few hours.... you are not alone in the night. cars go by. but for now... you can use that thought and safely ignore all the noises..... = it's a signal... toilets flush. M someone close by. and you can learn to include other things > to exclude. you can snuggle in and feel that warmth... touching. the noise of snoring.... breathing in as he breathes out....... you know he is close... your message of safety and comfort........ And as long as you can hear the breathing. You already know how to ignore noises.. breathing = companionship breathing = security. breathing gently. you have learned to tell the difference... you know how to Capability allow some noises to pass.... it means you are protected..... knowing that she was being looked after....... And as long as they are both there.. safe to dream on till morning. that none of that matters.. trust and love and contentment... nothing can bother you.. that it would be all right............ safe to let go. it doesn't matter... he can be snoring gently or snoring loudly. warm and comfortable.. D And the breathing can be soft or loud... protecting you.. bodies touching.. people talk in the street.. hearing the heartbeat.. reassurance for you. feeling the breathing... just like long ago when you were a little girl curled up safe on someone's lap and > went to sleep.... .. USING HIS SNORING to get to sleep And your mind can learn other things... to snoring. you know he doesn't mean it.. Learning what to comfortable. And after a while you will deal with it automatically... to manage them........ Tell yourself. When you become aware of any kind of breathing..Capability Behaviour Behaviour Capability Capability Behaviour Capability can also listen for reassurance......... while you are asleep.. or car doors slamming... dismiss as unimportant from now on.... and you can accept that and get stronger with that.' snoring makes me sleep. and then with the next breath out you can say to yourself 'the more the noise... and each sound is making me relax my body and relax my mind..... men are just like little boys... And you can tell yourself now.. just another noise in the night... you Teaching self can say to yourself. that snoring makes you feel secure.... because women are adaptable.. Tautology You can learn to take comfort from snoring.... he needs to make his noise.com . you can be Reframing the amused by all the noise and fuss and the whole elaborate drama of it > behaviour all.... all those noises you have learned to ignore are actually being used to constantly reassure you that things are going exactly the way they should be.. and you can forget to hear it. that somebody is there for you. before you go to sleep. 'with each snore... and triumphed... D David Mason 153 www.....' EGO STRENGTHENING her ability And you can learn to look forward to the comforting sound of snoring.' and let your muscles relax more.. from now on you just ignore snoring as being just another thing you hear D and forget. because women can alter anything to suit themselves.. reassurance that you are not D = Reframe alone.. Because it isn't really important. and every night....... > Tag flexible......... and as I relax my legs more I relax my arms more and I relax my shoulders more and as I relax more and more the sound gets less and less.. you can learn that as you match your breathing to the other breathing..' D induction tied to and as you breath out in time with the other breath........... can't help it.... allow your rhythm of snorer muscles to relax. birds chirping or cats yowling... no more important than cars going by. 'with each breath I am becoming more relaxed... unconsciously.. can't you? You can learn to deal with his ways.. and noises that D ignore confirm that you are OK are things you can ignore... women know how to > get round their men......key-hypnosis. I know how to use the D snoring to drop into a deep relaxing sleep'. the deeper I can relax now... aren't they? Women have dealt with this for centuries.. you can learn to match your breathing to that other breathing... Tell yourself.. and this is just another little trick you use and he won't even be aware of it. And with each breath out... I am drifting deeper and deeper. And you can learn to add another noise to the list........ that it is something to be welcomed... your mind can learn to recognise snoring for what it is... you can learn to use any rhythmic sound to put you into a deep comforting sleep.. ...... how to deal with it. stretching.. and happy hours ...... and look forward to endless night of dreamy peaceful sleep...... And then imagine yourself.. exactly as it should be. warm and comfortable. now... REORIENTATION And now imagine yourself...... and feel yourself lying there....... as you learned easily and quickly... for knowing how to deal with his problem ..... dozing. nothing will disturb you.it will be like you are not even aware of it any more.... Sweet dreams........ because you are a woman. and you know that it will never bother you again.. « Table of Contents David Mason www.. and snuggle down into a comfortable position now....in the morning.com © 2009 David Mason 154 www.. are yours...key-hypnosis... Goodnight. And when others say you are looking well. and you can feel really good now......... as long as some part of your mind is quietly listening to the outside world.. allow a little girl's smile to form on your face. and allow yourself to feel a warm glow of satisfaction. stirring. you will know that you know.. drifting away. and let your mind monitor the snoring. that is no longer your problem...... and how good you will feel then.com . snoozing.. lying in bed.. having had a wonderful peaceful sleep.. and women learn. allow yourself to drift off and enjoy a really good night's sleep....... But for now.. a long time from now.. many hours of blissful lazy relaxation..key-hypnosis. inside you are totally relaxed and deaf to the world.... time passes silently and just relaxing and drifting can be so pleasant When you are drifting that way. Some insomnia is genetic.key-hypnosis. The other common reason for insomnia is anxiety... People with depression typically have broken sleep patterns.. when you are V relaxed... Many people can't sleep because of racing thoughts. This script is for people who can't sleep now.... or you can look forward to the V future... or lying in the shade. their mind is too active to get to sleep. in a boat. Your mind is very powerful. The most common cause of insomnia is depression. sleep eating.. sleep destruction. you can teach yourself how to go into trance.. The script is a series of hypnotic inductions..... People find that sometimes they go to sleep easily and don't notice it and other times they wake up during the night Ways to go and but it doesn't really matter.. WAITING FOR SLEEP CAN BE ENJOYABLE Sleep patterns are always changing.. especially waking up in the early hours and not being able to get back to sleep. Night terrors. That still leaves a lot of people who can't get to sleep. Relaxing the mind is self hypnosis.......com .. and there are many good ways to go into a Capability I relaxing trance.... and when you learn one way or another way or try out all the ways... and time just floats by in a dreamy way and sometimes you don't know when you are asleep and when you are just dreaming of sleeping.. think about what would be the best possible outcome. Hypnosis changes habits and sleep patterns are > to sleep another type of habit. time doesn't matter. Anxiety insomnia is cured by curing the anxiety. but used to sleep OK. That type of insomnia has to be referred to a sleep clinic. any time.... Hypnosis works well for insomnia. like imagining I drifting around . imagine you are Memory there.. go over things you like to remember...... and it is really easy to just relax yourself Capability D until you drift off to sleep... that's good too. sleep walking. Some people like to hypnotize themselves while they are waiting for sleep so that they are in a lovely state of trance.. This script puts the listener into trance while talking about insomnia at the same time they are subconsciously learning self hypnosis for insomnia. and other life long sleep problems are not treatable by hypnosis. Or bring to mind the place you most enjoy relaxing in.... on a warm day. and you might not have thought of all the ways your mind can help you go to sleep.... let your mind roam.Insomnia Script Insomnia has many causes. David Mason 155 www. think about your goals. imagine how great things can work out.. and a pleasant place to relax and drift the time goes by. ... and hold it........ when you were little............ breathing gently.. and close your eyes... and on the next breath out.. relaxing it all... being V at school.... and as you breath out........ and with each breath out.. under your breath. and as you do. enjoying the feelings.... and with each breath in.... a long time ago.. Continue breathing gently.... with each breath out.. think... get comfortable...... in and out.. 'Relaxing it all'. that you just could not move them. Now lift your arms slightly. notice a feeling of relaxation > starting.. just become aware of D the gentle in and out of your breath. learning something new. say to yourself.. and then. Now take a deep breath. D NUMBER VISUALIZATION INDUCTION I wonder if you can remember.... they're not important now. imagine writing the number 99 on V the board... say to yourself.... allow the natural pattern of breathing to take over. and you are on your own........ and you can write a number on that board..... ahhhh.... just let it all go. or even writing in a book. just allow your I body to relax more.. Capability it's easy to learn to relax like this. and I you are doing an experiment. and remember how you had to write things on the blackboard.. Start releasing tension Let go muscle tension Let go muscle tension Dissociation Dissociation Dissociation Meditation Affirmation Meditation Deepening Deepening Reassurance Connection to memory David Mason 156 www.. and continue now. and now I would like you to focus on your breathing............. I and your mind will drift here and there.. lift your shoulders up... and relax your whole body And I wonder if you could imagine what it would be like if your arms and legs had become so heavy .. And now imagine yourself back in that room............. or maybe it M was a white board you remember.AFFIRMATION BREATHING INDUCTION So settle back now....... When you are ready.... ....and just allow that heaviness to grow . and if any day to day thoughts come into your mind you can just stack them off in a corner I somewhere... in your mind... the experiment is to notice how relaxed you can feel imagine now that you are wiping out that number.key-hypnosis..That's good.. and breathing in... let them drop back naturally..... think........ take another deep breath.. 'calm and at ease'.. calm and at ease..... and notice how you can relax a > bit more as that number is wiped away.... and . and that's OK. when you were being taught... And as you think about your breathing.... let them slump down and relax...com . letting go........ that they felt as if D they were made of lead.. 'Calm and at ease' D and breathing out. just allow the breathing to continue..... and as it disappears.. and then imagine the number 98 on the board... 'Relaxing it all'.. that you can get it to fade and disappear somehow.. David Mason 157 www. and feel how nice it is to just let go.... and each step down takes you into deeper relaxation. Think about words like slumber and dozing and resting and snoozing. There are many words that have something to do with sleeping.. imagine looking down those steps ..... cuckoos. fun.... that you can follow. down and down... and each step leads you > down and down deeper and deeper.. warm blankets.... things you used to Seeding V do....... there are ten steps. ticking..... to allow that relaxation to take you down deeper and deeper...... let your body relax. feelings to do with sleeping. wheezing. and everywhere > was an adventure.. to just let it go. and you can count the steps....... anything could be just round the corner..and continue now. breathing.. you can get more and more relaxed.. slippers. cozy winter nights. pillows..... and children play imagination games.... duvets.. friends. and your mind can be free to drift away...... keep adding more sounds to those lists as your go round each sound in your mind... memories and thinking of places long....... chiming. snoring.... INSOMNIA OVERLOAD INDUCTION or you could think of some words about sleeping.... and remember when the world was full of wonder. and imagine that path going somewhere dim and dark.. cocoa.. imagine those sounds in your mind while going over the list of words to do with sleeping....... long summer days.... and collect those images into a series of images and keep adding more images to that collection of images and go over the images while hearing the sounds and listing the words and then add to that feelings.... and as each > number vanishes. you can notice how it becomes easy to forget the next number..... keep going over that list as you think of more words and keep that list in mind while you start on another list of sounds that have something to do with sleeping.. Thinking about schooldays.... satin sheets.... And breathing gently now. and imagine there is a little path. and now bring to mind images of things that have something to do with sleeping.... and imagine there is an opening and behind > that there are steps going down...com . with each breath out.. bodies beside you... going down the numbers....key-hypnosis. and as those numbers fade it's nice to allow your body to relax even more. and now think of other words that have something to do with sleeping..... relaxing down into a deep deep restful sleep. fading out of the present is a gift to learn. and going down those steps in your mind. blankets. and as you get more relaxed. and nothing to do but just drift off somewhere totally at ease....... imagine going down one step.. and add as many feelings as you can while you recite the lists and hear the sounds and see the images and feel the sensations on your skin and on your back and on your head... more and more D relaxed.. and your mind relax. and keep the list in your mind........ INSOMNIA COUNT DOWN and think back now to when you were little. that you enjoyed. holidays.. .. every little noise. whatever seems right to you.. all the stitches coming M form of undone.. no point in lying there...key-hypnosis.... reminds you of the world breathing gently........ and remembering how you enjoyed that occasional night time interlude... D or numbers disappearing... quietly knitting or looking through photos.... on another night......... and you are safe now.......... you will find yourself relaxing more. it's just part I of the normal cycle of life......... rolled up into soft fluffy piles. so you can allow yourself to relax and sleep.. maybe they had a reason.. D reading a book... you can get up...... Any time you want to you can remember sleeping like a child.. and that's OK.. to a new unravelling all the strands. passing traffic. deep deep restful sleeping is a habit....... a child can sleep anywhere.. sleeping now... or lists of words. and you can join them in letting everything go and when you least expect it will be another day... and do something quiet that normally absorbs you.. stretching.... and that's a good thing.. it just seems so natural. people can design such intricate arranging patterns..... same wool.....Behaviour Capability Rule Behaviour Memory Capability Memory and you can count down in your mind each step as you relax more and more now.. is breathing softly. the house creaking. different ways of M the strands stitching. all the strands of different colored wools............. and as the numbers disappear that path appears in your mind.. or trying to stay alert. of life and if you don't like the design then you can imagine staring again... but a M New restful David Mason 158 www.. and you feel so refreshed.. all the product of a mind. Seeding suggestions Changing expectations instructions for not sleeping Post hypnotic suggestion Reframing the problem Reframe old sleeping patterns Reframing noise ReI wonder if you have seen someone knitting?.... comfortable........ getting sleepier.... ready to go back to bed... so many strange things.. just close the eyes.. and as you go down you can relax those numbers right out of your mind. warm and relaxed. and a relaxing sleep..... and > each breath takes you deeper into sleep. safe. you will be surprised by waking up in the morning... and that's their mind doing what it can to keep them safe..... one night it might be lovers entwined and sleeping happily. When that happens think of what you can do.. a way of = experiencing what you enjoy about relaxing and letting go.. and the night has gone..... a hobby...... or a guard sleeping quietly by the door..you might notice a dog dozing by the fire in a castle.. to a lovely warm bed...... and you wake up and sleep is fugitive........ muscles loose and limp V and floppy. the wind outside.. because the last thing you remember.. INSOMNIA DIRECT SUGGESTION And when you get used to relaxing that way..com .... same method. can be knitted... D there are some days when things are on your mind. you can be like that child. the hobby. and really before you V know it is morning and feeling refreshed.. and then............ a way of thinking. pulling the wool gently. and there are many ways to use your own mind power to go into sleep now. Some people get used to sleeping lightly..... relaxed body.. behaviour and then a new design....... everyone has nights like that. and paths can lead to so many places. and imagining playing or absorbed in some activity.. And when you sleep. And once you know how it is so easy to drift away.. and as you get absorbed in the task. the wool reappearing as it was. stirring.. pattern. warm and comfortable.key-hypnosis..... Sweet dreams...... and allow yourself to feel a warm glow of satisfaction....... and as long as some part of your mind is lazily listening to the outside world. « Table of Contents David Mason www.com ......in the morning. inside you your mind is totally relaxed and thinking about nothing.... that you can enjoy. And then imagine yourself. allow a little smile to form in your mind .. exactly as it should be... a long time from now...com © 2009 David Mason 159 www.. for knowing how to deal with his problem . But for now........ lying in bed...key-hypnosis.. nothing will disturb you..... SAY GOOD NIGHT TO INSOMNIA And now imagine yourself.... and snuggle down into a comfortable position now.... and happy hours ... many many hours of blissful lazy rest. and how good you will feel then.new outcome.. having had a wonderful peaceful sleep..... dozing.. drifting away.. new every day. and feel yourself lying there. allow yourself to drift off and enjoy a really good nights sleep... snoozing...... and look forward to endless nights of dreamy peaceful sleep..... stretching. something personal.. something warm and comfortable. .. it says.. but it can also work on the physical habit and stop teeth grinding during the night by subconsciously relaxing the jaw muscles... there's a staircase.. and now just resume breathing normally... the subconscious mind does know. let go of all the tension in your body . but the habit of grinding teeth remains... David Mason 160 www. it’s the sort of house that families grew up in... living and laughing. And.. That's right.......inside that house... And with each breath out ... Teeth grinding happens in sleep... worn teeth. tion .. Another deep breath hold it and really let go... Although the sleeper doesn't know when they are grinding your teeth... Often the habit of teeth grinding or teeth clenching started in childhood and the original anxiety has long gone. and birthday parties V visualisaand happy times. This time when you let it go.. .... and maybe there are trees..........key-hypnosis..... Just allow yourself to relax totally.... with a fence... This script works on the subconscious mind so that it becomes aware of when the client is grinding their teeth and gently interrupts. V dissociation engage personal experience engage There's been weddings and christenings and funerals. Relax the body Self induction induction pacing pacing Rapport DEEPENER SECTION And I wonder if you can imagine a big old house somewhere?.... And you can find yourself at the top of that staircase. And in moment I am going to ask you to take another deep breath and hold it. the voice in your mind. and a big garden...... that's good..com .. And now another one and this time let go all the tension in your body. let it all go..... . "you are getting more relaxed" with each breath..... Target INDUCTION SECTION And now I would like you take one deep breath and hold it. The symptoms include headaches. generations of people.... and the hypnotic script prevents the teeth clamping together during sleep...Stop Teeth Grinding Hypnosis can stop teeth grinding (bruxism)..... The underlying cause is anxiety. You are doing very well... Deeper and deeper relaxed. sore jaw. that's good. Hypnosis can stop Teeth Grinding by treating the anxiety... let go of all the tension in your shoulders and your arms. That's good.. just let it go.. com . ... Just allow yourself to enjoy that lovely gentle feeling......and FIVE. you don't have to think.......... and with every step you get more relaxed.. as if they are glued together.. D And those eyes are so relaxed you couldn't open them if you tried. and EIGHT. from your eyes....... . ... and THREE..and the only thing of importance is the sound of my voice..... You don't have to do anything... wonderfully supported as if you are lying on a fleecy cloud. and SIX.and there can be a handrail......and I don't know if that staircase is wood or marble.... focus on those tiny............... And just feel those eyes.. doesn't matter...... down your neck.and there is one step left.... your mind is completely relaxed........key-hypnosis... you don't have to do anything particularly.. Allow that relaxation to go through your body And now [clientname] I would like you to relax your eyes......... down through your cheeks...and SEVEN......and you go through the centre of that zero. down and down.. ... deeper relaxed............ ... just allowing yourself to drift.. and you can begin to go down those steps now .. and you could be surprised at the result. and when you go off that one step there is just zero. And feel yourself sinking into that chair. ...and FOUR ......... .. totally. and deeper into trance and so TEN going down.... Feel it going through your shoulders and your arms and down through your body and all the way down into your legs.and you can imagine yourself beginning to go down those steps... down and down. .......... deeper and deeper. D And you could try opening them. tiny muscles...... relaxed. Really relax those little muscles around your eyes...... your eyes are completely relaxed... or carpet. and NINE deeper still... And allow yourself to enjoy that feeling. the ones that control your eyelids...and TWO. So that you are totally relaxed. .. And now allow that relaxation to spread .. deeper relaxed... . ... . through a black void of nothingness. D Shut down hard D ...... of total relaxation all alternatives safety standard staircase deepener dissociation Modified Elman induction Depth test [no response] Short relaxation induction David Mason 161 www.... ...... you don’t have to listen... That's right... allowing you to separate your upper and lower jaws... and looking after you. and allowing those jaw D > > D trance confirmed non sequitur.. can make the changes... that relaxation is telling you something very important. you are not really asleep. and it is also that strong mind that is going to lead you out of those problems.. and you are aware of your muscles. can put you in touch with feelings.. Control of the Jaw muscles when asleep and I would like you now to focus your attention on muscles of your jaw.......... And you can use that power. And that means that you have a strong mind. and while you are in that lovely state. once it knows what it wants.... and that strong mind of yours will allow you to experience things openly and freely.. And those eyes are showing you that part of your mind can be awake and alert while another part of your mind goes deeply.. memories. you can use that power to change things.... eye catalepsy --> hidden power --> ability to change Identity and because you have control.. part of your mind can be awake and alert...... the way your body is relaxed now is telling you that you can control parts of your body that you didn't know you could control.. and I want you to become exquisitely aware of those muscles.... deeply into trance..... to imagine things..and with control there are many ways Rule of getting to the result that you want.. and allow your mind to roam free and think of things you haven't thought of for a long time. and it is that strong mind that is causing your problems....... you can choose to change...... times .com .. and looking after you.... and when you are in this state now.. and to feel them relaxing now. that mind of yours will allow you to make the changes you want... That's right...... because nothing in your own mind can ever harm you. Personal capability and you see. once it knows where you want to go. part of your mind is awake and alert... and that means that you can do whatever you want to do. presupposition eye catalepsy = power Suggest hidden powers Personal = capability I Capability Capability = power = ability to change Capability > Unspecified outcome Safety Capability Capability D David Mason 162 www...key-hypnosis. monitoring the muscles and the jaw. and you can have learnings and experiences..... those strong muscles that keep your jaw tight. can give you exactly the feelings you want..... ..... and that shows you the power of your mind...... you are aware of what is going on.. what you want to feel.Capability That's good.. and when you are in this state when sleeping....... can make you aware of things you are not aware of . can produce everything you need. allowing you to have a gap between your teeth.... and that's because you can control parts of your mind you didn't know you could control.. you can relax more and more deeply. and you may have suspected for a very long time that you have a strong mind...that shows that you have control..... feel those muscles releasing all the tension.. and while you are in this state. because that strong mind of yours. what you want to do. .. and always have that > = David Mason 163 www.... automatically that jaw parts slightly... to be loose.. allowing you to sleep comfortably. Capability for you to imagine. ensuring there a tiny gap between your teeth. and that will give you a feeling of control And that strong mind of yours is working 24 hours a day. you can learn to train your mind to always keep those muscles relaxed a little.. that your mouth is comfortable. loose and relaxed and comfortable... and that jaw will stay that way all night...... and those big strong jaw muscles can enjoy being relaxed.... that jaw will be completely relaxed... your mind is aware of the state of those muscles..... and releases any tension the moment it forms. just the way it should be... Capability and just thinking about it now makes it possible..... and no matter what goes on inside or outside. whatever else happens............. and you can learn to do this....... loose and relaxed and comfortable.... and you can sleep in any position.. and you can breathe freely.. you can go back to this state of deep deep relaxation… and the whole of your mouth will be so relaxed….. a long deep sleep. and free. while your subconscious mind is monitoring things. loose and relaxed and comfortable... no matter what.... between the back teeth. your jaw muscles are relaxed..... loose and relaxed and comfortable . making sure you are comfortable. and your jaw muscles will be relaxing....Capability Capability Behaviour Memory Capability Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Memory muscles to relax.. and limp . and your jaw will be beautifully relaxed........... You can forget all about it. loose and relaxed and comfortable. keeping a tiny gap Capability between your teeth at all times. looking after you.... relaxing... just keeping a tiny gap between your teeth.. to have. completely....... Completely relaxed.. just like they are now. and you will feel comfortable about it. sleeping..... and that jaw of yours will be..... whenever you settle down.. there will always be space between the upper and lower jaw. your body will maintain a gap between those teeth... ... and you will be able to do that automatically without thinking about it. And there will come a time when you won't even remember that it was anything else but . ........ awake or asleep... just enough... loose and relaxed and comfortable.. keeping you healthy. and you can remember how relaxed you are now.. All you have to do each night as you go to sleep..............key-hypnosis.... keeping you safe.......... all the time you are asleep. and that lets you go into an even more relaxing and deeper sleep. And as you fall asleep those words. and all through the night..... and you won't have to worry about it at all..com .. and whenever you sleep.. and you can enjoy sleeping.. D > D > D D control during sleep I Self Hypnosis mantra mantra = Learn new capability..... loose and relaxed and comfortable.... because it will stay . will go through your mind..... is to deliberately loosen your jaw. and when you sleep... and say to yourself .. .. and enjoy that lovely feeling. tonight and every night.. and when you eventually awake you will feel good.. alter... keeping those teeth apart. And as you go into this state you can allow your mind to drift this way and that. loose and relaxed and comfortable..... and allow your mind to open up and allow a symbol to appear. knowing that from now on . David Mason 164 www. anchor it to states of relaxation Capability Memory D Post hypnotic suggestion Permission to reframe... and it will all just seem easy and natural.. and it will just feel right to be loose and relaxed that way... that you can do that...... examine it.. find out what it represents. you can become aware of what it is like to become in touch with your own subconscious mind..... like a piece of soft rubber keeping those teeth comfortably apart..com ... into this state......... loose and relaxed and comfortable. just the way it should be. And from this moment on.. . loose and relaxed and comfortable.. soft bouncy feeling pushing those teeth away. fade away..gap there. and this feeling you have now. Capability and waking up refreshed. just enough for you to feel loose and relaxed and comfortable.... and you can enjoy that feeling every night. And now you can become aware of what is to be relaxed...... repeat three times..... monitoring those muscles..... and that symbol can be anything... comfortable.. to think about what's important in your life ... the space separating your teeth...... I Behaviour D metaphor kinesthetic response Reinforce the D mantra K D Capability Behaviour D Capability Capability Memory reinforce the mantra. giving you a luxurious deep rest. loose and relaxed and comfortable... loose and relaxed and comfortable.. you will feel yourself going right down.. and every night. constantly relaxing away the tension. Post Hypnotic Suggestion So take a moment now.................. that you are in now. knowing that your mind has been looking after you. and then think of ways it might change. it is watching over you...... loose and relaxed and comfortable. your jaw will relax and stay relaxed for as long as it needs to ..... and your mind will recognize that ..... you will be able to practice that until it becomes easy and natural and automatic.... to think about things that have happened. your jaw will be ........ and that strong mind of yours will look beyond it. loose and relaxed and comfortable... that's right.. the way you are now... and you will be able to go directly into this state .. loose and relaxed and comfortable. so there will always be that little gap..... and every time you do that you will be reminded of that .... you can remember that ... as you are now....... that strong mind of yours.... like a guardian spirit. totally relaxed. and in this state.. any time you sleep… sleeping with the jaw just slightly separated.. is looking after you.... and you can begin to feel .key-hypnosis.... and when you do that. all you have to do is settle down.......... and when you waken each morning your mouth feels ........ ... and snuggle down into a comfortable position now..in the morning. allow yourself to drift off and enjoy a really good night's sleep... with the option either to continue sleeping or to come back to normal alertness ] Post Hypnotic Suggestion « Table of Contents David Mason www..And as you do that all those old things don't seem so important now. many many V hours of blissful lazy relaxation.key-hypnosis... But for now...... and how good you will feel then. and that lets you drift even deeper now...com .key-hypnosis. stretching.... as long as some part of your mind is quietly watching .............. there is no I longer any problem.....com © 2010 David Mason 165 www... Reorientation [Use a reorientation. exactly as it should be... inside you are totally relaxed and comfortable. nothing will disturb you... having has a wonderful peaceful sleep. stirring.. and let your mind monitor your comfort. a long time from now. And then imagine yourself. . Once the client discovers that they actually have some conscious control over their condition they are much more willing to accept the idea that they can manage their own care....... where as you slide the control up... to believe that they can actually make a difference to their own condition.. Capability and you can think of your pain as being on a scale of one to ten...... The client is told that the dial represents their current state of something.... their happiness.. or maybe it's a digital read out with numbers showing. not quite steady.. V V Let them choose the metaphor object Yes set V Yes set I Yes Set turn pain into an object implies different levels David Mason 166 www.. or it could have knobs that turn. Now I would like you to pay attention to the biggest indicator on that control panel... This simple metaphor is remarkably effective for a wide range of conditions.. it is always wavering up or down a fraction........ up and down a little..... no matter how hard you try it never stays exactly on the speed you want. so that the indicator on the dial moves up. their degree of mobility ..com . something with maybe a big dial in the middle. The client is then instructed to move the dial the other way. or..whatever it is they want to control.... you know when you look at the speedometer on a car. where one is no pain and ten is the worse it could possibly be. fluctuating.. the sound goes up and a needle moves. Capablity And you can use this....key-hypnosis. Any time they want to change their level of comfort all they have to do is call up the control panel and move the dial.... Memory I wonder if you can imagine a control panel. A little higher. are they? There is always..... or maybe it's like the moving bars of light you see on some music systems.. or maybe some other kind of panel comes to mind that lets you control a process. you might be familiar with the kind of thing you get on some stereo systems. or what number it is ....... The client is instructed to make their condition slightly worse. it can be anything you want. where you press the pedal the car speeds up. you can think of your pain now and find where on the dial it is... I don't know if it is like the hands on a clock or like a speedometer with one big hand in the middle.... or it could just be the dial on a car.Pain Treatment scripts The Control Panel Pain Technique Controlling pain with Metaphor This type of metaphor is used extensively in pain control therapy... some variation.. In the centre is a large glass dial like a clock with a large indicator hand that can move up and down the scale... and you slide it down and the sound goes down.. isn't it? And if you look very closely at your indicator.. to make their condition slightly better.. This is done to give the client an experience of control... wavering around some point. you will find that it is also varying just a little. The client is asked to visualise a control panel of some sort. their pain level. isn't it? Because processes are never exactly steady... part of a machine perhaps. Memory and look very closely at that indicator. a little lower.. . just a little. I wonder if you know that you can make it decrease as well? So now focus on that indicator. and here's the interesting thing...... doesn't it? And now I would like you to... make a significant movement down.. just enough to remind you that you need to take a little care. and anytime you want to vary the level........ just for a moment....... and now make that indicator move down.key-hypnosis........that dial. and you know you can make it increase.... you can do that easily..... so you can leave a little.. and now move that indicator down even lower.. And now........ really make that pain increase........ right now.... your pain is varying a tiny bit moment to moment. just a little.. all the way down to the bottom...... so that the indicator moves strongly.... up and then falls back again.. and isn't that something good to know? I of pain are possible metaphor D pre-supposition I Seeding ideas of control direct evidence that it works > tag question I D pre-supposition D safety D reassurance David Mason www.... feel a real difference as the indicator goes down and stays down....com © 2010 « Table of Contents David Mason 167 www.... can't you.. move that indicator down a lot.. pain is a message that there is something not right.... focus on the number that the indicator is showing. but enough so that it registers on the indicator... any time you forget. reduce your pain level so that the dial goes down to a lower point and the reading wavers around that lower point..... or whatever you are using.... now.................. And you have now learned how to control this thing...key-hypnosis.. I would like you to increase your pain just a little. I'd like you to test if you can make that indicator go up a little. isn't it? and that indicator is varying a tiny bit moment to moment as well. move that indicator... all the way down.. and it will move with it. you will find that the indicator settles and wavers up and down around a different value.... just a little.. and now move it up just a little from the bottom.. You are in control. that you should be careful with that part of the body.. and by doing that you have shown that you have control over the level of pain you experience. that indicator is moving exactly in step with your pain. and feel that pain recede. so that there is just a tiny bit of pain left for you.Capability Capability Capability Behaviour Capability Capability and imagine that the indicator on your control panel is showing the exact level of your pain right now...com .....and when you have done that..... you can use the control panel.. And now I'd like you to test that connection....... ... letting things go......... like a quiet glow... your eyes getting heavy.. and imagine you are going down into that dark place. Resources and when you are in this relaxed state.. and drifting. and imagine a speck of light... and as it does .. [do a depth test] Hypnosis Pain Metaphor and as you are lying...... soft and indistinct. and now imagine that glow begins to spread around.. and the feeling comes over you that nothing really matters now...key-hypnosis. a tiny speck of light....... everything is disappearing..... you can become aware that you actually have the ability to let things go completely. letting go.... deeper and deeper. However.....Paint Pot Pain Relief Hypnosis Script Pain Relief is one of the benefits of hypnosis. This Pain Relief script can be used in clinical hypnotherapy or for self hypnosis for pain relief.... you feel that you don't really care any more. easing..... that's right...... as it softly spreads out . as you relax more and more deeply.. Hypnosis is a recognised approach and can be very successful for pain relief... the weight of your arms and legs as they get heavy and tired and you are relaxing deeper and deeper now.. relaxing. there is nothing that has to be. imagine your body sinking down.. that's right.... and all around you.. pain can intrude on normal life and needs to be reduced.com ... like a submarine disappearing into the silent depths of a dark blue ocean........ like sinking down into a deep dark sea.. in a dark place... and I want you to imagine that inner power...... and as you imagine that feeling... feel your body slowing down. Some pain is useful.... just for a moment allow your eyes to close...... following the speck of light. and you don't have to have it all the time. and every sound becomes soothing and gentle and every sound is leading you down and down as you relax those sounds right out of your mind... you can allow your mind to change things Resources for you... Now that you are relaxing. and you know.. and you know that there is a reason for that discomfort.. you can use the inner power that is in all of us..... This script uses visualization and hypnotic suggestion to teach you how to relieve pain.. Letting go of pain with hypnosis Hypnosis induction Now you have been feeling discomfort in some part of your body.. it is the body's way of telling you not to move or stress the part that hurts.. things are becoming quiet and peaceful..... you feel yourself somehow spreading. nothing that you cannot imagine changing.. that you can just let everything go. and I wonder if you can imagine in that dark space.. thinking of nothing.. you can do the most amazing I Indirect suggestion Presupposition start the V induction V visualization induction K kinaesthetic induction sound induction A K relaxing M metaphor induction I truism > David Mason 168 www.. of knowing that you can change K that pain......... and think of what color suits that part. and think about the color. comfortable. and now.. just the way it should be...... imagine you have a paintbrush....things. the right color for that part... you have a Capability powerful imagination. feel its extent. and keep taking more and more color from that healthy part and adding it to the pain area. become aware of that area of pain... its width. think of the color of health........ and experience it as patch of color... perhaps a part nearby.. you have that control... and you dip that brush into the color of health.. mixing.. imagine dipping that brush into the healthy area.... how big it is. until that pain area is changing color... Now focus on the area that usually has the pain....... and that means that you can decide for yourself whether you want to use the power of hypnosis or not. of comfort. imagine an area of that good part of your body... the V color of comfort and well being... a part that feels good...... of positive good feeling. You don't have to feel that discomfort if choose not to.. its depth.. sense the shape of the area....... and continue to add more and K more of the comforting color until the whole of that old area is painted a new colour......key-hypnosis.. healthy.... the colors swirling together.. or a pool of color.. and you can use that power to change how you feel. you have that Capability power.. test to V find out where the edges of the painful area are...... Become aware of that area. and then start to brush that color over the painful area.... and be pain free... color of health.. V think of what color it is. be aware of the colors of each. changing.... in your mind decide how big a piece of that healthy comfortable part you want to think about. Focus on the painful part find a healthy part = D David Mason 169 www... allow that feeling of health and ease and comfort to spread as those colors are mixing..... Direct suggestion for pain control Because you have the power to control how you feel. a part that has no pain... that you can allow that discomfort to ease.. and the feeling changing...com .. and now allow your mind to first focus on the area of pain... everything about it.. about where it is....... load it up....... easing... of ease..... the two colors mixing... becoming different now...... and then on the area of comfort. Now think about the color of that pain. imagine what color it would be... how parts of your > Capability body react.. feel the good color replacing that other color. becoming more comfortable. really get some of that color on the brush......... imagine in your V mind exploring that area of color... really think about it... to change the sensitivity of your body to pain.... your mind has abilities that you may not know you have.... and now enjoy that feeling of relief. imagine that pain free color being painted over the pain. and now think of another part of your body... feel those colors.. the one color spreading into the other..... ... it's your right to feel good. and you can choose what you want to notice.you know the way sometimes you find that you don't even notice a noise that has been going on for a long time....... and you can get really good at Rule feeling good now. Memory > D > I I Reorientation David Mason www...... that ability to take control... you can relax it right out of your mind. but somehow you just don't notice it any more. always... and can keep on forgetting. and in moment you can count quietly from five up to one.. awake and alert and aware that you have forgotten to notice something...... and that means that whenever you choose to .com © 2010 « Table of Contents David Mason 170 www. you can make the feeling Capability go unnoticed . and you can choose not to Capability notice things you don't want.... well that's your minds way of directing attention..key-hypnosis... So counting now.. it is still there.... just leave it outside of your attention... to choose Capability how you want to feel..... and forget all about that pain....... and when you get to one you will be back in the present.. and you have that ability now..key-hypnosis..com ... What do you think would be the right color? [Get a response] That's right.. That was good. wouldn't it? agreement Teach the child the technique and anchor the idea. and think about what color would be the right color for it.. right at the tip. You can choose which belief hand. The magic fingers pain relief script can be used for sudden injury or in a hospital situation.. It means the child is no longer dependent on others. you can use the pointing finger. and gives them a tool to deal with chronic pain. Make the metaphoric equivalent I wonder if you know that there are other ways of rubbing things Capability out? What if I said to you that you have magic finger? Did you child's magic know that you have magic fingers? Capability Well you do.. Think about that pain there. Belief Rub your thumb over the pain bit.key-hypnosis. This Child's Pain Relief script uses the child's imagination to deal with pain using their own resources. And for a whole Confirmation lot of pain. Memory Do you remember doing something like that? Link to ability Reinforce ability Get a response. It is very simple yet often very effective.. And I can show you how. The Magic Fingers technique empowers the child to deal with the pain by themselves. You know the one? David Mason 171 www. and the pain goes away. Get That would be cool...Magic Fingers Pain Relief Script Pain Relief technique for children Children are often hurt in a location where there is no immediate help...com . If you get a bit more pain you can use the middle finger.. Now I want you to bend your thumb until it touches that finger.? and you know that you can rub it out. or something you were writing.. or written on a board where you can wipe things off? You know how sometimes you want to change what you have drawn. and it is like it was never there.. wasn't it? I Confirmation Now you can use the little finger for a little bit of pain. Now I want you to imagine that there is a little teensy weensy bit Set up the of pain in that little finger of your hand. Connect to own resources I wonder if you have ever drawn something with a pencil. Yours can. and watch as that colour rubs D off. Reassurance And did you know that magic fingers can rub out that pain the Behaviour way you can rub out a word or a bit of a drawing that is not = right? Well they can. or wipe it off. Which hand would be best? Put a little bit of that pain in that little finger now. won't it? And means that you can move a bigger pain to the bigger finger. You can choose to take any bit of your Capability pain. watch as the colour changes. And that takes the pain away. and move it to the little finger and rub it out.key-hypnosis.. and then move the pain there.com . David Mason www. And you can tell the other kids what you have learned. and then rub it away. that's right.. You can choose what finger to use. and then use your thumb to rub it out.key-hypnosis. And now you can practice on your own. Shall we try it now? So move the pain to the right finger. and it will just go away.. and show them too. That would be good.Now here's the magic bit... It's magic! That's good isn't it? Reinforce the power And you can use those magic fingers any time you want.. Test the anchor So let's try it now. wouldn't it? That's right. Capability and rub that away too. doesn't it. It's so cool.com © 2011 D Tag question = commitment > Confirmation I « Table of Contents David Mason 172 www. .... just let it all go. just allow your body to relax more. take another deep breath..com ... for the next ten breaths.... It uses a metaphor for letting go.. . And as you think about your breathing. and relax your whole body And I wonder if you could imagine what it would be like if your arms and legs had become so heavy .. and on the next breath out. with each breath out.... with each gentle breath. that's good..... And as you become aware of that at some level... and as you breath out.. or think of the next number.. .. The metaphor allows the listener to dissociate from the day to day and focus on what matters.. Evoke the Relaxation Response So settle back now....key-hypnosis... get comfortable.. .... counting down from ten down to one. that they felt as if they were made of lead..... you might find that those numbers are disappearing..... if you want to.and just allow that heaviness to grow ..you may find it harder and harder to know what number comes next. as you drift down and down.....while you think about that.. and as you relax completely . if you can. and you can relax those numbers away.. you could start counting each breath out......... ahhhh... let them slump down and relax........... that means that things are Start releasing tension Let go muscle tension Let go muscle tension D Dissociation D Dissociation I Dissociation Deepening Ambiguity D Deepening I Deepening I Make the listener aware that they are in trance now Reassurance David Mason 173 www... just become aware of the gentle in and out of your breath..as you say each number quietly to yourself.and focusing on each breath out will let you relax and settle down a little deeper.... let them drop back naturally. Now lift your arms slightly. The basic metaphor continues the 'drifting'... partly therapeutic.. and as you do..... and a little more relaxation after every breath...... allowing each breath to relax you more. relaxing. Now take a deep breath...... and hold it..... and .. lift your shoulders up......Power Healing Energy Script This script is partly spiritual.. and then look down on their life from that position. say the next number under your breath.That's good... and continue breathing gently. and close your eyes. that you just could not move them.. and you could become curious as to exactly how relaxed you can be. those numbers can just disappear completely... When you are ready.......... and now I would like you to focus on your breathing..... to visualise your life as something you can put into perspective.. 'floating' imagery of the induction by putting the client into a cloud where they get surrounded by healing light.. as you breathe out.. And as an experiment.. each time you breathe out... .. going into your body.... coming from all directions.. and that cloud is part of you.. and you might already have started seeing things from a different perspective... down and down. cradled and snuggled. safe and warm.going exactly the way they should be...... soft. through your mind. gently sinking.... persistently. and that light is gently. and floating above them... touching...... when you see them at a distance. and that cloud supporting you as you gently drift.. unlocking. and maybe you can sense something opening..... feeling ... gradually..... it can be a surprise to find that some things are no longer there.......... things can look different.. of power. renewing. moving... that light begins to touch your face..... from within that cloud all round you............. and as you lie there breathing gently.... and maybe you can feel that now.. a light that fills the air... deeper and deeper ....com . to really think about how you can change. with a wonderful healing cleansing....... and you are feeling safe.... and your mind is opening to new possibilities.. rejuvenating... and all around you.. wonderful wonderful feeling of lightness that you can have.... like the sun on a warm afternoon... separated from everything........ healing and soothing.. And you might become aware that old things can bring up new ideas. releasing . your body... gradually.... Metaphor for change And in that cloud..... almost as if you were being reborn.. and supported. glowing in the sunlight. fade into the background. gradually filling every part of you.. and warm........ inside that cloud. softly. your hair. and as you go down and down into that cloud there is a wonderful luminous light .. penetrating through your skin... a cloud. about how this power is being transferred to you.. Capability of discontent.. less important... from that wonderful gentle soft infusing light. invigorating.. sinking into a wonderfully soft.. things can lose their colour.. their shapes might be different.. filling you so that you are part of that healing cloud...... you might want to think about your life... smaller.. a stirring..... from inside.......... get dimmer. relaxed... and as that light enters the deepest darkest corners.... and from a distance. it releases a feeling. your situation.. and you can wonder at the different ways you experience that light..... like soft showers of warm rainbow colours. that gentle healing light continues.. landscapes constantly change. the whole landscape can be seen... gently... are tiny puffs of cloud..... D Healing light --> Power --> capability to change And I wonder if you can imagine lying on a large....... This power is allowing you. fluffy cloud.. and you are safe and warm. making you feel so good ... to start Capability afresh... ......... and in that big fluffy cloud you can feel yourself. velvety.key-hypnosis. comfort... you might find that you can imagine things are further away.... and breathing brings it into your body. don't they? And that change might be so slow that it is only when you can see the Seeding Reassurance Deepening Seeding change David Mason 174 www..... can't they? and looking down at things........ ... fully alert.com © 2008 « Table of Contents David Mason 175 www.. of how things are different.... the many ways that you could know by.. And it can be subtle. as people realise things have changed... all alternatives dissociation Truism David Mason www... you will be back in the present. to become aware .... or dramatic. that realisation.... loosening....Rule Identity Identity whole picture at once. Maybe you haven't noticed yet.. And knowing that something really has changed. to wonder about..... Then you can begin the process of coming back to the present......... You know you have changed And when you are ready.... but in the meantime. that deep down inside there is something... but when people begin to question old ideas.key-hypnosis. or perhaps some part of you knows that it has already happened.and come back to the present when you know that the process of change is starting and will continue... old assumptions.... while you do that. even a little... Because nothing stays the same.. And you may be curious as whether you will find that acceptance happening quickly or emerging slowly. and it might take a new perspective to realise that change has already begun happening.. and the many ways that things can transform themselves over time.... and everything around it has altered too. but everything does change. and when you get to one. made all the transformations you want to see...... to realise. is happening now. it goes on. to stand back and take a different perspective. of what the unconscious mind already knows. when you have done everything you need to do..... and new freedoms can be emerging even if they aren't apparent yet.. And once change happens. And take some time now... they begin to accept that things do change.... and then count to yourself from five up to one. has actually altered.... to think. that you notice that what you thought was fixed and immovable. and everything round about it also moves and flows and finds new ways of being and feeling.. to see D things in a different light.. don't they? And you can take some time now.... slowly perhaps. And you can choose to experience things differently from now on..com . take whatever time you need. and ready for the rest of your day.. to think about these things and the other things. And enjoy that feeling of warmth and safety and comfort that the cloud can give you..... does it? And as things change... might not be aware.. So just take as long as you need now. and that emerging awareness.. as long as you need....key-hypnosis.. they change too... felt the difference of being different.... The conscious mind. opening.... as you drift down David Mason 176 www.. and now I would like you to focus on your breathing. tension Now lift your arms slightly........ that you just could not move them....you may find it harder and harder to know what number comes I that they are in next. if you can...... each time you breathe out..... you could start counting each breath out... for the next ten breaths.. And as you think about your breathing.. .and just allow that heaviness to grow Pacing .. take another deep breath. to make their condition slightly better.. those numbers trance now can just disappear completely........ Once the client discovers that they actually have some conscious control over their internal movements they are much more willing to accept the idea that they can manage their own care and learn to get well. and hold it. let them slump down and relax..... to believe that they can actually make a difference to their own condition. with each breath out.... and you could become curious as to exactly how relaxed you can be... allowing each breath to relax you more... if you want to. This script is remarkably effective for controlling IBS symptoms... The client is told that the dial represents the current state of their IBS. This is reinforced in the Personal Ability direct suggestion section. that's good..That's Start releasing good.. lift your Let go muscle shoulders up.. Ambiguity and a little more relaxation after every breath... just let it all go.while you think about that... and close your eyes.. Any time they want to change their level of comfort all they have to do is call up the control panel and move the dial. Now take a deep breath........ . say I Deepening the next number under your breath.... or think of the next number... and .. and relax your whole body tension And I wonder if you could imagine what it would be like if your arms and legs had become so heavy .. counting down from ten down to one. and you can relax those numbers away.... ahhhh.. Standard hypnotic Induction So settle back now...and focusing on each breath out will let you relax and settle down a little Deepening deeper.com .. The client is then instructed to move the dial the other way... and as you breath out..... just allow your I Dissociation body to relax more.... D Deepening and continue breathing gently.... so that the indicator on the dial moves up.key-hypnosis. let them drop back Let go muscle naturally. that they felt as if D Dissociation they were made of lead........ . relaxing.Controlling IBS Symptoms This hypnosis script is designed to manage IBS.. get comfortable........ as you breathe out.. In the centre is a large glass dial like a clock with a large indicator hand that can move up and down the scale.. just become aware of D Dissociation the gentle in and out of your breath..... and as you do... you might find that those numbers are listener aware disappearing... And as an experiment.. and as you relax completely ... and on the next breath out... The client is instructed to make their condition slightly worse.... This is done to give the client an experience of control.as you Make the say each number quietly to yourself. with each gentle breath.. tension When you are ready.. The IBS client is asked to visualise a control panel of some sort.. right now.. but enough so that it registers on the indicator.. it is always wavering up or down a fraction..some variation. It might be like the hands on a clock or like a speedometer with one big hand in the middle. your IBS is varying a tiny bit moment to moment.. A little higher.. or.. Reassurance D Seeding The Control Panel I wonder if you can imagine a control panel...... where you press the pedal the car speeds up. and look very closely at that indicator. focus Down control Capability on the number that the indicator is showing... that means that things are going exactly the way they should be. it can be anything you want....... so that the indicator moves strongly. feel the change in your self..... and you can think of your IBS as being on a scale of one to ten.... And now I'd like you to test that connection...com . and by doing that you have shown that you have control over the level of IBS Capability > you experience.......... Rule . really make that IBS Establish increase...... isn't it? and that varies indicator is varying a tiny bit moment to moment as well....... V equivalence up and then falls back again. no matter how hard you try it never stays exactly on the M experience speed you want.... doesn't it? control And now I would like you to.. and when you have done that... just a little.. and now make that indicator = down David Mason 177 www. or what number it is ..... or maybe some other kind of panel comes to mind that lets you control a process..... Capability I wonder if you know that you can make it decrease as well? I So now. or maybe it's like the dancing bars of light you see on music systems.... up and down a little. D fluctuating around some point..... something with maybe a big dial in the middle.. focus on that indicator....... where as you slide the control up. just for a moment......... you will find that the indicator settles and suggestion of Capability D wavers up and down around a different value.. .... the sound goes up and a needle moves.. part of a machine perhaps.....key-hypnosis.that dial.or it could have knobs that Include all turn..... the problem and imagine that the indicator on your control panel is showing the exact level of your IBS right now... and your mind is opening to new possibilities....... And you can use this. where one is no Objectifying IBS and ten is the worse it could possibly be....... and you know you can make it increase.. isn't it? And if you look very closely at your indicator.... a little lower.....not quite steady.. you might be familiar with the kind of thing you get on some V possibilities music systems. isn't it? Because processes are never exactly steady. or it could just be the dial on a car.. or whatever you are using... or maybe it's a digital read out with numbers V showing... and here's the interesting thing.and down.. and you slide it down and the sound goes down...... I would like you to increase your IBS V up control just a little.. you know when you look at the link to known speedometer on a car. I'd like you to test if you can make Up symptom = Behaviour that indicator go up a little... you can think of your IBS now and find where on the Capability Dissociation dial it is....... that indicator is moving exactly in step with Belief IBS Belief your IBS.. are they? There is always a... Now I would like you to pay attention to the biggest indicator on that control panel. you will find that it is also varying just a little. And as you become aware of that at some level.. on the control panel in your mind.......... move down..... just a little... reduce your IBS level so that the dial goes down to symptom a lower point and the reading wavers around that lower point.... Capability you can do that easily..... just a little.... can't you.... now... D Incrementalism And now.... move that indicator down a lot..... make a significant movement Capability down.... and feel that IBS recede, feel a real difference as the indicator goes D down and stays down.... and now move that indicator down even lower.... all the way down to the D bottom..... all the way down..... and now move it up just a little... so that there is just a tiny bit of IBS left for you... IBS is a message that there is something not right... that you should be careful with that part of the body,... so if you want to... you can leave a little.... just enough to remind you that you for those can't Belief need to take a little care... acccept a cure And you have now learned how to control this thing.... and anytime you want to vary the level .... any time you forget... you can use the control panel..... move that indicator.... and it will move with it... Capability Because you are in control... and isn't that something good to know? Personal Ability Section Because you can learn. You have learned so many things. Things you already do but you don't know how you do them. Things like choosing what to wear... Capability > what goes with what. You don't know how you know that, but you know when it is wrong. And you know when it is right. Identity You know how to get things right. D Ambiguity You are the kind of person who learns things automatically, unconsciously, Identity D without even realising it. Belief And that means that you can learn to control your IBS. > You can learn to monitor what is going on in your life, and how that affects Capability your body, and you can learn to automatically adjust, to cope, to decide what to D ignore and what to act on. And you can remember a time, when you gave no thought to your digestion, Memory D when it just worked, silently, smoothly... and a part of you can bring that time, that feeling, back again.... now... so that Connect to Memory you can experience again... no feelings in that area at all... the way things D previous should be... remember how good that is.... feelings Connect to You can control how your insides work.... you have been doing it since you Capability previous were born... smoothly, automatically... ability Capability ... you don't have to think about it.... D Capability ... you can control those feelings... D Capability ... you can learn to calm things deep inside... D Capability ... to the point where you can forget all about them... D Capability ... by making lots of tiny adjustments... easily, simply, quietly, automatically D ... and taking back control like you used to... > Reorientation Section And take as long as you want to experience that feeling of control... Bind that feeling of relief... that you are back in charge... that you can feel how you I Assumptions are able to make tiny changes one way or the other... tiny changes that add up... David Mason 178 www.key-hypnosis.com tiny continuous changes that matter.... that let you make a difference now... and when you are ready... when you have experienced that difference... you can start to come back to the present.... you can silently count up in your mind from five to one and when you get to one you will be back in the present and ready for the rest of your day ... or maybe you want to count down from five down to one and you can go deeper and into a long refreshing sleep while your mind works on those differences... that's OK too... and as you count from five to four... you can remember how you used to feel... that feeling of automatic control... regular normal digestion... no matter what happens.... and as you count from four to three... you can remember that dial and how it lets you take charge of how you feel... what you feel.... And as you count from three to two... you can feel really good about yourself... about your ability to learn... to do things automatically... to make a difference... and the count from two to one.... will put you back in control again.... so, when you are ready... start counting in your mind... now. ambiguity up = back down = deeper ambiguity « Table of Contents David Mason www.key-hypnosis.com © 2009 David Mason 179 www.key-hypnosis.com Clear away eczema A hypnotherapy Script for skin problems This script is a natural way of treating eczema and psoriasis. Eczema and other nervous skin problems are usually the result of stress, of mental stress being manifested in the skin. Remove the cause of the stress and the eczema rapidly goes away. Eczema and psoriasis respond well to hypnotherapy. Eczema and psoriasis is caused by the mind and as long as the mind gets convinced that it can be cured, then it can be removed with hypnosis. Capability Mind Power Convincer section And you can just enjoy that lovely feeling of deep deep relaxation... and maybe you can remember other times when you had this same feeling... and you can multiply that and enjoy that... and know that things are changing the way they should be... so now I would like you to pay attention to your eyes... to those little tiny muscles that control your eyelids... and those little muscles are so relaxed so tired... it's as if they have forgotten how to work... and I would like you to pretend that those eyes are so relaxed that they just won't work... and the more you try to open them, the harder they stay closed... as if they are glued shut... and when you are sure... absolutely sure... that those eyes just won't work... you can try to open them... and you will find those eyes are glued tight shut... that's right... and you can stop trying now... and that's a demonstration to you that you really are in trance... it is also a demonstration of the power of your mind... your mind can control parts of your body that you are not even aware of having control of... and your mind is powerful and strong... and your mind can change things in your body... and your mind can change things in your mind... Use your mind for change section and coming here today means that you are ready to change.. that you want to change... that there has been something that has been bothering you for a long time... and it is time to give it up now... and you can change that... you can do that... D because this problem is caused by your mind... and this problem will be fixed by your mind... all you need is a guide... and you can be guided out of the problem... So take a deep breath... and enjoy that lovely feeling of relaxation.... and allow your mind to begin to open to new ideas.. new ways of doing thing... exploring the possibilities... thinking about ways that things can David Mason 180 www.key-hypnosis.com Capability Behavior change... ways that things have changed... about the way that things should change... because change is all around you... every day you are changing.... ever cell in your body changes and renews... is replaced over and over... and skin cells are changed almost every day... and you can maybe imagine how you can change your skin and have beautiful smooth skin again... how you can use parts of your mind to focus on those areas ... and it is as if you can wipe your hand down your body... and as you wipe it over your skin... as it passes over... V Visualization those parts that are not the way you want them... you can imagine just wiping away those diseased cells... just wipe them off... and what is left behind is fresh clear clean skin... beautiful and healthy... skin you can be proud of... and your mind can do that for you... your mind can control that.... D so just allow yourself to go deep inside now... and find the mechanism that controls your skin... just imagine... in a way that makes sense to Metaphor you... how you could get those things to change... how you could persuade the right part... to change... and feel it changing... sloughing off that old... bad skin... replacing it with new successful skin... and you continue to do that from now on... D Body Image Metaphor I wonder if you have even seen a chart in a doctor's office or something like that... showing the outline of a body ... and the doctor can draw on it and show where stuff is? and I wonder if you can imagine a big notice board somewhere... and I wonder if you can imagine pinning up an outline of a woman... and generally there are two charts, two drawings... one that shows the front and one that shows the back... and pin up two of those outlines on that notice board... and I would like you to image that there are paints and paint brushes there... and I would like you to paint on there where the eczema is... on the front and on the back... on the outlines pinned on that notice board... and you can choose a colour... just the right color to use to show where it is... where it is light and where it is dark... and be sure to get every little bit.... paint it on those outlines... and now I want you stand in front of that notice board... and you have something in your hand that will will wipe away that colour... see yourself standing there... just wiping away that color... and i wonder if you will chose to work on the front or the back first... and you can just start wiping it away.... see it coming off... until there is nothing left except the outline and clean whiteness of the paper... and you can work from the head to the toes or the feet to the head... and just wipe it and wipe it... clean it away... and when there is nothing there.. but that outline and the white paper... take those bits of paper down... very carefully fold them away... the way your gran used to fold away things in tissue paper.... you fold those outlines carefully, lovingly... and put them in a bag or something... and put them away safe somewhere... some place you know where they will David Mason 181 www.key-hypnosis.com Behavior Identity Identity be... where you could always get them out and look at them... and you know they will be there forever... the way your granny used to put away precious things in mothballs... something you are going to put away for a long time... and you want to keep it just right... and take a moment and think where would be the best place to store them.... and from time to time you can think about that place and just know that it is there... and you have wiped away all the stuff.... right now it is happening.... just as you imagined it... Future pacing section and just imagine yourself... few days from now ...a few weeks from now... and see yourself out with someone... walking along the street somewhere... off to the shops... the park.... it is as if you can see yourself from the other side of the street... and somehow you can hear yourself thinking... and you can see yourself... you can see how you are dressed... and can notice how you stand... how you walk... and you see yourself walking along... and what you see is a happy successful contented young woman... you see a woman who is in charge of herself... in charge of the world she lives in... who has happy children... a contented home life... who is going somewhere... who is putting down roots that will last a lifetime... And look at how that woman is dressed... see her dressed beautifully, smart... attractive... successful... someone who is in charge of herself... someone who cares what she looks like but doesn't care what other people think.... and you can tell by the way she stands that she is happy and successful... that she knows what she is doing... she knows what she wants... and you can look in her face ... and that face is radiant... smiling... and those eyes are confident ... her skin in glowing... her complexion is healthy... and for no reason she just thinks of time when she felt great... and just throws back her head and laughs... and you can see her beautiful neck... white teeth.... and glossy shiny hair... she looks so alive... and you know that below those clothes... that beautiful skin extends all the way down her arms and her legs and her tummy and her back... and all the rest of her ... and that is what she is so happy about... her problem is gone... she feels so good... and you can hear her thinking about how she feels clean and healthy and free... and knows where she is going... and she knows she is succeeding... and her children look up at her and hears them laughing... and the whole family gathers together and bonds... and she loves those children and they love her back and they always will... and she can see that is another success.... and she can see in the future those children growing up... running around... all the stages those kids go through... and they are going to be happy... successful... that is something she doesn't have to worry about V Dissociation V Dissociation I V Reaffirm her importance V and self esteem A = success V love = David Mason 182 www.key-hypnosis.com Capability any more... and just knowing that makes her feel good about herself... > self esteem Metaphor Visualize your new body and it is as if she has stepped out of that old body... the one with the bad skin... she has just stepped away from it left all that old stuff behind... the way a lobster or a crab sheds its protective shell when it Image the M new body grows out of it... and it is isn't needed any more... and all the old imperfections are left behind... just wriggle out of the old skin and walk away... and beautiful new skin is underneath and replaces it... so just imagine what if feels like to run your hand over your body and feel that soft smooth skin... fresh and soft and supple... smooth... K utilize touch shiny... the way it feels when you step out of a shower... that tingle you get as you rub yourself down with a towel... and wrap it around you... warm feelings of K warmth and comfortable...and step out of that dirty water now... let it all drain away... and put on new clothes... like you put on a new face... look in the visual mirror and see who is smiling back... serene... confident... and you can smile back at that face in the mirror... because that is your face.... ambiguity and as you think about what the new face means for you... leading... allow your mind to clear.... but you will remember that... you will remember all of that ... the clean Reinforce the skin... feeling good.... success... that process has started now... and part D images and of you knows that it has started now... and will continue until you have ideas that beautiful clear skin... soft and supple like you want... now... take a deep breath... and allow your mind to clear.... Perspective on stress and maybe you can take a moment now... and just imagine a sunset... sometime .... away in the future.... when you see your children grown up... and yourself.. happy, fulfilled... a good life... and you can imagine yourself as another step in all those older generations... taking part in that long long journey... because that is what it is all about... that is success... and you are part of it... you are a success... so take a moment to think about that sunset... far in the future... many many years from now... when it is time to move on... look back... to look back at a happy full life... a life where you did what you wanted... and enjoyed everything that was on offer... took what you enjoyed... what you deserved.. and you can feel good knowing that that is coming... so just take a moment to enjoy that feeling... to think about your place in the world.. to realize that what you think is so important now... might not seem that way when you walk into that sunset... Truism And you know... everything changes... and as you are lying there now... breathing softly... you are changing... D that strong mind of yours... is making those changes happen... clearing up that skin.... shedding those old concerns and showing the real you underneath... fresh and clear like a spring morning..... Reorientation David Mason 183 www.key-hypnosis.com presupposition And so before coming back to full awareness..... take whatever time you need now... to consider those ideas... to allow your mind to examine things from every aspect... like a jeweler looking into the heart of a diamond... and the lessons and possibilities... consider them deeply... absorb them bind: best deeply... into your very being.... thinking about how best to apply them.... And when you have had enough time to process and learn from this session.... when it is time to bring this session to a close, a comfortable I bind: time close... you can start coming back to the present.... at whatever rate is right for you. ...so when you are fully prepared to... you can find yourself back in full awareness of the room around you, feeling refreshed... and knowing I that you have finally cleared up that old problem. And every minute from now on, every hour from now on... that eczema is fading... it has gone away before... it is going away now... for ever and it will never come back... because your mind has wiped away that feeling of stress... the stress and frustration that was causing it... David Mason www.key-hypnosis.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 184 www.key-hypnosis.com ...... and thinking about that spot. Many people have learned to manage their pain... of relief. It uses hypnotic visualization to let the pain fade away... and as you breath out. to let go of pain.. This pain treatment hypnosis script offers the sufferer many different ways of dealing with the pain. you just need to need it enough... a little less intense... you still have the pain. Your body already knows ways to make yourself more comfortable... and it will appear for you too. to turn down the pain... of ease... and choose the one I that you think works best for you. All these hypnotic metaphors are presented as options for hypnotic pain treatment. I And you can learn more ways... imagine the color of that spot getting a little lighter.. powers that you can use now... to relax away D pain. you have so many powers..... numbing the pain and switching off the pain... and now on the next breath out feel that breath going through that spot Truism Ambiguity Truism Secret powers Reframe Resource appears Bind 'the one that works best' Visual Seeding David Mason 185 www. now that D you need them. Knowing that there are effective pain treatment techniques available can give a sense of power.. and now bring to mind a colored spot. Capability Capability Capability Capability Capability Memory Hypnosis Induction for pain [Use your normal induction] I Pain hypnosis Direct Suggestion When you think about pain there are many things to consider. Pain treatment techniques in this script give a range of pain control methods and lets the sufferer chose which pain treatment to use. and you can too.. waiting.. to say goodbye to pain...... a breath of freedom... take a deep breath and then imagine somehow breathing out through that spot. Vanish pain You know the way that water can just dry up and vanish? And how sometimes if a picture is left out where the sun can get to it.. the spot you want to change.key-hypnosis. but you can fool your D brain into not feeling it. So think about these ways of blocking the pain...Pain Treatment Hypnosis Techniques NLP Techniques to control pain Hypnosis can be very effective for pain treatment.. Science has shown that the mind has the ability to block signals from getting to the brain.. the exact spot you want to change..... there were always there. the first way you can block your pain is to focus on the area that you want to be made better.. think of the color that is right for that spot...... imagine it like a cold icy breath.. think about that spot. to rub out the pain.... it fades M away? Well that happens to other things too.com ...... You can learn to relax.. Everyone has that ability. turn the volume down.. as you feel that area getting lighter. and you can turn it down a little or you can choose to keep turning it down and down until you can't hear that sound at all. and you can relax in peace. enjoying a quiet contentment. but that outline and the white paper... to imagine themselves taking a holiday away from their pain.. that's a good way to go..... becoming less intense... it is happening right now.. and that spot changing...... fading. Turn down pain Auditory and another way. and with each breath out let that Behaviour spot change until it has faded away. and be sure to shade in every little bit. rubbing it away.... Some people think about their pain like a sound......... and maybe you have seen a chart in a doctor's office or a clinic or something like that.... and now... that will rub out where the pain is... just rubbing out those pencil marks.com ...... become aware that you can alter that sound. showing the outline of a body........ and as you do. for them discomfort is like a noise that won't go away.... until there is nothing left except the outline and clean whiteness of the paper................ so maybe you would like to think about the sound of your pain.. and you have wiped away all the discomfort.. feel the pain going away as you rub it off... Wipe away pain Visual Kinesthetic Memory Memory and there are other ways. lighter. draw on the outline where the pain is.. and as you become aware of that sound.. and the doctor can point to it and show where the problem is? and I wonder if you can imagine that you have one of those outlines of yourself. and continue enjoying that change.. David Mason 186 www.. a control that you can use to turn down the sound. but it M Seeding seems so peaceful when it is shut out...again.. Leave the Pain behind Visual and another way you might like.. and when there is nothing there... I wonder if you can remember a time when you went to the doctor's for something that was so bad...... see yourself standing there. and you have something in your hand that you can use to rub out that drawing.. to go V Seeding someplace where they can relax.. Sometimes when you close a window you realize that you have shut out a sound that you really weren't aware of..... just as you imagined it.. like on a long vacation..... and I would like you to image that you have a big thick pencil....... and after M Seeding getting treatment it just cleared up? Most people have memories of things that just worked like magic.... and now you can stand in front of that outline.. so imagine that you can reach out and grasp a control knob. until the pain is too small to notice.key-hypnosis....... Some people like to daydream.. ....... and touch those cold numb fingers to the place that hurts. imagine you on your way and feel it receding from you as you get further and further away from it. and let that coldness spread from those fingers to the pain spot. and when you flick a switch you can turn things on and off. and then another...... and then allow those balloons to let go....Memory Memory Memory Memory and imagine now preparing to go away on holiday... as you imagine being in that holiday place.... and it seems more distant now.. Let go of Pain or I wonder if you have ever seen a child holding a bunch of colored I balloons? Remember the delight of that child and think about your pain now..... think of where it would be good to go.. can't you? and what you are doing is breaking the circuit. and you might like to do that now..and imagine that there is a bunch of colored balloons attached to the pain.when your fingers lost all feeling.. and you can get lamps that you just touch them and the light goes I out... letting it release.. your body has circuits too... Let the Pain go numb and you might be able to remember a cold day in winter long ago. that numb feeling..... and it loses its power... or maybe you would prefer to go on your own.. think of the right place to go.. and imagine what it would be like to take those numb fingers.. far away and just relaxing now... and as those balloons drift right up into the sky. feel that pain getting smaller as the balloons drift up > and away and as those balloons are getting smaller your pain is getting smaller.......... and imagine the smile of that happy child as you relax now........ feel it penetrating deep into the tissues and easing that pain. all Visual Seeding Kinesthetic Seeding Kinesthetic Seeding David Mason 187 www. and who you would take with you. release first one.. letting go and that pain can become just a distant idea.......... and now think about how that pain gets to where you feel it. think about saying bye-bye to you pain. feel the numbness spreading out slowly to ever part of the pain.. imagine those balloons tugging and pulling and wanting to be released.... your pain is disappearing too. and then another. a place to get away from that discomfort...... Switch off the Pain You can get houses where you just clap your hands and the lights go on.. a lack of feeling.com .... just move away and leave it behind. getting cold and detached. on a special vacation.. let your imagination focus on that feeling........ removing the connection.. and letting go of those balloons means that you can = let of all that discomfort.... and thinking about going away. and as those balloons float up feel that pain changing.key-hypnosis...let your imagination focus on that feeling... connections that run along the nerves...... feel the pain going numb.. or maybe you can recall I holding something so cold that you lost the feeling in your hands..... ..... feel it moving to that part... and then working on that part.. its sound.. and now think what it would be like to put a switch there.. think about all those nerves going up to your brain through your neck...... and not feel what you choose not to feel.. and leaving in its place a clean space... really good. and really focus on that part... NOW...com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 188 www..key-hypnosis... and you are free to try them all and choose...those nerves go up the spine into your brain.... and when you are ready..... just the way you want it. and as that comfort increases you can begin to become aware of how ambiguity good you feel... well and healthy and working properly. Think about a part of your body that feels good.... and come back to the present.... more awake. but they all run through your neck. each nerve thin and fragile.... presupposition you may know which method works best for you. healthy and at ease.. switch off the pain...... taking it away. The Pain Treatment Spiral Visual and here's another powerful one.... any place you feel strong and healthy. all over. think about that energy.. its color............. how you would like it to be. and now that spiral moves to the part that is troubling you.... and watch what happens as that shape starts to turn into a spiral. if you break that circuit there.. let each breath out relax you into the comfort you want...... begin to feel lighter.... a spiral that V begins to turn and twist and gather strength from that health energy....... breathing away all discomfort......com ... they have to go through a very narrow bit of your neck. all that powerful positive energy spinning there.. and moving off with the pain and discomfort... a switch that you could use to break that connection.... more aware. knowing you can feel what you want to feel. and knowing that deep inside things are happening the way they should and as you become aware of that.. you choose what you want to let through..key-hypnosis. The Pain Treatment Reorientation and as you feel that difference.. feel that V presupposition energy gathering there. then you cannot feel the pain... think about what that switch is like... and in that better place. becoming totally at ease... let that energy begin to work for you.. you can become more aware of where you are again... just use that switch to break the connection. David Mason www. its shape...... sucking up that feeling.... and as you are choosing you can focus on your breathing now.. the strength and vitality.. it might be your feet or your Seeding shoulder or your little finger.... become aware of all the strength and energy flowing through that part... . and as you get nearer still. each little grain is rolled around until it is smooth and polished. on the other side. it is actually changing all the time. as you come up to where the ship is tied up.. on the deck of the ship... You see someone you know... and waves are dashing against the pier.. and you feel that warmth... yet in a way everything stays the same..... and the beach in between... Grieving is a natural process... and you are walking along and up ahead you see a pier jutting out into the sea......... and you reach down. and old fashioned ship. on the other side..... But sometimes it can go on for too long....... you know who it is.. on a beach. everything is in constant motion. and you start to unwind that rope.key-hypnosis. and although that beach might feel solid and enduring. ready for the journey.........the sea constantly washes in and out...... and you go up those steps and on the top of that protective pier you can see to the other side. there is constant renewal.] Target Memory Bereavement therapy metaphor treatment I wonder if you can imagine walking along a beach somewhere? A beach.. [Remember to check for depression if a client seems to be suffering from excessive grief....Grief... like a galleon out of a story book.. looks like has been there for centuries... Perspective on life Grief and Bereavement Therapy script This grief therapy hypnosis script allows the bereaved to accept the death of someone close............... and the person starts to point at something. and you see there is a ship tied up there.... and you look.... and grieving is a healthy emotional response to the loss of someone you love. once again....com . sitting comfortably.... when you think about it... you slowly unwind Technique Dissociation M places a place between Things are not what they seem Change is constant another separation anger and crying a way out peace and tranquility Magical thing Visualize change The deceased connection Letting go.. out towards the end.. and you begin to walk along that pier. all sound and fury and as you get closer you see that on one side there are stone steps going up . shifting and changing... they are signalling that they want something done. that connection.. a place where ships can tie up and depart safely..... an old stone pier.. again and again... the border between land and sea. and it fills you with that old feeling.... the sand swirls and is deposited.. and you recognize this person. they look calm and resigned... white water and foam flung high as the waves crash against the stones . the sea to one side... everything changes. and to go on with their life. different ways.... with masts and sails.. David Mason 189 www... the sea is constantly replacing the sand....... the water is sheltered and calm....... and they recognize you. and there is the rope tying the ship to the pier. they point to near your feet.... in different patterns... the land on the other side.. and they smile.. and you smile back. . and you realise that you still have that smile... might be along that road.... but things stay the same.. Truism and things have to end for things to be able to continue... it is time to D move on now..... and you look again at the boat as it moves away. and noises and music and Back among the M living....... light... and gradually the ship gets smaller until you can no longer see the figure..... holding your gradually move gaze. there is the road out... further out to sea.. away reflecting the sky and dancing light sparkles on the dark stones of the pier.. and you start to look around this happy little town.... but some connection still remains.. and you see at the other end of the pier.com . and you begin to wonder what M back....... and it is right to move on. there is nothing more for you on that pier... and all the life of the small town is going on... and the wind catches the sails. with its bustle and noise. you turn away from the sea... and the street levels off...... letting off coil after coil... calm and peaceful... but still here is that connection... there is a steep street.. and then you can only see the sails..... the figure further away begins to get smaller.....Capability Capability Behavior Behavior the rope.. loosening it easily..... and the boat is tugging gently on the rope.. smaller and smaller the further it gets away. and you realise that you are actually looking forward to finding out... D so you start walking forward. as if to say welcome.. and still you are looking at the figure and they look back. something you might have forgotten..... but you sense they are still looking. Feel welcomed and on the other side.... and the ship begins to get further away. they are responding to your smile.. And as the ship passes out of sight. on the land side...... and you realise that they are seeing something in you.. and as they pass many of them give you a smile or say hello..key-hypnosis.. that walk forward = M change things change. and as the ship moves further away. and the ship becomes a dot on the horizon. and the boat begins to slowly ease away from the pier......... and you find yourself among shops and houses and people. REORIENTATION [use your standard re-orientation] « Table of Contents David Mason www. and walk along the pier and up the street. and finally it slips over the horizon. the sails fill. the rope slips free.... until suddenly.. and the figure is still there.. a gap appears and you starts moving look down between the boat and the pier and strip of bright water appears...... now you know that something has been let go... and that makes you smile even more.....key-hypnosis.. people hurrying this way and that. still smiling. and you know that it is time for you to continue what has been started... and smiling that smile you know so well. and it's gone.... keep the connection looking at you....com © 2010 David Mason 190 www.. getting on with their lives.......... happy that something has been resolved.. you still have the ability to smile.... .... and as that sun goes down the room is filled with golden light.. now are just a distant memory.... and the sun is very near the horizon. It is not too late. It can be used towards the end of therapy when the person realises that they have wasted so many opportunities by being shy..... smiling people and lifelong friends.... Future Rehearsal and maybe in a dream remembers a much younger person... happy times captured for ever. and that old lady is looking out at the sun going down... and as that sun touches the edge....... houses... and she looks round the room and remembers each and every one.... and the light reflects off the things in the room... and a walking stick.. and all those things remind her of what is valuable in life.......com .. a warm glow fills every corner. looking back on a lifetime well spent. helping to accept what is to come. hotels and happy times. wondering how it Dissocation peace and tranquility M end of life V V V Reframing David Mason 191 www. It is useful as a palliative for people with terminal illness. a long life. putting past hurts into perspective. and none of that really seems to matter now... and nods...... and a clock ticks softly.... and she is content.Silver Frames script PUTTING LIFE INTO PERSPECTIVE This script is about an old person coming to the end of their life and looking back... and as she sits in that room. what is worth having... a long way away from here.. and so many memories.... and everything is quiet and peaceful.. trips to faraway places.key-hypnosis.. dinner parties.. surrounded by memories...... on the walls are photographs and certificates. pictures of shaking hands with famous people.. and she thinks back on all that happened. It is all about looking forward by looking back.... and things that seemed so important at the time.... she feels the room going dark.. Looking Back on a good life And I wonder if you can imagine a room somewhere. and feelings about people and events get changed in that golden light.. and there is a comfortable chair.. It allows them to think of all that is left and to put the idea into their mind that they can still live a full rich life and have everything that they want.... long ago summer days and all round the room there are silver frames... and she looks around...... and she welcomes whatever comes... weddings... she smiles to herself.... children and grandchildren. a full and happy life that turned out well.. what is worth keeping.. framed photographs. or fearful or angry at the world.. and there is an old lady/man sitting in that room... awards and mementos.. or whatever it was that prevented them from living a full life.. . so many good things waiting..would all turn out.. and there is so much to do..key-hypnosis.. and that touch reaches back through time. and maybe you can feel it somehow.. life can be so good. like a blessing.com .. and reaches out to touch that woman now.. I and from now on...com © 2011 David Mason 192 www.. as she sits there relaxing..... everything can be better...... knowing what is to come..key-hypnosis..... D touch = resource ambiguity « Table of Contents David Mason www. . and maybe it was a dream and maybe it was real. but the seat was comfortable. if you look closely you see the image is cleverly made up of lines and dots.... received an unexpected letter in the post.Store of Memories Deciding what is important Some metaphors are designed to be wandering and formless... with no overt message. You can run your finger over the image and feel the raised ink. the slow and gentle click-clack. By doing so the client will find some aspect that will match their specific subconscious concerns. click-clack... a faded wooden building.... the way each breath makes you more relaxed.. So my friend got ready. The journey was slow.... and my friend's thoughts started to drift away... settle down in the seat. the doors opened.. Maybe you remember stamps like that? The letter was from the office of a country lawyer. a friend of mine. the whole place deserted. settled down quietly in the afternoon air as it had for years..com .... it was late afternoon... almost falling down........ The second paragraph can be expanded to become a metaphor induction. about your age.. breathing gently. very comfortable...... but did say where to find it. the hum of the engine.. over by the side was the place mentioned in the will...... the heat was heavy... I think.. now.. looking around.. I wonder if you collected stamps as a child.. It's hard to remember details sometimes. Store of Memories A few years ago. as if it was waiting. more at ease. It had been redirected from several old addresses and had unusual stamps on it. to go on a journey.. you can imagine what it was like... the rattle of the wheels... slumbering on through those long days....... Getting out.. matching the breathing.... peaceful and relaxed... sometimes its hard to know... just let go and relax totally.. scenery drifting by silently . lying motionless by the cool side of the river.... they came to a stop.. the gentle swaying in the seat...... near a river.... soft light through the windows... These metaphors work particularly well if delivered as a story in hypnosis. engraved. sound and touch. the warm afternoon air. or maybe you knew someone who collected stamps?...key-hypnosis.. but is non-directive and allows the client to identify with their own memories through the senses of sight...... David Mason 193 www..... which even they might not be aware of...... its easy to just drift away. This metaphor deals with childhood memories and what should be left behind... just letting the seat carry you along.. The letter didn't say what it was....... A distant relative had passed on and there was something in the will.... on a train or a bus.......... it looked like an old country store... The idea is that the client's subconscious will examine different aspects of the metaphor and try to make sense of unrelated elements... Introspection metaphors give the therapist a tool to use when the client has only the vaguest idea of what is troubling them. enjoying that feeling of comfort and ease. Imagine how it was. The stamps on the envelope were the old fashioned kind... ...and inside. until you find something..... waiting for the right person to come by....... looking closely... it's a dressmaker's model.... countries that are gone.. pictures of people long gone...... candles and cakes........... fences and paths. that can be adjusted to any size.... In one cabinet you pull out a drawer..... it has a little door.. but they are not right..... its hands still point to the time.......... lenses. rainbows sparkle off the walls... And there's a display case.. delicate brass keys.... their loves......... heavy and light........... a silver key on a chain... heads of kings and queens long gone. those old pictures are fading away now. just hinges........ In a dark corner are heavy iron weights with numbers on them.... try them on. some things are not what they seem to be. walls and gates.... to be free. that catches the light.. trying on various things.... and lying around loose...... hanging.... crystals. a painted egg there....... ...... it's time to reassess a lot of things. adverts and maps. costumes. in another drawer there is a jumble of keys.... who left that mould behind. mirrors...... and in a corner. a lot of things don't apply any more..... who knows how many people were fitted on this?... brown and indistinct.. and the light catches a figure in the gloom......... on the walls....... and spins slowly........ And a bag of foreign coins from all round the world.. open .......key-hypnosis. children love to hold a shell up to their ear to hear the sea.. and there's a clock.. people long gone... old cars and houses... measures that aren't used any more... you can see how you look.. emperors have vanished. pictures of teams.... funny how little things can remind you of whole empires. things that once seemed so permanent.... afternoon sun sloping in through dirty windows.... glass doors without the glass...... and around the walls... no. full of clothes.... uniforms.. and as the sun catches the open drawer the whole room glows with reflected light.. framed portraits...... become who you want to be. all the bird had to do was push on it.. all mixed up.. can change almost without you noticing. it is full of glass.. spectacles..... magnifying glasses.... hundreds and hundreds of keys...... empty..... an empty cash register.. boys and girls who moved on. their problems too... a decorated tree here.... vague outlines locked in stone but somehow if you look at them just right.. birthdays long ago... golden specks dancing in sunbeams... strange shapes and shadows appear.. and there's a dusty mirror.. they had their lives... is a brass bird cage..... shelves and drawers. cabinets. And on a shelf there are photographs in boxes.. and look closely again... I wonder if you ever did that? and you can wonder what you might hear if you listened to one of these shells now.... In the gloom of that old store the fossils are hard to make out... faces smiling out of the gloom. hats and shoes..... there are fossils and sea shells ... school groups. meals made without love eaten in silence.. huge iron door keys. feather boas.. you can rummage through them... yellow reflections on the ceiling. fashions and styles from all periods........com ....... Who knows what they were trying to do? Does it David Mason 194 www........ an old counter.. the door has no catch.. and behind the counter is a wooden bin.. . and stacked below the pictures... some with pages and pages of writing. dozens of them... buttercups and violets.key-hypnosis...... that never got delivered... trowels and forks and diggers..........com ...... I wonder what you would take?...... So my friend found an old sack... some with just a few lines .. and threw them away. My friend kept the stamps. some things can be turned around easily.. what makes a good collection is not how many... still in their envelopes. and still looks at them now and again....... unsure of exactly what had happened. you can do that... and what you would leave behind... a bundle of letters...... You see... « Table of Contents David Mason 195 www. a pile of old diaries... and tore pages out of some of the diaries... but knowing something had. and felt better for doing it.. climbers and creepers.. dahlias and roses... tamarinds and mangoes . like memories. gardening tools. and hundreds of packets of seeds.... really... My friend woke up later on that same seat... and on a shelf near the floor..matter after all these years? So my friend turned some of those round to face to wall.. now......... that would be useful... when it's your shop. but what you choose not to collect... . And there is a bin full of old seed catalogues.. and opened the letters... never opened..... and filled it with some things.... my friend spent a long time reading and thinking about what was written in the diaries ........ that comes from knowing that whatever comes can be dealt with .. became one with it. understand each other.. And I wonder if that rock enjoys the waves.... knowing that each wave makes it stronger.. and every wave that came surged against it . other waves were just ripples that splashed and were gone ....... Some waves were so large they submerged the rock ........ and watching the waves crashing against the rock? And you might wonder about the waves.. and celebrates before every storm. defending. its shape better suited its position......com . strong... David Mason 196 www... until the rock and the wave are one.. some waves come in with a great roar and a crash with foam flung high... the waves made it better at protecting the coast.. endlessly. in a way that rock had learned from the waves.. breaking the waves. Constant Rock I wonder if you have had the experience of going to the seashore and seeing a rock out at sea... had changed it... long after. was absorbed and quickly the water ran off .... reforming. but still it was the same rock. large or small . a deep rooted confidence..... The waves had sculpted it..... because with the storm comes that sense of mastery based on enduring long exposure. and that you can choose to rejoice in your own hard earned strength and use that to renew yourself constantly. the wave hugs the rock and the rock moulds to the wave. learning from wind and water and sun and storm.. that experience teaches and shapes you.... again and again the rock met the wave. and the rock remains ..... learning to absorb sometimes and to deflect other times. became part of each other. the water drains away.... Waves are the result of storms far out at sea.....Constant Rock Adversity makes you stronger This metaphor reframes adversity as being what makes people stronger.. the bigger the waves that roll in.. And I remember a particular rock.. it was protecting the shore behind it .... a confidence that needs to be reminded and refreshed.. other waves roll gently round the base and drain away with a gentle laughing gurgle. Why the rock has to put up with the waves.... serene..... Because always . But every wave . reshaping. constant. unchanged. leaving the rock as it always had been... solid and strong. knowing it is capable of handling anything.. solid . after every wave..... broke up with a roar and then withdrew eventually...key-hypnosis.. And many years later I went back to see that rock.. Maybe you recall a similar rock?............the storms have disappeared but the waves they caused are still crashing in........ taking on its shape..... and the bigger the storm.that looked as if it had been there forever ........ Where they come from and why they appear one after the other . deflecting. .. the rock knows tranquility.... « Table of Contents David Mason 197 www..... will retreat .. Because tomorrow a new day brings warm sunshine and bright sea air...... after every storm... the waves wash away a little but deposit some things as well. the rock is constantly renewed.. And it's good to know that each wave. Steady and constant.. constant in an inconstant sea.key-hypnosis..And in a way the rock is grateful.com . and experiences its own strength reaching right down to the foundations.and leave nothing more than a ripple in the sands of memory. and with the ebbing of every wave... strong and sure....... no matter how fierce it seems. the rock can carry on. ....... polished and worn from long use... So my friend went out into the countryside somewhere. greener. ' I am Abbas.... and you hold it up to the light.... and light sparkles off it.... it seems my friend went for a stroll. to get space to think.. walking slowly. the trees are different.. and you are drawn in by that gaze.. of red coral. to recognise that while their part in other people's lives may be small. warm from the sun... can you?....... and a bracelet. ghostly fingers turning....Child of Time Time to reflect on life This metaphor reframes the feeling that most people have about not achieving enough in their life. brightly coloured sounds swirl round. and smoke rises from a faraway fire.. just sitting and relaxing deeply now. tumbling down deeper into deep dark space. and you look around.key-hypnosis... the air shimmers. it is important..... a round hole.. silent words. idly kicking aside twigs. can't they?.... about where we are going. and in your mind. it almost feels alive.... pebbles. and underneath... as an ornament. everything looks fresher...... I am the guardian..... swirling..... You see me in the moonbeams on David Mason 198 www........ and who we are.. settling down comfortably. and going down a path. or maybe just dreamt about a stroll........ or maybe it was a bereavement… something like that… and some things can really make you think. soft dappled light under trees. falling... different. mind emptied and calm. I am Abbas. the sky brightens. and you are turning..... and after travelling for some time... lighter. about what might have been... the valley in front of you is strange. maybe you can imagine.. and a strange sensation comes over you. dressed in strange clothes. and holding it in your hand. warm and comfortable.. the landscape changes. the sort of thing somebody might wear. not really thinking at all. grass crunching under your feet... the neck of an old clay pot.... about what it all means.... in a sheltered grove. and dislodging a flat stone.. deep in thought.....you sometimes can't be sure about some things.. she looks at you.......... tastes and smells move past..com . and you pick up the bracelet. or maybe was thinking about a stroll..... Child of Time I wonder if I have ever told you the story that an old friend of mine once told an old friend of mine to tell to me one time my old friend was diagnosed with a medical problem. It is designed to give people a perspective on life. and in fact essential: everyone's life is worthwhile..... and you feel dizzy. from some distant shore..... and inside........ in the shade of some trees. In the depths of your mind is a rustling.. and there is a female figure standing before you... your eyes flicker..... the air smells young....... about your life. and start you thinking changing thoughts. her eyes lock on yours.... found a lovely quiet place.... some dusty stuff. bits of coral. the land changed.. to watch. the one who works with fire and iron must have one to gather the corn. Look upon my valley. to wait. you hear me in the wind that whispers welcome to the dawn.. in the sacred place.. dark dark night......... I served with the Masters of Kell. The blood of the ancestors runs in your veins. I have seen that too. Look upon my valley...... I am nobody.. 'Look upon my valley.. a traveller on a lonely road. is it not good?.. at the signal. another to fetch the water... a funeral pyre.... I too was young once. it is night.. I sense a sadness in you..... each contributes to the greatness of the whole.. We all go to dust.. is it not good?'. hundreds of burning torches arc through the night.... or artist or poet. heard the hunger of the old days... Every link is needed... is it not good? You are a link in the chain..standing stones.. I was full of life like you.. I am the Abbas the Enchantress... without the mother there can be no child..... I walked in the time of ice and fire. on a hillside path. the valley remembers you.. cold stars blazing high above.. without the weaver there will be no cloth. torches flicker in the night......key-hypnosis. You are a child of time. is it not good? My bones have lain here long ages.. And now you are drifting. Once.....com . And now...tiny seedlings grew to mighty oaks. through the hours. Abbas the Windcatcher. climbing... And the voice of Abbas says 'Look upon my valley. I learned the song of the wind in the wild places. and chanting. great warriors trembled at my feet.......... without the rain drop there could be no river... I sense a sadness... and the smoke from a mountain top beacon sings the soul of Abbas to the other place.. child. 'look again.. I have watched from this hillside.. I was a weaver of spells and potions.... they too passed away. and the words that are not words whisper more.long ago.. endured flood and tempest. and you can see yourself far down among the trees. you and many others...... to guide.. ' Yet in your mind you hear the words 'But who am I? I am no hero... floating. achieved nothing' and the words that are not words whisper more.... None surpassed me in wisdom and power.. allow your mind to clear.. countless generations.. the secret signs writ on distant hillsides.. came and went.. the blood of chieftains and heroes. Now I am dust....... You are a child of this land..... I studied the wise women of Cernulas.. Come with me.... looking into the far distance.. seers and poets. David Mason 199 www. What matters is what lives on. artists and dancers... look at your own time. Oh. I have done nothing. in the morning light.... you throw your torch.. high above the valley. without the shepherd there will be no wool. .... « Table of Contents David Mason 200 www... 'Do not ask what life is for.. but all are equal in the stream of time. 'Look upon my valley. ' And as the words faded.. Each generation cradles the spark for the next. ready to blaze into life when needed...... maybe.. pain and death... and how many other travellers had been this way.. that is enough. a tiny spark. One day... ' 'and with each first breath the blind dice decide.........key-hypnosis. A man ploughs not for himself. but for those who will walk in his footsteps.. and thinking about pebbles and streams. and you will have played your part in the march of history... but the rhythm of life beats on a silent drum. every child carries something into the future. if even one pebble falls from the bank. streams change course............ work and play.In the slow unfolding of time great trees die.com . hunger. I sense a sadness in you. is it not good?' my friend. and looked at the valley through new eyes.... life goes on. wondering what was real and what was dream..... and relaxed and comfortable.. the very hills settle closer to the earth. the river changes course... a quiet life.. know that you are part of the great stream of life... As you can… now... The torch of Abbas is passed from one generation to the next. tears and joy............ maybe everything is a dream?. was back under the trees.... I have seen it all.. the Torch will be needed. things that change and things that endure. harvest and headstone. or seek to know what can not be known. and in the valley... or war.. came back to full realisation of the present. for countless generations.. in the shade.. maybe generations from now... The first part has a short induction then leads the client deep inside a hillside to place where they can allow their fears and issues to become solid. do not force it or think about it. going down that I shaft........ be curious about it. and you can allow yourself to go deeper and deeper into that place... with each breath... imagine that you are lying on a bed of soft grass. Time Heals suggests that even though things may seem permanent and hard to shift.. in that place.. deep down... in a different form.. everything changes with time. imagine you could sink right down into the earth.. smell the earth and the clean air... just let whatever wants to appear to appear.. to feel that issue.... relaxed.... deeper and deeper.... There is an option to allow the object to change or to transform it into a rock. Dissociation Utilize all senses David Mason 201 www...key-hypnosis..... and when it comes.... You can also use the metaphor on its own as part of a therapy session... now focus on feeling your arms and legs resting. The second part uses a metaphor to eliminate the rock.. you can drift down and down.... a symbol. feel yourself drifting down and down.. welcome it.. imagine it is like a well D or corridor going down into the earth.. and each breath relaxes you more and more. and begin to relax.... a breeze carries the smell of cut grass... and notice what comes.. deeper and deeper. like a rock. to allow that issue to take a form. Take your time and allow it to develop... an image..... whatever comes to mind.... and you can feel yourself drifting down.. Or allow your mind to think of that thing as something that has been there a long time. until you come to some place where everything opens out and there is space.... a thought.. and just allow that to happen.. feel the sun warm on V your face... you can allow your mind to drift...Time Heals This is a two part hypnosis metaphor for letting go of the past and the things that hurt you.. The visual imagery generates the idea that what appears unchangeable is actually gradually changing every moment.. down and down. tired and heavy. that thing that has been bothering you.. and in that place... V just close your eyes and imagine being there now......... to become present in a way that you can sense.... deep inside...... heavy.. a memory.. and going deeper now.. Induction Section Memory I wonder if you can imagine being on a hillside.com ... I imagine your body is heavy.... and then ask yourself what you would like to happen to it... as far as you want to...... as far as you need to ...... D relaxing more and more deeply.. insects hum and far away a bird calls... you can become aware of what is there..... on a lovely day...... they had roots going deep and solid. going this way and that........... there is a gentle power that gradually changes everything..... the water rushing in and out... rubbing endlessly against the next one.. on that hillside...... and around those rocks the tides rose and fell in a never ending rhythm.... and as you think of waves endlessly rolling towards the shore.. inconsequential pebbles.... there were two rocks.... imagine being carried deeper with each wave....... up above the hillside.brushing against them softly..key-hypnosis. one of the rocks considered the pebbles. floating safe and secure... still gently being washed this way and that. that you don't even need to think about. and come out into the sunlight again...... ready to be lifted up again. and if you visited that beach now... thousands and thousands of little..... that works day and night........ the pebbles jostled against each other..... and in their long stoney dreamtime... I wonder if you ever heard the story about the rocks and the sea? Metaphor Section A long time ago.... with a noise like people chattering.. and you can put that rock down now... to rise high into the air. and then as the wave pulled back again.....com . unimportant... and nothing could move them.. smooth. constantly being pushed this way and that.. time passes....... David Mason www. each breath is relaxing you more and more. smooth.. and see the sea far away. But you know. small. as of no interest.. where the land meets the sea. about the wind and waves and the power of the sea. small.... and between the rocks. insistently.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 202 www... as you leave that place. and it is working now. the waves washed around those strong rocks.and bring that rock with you.key-hypnosis. up above your own body... an endless inconstant motion.. were pebbles....... and dismissed them... and think about that sea.. those rocks knew they were strong and enduring and shrugged off the mightiest storms... round the rocks... and become aware of what it is like to start to rise up..... and rocks seemed so large and solid and enduring. and they flowed around those rocks. from there you can look out over the landscape. gradually wearing away even the biggest obstacles... in place far away from here...... and each breath is like a wave.. and the sea swirled around those rocks..... and then became quiet....... down the slope.. the pebbles kept brushing against the rocks..... those pebbles rolled over and over.... all you would see is a stretch of pebbles.. getting washed this way and that....... and as the waves rushed up the beach..... smoothing of the sharp edges... V no up. then six years old. then nine...... a place where everything is yet to be..... Some seem like a light.... and then go further back. some new V and untested. The miscarriage script reframes the miscarriage as something outside of the control of the mother... back in time.. what you went through gave them something Comments Deepener Progressive regression all alternatives message Hidden resource Reframing David Mason 203 www.. some as a vibration.. no space. and remember what it was like to be say. wisdom and experience are there. no down. in order to start their own journey'. think of yourself at earlier ages. to feel the pulse of a new life. and assures her that everything will be ready for a successful pregnancy.. V and you find yourself in a place where there is no time. floating.......key-hypnosis......com .. in your mind....... expectation... Target Suggestion [use your normal induction] Regression to a time before birth And now allow your mind to drift back.... calmly relaxing. think of all the stages of growing up. And out of that silence.Hypnotherapy for miscarriage Having a miscarriage can be devastating. some old beyond measure..... some as a sound you cannot quite hear.. another time. you are becoming more deeply relaxed....... and Memory as each stage comes to mind.. worried about her own ability to get pregnant again and open to depression. and others are just there. You were part of that. in their own way... Before using this script make sure that her doctor has certified that it is physically safe for her to get pregnant again.. a place with no worries.. A miscarriage leave the mother feeling guilty.... and you are very special to them'... suspended.... and then a feeling of many beings around you..... of readiness. Instead of a life affirming pregnancy the miscarriage becomes a serious psychological problem.... everything is waiting. your mind can drift away to another place... no haste... a voice is heard.. Regression to the place of souls and in that place you become aware of a presence. at ease. then imagine Memory K when you were a baby..... a place of stillness.. then imagine what it was like to be three. to know the touch of life. like the space between the stars. something that had to be....... allow your mind to go back and feel what a baby's awareness was. saying A 'You have been brought to this place to meet with two beings who are very special to you.... for reasons that will never be known. in an immense empty place. become that baby. twelve. This script was written for a woman who had two miscarriages. They had to experience the first stirrings of life. drifting.... back to before you were born.. It then uses a metaphor to prepare the mother for a fresh pregnancy. 'For their own development they had to go through an initiation.. . and you were a necessary part of that transformation... take a deep breath and relax.. this is one of those things.. and we thank you. I wonder if I ever told you about this woman that I knew about? It seems that this woman owned a house that she had inherited.. something gentle and insistent. the pond would regularly over fill and there would be a flow out.. the way they used to be......... and the pond was no trouble at all.... being set right.. knowing that things have been put right. bright and beautiful.. it has changed into another form.... but what she really liked was the pond that was in the garden.. many things can not be known to you in your current form.. And then another voice appears in your mind.... you were part of something that will go on for centuries to come.. a soul goes through many stages. and she was proud of having it....... Purifying the pond metaphor And now take a deep breath.... before emerging perfect. that garden gave her a lot of pleasure. but really didn't know much about it.. The life that lived in you is not gone. you are not to blame for what happened. there was an inner power at work.. relax completely.. says 'We are sorry that we distressed you... a cycle that started long before your own spirit first appeared.essential..... that everything was actually the way it was supposed to be. it had to happen in order for other things to happen. somehow it was just right for that house..... we thank you for the gift of life.. for allowing us to experience the wonder of conception.. You were part of that... and we would like to give something back.. set up again. you feel a strange sensation in your chest... ' and in your mind you feel something happening.......com ... you have been part of the working out of a grand scheme... but you cannot know those reasons... she really didn't start to appreciate it until she was an adult...... and she loved the house.. and then lower down..key-hypnosis. like a massage. unfinished personality... a young... and we ask for your forgiveness.. something secret being done there... to begin our journey. perfect.. like a butterfly.. the way they should be. And you can know that you did so well...... to complete a cycle that goes on for forever....... a lightness............. that's right. and that makes you relax even more... and they both Allow her to let go of feelings Metaphor Reframe Resource Magic change Metaphor Change in David Mason 204 www......... you feel a warmth. you K feel things changing... and will continue long after you are called back to this place... you were chosen for good reasons.. a part of you that will live forever. but mostly it looked after itself. But you should know this... even though she had it all her life. and it somehow defined the house.. And then someone came to share the house with her.. that your gift to us was perfect..... it is transformed..... and the power behind the pond realized that things were going wrong... and there was such promise in the garden..... she dreamed of a figure. Anytime there is a threat to the pond.key-hypnosis.. coming to the garden... and they wondered if the garden could ever be right again.. 'sometimes things are not how you think they are.. in fact it is evidence that the pond is working correctly.. And she dreamed of a bountiful harvest... And in the dream.. and those other seasons will be healthier because of it.... is that you have abilities to understand at a level beyond knowing.. Direct Suggestion Section And another thing that is true. And that means > you are a whole woman.com . but time passed. and you know what? It came true... and then one day they noticed a change.. and caused a sudden flood.. that woman had a dream of garden filled with love and life and laughter and sunshine. a power...... And in the dream the figure touched the water.. that figure said. Because it was true. and see that really.... to be fulfilled.... and the life in it struggled and expired. the plants and fish died..... things were growing and multiplying. something so good had been removed.... circumstances new life set back nature takes its course unhappiness Another pregnancy another set back Woman's resources Healing Resource Reframe David Mason 205 www....Identity Identity enjoyed the garden. and a pond filled with life and laughter. nature takes it course and clears out everything that might harm it. but that woman had a dream.. it was whole and healthy and ready to respond when time was right.. and swept everything out of the pond... and it cleared...... Some things you have to think about thing in a different way'. But once again. You are a healthy woman. new life started there.. inspecting the garden. nature recovers...... that you have the ability to create new life... that she could feel the power of that pond....... it is a triumph for other other seasons. could be seen the eggs and seeds of the next season's life. The woman was so moved by that vision. the whole thing became unsustainable. and life began in that pool again. What you might think of as a failure... and there was deep regret.... and there deep in the pool. that there is a vital spark D within you that will always be there.. You are a mature woman.. the pool became stagnant. is actually the pond working the way it should. Because although it is a set back for one year's season... and that woman wanted that so much that she dreamed of other things. and the force behind the pool again flushed everything away... the pond began to flourish. and they told their friends about it and everyone was so hopeful. to enjoy life. and the pool.. And even though it might seem like the pond has failed. something polluted the pond..... waiting patiently for the right time. But then something went wrong.. that it is healthy and resilient... .. your body is getting ready.com © 2011 D D V Future pacing > D D « Table of Contents David Mason 206 www. You can put the past behind you and learn from it... feel the warmth of that tiny perfect body... and as you feel that.. and a new future begins for you.. Take a moment now... now [Reorientation] Capability David Mason www.... with confidence.You can have a healthy happy baby..key-hypnosis. and a happy outcome. You can look forward to that happy day now. and picture that baby in your arms. And you can look Capability forward now to having that family you always wanted..key-hypnosis.. and when you come back to the present you will realize that it is all Capability there for you.com .. smell the fresh smooth skin.. You can create the family you want. facial tics and other stress related behaviour.. and as you close your eyes maybe you can imagine lying in a park somewhere... to enjoy relaxing.... limp and loose...... on a warm sunny day. David Mason 207 www. It works by suggesting a way for the listener to visualise letting go of all the tensions they have been holding. suntan lotion. like a radio being turned right down.... breathing gently.. This is powerful general purpose script that can be applied in many different situations. and as you relax I all the way down those voices can just fade away.. when you could just relax and enjoy that peace and calm..... It can be used on its own.. Using the parasympathetic response Self induction Recall childhood memories invoking sights......... maybe you could hear children playing. and now take another breath and let it out. a simpler time... people talking. Anxiety is the cause of many problems . a nice sandy beach somewhere. completely at ease.. and I wonder what you would hear. and no one to bother you. just lying there.. and as you lie there now every muscle can become.. binge eating... think back to a time when you were relaxing outside somewhere.. and maybe you can imagine a gentle breeze.. just feeling yourself supported.. and just tell yourself with each breath out.... smell. on a warm day.. each gentle breath in and out......key-hypnosis. that's good.Letting go the Past Cloudy Beach This visualisation hypnosis script is designed to take away anxiety... as you lie there.. focus on. nothing to do.com ... nothing to do. that's right..... and just think how good it is. and the sounds and smells of that time.. more comfortable... sounds.... That's good.... or included as part of another session...... touch reminder of relaxation DEEPENING THE TRANCE SECTION Countdown deepener and maybe you can imagine lying on a beach.. and you might remember back to a time.. nothing to worry about..IBS. The tensions are taken up into a cloud and then the cloud moves away taking all the old anxieties with it.... like being really relaxed some where outside... hold it......... or a garden.... waves rolling gently....... smells.. that's good..... just become aware of what it's like to relax completely. That you are feeling more and more relaxed.. and let it out.. and in the Invoking memories with sound. and your own weight pressing down..... more at ease.. It's so good to just totally relax... focus on your breathing.. That's right. nail biting.... grass . INDUCTION SECTION Visualisation induction Now just take a breath................... just let everything go.. peacefully relaxed... become aware of the breath going in and out of your body. problem drinking. warm sun on your face. and you can let them go now.... and two.. stuff you didn't ask for... and then one disappears.. and you can feel yourself.. gently supported.. And in the sky. you feel more and more relaxed.. and you count the clouds going by.key-hypnosis.. all those ancient hurts. didn't want. while you lie there.. and three.. and as they go.. you become aware.... and then drifts away silently. there are clouds..... all of that is getting sucked out and transferred to that cloud.. and after a while V another cloud comes along. as you relax more you become aware that there is a I connection between you and that cloud..... and there are nine.. and that cloud begins to get a bit darker..And those clouds go down towards the horizon. all the stuff you have been carrying...... and with each cloud disappearing. and you become aware that there is something coming out of you and going up into the cloud... and as they go off there are ten left. memories... and the clouds are drifting slowly from one side to the other.. and then there's six.... drifting..... you realise that these were other people's > problems.. letting go as that last cloud disappears..... as if you were floating like that cloud.. and four.... but this cloud seems a bit different.. floating. and then another cloud. you begin to realise there is something special about it.. and yet at the same time you feel lighter.... vision.... connecting you V to that cloud ... in the blue sky. feeling totally at peace... and those clouds are drifting gently I down....... and while you are thinking about this very curious state of affairs. high above. and as that cloud gets darker still............. safe and secure... like water evaporating..... and as you watch. And as you are lie there. and you can imagine yourself in that cloud........ head back... of feeling lighter and lighter. and that cloud is sucking up things from your body. shoulders relaxed.... and the smell of sun cream lotion... more at ease.... don't need any more.. that all those old worries are just drifting away...and now there's seven...... and there's just one cloud left........... ideas.. that cloud begins to get darker and darker.... you can begin to feel lighter and looser and set up the anticipation of clouds one change leads to another change relaxing = making the connection cloud more dark = body more light feel lighter = letting go David Mason 208 www.and as you look at that cloud. and as you watch the cloud gets a bit lower... and from one side a cloud slowly appears... you watch them.......... are being sucked up into > that cloud......... some channel ....... and a bit lower. Count down deepener CLOUD METAPHOR SECTION Troubles drift away And as you lie there.. heavier............ this cloud comes across and then stops.. all those old feelings. and bigger.. gently floating.. and that cloud passes by.....and five. just lying there relaxed. and still the clouds go down and there's eight. and as you feel that connection.... you don't D need to hold on to them any longer.... looking at the cloud. it's like there is some sort of link....... between you and that cloud.. high above ..... above you is a big blue sky...com . Pace with breathing. just going down and down and down .... and as you watch the clouds drift across....... being completely surrounded by a lovely soft warm fleecy cloud....distance there is the sound of traffic. expectations....... and you can imagine lines or threads.... ... shoulders...... the cloud begins to move... any feeling means it is working Clear any residual tension developing the metaphor rumbling = family problems amnesia.. and when the last thing has passed up the connection breaks.. you can't see it. the misery.. and more and more things are sucked up.. things from now on will be different. gone completely. the memories..... and that rain mixes... and there is a rumbling sound....... Get rid of old metaphoric symbols for ever introduce new symbol = light Suggest physical change = emotional David Mason 209 www.. more and more of that horrible stuff goes into it..... unpleasantness................. And as you relax on that beach..... and now look around your body... a bright new sun shines on an ocean where it once rained....... become aware of any tension. filling the cloud. beautiful fresh sand....... and it passes over the horizon and out of sight...... dilutes. all the unhappiness. feel it spreading....... and the winds blow it. the old feelings. and far away...Rule Capability Capability happier.... and it drifts on and on.. carried away by the currents.... as it drifts away. fades...key-hypnosis. and the cloud is getting darker. that everything has changed now..... and drifting out and away. things you have been worrying about for a long time are just loosening .... the more your body relaxes the stronger that connection gets.. can't see.. some part of you knows it's time to let go..... and detaching..... coming from inside.. getting smaller until you can't hear it any more. mixes with the vast oceans and is no more...... your arms.. and the cloud continues to drift far out to sea... lying on that pure clean beach....... D let everything drift up into that cloud. all that evil stuff. everywhere...... and still the cloud takes more and more of these things.... and you feel. and you realise its because you have let go of all that stuff. further and further........ and... you can begin to be open to that happiness that is overdue.. anger. all that bitterness. you are ready to take a deep breath now... and still the cloud moves on... and you can feel them drifting from your body...... of things that have been D there for such a long time..... loose and warm and happy. and as it breaks the cloud begins to drift away....... and as it moves the connection gets thinner and thinner. legs.. and it gets as far as the horizon. are all letting go now.. and it gets smaller.. but the ocean has no memory. so much lighter perhaps.. leaving... the next day... and suddenly the cloud opens..... a fresh beginning and that cloud is drifting away out to sea ... because deep inside... > feel that change.. loose and limp and easy relaxation.. flashes of lightning in it...... going up that connection into the cloud...... and is forced to change.. Reorientation And on the beach. and the cloud is getting darker and darker and heavier. you can really begin to change..com .. and that grumbling and the noise and the flashing and boiling. and just let it go.. and they can just drift up and up and you can feel things detaching.... it fades into the distance. and you are left there. moving.. like people arguing... all that old stuff... and flashes of light. dumps all its contents into the sea...... away.. because..... shaking loose at last. lying there now.. from the forehead and down the Suggest physical feelings. look around your body... and it feels like for the first time in years the air is pure and clean.. and a rumbling.. can't hear it. it's like a new day. just removing themselves.... lifting.... getting smaller and smaller... that dark angry cloud.. and beginning to feel that lightness.. and that cloud begins to get mixed with the air currents far away. ....com .. and in that bright sunshine. comfortable...... and imagine you getting ready to leave that beach..... eyes open.. the feeling of certainty... « Table of Contents David Mason www.. when you are ready you can count silently to yourself. and how good it is to let go of old stuff... sunshine flooding in to a dark place. feeling good. it is time to move on.key-hypnosis.. and down the neck and spreading and spreading.... warming and change relaxing. brushing the sand off ..... and as you are counting you can remember that feeling of letting go.....cheeks... standing up.... from five up to one.... the feeling of choices..... the feeling of taking back control.... and as you count up to one imagine leaving that beach rubbish and throwing the last of the rubbish into a rubbish tin... gathering up any throwing away M rubbish that's left. begin counting NOW and when you get to one you will be back in the present.. on that beach... > Reorienting In a moment you can begin to come back to the present. putting your belongings into a bag. doors opening... become aware of certain things in your body......com © 2009 David Mason 210 www.key-hypnosis.... So when you are ready. clouds parting.. lying there..... and you might be surprised at what you can see.. and it said........ how you might find yourself falling into that spiral....... and how good it can be to just let go..key-hypnosis.. it seems my friend received a large package in the post one day..... what you needed to paint... A Catalogue of Magick... safe and secure. and just let it happen. and maybe you can feel how deeply you are relaxing with each breath out. and you find yourself in front of that frame.. and you can look at it.. nothing to do. and seeing a page inside And on that page are the words 'I wonder if you are artistic?' And there on the page is a picture of an artist's frame for sale. to want to change it..... drifting away......com .... and how you open a book.. and how each breath can make you more relaxed. And you know. and sat down in comfortable chair and carefully opened the wrappings... a picture of the thing you want to be rid of. and you can just look and wonder. in a book of magic... but breathing gently now. but it had no sender's address on it... and enjoy being relaxed... viewing a merchandise catalogue....... and canvas to paint on.. and how that feeling comes of gently sinking. to induce trance and then to give the listener several metaphoric ways to change their own destiny. and there it is .. and paint in tubes and pots and buckets... a really heavy package bound up in cardboard... and you can imagine falling..... down and down.. and even as you think about what to put on it......... I wonder if you can imagine a spiral.. sinking... 'Look within' .. and maybe you can imagine a large book. and inside was a merchandise catalogue.. the front cover had a picture... relaxing ever deeper and deeper. how all the colours can begin to fade. more and more relaxed.. and on the front cover was the name......... this canvas was able to sense what you wanted. like lights going out in city at night.. a thick book with glossy pictures of all sorts of things for sale. and they paint a picture of something that is bothering you............. with a blank canvas in front of you.... it can be changed'.... and as you go down and down. the brushes move on their own and start painting..... The basic metaphor is 'no matter how your picture was formed. and if that spiral was to start slowly turning.. feeling yourself going down and down. the normal rules don't apply... listening to my voice... and as you watch the brushes fill in more more details.. and turning the pages... and as all the lights go down you can become so relaxed. My friend took it inside. The Catalogue of Magick A friend of mine told me a story that I think might interest you. it was hard to make out what it was. David Mason 211 www..The Catalogue of Magick Choosing how to change This metaphor uses a common experience.... and you look at that the canvas and feel attracted to it... vibrant. pictures that can last forever. David Mason 212 www. happy... choosing. and you can watch as it comes to life..... coloured stones. your hands.. with an incomplete piece of work on it.... a pattern that can change and grow.. and as soon as you think it.. they can make designs. smooth and warm in the hand. and you can do that now. [pause] And turning to another page... and you can paint over parts of that image. pictures that tell a story.. as if in a mirror..sitting there...... sorting.. and you can see yourself. a new pattern... and there are needles... and then more swiftly the weaving frame guides your thoughts.... and you can tear the work out of the loom. no one can tell which picture a stone belongs in...... and instructions.. a complex mix of different strands. or you might decide to cut that canvas into strips and start again. it starts to happen.... the words.. and you can scrape off parts of the image........... white and red and blue and black .. of many sizes.. and you can imagine moving those stones around. outside of you.. and there's a scraper hanging there. imagine a path..... and balls of wool linking into it..... changing the colours......... holding the part finished work in your hands........ just waiting. and becomes your future. but aren't really there... round. just an arrangement of stones that fool the eye............... blunt and sharp. watch as the brushes or scraper or other things do what you want to do to that picture. and you realise that it is not what you want... or a picture. and you find a brush in one hand... and think about what you want to have happen to that picture...... and somehow you know how to use these.. many sizes.... for making mosaics....... can become part of a larger picture. many colours...... and you find yourself in front of it.. rejecting.... stone by stone..... and as you watch a pattern emerges.. [pause] And turning to another page.. the shapes. straight and curved. can't it? And people can find so many ways of arranging their stones. 'Do you like to do things with your hands?' And there is a picture of weaving frame. and watch as hundreds of stones pour out and arrange themselves into a pattern. or or the floor of a room that you love.... no matter how small..com . as if you were born with them in your hands.. looking for the patterns you want.. one stone can be substituted for another stone.. of lions and heroes and maidens and waterfalls and far distant lands. and you find yourself selecting this colour and that ..... one stone can be in many pictures... beside the words 'Are you the sort who likes to make things?' there are bags with hundreds and hundreds of little stones.... and you can feel the softness of wool.. and slowly at first.. just let it happen. you see your hands picking. separated from you.... and every stone in the bag..... and all those stones can be mixed and matched... the rough texture of hemp... and made into different pictures... ready to use.... one stone can tell many stories. or random patterns or they might choose to create an elaborate picture of life as they want it to be....... pictures made of tiny stones..key-hypnosis...... polished with time.. until it shows you exactly what you want.... or cut out parts of it...... the shiny silk.... .. [pause] And turning to another page.. the picture your deserve.... about change... do you like watch things grow?' And there is a picture of a bin full of seeds. or you can choose to rearrange the tiny bits that make up every picture. healthy plants or drooping stems? Because you can look around the garden.. old plants can be transformed... many other pages..... and making things the way you always wanted them...key-hypnosis. and that garden will grow exactly the way you want it to.. feeling refreshed.. and when that spiral stops you can find your self back in the present.. and as you watch. seeds sprouting and reaching upwards to the light.. and knowing that deep inside part of you is making the changes you want or maybe it has already happened? Who knows? That's the thing with magic.. recycled into new and healthy ones... or you can imagine getting rid of it. and I wonder if you have ever seen those films where a seed sprouts and waves about and whole days are reduced to minutes?... and these things can happen... examine what you find growing there..... Are the words. thinking about possibilities.. you can imagine it differently... you can decide what to rip out and put on the compost heap..... Will you grow spiky cactus or sweet apples.... And my friend looked at many pages..... and if you have a picture of something......... and was looking at the cover again... everything can be changed... fragrant roses or dark moss..... a place for you to enjoy forever....... but spent a lot of time on one of them particularly.... you can choose what these seeds will produce. and you can watch your garden as it grows.. and the spiral started to turn the other way. you know. or weaving new threads through it... and as you watch a hand reaches in and scatters random seeds.. I don't know how long.. and the lights and the colours got brighter........ all sorts and sizes and shapes of seeds. and some of the details might be vague but you know that you are working towards the picture you want.. 'Are you the nurturing sort.. about how when you think about it. and you can decide what you want to keep and what not.. or they can be burned... painting it in different colours.. my friend closed the book... isn't it? « Table of Contents David Mason 213 www. or maybe you might like to imagine things turning out a bit differently.. and a new picture emerges.. And eventually... the bright flames destroy the old and create new life...... but in this movie.com .. And in that book... nothing is fixed..your choices. . and let that feeling take over now. really relaxing now. Five....... Induction I would like you to take a deep breath now..... deeper and deeper. one last breath... and it begins to take you down.. more relaxed.. This script is a powerful visualization to allow people to let go of their anxieties. how your body relaxes.... and going down those steps now... that's right... And allow your mind to drift to some far off place.......key-hypnosis....... and you can begin to go down those steps..... and now let your shoulders relax.. and as you go down each step . Ten...... and there are ten steps... a V secret way. each step letting you let go... Two...... Four.... safe and secure..Hypnotic spiral anxiety script Many people have a deep constant anxiety inside that affects almost everything they do. Memory and now let your mind roam around that place. deeper and V down = trance Count down induction pace with breathing David Mason 214 www...... allow K yourself to go into that feeling now.... and there is a stream.. more comfortable..... nothing to do. The best hypnosis technique is to use hypnotic metaphor and visualization.. comfortable... Now settle yourself comfortably.... going down those steps. take another deep breath... Memory Bind V Associate into the feeling link using the feeling of calm Safe place relax the muscles I wonder if you can think of someplace where you like to relax.. and then just let it out. and become aware of a path. let your eyes close.. a path leading down.. and let it out.... Six. in the countryside or by a lake or river or somewhere else you find restful and safe..... and Eight.... deeper and deeper into a soft dim place. more and more relaxed. down and down.... and let it go..... and as you begin to think about that path and where it might go.. nothing to think about........... to reprogram themselves and to let go of all the old stuff that is keeping them unhappy......... Chronic anxiety often is not even recognised by the hypnotist since it can have many different symptoms... you find yourself drifting along the path...... let your head relax.. and beside the stream there is a little set of steps going down. Seven. just let your mind drift away. a little flow of water going through some rocks.... And there are ten steps. some place outdoors..... each step makes you more relaxed.... just relax...... Chronic anxiety is very difficult to remove with standard hypnotic techniques since the anxiety was not caused by a single event.. someplace where you feel warm and comfortable. relaxing deeper. your arms loose and floppy. Nine.. your neck relax. let your tummy K relax.... breathing gently....... and you are going along that that leads into a secluded quiet place.. calm and peaceful.com .. and Three. and when you are ready to relax completely. more at ease. imagine how it feels when you are in that place.... . feeling those ripples spreading away from you...... all times you were told No... smoothing out.. moving out towards that spiral. fluttering.... memories.. quietly above the dark water below... they are all going towards that spiral and you can see things like words or papers.... that water beginning to swirl around... and that spiral is growing. and when it touches it sets off ripples. detaching..... and imagine being at the centre of those ripples.. and you can see now.. things from long ago...... some are things that are in your mind constantly. and as each ripple spreads out.. moving towards that spiral.. and all those twisted words and ideas are going with it. getting stronger...... getting pulled out... letting it all go....... touches the surface of the pond. softening and flattening and relaxing until there is flat calm water again. turning softly. and in your mind things are letting go. and you feel that spiral beginning to pull and it begins to tug on all the old ideas...deeper relaxed.... softly.... swooping...key-hypnosis.... and they are all leaving now.... and every place they detach..... spinning slowly. things that are negative.. gently.... and imagine those ripples spreading gently ever outwards. imagining those ripples spreading ever wider. round and round... getting smaller and > softer and wider.. as if a tornado has come along and is M M External force linking V David Mason 215 www... floating like a leaf... relaxing. It is as if there is great blizzard of things.. old emotions. One... things that happened... you can't.. quiet.... deep in the woods.. things that shouldn't have happened are all being taken away now. and as you feel that spiral...... relaxing.com . and turning into a spiral..... you can see people talking. looking. Ripple hypnotic deepener and imagine now a deep dark pool.. images... you begin to feel a connection between that spiral and your mind... Don't... drifting away.. and you can watch them as they get sucked up into that spiral.... a spiral that sweeps round and round..... and as it slowly spins around you can feel it connecting to something in your mind. and imaging a how a leaf might fall towards the surface of that pond. and those ripples spreading out across the surface of the pond..... loosening............ words and memories... all the things that make you feel bad are breaking away.. and now imagine that spiral somewhere out in front of you. you feel free and fresh and clean. some are things you haven't thought of for years. and the spiral changes and gets bigger and there are lights and lines... books. a pond somewhere......... and the ripples start spreading out.. and as those ripples get smaller you find your mind easing and settling. more powerful.... private. twisting around.... on a patch V of deep dark water. and the spiral is getting bigger and more powerful.. Spiral hypnotherapy visualization and imagine another leaf detaches. people... and imagine within those circles.. and voices.. old feelings. things detaching............ it spreads relaxation...... and the leaf slowly falls down and down.... pointing... and you can remember people.. forming circles and spirals.... things that happened..... as you watch it.... feel your muscles letting go.. D > Post hypnotic suggestion Identity Capability Identity Capability D the kind of person who can shake off things.... allowing it all to go. who can choose.. add more direct suggestions to suit the specific case here] « Table of Contents David Mason www. maybe when you are sleeping...... You have that choice.. filled with light.. you have that ability because all those old things.. and all those connections begin to stretch and break. all those restrictions.........key-hypnosis.... feeling lighter. and it moves off. who you should be.. clean.. blowing away all those old things that shouldn't be there..... you feel yourself getting lighter..... expectations that other people have... you are a smart person. You are the kind of person who can decide........ all that guilt. feel yourself becoming K who you are. other people's neediness. and as they go into that spiral..... who you are... can determine what life is going to be like.. fresh. Behavior and as that process continues. all that stuff.. stronger.. when you think about it. you are someone who knows what they want... stuff you saw happening. who you want to be. > feel your body relaxing...... [.... maybe in quiet moments... how to be.....key-hypnosis.. are just disappearing now.... stuff that hurt you.. things that should not have happened.. you have freedom..... and you can enjoy that process.sweeping through. beliefs that people tried to put there. how you are going to deal with things..... You can step out of them. And when the time is right that spiral will begin to move further away.... well they don't belong in your life...com .. like stepping out of old clothes..... all the things that tried to make you something else. do they? Those ideas.. allow you to be even more free.. you realize that you have more choices...... D Capability > Capability And who knows.. who can see them for what they are... no one has the right to tell you how to feel. and that kind of person can choose the kind of life they want. Direct Suggestion Section And you know.... feeling better. are all being removed.. can just go away..... those needs are not yours... all those negative feelings and beliefs. how to act. stuff that was said.. things you didn't understand. and step forward............ and just watch with curiosity at all the things being sucked up into that spiral.......com © 2010 I M new clothes = new life Identity Capability David Mason 216 www.... just drop them at your feet and put on whatever you want to wear.... what you want to do. taking all that weight... and let it release more.... what you are worth.. all those rules.. to walk away........ how to behave.... who can demolish stupid ideas. are just streaming away.. taking with it all that stuff..... like pushing away hands trying to D hold you back.... like music.. you will become aware of that spiral again. .. as you go along comfortably... and spreading. or in the country...... and you might be feeling that relaxation starting.. and there's a sense of quiet and expectancy. you have to go down a number of steps. Four... Five.. and all around there's sunshine..... the warm sun on your face.. The script works to show you the purpose of life and shut off the bad memories. to visualize the past as something you can change and give meaning to your life.. you can always find a pleasant walk ... times like that can make you feel so good... just for relaxation..... Some rooms have happy memories and some have bad memories.. what your life is about..... or it could be a park or somewhere like that and maybe if you closed your eyes you can remember how pleasant it is.. walks by the shore.... somewhere nice..... And I wonder if you can remember a time. the swish of your clothes as you walk . wipes out the bad memories... the breeze in your hair. and far away from things that might disturb you...when you went for a walk Memory . now..... you can hear each step. my friend said.. as you breathe out... and counting.. the smell of new cut grass or country air.......... .. freedom. Target Finding life's purpose Induction I once had an old friend who liked to go for walks........ find the purpose of your life. The basic metaphor concept is a corridor of rooms full of memories... you go down each step... the meaning of life.... three. deeper and Comments Dissociation Invoke memories of relaxation Time congruency using all the modalities Truism Breathing = relaxing Breathing induction Dissociation Seeding 'comfortable' Countdown deepener David Mason 217 www.when you are amongst trees and Memory I grass and things you like... maybe by a river.... The metaphor reconnects to the good parts of your life.. trees... and lets you find meaning in what happened.. wondering where this path might take you... and with each gentle breath out you might like to wonder how relaxed you can become... I to some place away from here. walks around town. enjoying that feeling you get . deeper and deeper. and each step takes you down.. that relaxation. sounds of the outdoors...... Leaving the past behind lets you find what you really want in life..Finding the purpose of life Leave the past behind and find your life's purpose What is life? What is the purpose of life? This script uses a hypnotic metaphor for letting go of the past. and to learn your life's purpose. and the path goes along and down into a dell. walks in the country. and sometimes in times like that you find your mind drifting away.com .. deeper and deeper.and no matter I where you are... flowers. everything is calm .. people remember different things. and maybe if you take a deep breath now you can feel that feeling.... Memory maybe the feel of soft earth under your feet. deeper and more relaxed......key-hypnosis.... and you can feel the gravel crunching under your feet... and you find yourself on a gravel path... . and you continue across the grass. you push it open and it swings open soundlessly. of what is going on now behind that door.. and you bend your head. if you want to.... and you realize that each of those doors.. and footprints = the trace of where you came from Locate a memory Connecting to and strengthening good resources Reframe David Mason 218 www. that door is brightly lit and looks welcoming.. and each of those doors.and you stop in front of the door. and wonder.......... and along each side of the corridor there are many doors. and the people in your life... then you can put your hand on the handle of that door...... and all those doors there. opens on to a situation.. because you know... you look at each door.. and pause in front of each door.. which is pleasant.... and you go forward into that corridor.. through each stage of your life..you can see another door.. a dell. grassy area.com . starting from your very earliest years.. and up ahead you can see a small building... you realize that there is something special about this building. and you reach out your hand and you turn the handle in that door. and you look at that door ... you don't have to remember everything..... and pull it closed... clean . standing at the entrance of that corridor.. and get in contact with it and enjoy it.....deeper. something that reminds you so strongly..... or one that you would rather forget about..key-hypnosis. and each of those doors is open just a crack..... of that time and place. and you realize that if you listen closely. new.. at the end of the corridor. a col our.. just a little.... and there are things you can choose to remember. the door opens on to a long corridor. where it might lead......... making footprints in the dew.. Two... you can go along. will open on to a situation........ but they are there. and maybe you might want to make a game of deciding each day what good things you want to remember that day. almost like something out of a an old book.............. and if it is not. and you listen... Changing the past and then you find yourself in a large........... and as you go along that corridor..... you can hear people talking.. to your surprise. Everything seems fresh...... going up and up and up.... and many good things happened in your young life...... And what you can do now...... or there might be a scent.. and determine whether that door . Well.. You walk up to the building... It's a very old fashioned style.. almost as if you were there again. there RULE are things you can choose to forget...and what you will reserve for the next day. it’s amazing such a small building has such a long corridor... and there. that maybe you haven't had time recently to think about.. opens into an area of your life...... above the door some writing has been carved into it. and lock it. and away in the distance. and you realize there is something you haven't seen before.. it looks welcoming... and right in the middle is a door.. they had problems at times... examine all the doors on the left and the doors on the right.... and you become aware of your feet. maybe more relaxed than you have ever been in your whole life. so relaxed........... and if it is a pleasant situation you can go through that door.. One. it's quiet...... a feeling.. of that situation.... and Memory they are there for you to enjoy........ or the right and on the left. so when you are ready to do that I would like you to signal to me by raising a finger or a thumb or maybe a hand or some other way and that will let me know that you are ready to go on. and determine whether that is a happy situation that you want to keep.. with friends. to remind yourself of the all good times... and are standing in front of that last D door.... but you can reconsider them now.... and that door changes.... It's something you can think about. and deciding whether you want to spend a little time in there...... maybe in their own way.. maybe to enjoy those old feelings.. reading. so you take a bit of time now... all the time you need. facing into the corridor....and while it might seem that some people only had bad points. to that bright door at the end. and if it is not something you want to know about. if it is something best discarded and forgotten. you can give me another signal.. and leave that behind.. and begin to pass through all the stages of your life.... whatever you really enjoyed. to decide what to either close them for ever or enter and enjoy the delights within. and if it is a pleasant happy situation for you. and you can start at the beginning........ you can go in there. and it will lock......... and go along ...... dressing up....... as much as they were able to at the time.. and open the door a little wider.. you hear the click of the lock............ but deep down they tried. becoming aware of what it going on behind each door. and become aware in what ever way is best for you.... of what is going on in that room... and move on quickly. things can seem different when you look at them from another perspective........ pausing in front of each door on the left and on the right... and that door fades right out of memory...... see yourself at that age.. keep still.... and you are protected from that.. it begins to darken...... you go along that corridor. and you can choose how you want deal with them. the reality is that they had good points too...sometimes they didn't behave so well... but they did love you... from the outside. and for each door.. so let me know now if you are ready to examine those doors............ or whether it is a particular situation where you will close and lock the door.. and as you pull that door shut..parties.... and look up that corridor..... and you never have to feel those feelings again. [Await signal] visualization Process the memories Ideomotor signal David Mason 219 www... and it begins to fade.... you can pull the door closed.... and it becomes indistinct.. the times when you learned and enjoyed being young.key-hypnosis.. shrinks... so can't tell if it was even there. when you look back that entire door has disappeared.. merges with the wall... and a huge bolt slides across... those wonderful young feelings of joy and spontaneity -...... or one you'd rather not have around any more. there is nothing there now but a blank wall. playing games.. and forgetting things that are not happy.. and for the other doors you can put your hand on the handle. that maybe you couldn't deal with at the time.. they gave you memories.... and enjoy all the feeling you have. put your hand on the door.. and then when you have dealt with all those doors..com . Thank you I see that.... bliss is not just the absence of problems or feeling OK.. OK... I don't know....... All those doors that you have closed and locked..... a real is at ion of what it is that you really want. behind that door is.......... whenever you need to be reminded that you have so many good things to think about.com ... today and tomorrow and whenever you need them... Bliss is what you think you deserve from life. is something you may not be aware of . and all those doors where you opened and went in and enjoyed the situation.. Visualization of Life’s Purpose And there is one door left. and decide what things you want to leave behind.. Bliss is the positive feeling of joy of life..Give the client time to think about what bliss might be.. and you may be surprised when you open that door. and does it look easy to open? Yes.. you have been thinking about it.... you have done some very good work today... and realize what is on the other side.. And tell me. of total well being. what represents bliss for you.... your mind will allow D Depth Test Safety Test Safety check Build expectation Define the concept Prime the mind for a revelation Permission David Mason 220 www. and it is easy to open. and when you have done that you can signal to me again...... but it is a very special door.. exactly what lies behind that door.. I would like you to look at that door. Now bliss is a very special thing. and we will continue. what colour is that door? Red....... it may be something very specific. all those good feelings will be available to you. And do think it opens away from you or towards you? I Towards. and that is the door which is right at the end of the corridor.... all your life. but your own mind knows what bliss means to you...key-hypnosis. that's the door that you open to go away from this place. that special door. And can you go through that door? I Yes.. it is Capability the purpose of your life.. Now I don't know what bliss means to you. really look at it. and acquaint yourself with all the positive things that happened in your young life. longing for it ...... [Await signal] Thank you. [pause ...... I see that. an experience...and you know. to remember. that's a very special door. Now take whatever time you need....... the feelings that were in those rooms will never bother you again. It opens towards you...... bliss.. it may be something unformed and difficult to define.. but when you open that door you will be opening up a vision.... life's purpose for you.] but your mind knows and is eager to show it.. and behind that door.. ... remember and now you walk back up to those steps. two. and push it open and when you push it open NOW you are on the outside. and you will go through that door.... is the way out... coming back to the present.... and what your mind has revealed to you now is what you are going to be working towards for the rest of your life... on the other side... and so now you walk back across that dewy grass... Four eyelids fluttering..... but you can enjoy that right now. and you can be glad of it.com © 2008 « Table of Contents David Mason 221 www.... a little more awake.. and you go up those steps.. welcome back... you are back in that grassy dell.... so now I want you to look at the back wall of that room and you will find another door.. it's been a see your remarkably short period of time you can still see your footsteps on I footsteps = that grass.........key-hypnosis.... beginning to get feeling back in your arms and Reorientation legs... One. step boldly forward now. now......com . [pause] but now is not the time to be in that room..key-hypnosis.. that room is for learning.. it is something that is for you... Three getting ready for a deep breath and a maybe a stretch.... a sense that in that building you have gained something wonderful and you have also left behind things that no longer matter...... to access it Give time to experience it Do not leave the client in the bliss room when you see that door you go towards it. and each step brings you a little more aware... and I don't know what your mind has revealed to you.you to become aware of it after you step through that door.. something good.. become aware of that bliss.. FIVE wide awake. and you will be taking with you all those good things and the message of that vision of bliss.... you can feel the sunshine on your face and you can also feel a strange sense of freedom. David Mason www. one is a man with his head twisted behind him so he can’t see. lacks emotion. etc. Because the symbolism is so strong it works on several levels simultaneously and typically enables the client to change things that they did not know were problems. It is also very useful for specific problems that don’t seem to have any definable source. For Alien Abduction the client can be led into the back of the cave where the wall opens to reveal the interior of the space ship. It can be used with almost every client where the basic problem is anxiety caused by past events or a bad childhood.Crystal Mountain This hypnosis script is my version of the traditional hypnotherapy script for letting go of the past. and the figure tells the client that they were taken up for a very good reason.com .. The crystals are their reward and from now on they can resume life as is used to be. Because it is pure metaphor and touches on so many symbols of the unconscious mind it always has a powerful effect. and could not be done any other way. one is a man bound in iron bands and suffocating. The core metaphor is about dropping the emotional burden you have been carrying without being aware of it. The applications are only limited by the therapist’s imagination. It is the script to use when you have run out of ideas. The Crystal Mountain script is written as a multi-level embedded metaphor. and thanks them and apologises for the way it was done and thanks them deeply. David Mason 222 www.key-hypnosis. The visit to the cave is a place where you can put very focussed instructions or resources. etc. One statue is a man encased in ice. It has a wonderful freeing power. you can take the client into a hall in the cave where there are statues. The script keeps on working and generating positive change for up to six weeks. and they will not be called again. Get the client to ‘fix’ all these things. That metaphor is wrapped up in an indirect suggestion of forgiveness by a spiritual guide and then that is contained in two other metaphors: the inner metaphor is about not being afraid to look into yourself and the outer metaphor is about daring to free yourself from old fears. Their part is now over. For example if your client is unable to relate to people. This metaphor is the nearest thing there is to general purpose therapy. safe in the knowledge that they have contributed in a small way to the universal consciousness. The client absorbs the metaphor and then matches the concepts embedded in it to aspects of their own life. or the client just seems to have so many problems that you don't know where to begin. key-hypnosis.... and as you pass each room....... and imagine going down those steps and relaxing more..... and SIX deeply relaxed..... and just feel yourself going down and down.... deeper and deeper.. and relax more and more... and it's night time...... relax.. and you can begin to forget about these hands and legs and all the rest.. you make the lights go out. as you go down that stairway.. you don't have to think..... and as each room goes dark you relax a little more. the gentle in and out of your breath.. more and more relaxed... more relaxed... And when you’ve allowed all those rooms to go dark. more calm...... and with every breath out....... safe and comfortable and warm.your whole body is relaxed. and NINE ......... 'let go... to tell yourself... and there is the sound of machinery running somewhere... just feel yourself drifting round and round.... you don't have to do anything at all.... and stairs . and with every breath out just going deeper and deeper...... you just enjoy that lovely warm relaxation.... the whole building and everything in it is gradually getting darker and darker....Target INDUCTION SECTION And now just focus on your breathing.com . just become aware of your breath. that's it. and just feel yourself supported gently....... and there are ten steps. deeper and deeper and TWO down and down and ONE almost there .. deeper and deeper. deeper and deeper. just allow > your muscles to relax and release and let go. the first room goes dark............. you can allow yourself... deeper and deeper'.... the next room.. counting down on each breath.. all through that house. that you can begin to relax now. and each step down will make you even more relaxed. and as you glide past each room. and after one there is just zero.. you don't have to do anything.. loose and limp and floppy.... and all the sounds have stopped . and maybe you can imagine a voice at the back of your head that says....... settling down. and you can imagine yourself drifting down through the centre of that zero............... you don't have to listen . and one after the other everything gets switched off......... and THREE . to a velvety dark place.... leading down to the basement. more relaxed... and then with your next breath out.. you're doing very well... you feel yourself beginning to sink into that chair... Now just imagine at the bottom of that stairway.. more and more relaxed and maybe you can imagine being inside a house somewhere............. TEN. another room. and from the top floor there is a stair case going round past every room and down to the next floor. goes dark.. and FIVE..... and just take a few moments and enjoy that wonderful feeling of total relaxation... and music coming from some of the rooms..... and all the lights are on in all the rooms... and just imagine now going down that stair....... and all the time each breath out is taking you deeper and deeper.... begin to feel yourself being held.... you don't have to think about Comments Dissociation Breathing induction Self induction Stairwell Induction Pace with breathing Countdown induction David Mason 223 www. things go quiet. and with each breath out another room goes dark.... that's good.. with each breath you are becoming ..... a big old fashioned house with many rooms around a central stairwell.. and FOUR and each step is making you more and more comfortable. and EIGHT and SEVEN down an down ....... more peaceful.. more at ease. ...... suggestions of spirituality Introduce tension 1st unresolved David Mason 224 www.. and it seems to be coming from over on the side ........ turning this way and that....... and I why you are taking this road.. helpless and bedraggled... a thorn bush. and you wonder how that little bird got in there. there is the smell of grass. of long summer days and And in that place you find yourself walking along a road .. summer sounds. and then the rustling comes again. a land of high mountains and green valleys. and you take your pack off and put it down. and you decide to get up and have a look at it. and you are feeling good........ First Embedded Metaphor .. gradually leading upwards.... and you decide to follow it for a while . and the sunlight filtering down like being in a great cathedral. and you begin to wonder about that too. of streams and meadows and farms and V fields.anything. see where it goes. Start of the embedded metaphor Group And I wonder if you can imagine a land far far away. and you decide to investigate that path... and the rustling sound seems to be coming from inside the bush. and you stop and look around you . and you peer in between the branches of this thorn bush. and the thorns look sharp and dangerous......... and there .... just let go and enjoy the feeling. and you step across the stream and Visualisation Muliti-modes of experience suggestion of alternatives decide to look at alternatives leaving the old area Aware of the pack Coming out of the dark. and you become aware that you are carrying a pack............ and you look at the thorns ..... a road you have walked many times... you don't have to worry.. with nasty thorns on it... hear the river splashing far below in the valley....... a back pack...... and there the little path goes off.... and you begin to wonder where this road goes....... a path off to the side.. quite clearly marked. to think about yourself... and you walk along and the path begins to wind its way up the valley and it winds around left and right and right and left. and you notice something..... and the poor thing is stuck deep inside .... and you emerge from the trees and you come to a flat grassy area.... with huge trees all round..key-hypnosis. and you are sitting beside the stream and maybe you put your hand in it and take drink of refreshing pure water.......the Thorn Bush and the path goes higher and higher. And after a while you hear a rustling sound... and you look at the bush.. or how long it has been there.. and you get up and you walk over to where this sound is coming from . and you find yourself going through a dark forest. and you take up your backpack again........... you begin to feel free. and your journey.... and with regret you turn and walk away..com . and the feel of smooth stones under you feet........... and just relaxing on that lovely soft grass.. and the little bird looks at you..and you push through some bushes. but you ignore it... and it is a lovely day and you have lots of time.. and it’s a familiar road. and there's a bush there.. and there's a stream and a place to sit by the water.... and it is a lovely day.. deep inside there is a little bird... and you are walking along. the warmth of the sun on your skin........ And as you walk along you feel the warmth of the sun on your face and the wind blowing your hair..... there's a little bird trapped there. back to the stream. . and they seem to be swimming and there are more of them. And as you get to that last bend once again the area opens out. Third embedded metaphor ..the Dark Pool And you continue following the path upwards and upwards.. I’ll just go round this last bend and then I'll go back... I have been waiting for you.com .. exactly as you are. And in the reflection you suddenly see there's someone else there......... large shadows forming and changing...... somehow you are looking deep inside.. every deed. it is as if they have sensed you there and begin to rise up towards where your shadow falls across the water. and they are dressed in some kind of robes. and you realise that this person knows all about you.. there's someone on the other side of the pool looking at you.. you begin to fill up with a wonderful warm feeling...... and you get that feeling of being totally accepted. as you get closer still the person looks at you. and there in front of you is circular pool.. a pool of water. every word .. and accepts you for what you are.. far down inside the lake.. and as you get closer you get the feeling that you know who this is ...... way up here in the lonely hills. and so you walk round. every thought.... and you feel something pass between you and that figure..........continue on your way.. there is someone else on the other side of the pool.. And as you look into that pool it's as if you feel yourself being drawn in. acceptance. and as you get nearer. and you look deeply into their eyes.. that everything that has happened has been for a reason. as if you are filled with a coloured light. to reconsider .... and your mind can begin to change too..... they kind of draw you in. more and more of them appear ...... and it's the eyes..... and as you look at this.......... and you go up to the edge of it and you look in the water and it's calm and deep and silent. to consider the situation Introduce tension Metaphor for the unconscious mind 2nd unresolved situation Metaphor for spirit guide Acceptance and forgiveness Direct suggestion section David Mason 225 www...... and it is as if you hear a voice in your head saying "Welcome.. there is something about those eyes..........you see a strange figure. Second Embedded Metaphor .. and it is as if you can feel fingers going through your mind...key-hypnosis... and you can feel it spreading up though your neck and your cheeks and filling your mind... things moving....... still loves you..The spirit's gift and as you do you notice the reflection of the sky in the still water..... deep dark water.. and they are beckoning to you........ and deep deep below you can make out dark shapes.. everything you have ever done.. and it is really a lovely scene. probing your deepest secrets.. and the air is getting thin and it's getting a little chilled. and you can see the tops of the hills reflected and the sky and clouds... through your arms and legs and body. I have been waiting for a long time now".. and maybe you can feel that feeling spreading through you now. an ancient wisdom brushing against your innermost thoughts and then deep in those eyes you see something you didn't expect............ to bring you to this point.. and you decide... and you step back. . and D letting go. you can change... that everything can be different...... you feel something change inside you . And voice says......... You can feel warm and content now.. and as you drop it. and you open it... the shell crumbles.. old ideas about yourself. and the figure moves onwards.... End of CRYSTAL CAVE Metaphor Resolve Third Embedded Metaphor ..... into little pieces that blow away. as that healing light bathes you in its warm glow. You don't have to carry those things any more... it's time to just enjoy relaxing your mind. and again you hear the voice in your head saying. it's time to make things happen differently..... it's time to let go of old notions. and know that it is there...key-hypnosis... that is a gift to you. all encompassing light fills you totally.. and it is filled with things that you did not put in there.. old ideas can dissolve and just wash away .. you have been carrying that around with you for so long........ and you take that out and you throw it to the ground and it smashes into a million pieces.. there is something waiting for you". . "Come... and you drop it on the ground...Look around you . And that warm. and inside there is a glow...possibility... and the figure leads you into a cave. and you know that everything has changed. and it's as if you are seeing it for the first time...... and scattered around are sparkling crystals......... it cracks like an egg. all shapes and sizes. into little pieces.... and you reach into the D pack and you lift out the top stone.. it is there just because of who you are now. like a sunset at the end of a perfect day promising a better new day to come......... always.. and you kick it away from you.. and you can just enjoy this wonderful healing light....and you put down that backpack. " It's time to start on a new path........... and there is a big flat area in that cave . And you go into the backpack and you lift out the next stone. that were never intended for you".. most of your life..the Crystal Cave And beckons for you to follow... " And you look around the cave.. you don't have to do anything to enjoy that gift.. you go into the pack and you lift out the next stone... that you have had to carry..Spirit's Gift And the figure smiles at you and says. "It’s time to take off that backpack. and you stamp the pieces into dust and you kick the dust around......... large stones.. and there is a growing feeling of excitement in you........ coming from thousands of crystals in the rock.... Core Metaphor .. and the next one and the next one and you smash them all. And can enjoy that .... and inside there are stones. and the figure turns and moves on... and it is filled with things that you don't need and don't want.com .. take what D you want....... you.. leaving nothing but that warm glow. you don't have to carry other people's stuff. and you pick up the 3rd unresolved situation Reassurance for the claustrophobic David Mason 226 www... like friendly stars shining in the night.. in bright colours. from the top of your head to the tips of your feet..... .. you grasp it at the base. and decide to get rid of it. and again you stand and look into the pool... and you begin back down the path.. and the little bird that is in there... and carefully and gently you promise that bird I can make you free.. "You are free now............. happier........ beautiful multicoloured fish... but it is gone.. and you make a tunnel down into the heart......... there is a herd of gentle animals drinking at the edge. and then you bend a branch away to the other side. and your hands feel clean and David Mason 227 www... and you find yourself back at that stream again... it starts to float away... protected.. and you sit down and really look at the world around you.. leaving an ever expanding ripple on the surface.. and a fish jumps... and you pull it out of the ground... And you walk easily down from the cave.. avoiding all the thorns..... any thing you want to be.... turning in the current........the Dark Pool and you turn to thank the figure........ that bush had changed.. and you see it flying high up there in the bright blue sunlit sky.......com . gone..... supported. and you step across the stream... and you can fill your pack with those shiny crystals and take as many as you need. where there are no thorns.. flying free.. tumbling and swooping... good things can come from anything. and you realise that was the gift that was waiting for you.. and with a sudden flurry the bird is out. and you go across to the bush....... free....... You can get out......... feeling lighter....... free to do everything. and that tunnel became a home to a family of small creatures... and how fresh and clean and bright it all is now. And you know. and you arrive at the circular pool again.. like a child drops a stone just to enjoy what happens.... who lived safe and snug inside.... and again those dark shapes start to rise.. but now it looks different.... and the ripples seem to go on for ever. many months later. more and more of them. it looks bright and warm and welcoming. and as it flies up and up you say to that bird.. and as you watch the shapes become clearer. and a way in is a way out.... deep into it.. of that bush... free to be anything you can be.. you throw it into the stream. a passage a way in to the centre.. and you bend it to the side. no matter how you got to be where you are now.. you walk to the bright cave entrance......the Thorn Bush And you move on.crystals and with every one you are picking up strength and confidence and certainty and all things you need. And so you reach out and carefully you grasp one of the branches. you hear the rustle from the bush.... And you wash your hands in that stream. with a little bit of help you can get away from this. it washed up on a shore far away. " And back at the stream you look at the bush.. and then it is swept down some rapids and disappears...key-hypnosis. and to your surprise and delight.. Resolve Second Embedded Metaphor .. with shimmering scales flashing in the sun. and will always be waiting for you... And while you are relaxing and thinking about what has changed. Resolve First Embedded Metaphor .... and carefully you move each branch and twig out of the way....... they are fish.. and you watch all the dirt coming off your hands and carried away. and as you walk along you realise things are different now.. something has really changed inside you... and up ahead the road splits into many branches.... a crystal falls unnoticed out of your pack.... and all around you is strength and endurance and health and vitality.. And feeling cleansed and refreshed. and beside the road is a bench. until you are surrounded by a carpet of colours.fresh now.. and allow your mind to clear. And as you imagine that road branching out you feel stronger and maybe you are beginning to feel that tingling in your arms and in your toes..key-hypnosis.. you can learn a lot from nature... and as you come back to the present now you realise you really have a present worth coming back to as you waken up in the present..........com .. and the road divides.... it's one of those times when you realise as you are wakening up that things are different forever... it begins to change...... and then another. because something has changed deep inside that cave. and one by one each individual plant opens a flower. « Table of Contents David Mason www.. so many branches...com © 2009 David Mason 228 www.. and you sit down comfortably on the bench..... and where it falls.. and divides again...... you continue on the path.. and you find the road again... End of Embedded Metaphor group And before long you reach the line of trees and this time that dark and gloomy forest seems filled with light..... and each criss crosses the others and each leads to a bright future.....key-hypnosis....... now. a fresh green plant sprouts. You have left so much behind you now..... and another.. And soon you are back at the beginning of the path... and as you relax and close your eyes. and soon your sleeping figure is surrounded by new growth.. and you feel somehow different.. And as you think about that road..... . and you feel such a feeling of warmth and acceptance.. big... and you can turn round... it's full of stones and rubbish. and some hug you and kiss you. supported . It can be adapted to many different situations and the basic idea can be applied to a bridge.key-hypnosis.. and you can see them clapping and you can hear the sound... they have been talking and eating and drinking....... old stuff. The Gravel Path I wonder if you can imagine a door.... and there are people there who you haven't seen for a long time.... and they begin to come forward. and there are people there who you meet every day. what kind of handle it might have. and how easy it would be to open that door. the door to the outside. tall trees... and make your way to another door..... and even just thinking about that place makes you feel good inside... and you are dragging this along David Mason 229 www.... and you are walking along .. It’s a place where you can be anything you want to be.. and you can smell water.... and every one that you love is in that room. and they are all smiling..... and as you walk up the path you can feel the stones under your feet... and you look round there is a big sort of net. that all these people love you for who you are. they've been having a sort of party. and think about what that door might look like................com .. just for that. or an airport or anything involving movement. and they go back to talking and laughing.... the colour. and then louder still....... isn't it? And now I would like you to find a way to thank those people and just send out love to them........ and this is a place where you can feel completely safe. and feel this tugging at your back.. and inside it...... you realise that there is something tugging at you........ and some put their arms around you . in that room there is everyone you know and like. and look at those people.. and they begin to applaud ... whether it would open inwards or outwards....... and there are people there who are no longer with us.. you find yourself in a large room. in any way you can. or a bag or something...Letting go the past This metaphor takes the client on a metaphorical journey along a path and lets the mind deal with what has been holding them back... quietly and politely. and everyone who knows you and likes you. and everyone who loves you......... you can hear the crunch of the gravel. where you can do anything you want to do and you will be accepted and supported.. and be accepted... totally accepted.... and know that they are there to support you....... and you go through that door............ and maybe you can imagine that door opening. and when you go into that room they all turn round and they stop doing what they were doing.. you can feel the pleasure..... perhaps. off a river.... and trees along each side.. and in that room there are lots of people... And that's a good thing..... and you wave and they wave back.. And you go out through that door and you find yourself on a gravel path... and as you crunch along on the gravel .... by family and friends and all the other things.... and they begin to clap a little louder.. and there's a breeze blowing along.. and they stop and they look round and they all smile. and you feel so good...... ... and in there is all the stuff that other people have put in there that you don't really need any more.. it springs away......and the pile collapses and scatters. and as you watch...... And you feel much lighter........... and you realise that you were sort of aware of it before. until nothing is left. and soon..... and lies there on that gravel path...... and it begins to steam. and all that is left is a smooth path. nothing to see but the shadow of your own footsteps......com . « Table of Contents David Mason 230 www..... holding you back. you don't need it....... and as soon as you realise this...... and you suddenly get the feeling. you can feel them fading.... bits roll away.. and you can walk among it and kick at it. you slash at it.. and you look at it and it feels as if it is dragging behind you like the train on a gown... and you realise this has been tugging on you for a long time. you reach out and cut that rope. disappearing..... they too fade away.... or like an anchor on a boat.. it comes apart..... a fresh way forward.. you can go forward now. and the sun comes out..... a new path...and you can see the marks on the gravel. that this is what you should do. but never really looked at it or felt it so strongly before.... something sharp appears in your hand.key-hypnosis. you don't deserve to have to drag all this stuff with you all the time... ... and the sunlight begins to shine on all that old stuff.... and then you smooth the gravel over and there is nothing there any more..... and you realise you don't want it.... that weight has gone... and as it parts... and you reach round to the rope connecting that thing.and some drains away into the gravel.. and all the stuff inside collapses.... and the bright light begins to destroy the stuff holding it all together.. and evaporate.. and imagine now resting in that armchair.. This hypnotic metaphor sets up the old event...... feeling relaxed and comfortable. but you can change how you remember the past...com ...... Target Kinesthetic Induction Section Now take a deep breath. and to safely watch as they happen and then to change the past. thinking of those deep roots... and the new perspective takes over... a high wall. and let it out.. surrounding something important. on a hot sunny day... hold it.. and someone lying in the shade there enjoying the warmth and relaxation. and there is path a driveway beyond the gate.... now become aware of the weight of your body... and as you breath out.... and one more and let your whole body relax.... ever deeper.. in that calm peaceful place..Change the past Letting go past events and moving on with life This script is designed to get rid of things that happened in the past and lets you change the past.. to a page with a tree... somewhere in the countryside. going back a long way...... and there's a warm fire burning in a comfortable room... and you follow along the wall. imagine those roots spreading out... Mirror transformation metaphor and you find yourself walking along a road in the countryside.. and imagine now. a different page. and allow your mind to go deeper... imagine how they would feel if they were so heavy you just can't lift them.. ever wider. and allow your mind to drift off.. even more....... your arms and legs can go heavy. and there is a wall beside the road... letting go. and the gate begins to open.. then switches attention to a different view. And another breath.. that's right.. Hypnotherapy is a powerful way of releasing old hurts and emotional abuse so you can move on in life... and how you let it affect you... and there is a page with a scene outdoors........ and a big armchair to settle down in...... imagine opening that book .. This metaphor therapy allows the person to uncover old things that they might not even be aware were a problem. and allow yourself to settle down deeper now.... It uses a metaphor of a mirror in a room that reflects differently and that can change the past.. Dissociation Induction Section I wonder if you can remember a child's picture book? The sort of book that has picture and stories and different scenes and different places... and you come to a gate.. a big tree somewhere. really relax... imagine those roots going deep down into the earth.key-hypnosis. as you relax.. then the person is given the power to change the past.... and the driveway leads you Technique Relax the body Target Memory Technique Dissociation Target Technique something hidden a way in David Mason 231 www....... and that tree has roots going down..... You can't change the past.... a big wide gate..... ..... and in that room there is something going on... something that has affected your life.. and things start to melt away.. and you can influence what the mirror shows.... to decide how it should have ended. and you are M looking into a room.. and you go up to the main building.. indirection lots of resources guiding the unconscious leads to the problem metaphor room = life Dissociation revivification Double dissociation magic resource for change Power to change the past double perspective on the event replace the old version with the new let it face away David Mason 232 www...... and you realize that you can see the room and you can Capability see the mirror.......key-hypnosis.... and in it things get clearer.. and the path goes through trees and bushes and then round a corner. to a long time ago..on. and you trail your hand along the wall.. and as you touch that wall.. and the things in the mirror somehow are not exactly the same as the things in the room. a big important looking building.com . and you can take a few moments now to choose.. watching. and that mirror is reflecting what is going on in the room. you can see it........ you are aware of how you feel.... and as the mirror gets brighter.......... the place. the people. how it affected you..... and vanish.... something important that it is time to change.... and you come to a window. so you can see the room. as if it was happening to someone else.. that has never been cleared........ the mirror starts to get bigger...... something that hurt you is going on in that room.... you are a spectator.... you can lower the curtain on that scene. you can make things in the mirror turn out differently.. and you can watch as this scene appears in that room. what would be the best outcome for you........ a barn.. and change it in the mirror now.. but as you watch.. turn out the way you want them to.. the way things were. and move away from the window...... the way it did..... and as you make those changes...... changed to the way they should have been... But on the back wall there is a mirror. and the light from the mirror replaces everything in that room.. until you are completely satisfied with how things should be. but you can see the room and you can see the mirror and the room in the mirror... and you reach out and touch the wall. just letting it take you wherever it leads.... to time when something happened to you.. experience it.. knowing that things have changed for ever.. bits of machinery lying around. your mind is drifting back in time. the mirror gets bigger and brighter.. a pond...... what you deserved to have happen....... as if it was happening right now. and there are smaller buildings nearby.. the way they should have turned out.. the way things can be. and you can see the mirror. and you come to a building. something that should not have happened to you... to start to melt and dim.. And when you are ready .. and you feel the surface .. and the events in the room begin to lose focus....... And you realize that because you are looking in the room this time.. and you have the ability to change what happens in the mirror.... just looking.. as you are looking through the window....... and you look in the window. you can see everything that is going on... the room dims and getter darker.. something important......... and it is a scene from your own life...... and soon there the events in the room can hardly be seen. things are getting changed... [use direct suggestion for the specific problem here] REORIENTATION [use your standard re-orientation] David Mason www.com .key-hypnosis.and a part of you knows that something deep inside has changed.key-hypnosis.com © 2010 « Table of Contents David Mason 233 www. . It goes back to childhood... and each breath is taking you deeper and deeper down that corridor now... relaxed... What this hypnotic regression script does is to focus the attention on the thing that the person will not look at... totally at ease. more and more candles go out..Uncovering the Past Change your life. feeling heavy. imagine you are going down a long corridor.. the thing they refuse to remember. and you can go deeper still.. what is important is drifting away. drifting back... They never need to confront the actual memories.. and deals with it symbolically..... until all those candles have gone out.. and as you go deeper. safe and warm and comfortable. a candle goes out... as you relax... you are getting the feeling of leaving behind all the things in the present. [Pause] [Now do an eye catalepsy test] Uncover the past and as you are lying there..... The Uncovering the Past script takes the client back and uses a metaphor to permit them to gradually and safely get to the thing that is really driving their behavior.... and now imagine that with each breath out.. dim and dark and quiet and peaceful.. and on the next breath. That's right. down that corridor.. you can let it all go.. and then with every gentle breath out . and you can imagine that room getting dim and dark..... Candle Hypnosis Induction Take a deep breath.... and it is soft and warm and comfortable there......... but it does not try to get the person to find a memory....... and imagine you are in a room somewhere.key-hypnosis... and as you breath out. and your eyes are getting heavy. Then the therapist can use any hypnosis technique to sort out the issues that underlie the problem.......com . change your Past This interactive hypnosis script uses a special form of regression... and there are candles shining softly all around.. and you are totally relaxed. loose and soft and heavy.. And now imagine that your whole body is relaxing.... Take another deep breath and let your eyes close.. feel your arms getting heavy. your whole body is getting heavy. and one more breath. your legs feeling heavy.. another candle goes out. dim and quiet....... many many candles. they are not important right now.... breathing gently... D Breathing induction Kinesthetic induction V Candle Visualization induction D Test for trance pacing V Deepening Reassurance Dissociation deepening David Mason 234 www. ..back to your childhood........... I Hint at change Power to Change Metaphor And that thing.... and under that is another layer. nothing in your own mind can ever harm you. bundled up.... some feeling that is alternatives always there.... things unconscious that might be frightening or painful.... what it looks like or feels like. and in that place... engineering Take whatever time you need to deal with that thing... that feeling... a feeling of failure or many shame. knowledge and it has been unreachable......... you will find that these things cannot D Reassurance harm you.. get some idea of its size and shape and what it might be. And when you are in this state.] Power to Change old feelings So now is the time to take off that last layer. or metaphor folding.. V and then imagine taking the first layer of wrapping off... like taking incremental away a towel... wrapped up... just object outside of awareness.. some object that is just out of sight. and you may have a special name for it..... progress and underneath.. something deep and hidden...... and as you do so. or burning it. or tearing it up.. target and in this state you can remember many things. and imagine that thing. but it is always there. Imagine it breaking. expand the details until is clearly described] V Symbolism and what would you like to have happen to that thing? Transformation [Get a response..... hidden away..... knowing that David Mason 235 www.. there is another layer.. Permission one flimsy layer covering that thing.... Turn it into an concealed... or not good enough... the experience of it... then guide the client to be able to do what they want to do to it] [assuming they want to get rid of it] so now imagine how you would get rid of it..... a feeling of having to do something....... you can become Priming the Memory aware of things that have been hidden away for a long time... now continue to take off layers. problem a feeling that you are bad. Take off that last layer and describe what that thing is like... or a way of thinking about personal it. now imagine peeling away that layer. or that have been avoided. hidden away. focus on that old feeling. and imagine that feeling as being something buried... And are you ready to take that last layer off now? [Await response] [If the response is negative.key-hypnosis.. maybe you can begin to make out the shape of the thing that is there.... all wrapped up...com . and you can take away that layer too.... throwing it away maybe... there is a feeling of something. [Get a description... until there is only one left. Dissociation Let them there is a feeling. lifting off the outer layer. something that Memory identify their has been there a very long time. ask why and go on from there. and when you are ready . you are free to choose to come back to the present or to take some time and decide what you Behavior want your future to be... to enjoy thinking about how things can be different now......com . come back to full awareness in your own time... Replace the symbol David Mason 236 www... ready for a new future. that you can choose what you want to have in your life.. So think about what you want...... that you have the right to change. something you would like...key-hypnosis. Reorientation And coming back from that experience.... in your own way. and everything it represents.... and then imagine what you would like to have in its place. something useful.you have the power to do that.. something bright and happy perhaps....... the right to choose.... and you have the right to do that.... and it has gone forever.. So do what has to be done to get rid of that thing for ever.. ... open the book at say... It is especially useful for weight loss hypnotherapy...... in there is everything you have done.... The hypnotic metaphor is about going into a room full of old stuff... a teenager at school. and who said it. you can rip it out... you can change your mind.... and anything that was said to you. there are pictures and sounds and videos...... you can go back and make it turn out the way it should have.. age 22..... at this time...... but this album is special. you can change what you remember.......com . the way that puts you on top. anything that hurt you.. to let go of the past and move on with your life.. 12. hurt you. and anything you don't like. it's all there. of things that happened. age 20....... when you were a teenager... totally. everything you have seen. well....... things that were said and done and are still hurting now. made you feel bad. and in that room there is a book. a little child...key-hypnosis. you can change it now.. no matter what happened. 16....... Old stuff collected and stored Safety Metaphor M object Capability Capability Capability Memory Capability Capability and you can open that book. and you can go into that room.. it is a multi-media album.... everything you said........ you can pull that picture out of the book and destroy it. 18.... safe and secure... the way you prefer it ... and you can go back now........ and you can choose anywhere to start. The Photo Album Hypnosis Script allows the mind to go back and change memories. everything ever said to you that affected you. 14...... this album contains every important event in your life.. makes you feel good. and then going backwards.. the way you deserve it to have happened.. you can just erase it.. D you can go through that book.... the kind of room that gets filled with stuff that people can't throw away.... remember that time... and change it... and there are pictures. everything that was done to you............. things that happened.. D You can go through that book. but it is more than that. wipe it out like it never happened.. Because you have the right and the ability and the permission to change those D Regression David Mason 237 www.. and in this state.. and anything that happened.. make it come out the way you want it to.. how you felt.. and finding the ability to change the photos and all the other things that are affecting how you feel today.. the right to change them. memories.. what D happened..... how you felt then... and before then. and 10 and 8 and 6....... what you lived through.Photo Album Hypnosis Script This script is hypnotic visualization that lets you leave old stuff behind... and you have the power to change things now.... and think through what happened. the way that suits you..... how you were.... now... see how you looked... and finding a photo album there. Photo Album Metaphor Visualization and I wonder if you can imagine being outside a room somewhere. what was said..... but don't have M any use for.. and it's a kind of photo album. what was done to you. But this is the book of your mind.. and wipe out the memory of when it was said. a big book.. D « Table of Contents David Mason www. to look forward now...... filled with happy images.. changing.. old ideas.... making right. getting rid of old feelings. and take it with you....... out of that room. and 19 and 21 . and you can remove any pages that you don't like.. and 15 becoming a young adult ...... how you were... and as you walk away from there........ and anything that happened you can remember it differently.... all the stuff that happened then. deleting.. and enjoy that freedom to wipe away old stuff..com . growing up... leave all that old stuff where it belongs... and then 7 and 9.. and you can take that book. there were good times too.. M and see yourself.key-hypnosis.. wipe it away. that room begins to fade... and you can take a few moments now to go over those good times. you can choose to delete it.... the way it should have been.. and then close the door behind M you.. just throw them away.. leaving all that old stuff M behind. and 17 .... and 11 and 13 becoming a V teenager. they can't affect you any more...... and see Memory V them. that were D holding you back...things..... Capability You can now be what you want to be.. remember all those things. old hurts.. Capability You can go through that album now... and you are free to enjoy those good memories. and lock it. and over the next hours and days and weeks your mind can keep on changing Behavior those things......... let the feeling of that happiness fill you now.... experience them in bright colors.... large and fresh..... happy sounds. at age 5....... with that book.... and after that ... And you can remember all the good times....key-hypnosis. and that old stuff can just fade away now..... and Capability I everything is brighter for you. and soon that room has disappeared and there is nothing left of V it.com © 2010 David Mason 238 www. come away from that room. with good Behavior memories........... and all the Memory stuff in it.. what you were like....... . and at first you can't see anything. as far history as you can see. why you are there. Use the Breaking the Cycle script after a series of hypnotic suggestions to get the client to own the change. I have come here today to tell you . quote I am taking back my life....and you say in a loud clear voice. I am taking control of my life. and then it comes to you.. quote as of today.. some power. quote I am deciding what I want to do quote I am deciding what my family is going to have.Breaking the Cycle Hypnosis Script How to break old habits and change old behaviour The Break the Cycle hypnosis script is used as part of a hypnosis session to reinforce earlier hypnotherapy suggestions... and you look back... all the way back there........ quote I am a new man quote I thank you for what you gave me.. as your eyes adjust... I quote as of today... all of you... Breaking the Cycle lets them be proud of that change.. quote David Mason 239 www. in everything. and you come to this small building. and they use that as their power to change..com . power center and you just feel compelled to go inside...... The script uses Ericksonian techniques in the form of suggestions embedded in quotations and metaphor to make a connection between past effects and present behavior. and enables them to break out of the cycle of behavior.... hundreds........ and you go inside that building. and there is a figure sitting in that. and they are all sitting there in rows... You suggest that the client has something new.. you can feel a strength growing in you... and it's got like carvings on the outside.. and exposure you wonder what to do....key-hypnosis......... a big chair.... and you stand up... You look around. like a throne or authority something like that. an old strange fashioned looking building. and to get the client to visualize making a public commitment to the change they want.. to commit to change in front of others.. Capability Capability Capability Capability Capability Capability Identity Behavior Hypnotic Habit Transformation [continues from earlier part.. then your realize that you brought something in with you . you can feel something changing inside. figure and all the people are looking at you........ and right in the front. and place = different colors. I am my own man. but I am going my own way now.. ] And you are walking along. maybe thousands of look back = people... and you look back at them.... there is a chair. with both hands. inability and then....... that as of today.. etc... to make a public declaration that the change has been made and there is no going back.. I am breaking the cycle. you realize that it is much bigger than it looks on the outside.. it's past M all dark ....... there are all these people stretching back. and you realize there are people in there .. . and you know it's time to move on..... you feel something happening inside you........... and you Symbols of feel something being put round your shoulders.. you feel yourself open up and love all these people.. something alters K and moves..... and you feel like you have been approved.... and you feel something welling up inside you.. and it's a perfect day....key-hypnosis.... validated.. just the kind of day you like..... acceptance of the change Identity Identity Capability Capability Capability Identity and soon the whole room is filled with applause. and suddenly. and another.............and you M feel that love coming back..... everything that has brought you this place and has made you what you are.. and it melts that chain. and them one begins to applaud... the spirit has moved.. and its a great thing......... in front of all these people..key-hypnosis. here. and they are all applauding you... lead into the next part of the therapy] « Table of Contents David Mason www... to get something straight.. and then another. I have come here to this place to tell everyone.....and you are proud of your own strength of purpose.. and again you feel you have to speak... and all these people standup.... something has finally broken free. a connection. and you feel like you are ten feet tall.. and the figure goes back to the chair..com © 2010 David Mason 240 www... You feel like a rock star out there. something has finally released its grip........ and they all look at each other. and you leave that building.... and you are proud of who you are. and comes toward you. today. you feel like you have finally proven who you are ...... and you find yourself outside. for what you are. and it begins to fill you. and there is a huge roar of approval.. and ambiguity you are proud of what you have done now. And the figure in the chair stands up.. and you feel as if you have been blessed in some way...com ....... I have broken the chain.. and you feel.... and you can take your place among these people... and figure in the chair smiles. [now.and there is an intake of breath... and you are proud of your family and your upbringing and everything that has formed you.. From today I have [whatever the change is] I will never again [whatever the change is] I am free. and something hung M reward around your neck.. there is a warmth. that finally you have been accepted. Think about whatever feelings come up when you think about the little girl you were. Notice how small and innocent you were.. how it was to be in that family. 1. 2. a sense of adventure. Just allow whatever comes up to come up. what you needed. Be open to them. Children are easily hurt.. joyful and tearful. more personal and connects directly with the inner child. Feel whatever feelings come up for you. How you were treated. knowing what you know now. and if that inner child is unhappy then we are unhappy too.. get it out. dependent and assertive. If that is not given then the child forms beliefs about not being good enough. Notice that they are each innocent and headstrong. Just let it be. The child is totally dependent on adults and looks to them for love and support. excitement. How you behaved. freedom.' If you have a photograph of yourself before five or six. scared and bold. wise and caring. and you want to adopt that little girl that was you. The little girl can’t read of course. how you felt.. If you don’t have a photograph then try to remember what you can about what things were like before you went to school. forgetful and loyal. Write a letter. what happens to them. Get in touch with any feelings. interacting with their mothers. 4. not being lovable. or having to do things to earn love. Imagine yourself as you are now. Imagine that you need to write a letter to this little girl. how they go into things with curiosity. unintentionally or on purpose. Tell your inner child that you love her. 3. Remember all the things you used to be. Get a clear image of what life should be like for a child Think about young kids in a public place. could be just a paragraph.com .key-hypnosis. that David Mason 241 www. Write it out and it becomes more real. what you remember. what you got.Inner Child Spiritual Healing script Help your inner child release old hurts Most problems of adult behaviour can be traced to problems in childhood. but it is important for you write that letter. an adult. We all have an inner child. The letter need not be long. and a powerful way of helping your own inner child to mature and come out into the sunshine. Do not censor or judge or rationalise. how they establish their rights. Become aware of how they try to control their world. Form a clear image of yourself as a child. and nothing will seem right until the inner child is released from the prison inside us. beautiful and irritating. It is a form of spiritual therapy. This is a therapy that accesses the unconscious mind through writing. what you wanted. Spend some time in a quiet place thinking about how it was then. .. .. I’ve been waiting for you....... see the living room from the height of a child.. from now on you will always be available for her. brothers.. and look at that little girl.. you are the person holding that girl .. relatives. the present you. or some thing. Imagine your bedroom... I want to take care of you.. Write it with a pencil. And then feel the presence of someone... that you are glad she is a girl. that little girl is welcomed.. Write what you feel is right. I will not leave you. everything is full of wonder. And now imagine you. You might need some tissues handy.. and maybe there is a smile. see yourself as a magical person who has conjured all these things into being.. totally and absolutely. Then read it aloud very slowly.... Let yourself feel whatever you feel as you hear these things. see who is there. and you say to that little child.. that you will give her what she needs. Tell her how much you want to help her. how everything was big.. A child probably wouldn’t write much. Notice how you are feeling. Your needs are OK with me..she is wanted. know that you have reclaimed her. I like you just the way you are. It’s OK to be emotional. I’ll give you all the time you need to get your needs met...... The world smiled when you were born. and then walk out of that house. that you know what she needs... I’ve prepared a special place for you.. feel the sense of that home coming.... no matter what.. Check your feelings on every sentence. 6... And let yourself put that little girl down.key-hypnosis.. adults were strange and powerful.. lead that little girl past the garden . gently hear yourself saying you will never leave her. I am so glad you are here.... from that little girl. Read the reply Now I want you to write yourself a letter from your inner child. feeding you.. warm and comfortable... Remember how you remember the house you live in.. playing with you.. who loves you.... and I am prepared to do that. And now become your grownup self again.. loved and will never be alone again.. In all the world there has never been anyone like you.. Go into trance and then think again about being that little girl..... sisters.... on paper. I like being with you. You need to write this letter by hand. spending time with you. just what she feels she needs.. I’m so glad you are this little girl. just because you are little and perfect and innocent .. and will give her the time she needs to grow and develop.. Go into trance You know how to enter trance now.. using your left hand if you are right handed... You might have to draft several before you are satisfied that you are telling her exactly what she needs to hear. 5. and you are lifted up and held.. out into the David Mason 242 www. Tell her you will keep her safe.. snuggled.. that you will work hard to let her become the precious and unique person that she is.. Welcome to the world.com .... Just feel what that little girl needs to say and let the words appear. street. David Mason www.....key-hypnosis. and let that fill you......com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 243 www. past the teenage you.com ..... and walk into an adult memory of feeling wanted and loved...key-hypnosis. as you do become aware of where you are and return to the present.. make it grow. past your school..... and every time you turn each page you can forget all those images... and if you don't..... and you can safely go Connect to through all the images you have of that time.key-hypnosis. all the memories and the feelings........ and just imagine that there is an album .... and start filling the next page up. because there can be dozens of pictures on the one page. like vague memories of messages posted long ago that M no one can recall. David Mason 244 www.. with some plastic maybe.. and I wonder if you have ever seen a stamp album.. = Reframing maybe hundreds.. all M the traumatic the things you feel about it. and when one page is full you can turn it over. and isolate the V because you can imagine that. only very small.......... and as you do.. and every time you shrink it down.. you can just let then go into the past.. and then getting you to visualize changing them... maybe you Develop the saved stamps when you were young? Or maybe you had a friend M metaphor who saved stamps... then because you know how V image you feel about it. a long time ago now. event something about them reminds you that they belong in a different time. that means you are moving it away from wherever it is now... and a stamp album is like a photograph album.. and kept them in an album...... seal it in there.bring them to mind... and stuck in an album. you can remember how it was. and they will be there forever..... The Stamp Album metaphor works by getting you to transform your issues into metaphoric objects..and after considering it...... Once your mind accepts that these things can be changed.. you can shrink it down until it fits.com ... you can decide whether you want to even have that alter the image any more. like a photo album.. and because you have put it into that album..and you are putting it into that album. and I would like you to go through each of those images. even a little... and every one of them can be shrunk down.. and then you can put it into that album... and every time you do that.Stamp Album Metaphor Therapy This metaphor script used NLP type image manipulation to help your client deal with past issues..... then your own healing ability starts and the process will continue until your mind thinks the issue doesn't seem important any more and can be put away for good. Memory Capability Capability Capability Behaviour [Use your normal induction] And when you think about [the thing that happened].... and you take each picture and you look at it once... all those pictures. you can choose to cover it up... all the pictures.. you can also imagine how you are images going to put those images into the album . that means you can take the next image and deal with all > images shrink that one down too......... and you can take all those images... . Because you are undergoing these changes that means those changes will continue.. in a place where you could leave it.....key-hypnosis.. and you close it firmly... and you snap it down and it is locked.. and every time you feel that change.. you wouldn't be able to see those images because they have faded away..... ... Time to process Self esteem confusion Test original issues « Table of Contents David Mason 245 www..and the pictures get darker and darker. fading.. and take as long as you want. and all of those images are safely inside that album... and you have changed. it means those changes get Capability easier.... it loses more of its power.... And just allow your mind to do that now.. becoming silent. and as you flip over each page.... and that album has a dark cover and dark pages. how does it seem to you now? David Mason www.. and you feel released. all of the images.... and every time you become aware of that. until if you were to open that page again.. to change and keep the change and keep changing.... closing..... that means you are changing.... shrinking. they become still pictures.com © 2011 Suggestions of letting go. haven't you? [pause] And when you think of that [event]... and as you watch the whole album begins to get darker and darker.com ...... far away from you now. Because you are thinking about putting those images away and because you are able to change those images that means that you Capability are changing how you think about those old things so every time > you start to experience that you can realize that you have a new power now and you can feel better than you have ever felt before.. and eventually put all of the memories. each of those images as you put them onto the page. and every time you close a page. as the changes happen.... so take a few moments now and enjoy that feeling.and you are changing forever now... And I wonder if you can imagine taking that album and putting it away somewhere......like tiny pictures kept in the dark........ and you can imagine putting it in that place... and they become silent.. you can imagine that place moving away.. disappearing Metaphor disposing of the images...... darkening... and it has a little lock on it. and that means your mind is changing.... and every time you think about it. and because you can imagine that V happening now....key-hypnosis.... and it would stay there safely for a long time... that > new capability you have.....and that means you can imagine.. you break the connection to those pictures..... into that album.. This hypnotherapy metaphor is about pausing on the journey through life to become aware of how you really feel about things that happened...... you can breath again.. with how you live........... and you feel ambiguity change in awareness empathy with situation decision point state the problem magic resource magic instruction metaphor for restriction Permission Metaphoric action David Mason 246 www.. and you realize you are feeling stifled. and looking around you say to yourself.. smothered. and the figure says 'Why don't you take it off?' so you start to undo the top button. and as you walk along.. is crushing you. but it is as if you are V noticing it for the first time. Making it right involves becoming aware of the problem. feeling like you are wrapped up in a blanket.. with you. This powerful hypnotherapy script uses metaphor to get the people who have wronged you to apologize and make it right. crushing your spirit.... Memory K something is wrong. and the figure says....... Hypnosis Induction [Use your favorite induction script from the collection] then.. and you come to a little bridge over a stream.... restricted. stopping you moving and breathing . Making right the old feeling I wonder if you can imagine walking along a quiet road somewhere. really seeing things the way they are... and you pause there. 'I wish I could get free. you undo the next button.....key-hypnosis....com ... 'Why don't you take it off?' and while you are thinking 'Take what off?' you look down and you see that you are wearing a coat. and somehow this seems like a familiar road... and your whole body can relax and you undo the next button and the next. it is as if you are becoming aware of your own feelings for the first time.' and you walk on. is holding you in..Make it Right Change your life forever by putting right the past A special hypnosis metaphor script to show you how to let go of the past and take control of your future.. and your chest is free.. and the figure says. and getting social justice. I wish I knew what the problem is.......... unable to breathe. separated. a coat that is too tight..... getting rid of the effect of other people's behavior and then confronting the people who have hurt you and making them make it right..... and then you notice a little figure walking beside you. how you feel about yourself.... a long heavy coat........ and that feeling of pressure releases...... and realize that you are feeling unhappy.. It lets you focus on what is wrong in your life and to make it right.. a coat that is buttoned up right up to the neck.. 'I heard what you said'. you undo the next button. ... what you did and why... like a throne. postcards...... and anything can be thrown away. there are family...... and only the good stuff kept and put back into that box... your life. for the first time in years you can move and breath freely. to make public all the things you have seen and felt.. and it is almost like you can open a box... to tell about all the things that were done to you........... and it's an old shabby thing that has belonged to someone else..com .... how it made you feel.. memories.. and says 'I am the judge.. really looked at... and the figure looks at you. and then you see that the place is filled with people.. all sorts of things that have been in there for too long.. gift wrappings........ said to you.. that thing that was holding you in is no longer there.. with carvings on the outside. report cards.. things that you thought you had forgotten...released. and discard the old feelings result Metaphor Action metaphor Metaphor David Mason 247 www....... and you are free to demand answers. and you take the coat off..... all those old restrictions have gone... and you throw it into a bin or something.... you have been brought here today to tell your story. only this time it is different.......... V dumped. words and actions.. things you witnessed... how people treated you. ready for anything that may come D along....... and you suddenly feel free. and a figure sitting in it.... and take out of that box. you can remember things from long ago.... how it has affected you .... open..key-hypnosis... at first it is dark and your eyes take time to adjust. and I you just feel compelled to go in there.. it is time to go through all those old ideas and feelings and emotions and instructions...... and off to one side is V a great chair.... discarded.... stuff that has not been looked at for a long time can now be brought out.... assumptions do not seem so necessary..... free.. A box of memories to make it right and now you find that things are coming back to you.. how it felt. and laid out on the floor. and you find yourself questioning old ideas............' It is time to put it all on record. photos.. and you realize that there are people sitting on benches to one side. feelings.. and inside. you feel liberated.. and then you realize it is much bigger than it looks from the outside. to re-examine things that are taken for granted........... things that were obvious now seem like they don't hold Behaviour up any more. things that were said and done to you are like they happened yesterday. V Social Justice to make it right and you continue to walk along that road...... and you come to a small building.. and the people from your early life are on the other side. to put the record straight. and you look at them. where they can be looked at.. but things are opening up.... this and that... your behavior... and you are surprised at who is there. parts that have been closed off are unfolding. to tell the people that have hurt you .. records and letters.... you are aware of what they were and how they affected you..... I am strong.... what is best for me.............. how they acted toward you... and at the end of it.. the story of my life. and then one after the other they are led away.. and small...they stand before you and say . I am a winner..people from school.... they are actually weak and unhappy.. all the frustration... and you realize that you are not nervous... I know who I am and I am as good as anybody... and then the whole room is standing... to set things straight. ' I have to tell you that am proud of who I am. people who are no longer with us. And you look round the room...... but there is something more I have to tell you. and for the first time you begin to feel understood... people you haven't seen for years. cheering. you are free to tell them every secret. what happened to you.... my upbringing. I am going to do what I want to do. and you start to tell them of your life.... to tell my story. somewhere else.. that your case is being heard in full...... and take as long as you need to say all the things that you need to say... what made me feel that way.. and the people there look at each other. in that place.... and then another.... I intend to spend as long being truly happy as a I did being unhappy. 'And you.. listen intently to all of it. looking nervous. you are there seeking Behaviour I justice.. I now see these people for what they were... I have come here today to tell you all.... to tell it how it was.. and you say in a loud clear voice.... with an inner strength you didn't know you had............ what you felt.. how I feel.. 'Take them away.. and before each is lead away. what happened to me that nobody really knows....you have permission to allow all that has been hiding within you to be released. from all and any influence from them....... everything you wanted to say can come out now.say all those things that have been held in for too long.. To a full and happy life..... And nothing can stop me.. indirect quotation Indirect assertion Reassurance David Mason 248 www.. all the pain. and you say in a loud voice.... how you were hurt.. [pause] and those people listen as you describe things..... Go. so open up and let all those things be said.....com ......... and then one applauds. to tell you all everything about me.. I sentence you to life. and you can allow all those feelings to come out. from now on I am taking back my life and living it to the full.. to a long and fulfilled life doing what you want to I do. everything kept bottled up and hidden until now. take them away to live out their miserable and unhappy lives... and you can see... all the rage.... from now on.. in the right place. lonely and unhappy and insignificant.. and the judge says.... free from these people.....key-hypnosis. And the judge says to you........ Go now and enjoy'..."I am sorry for what hurt I did to you". 'I came here today. the judge turns to the people on the other side. and guilty. and they all looked ashamed... I am proud of what I have gone through to get here. all there waiting... .... come back Identity to full awareness in your own time...key-hypnosis........ and in your mind's eye. like those old people. like they never were. those old feelings. in your own way. strength.. Reward Action metaphor Metaphor change Ambiguity Reinforcement David Mason www.. all choices are I yours now.. are V shrinking and fading away....key-hypnosis.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 249 www.and you feel a wave of acceptance. you are free to choose to Behaviour come back to the present or to take some time and decide what you I want your future to be... So think about what you want... supercharged. pride.... and something changes inside. and you walk out of that place feeling ten feet tall......... encouragement. coming over you..... changes I forever.com . Reorientation And coming back from that experience.... and when you are ready . .. ahhhhh. about rewriting the script of your biography... and become aware of your face relaxing. Target Induction section Before you begin going into your hypnotic trance now just make yourself comfortable. you see yourself seeing yourself making changes to the traumatic events in your life.. and now allow your neck to relax.... and a drama coach to show you how to act successful. think about your feet. as if you arms and Technique Bind lack of Reference Truism Progressive relaxation induction David Mason 250 www.... and when I get to one you will have relaxed into a deep satisfying trance. FIVE. D All you have to do is to focus on becoming comfortable. EIGHT.. it is as if they belong to someone else. your jaw. Now take a deep breath and relax it... let your eyes relax.... That's right... focus your attention on your feet .. But before that you can move every part of your body as you become loose and floppy and relaxed. in a moment I am going to count down from ten to one. Look around your body and notice if there is any tightness.... think about letting your feet and toes and ankles relax and get loose........ your chest.. Just let it all flow out. and maybe just shrug everything until you are happily settled down and ready. FOUR...key-hypnosis.... If anything is making you uncomfortable then fix it.. your eyebrows..... how to assume the character of the person you want to be until you become that person. or any discomfort. very relaxed... Take a moment now and wiggle about until you are in the right I position for what comes next. feel those legs getting heavy and heavier...... SEVEN.. really relax. so relaxed. now feel that relaxation spreading into your body. and feel how good that is. and now feel that relaxation in your shoulders. Fixing things stops them bothering you doesn't it? Now.. and getting a famous director to take you through your scenes..... SIX.Create your own future Become your own Life Coach This hypnosis script is about taking charge of your life... your knees your thighs.. Just settle yourself down and you can relax now... your fingers.. You become the star of your own movie..... and those arms feel so heavy...... The hypnotherapy technique is double dissociation.....com . and then let go again.... Now relax all the muscles in your legs. Now tense up your whole body.. NINE.your forehead. and everything feels loose and heavy. TEN.. down to your hands.. your lips ... and you get to write how it ends.. in you calves.. spreading all the way down your arms.. your cheeks... and you can enjoy this feeling of total relaxation.... and your mind can drift away to a place.. recreating that scene... And you sit down in that seat with your name on it. and as your mind drifts off you feel a wave of relaxation travelling down your body .. and think of what the place is like... nothing matters... ...... gently and easily.......... let your mind empty... one of the those seats has your name on it.. safe and warm and secure. And out of the darkness a scene begins to form.....com ..... it takes shape as you watch. vague at first. And you realize that you are sitting with two of the most talented people in the business... far.. or a favourite chair. and totally relaxed now...... drifting away.. your shoulders your body. and on one of those seats ... you can feel the weight pressing down.. you see it all Dissociation Technique Set up the metaphor Dissociation Set up the active resources Assign power to the resources Visualization Memory Memory Revivification David Mason 251 www.... TWO. always. a place where you feel relaxed.... is relaxing you more. and each soft gentle breath out...... or snuggled warm in bed on a stormy night.. totally at ease..... and beside your seat is one with the word 'Director' on it..... just being in the moment.. nothing matters.. as you drift ever deeper.. enjoying the feeling ..........legs were made of stone. and there are those seats with the names painted on the back for the stars. Movie studio metaphor And I wonder if you can imagine being on a movie set. letting go. far away... but then it becomes clearer.. enjoying that that lovely feeling. letting go.. or maybe floating in warm water. relaxing your face.. and there in front of you is a scene from your life...... and that relaxing means you can relax deeper and deeper now.. allow your mind to drift over these things and other things... the call goes out for 'Quiet on the set!' and a technician steps in front of camera and snaps the clapper board shut with a loud noise... ONE.. feel your body sinking down..... from the top of your head.... down and down.. while you are thinking about this the lights dim.... and on the other side another person takes the seat marked 'Drama Coach'. and the more you relax the more you can relax. maybe a beach at twilight. THREE........ a scene with you in it. totally relaxed. and on the other side is a seat with the word 'Drama Coach' on it. there are lights and cameras... whatever feels right for you. what other places there might be that you make you feel comfortable....key-hypnosis.. spreading....... down and down. and beside you a famous movie director sits down....... relaxing your neck... and you just can't move those arms and legs now... actors and technicians. a scene that has influenced your life and beliefs and actions........... a scene that you have thought about many many times.. nothing is important. where you feel comfortable................. and there are actors playing the parts of the other people who were there.. and you watch as that event is acted out in front of you..... extras standing about... and a memory from your own life appears on the set... and that will change how you act... the other actors realise that you have changed...... no matter how little or how strong...key-hypnosis. they are not sure of their lines now.. you feel what you felt then. go over the script.. dominating everything. you know how to say them.. how you act will affect how they react.. you react the way you did then... and the words will come naturally.... how the character uses that feeling. think of the feeling you want to have. and take a moment and multiply that feeling inside you..... and just as it all begins to overwhelm you . you feel the pain.. I want you to go over this scene again.. the hurt..... the writer has written the instructions for how you are to behave.. you become the one who determines the outcome. examine every word.. the other actors are looking worried..... multiply that feeling and feel it grow. and you begin to somehow fill that whole scene. wondering what is going on.... I want to visualise yourself.. and then the director stepping into the frame......... they look less sure of themselves..... and realise that what you say . and now recall a time in your life when you had that..... and after few moments the new script is ready.. you know what you want to say.... You have new words now. and you can have new feelings now..... And then you see the whole scene play out through your own eyes. but all you have to do is to change how you feel.com .. and you are.. and tells you to get on with making the changes now. you feel that strength growing in you and filling you. No..... strength or confidence or determination or whatever it is.. brighter............ you see how you were treated. and says Now... through your own eyes. what was said....the way you hold your head..... and you can see the whole scene from your seat. in your mind I want you to see the new scene......again. the other actors look diminished..... and the writer is suggesting changes...... 'No. and a writer............ the helplessness.... you heard a loud cry of 'CUT!' and the director is getting out of the seat beside you .' And the director calls over the Drama Coach..... I need you to do it differently' and tells everyone to take a five minute break. So now. how it being shown in the way you stand.. and in the new version I want you to be the winner. as if you have memorised the script... and the Drama Coach comes up to you.... And as you do that. and rewrite it. you look bigger.. Safety Problem set up Engaging the resources Possibilities Double Dissociation Problem resolution Metaphoric Transformation Reassocation David Mason 252 www. see the other actors in relation to you... from a distance. and you see yourself............. putting new words in. changing the stage directions for how you behave.. you can see it as you did then... cutting out a line here........ And you watch as the director goes up to your character and says... Your character has to end this scene in a different way. you can see yourself as you were then. but this time.. see yourself in the old scene. The director takes your character to one side and says ' I need to change the story..... and as it grows notice how that character changes. the way you step forward. see yourself from the directors point of view.... And suddenly there is a voice in your ear... so just go ahead.... you can act any way you want...... exactly the way you want it to... and that part of your character will appear... and you find it and change it... and change that scene now.Capability Behaviour Capability Capability Capability Identity Capability you feel that feeling.... and you are also the director. Direct Suggestion section And it all seems so easy.... you can make it so....... the right example of when you had the exact feeling you need to change the scene. and you will become aware of your inner coach.. you can see the effect on the other actors... And when you have done that you will come back to the present..com ... And from now on. you can create a new scene just by remembering how you want to feel in that scene.. And every time you begin to feel bad about something that inner director will shout 'Cut!' and you know that it really can be different. throw them away. you have changed it........ because you can become any character you want...... about how to find the right memory. and all those other things. And take as long as you need to make the changes you need.. You actually become what you think about. other scenes you can trim.' and you realise that you have been hearing every word in the scene as if you have re-written them....... you feel powerful and sure of yourself....key-hypnosis. on the whole scene..... Some scenes you can just cut right out. those new actions. you will become aware that your inner director is going over scenes of your life... you are in control now...... or flexible.. Well done.. so easy to change that scene.com © 2008 David Mason 253 www. and the Drama Coach.. you can direct all the scenes of your life. and you are back in charge........ and you can use that ability........ everything is different now. and keep rewriting that scene until you have altered it in the way that pleases you most...... as if that was how those words. some you can change the lighting or the sound....key-hypnosis. You see.. And you can instinctively know what character will be exactly right for the part.. Hallucination Modality options Reframing « Table of Contents David Mason www... And from now on.... you can choose what you want to have happen.. and the scene will change automatically to how it should have been........ the Drama Coach saying 'That's right.. knowing that something wonderful has happened.. the new words form in your mouth.... from time to time.. and deciding how they should have been..... had always been like that.. or forceful... and it all acts out differently . you can choose to be bold.. you are free to make whatever changes you want..... and the writer..... as if they are unaware of the past. or anything you want to be........ You have that ability... you are the star of the movie of your life. whispering instructions. . NINE.. These are books of lives. you can feel the weight pressing down. and then let go again.... Everyone wants to forget the past about something. Just let it all flow out.... and become aware of your face relaxing... and you just can't move those arms and legs now.. and maybe just shrug everything until you are happily settled down and ready.. Now tense up your whole body. Target Induction section Before you begin going into your hypnotic trance now just make yourself comfortable. let your eyes relax. your chest.. ahhhhh.. and feel how good that is. Now take a deep breath and relax it. Some are ancient and some are brand new. focus your attention on your feet ......... or any discomfort... feel those legs getting heavy and heavier... If anything is making you uncomfortable then fix it. and those arms feel so heavy. Just settle yourself down and you can relax now...com . change their past hypnotically to create a different future...... your jaw.. and now feel that relaxation in your shoulders.. it is as if they belong to someone else.. your cheeks. so relaxed.. very relaxed. TEN. Now relax all the muscles in your legs.. All you have to D do is to focus on becoming comfortable. SEVEN.. down to your hands. This hypnotic script uses your own psychic abilities to become self aware. in you calves.. in a moment I am going to count down from ten to one..... You take down the book and open it and inside is the story of your life. Look around your body and notice if there is any tightness. and when I get to one you will have relaxed into a deep satisfying trance....... This powerful hypnotic metaphor take you into a room full of books. This hypnosis script shows how to forget the past and create the future.. EIGHT.. FOUR..Write your own future A Hypnotic Metaphor Script for a journey to self discovery. totally relaxed.... self awareness and getting over the past.. But before that you can move every part of your body as you become loose and floppy and relaxed. Fixing things stops them bothering you doesn't it? Now. By examining the book you can rewrite the bad things in your life... your knees your thighs. now feel that relaxation spreading into your body. FIVE.... really relax....key-hypnosis... If you have psychic abilities this hypnosis script will develop your psychic powers and make the future known to you. think about letting your feet and toes and ankles relax and get loose.. your lips .your forehead.. That's right.. self understanding...... and you can enjoy this feeling Technique Bind lack of Reference Truism Progressive relaxation induction David Mason 254 www. think about your feet... as if you arms and legs were made of stone.. spreading all the way down your arms. Take a moment now and wiggle about until you are in the right position for I what comes next...... A hypnosis script to help your clients to forget the past. your fingers. Your life is there... with self discovery you discover the reason for what happened and then discover what your future holds...... SIX.... your eybrows... and now allow your neck to relax. and everything feels loose and heavy.. .. there is a strange feeling around. and above you can glimpse D patches of dark clouds between the branches . .of total relaxation........ always.. Capability But this is the day... those eyes turn to you. you take that path.. enjoying that that lovely feeling............ and the trees begin to thin out ... until you come to a faint path in the M trees.. letting go.. let your mind empty. and the sound of your breath.. you catch up..... to a far distant land. clearer...... gathers up the wood.. maybe a beach at twilight........ Nothing is said... and totally relaxed now.... the other person shakes off your hand... your feet are kicking up dead leaves.... acceptance.. of some wonderful event........ allow your mind to drift over these things and other things... and the more you relax the more you can relax. a land of magic and wonder........... whatever feels right for you. Now.... with watery pale eyes...... and around you are tall trees..... and points along the path.... I wonder if you can feel it too? .. not really sure of where you are going.... a smell of decay and renewal drifts up... the forest is silent except for your own footsteps... it seems Dissociation You can succeed Unspecified Helping them = deserving to change now David Mason 255 www..com ...... totally at ease... far. a place you have tried to find I in the past.. TWO. or maybe floating in warm water.. THREE.. as your feet uncover the rich deep soil underneath........ And without thinking you pick up the load with one hand and with the other you start to help the old person over the hard ground....... it has towers and high walls. relaxing your face.... ONE. or snuggled warm in bed on a stormy night.. you have to find and enter a stronghold.... and each soft gentle breath out. and up ahead you can see parts of a large building.. and as your mind drifts off you feel a wave of relaxation travelling down your body . or a favourite chair........... down and down... nothing matters. spreading.. everything can be different. Dissociation Target Create your own future And now I would like you to allow your mind to wander.. drifting away........... it's as if everything is waiting.. the sky brightens up. far away..and you find yourself walking through some trees.. and hope.. pain.. relaxing your neck. nothing is important.. and just ahead there is someone struggling along dragging a bundle of firewood.... down and down... an anticipation.. safe and warm and secure.. and never succeeded up to now... and think of what the place is like... nothing matters....... wander far away............ the person is old and infirm... you go on letting the other person lead you. from the top of your head. just being in the moment.... as you drift ever deeper.. a Capability place that holds something important for you. follow it . enjoying the feeling . and that relaxing means you can relax deeper and deeper now. gently and easily. through the trees.... or what you have to do.... and your your mind can drift away to a place..... what other places there might be that you make you feel comfortable.. letting go.. and ground starts to rise and the going gets tougher. a place where you feel relaxed......... your shoulders your body...... and in them you see ancient wisdom... this is the time....... Because you are on a mission.. where you feel comfortable...... is relaxing you more.. and it gets wider...key-hypnosis..... You walk on.. feel your body sinking down... or an outsider's view.... silently.. you know somehow that the book is offering you a choice. And at the bottom of the steps the door swings open for you. to make it of no importance. more relaxed........ you have the opportunity now to rewrite things in your life... you can will the book to slow down. that takes you along the foot of the walls.... you can imagine different outcomes for the event.com .. you hear a murmuring. a tingle.. to have them turn out the way they should have......... counting them to yourself silently... and each page is an event from your life. sounds ... or to experience all the good things that would have come from the event if every thing went your way...... like a conversation overheard in the night...... how it turned out. crawling across David Mason 256 www..... voices... falling apart.. each book is the sum of living so far. set low down in the high wall..... people.... smells. ................... almost brand new. and points off to the side. references...... some are very ancient.. that same aged figure appears again..... papers. or all of these things. newspapers........ one particular book is lying by itself.. a chance.. . and change how it happened. to grow and change as if the event had happened that way.... fresh and shiny. you go down the steps carefully. diaries.. journals........ and everywhere are shelves... And in your mind...... unique and special. The book opens and the pages begin to turn. examine it ............... or to diminish the event... and inside you are inside a large room inside.... and as you pass each shelf you get a feeling. yet with each step you feel more comfortable... like a mousehole in a giant's castle. and there... you can relive events... changing. go back or go forward.. you get glimpses of pictures. smelling musty...... a quiet sound seemingly coming from each book. or you can experience the event differently.. and you see that the words and pictures are all moving....... spines cracked and split.. and each step takes you down and down.. going ever deeper in with each step... And as you reach the central area. but the path continues on towards the building.. a private path. and you find you can control the pages. colours... you walk towards the back.... bright and youthful... their covers blackened with age.. shelves filled with books.. and if you listen closely... to a particular shelf. the book flips to those pages. and there are steps down to reach the door..... slowly at first......strong and enduring..... with your name on the cover. waiting for you......... and the path leads to a small door... you can imagine it...... places... and some books are only a few pages long.. on each side are books on shelves.. or speed up. relive it. all these things and more come to your mind as the book flickers through the pages..... a vast library lies under that forbidding looking building.. walking quietly in the cool shadow there... and you realise that this is a special magical place. a record that grows and changes.. you can go back to any event as the adult you are now... as if the life of the author had reached out and touched you. you can look at the event through the eyes of a stranger.. more sure of yourself..... it extends away on all sides as far as you can see.. words....... each book represents a life lived.. you hear something.. Because there is a whole section of the book..... evaluations.. report cards.... as if the words and letters were alive. that goes round the side of those great walls. tastes... any event...key-hypnosis.. experience the event from the viewpoint of the other people there... flowing.... and as they do............ understand how they would think of it. more in charge.... the end section. and then more quickly............... smoothly.. .. that the future is not fixed.the page... and it will happen..... break the link between things in the past and how you feel and act today.......... pain. slithering from line to line................. you can choose three events in your life. once again that old figure is by your side..... how you think about it...... and you have the opportunity to rewrite your future. and you realise that the future has not been written yet. break free of the past... look at some pages from the future. move on.. and write your own future now. it depends on how you choose to experience the past.... and vividly experience how you want those things to be. and have them turn out the way you want them to.. or learn your goal. wrongs... or imagine a totally different outcome..... David Mason © 2010 « Table of Contents David Mason 257 www.... or any part of those events.key-hypnosis... because you can choose to forget. become aware of one landmark event in the future. and you can write that new future in the book... some specific event comes true in every way you want it to.. because you can choose to forget. You become aware of a presence near you. and in your mind you can hear words. and you have the opportunity now to rewrite parts of your past....... .. break the link between things in the past and how you feel and act today. and write your own future now. you can go back to those pages.. and by rewriting them in the book.. any three.. and how you can use the choices you have now to change how those things affect you.... So start rewriting now.... things that still affect you now...... And now you can go deep inside.com .... your destiny to come... imagine a goal is achieved..... you can look in the book. or you can look ahead. You can let go of past hurts. in whatever way is best for you...... failures. or can change the consequences.... allow your unconscious mind to identify three things in your life.. a voice speaks. you can signal by raising one finger or a thumb and we can go on.. the way that would have been best for you. a target found.... imagine the future as you want it to be. maybe you can find it in yourself to forgive. and that will make it so. And take as much time as you like to work on the rewriting. and when you have written a new bright future for yourself in many ways. you become aware of being held safely securely comfortably in that chair. that's good.. now take another deep breath.. and it will be so Technique Yes Set Yes Set Yes Set Invoke the parasympathetic relaxation response Dissociation Induction Countdown deepener David Mason 258 www.. just allowing you to drift away.. That's good. and with each breath out.. and with each breath.. Target Dialogue Now are you ready to go into trance? I am.. and just allow yourself to completely relax..... shoulders. and just imagine you are about to go down that staircase and with each breath out you can go down one step down of the ten steps. that's excellent. that's very good. just settle yourself in there.... You can create your own future.... The client is then asked to 'enter into' that future self. And now I would like you just to focus on your breathing..... how you breathe in and then breathe out.. so relaxed. listening to my voice..... and each breath is allowing you to relax more and more..com .... The script uses a central metaphor of seeing the future from a hill top.. That's good... muscles.. Is that what you want? I do... it could be in a building or in a garden or something different. Future Progression is a hypnosis technique where the client imagines looking back to the present from their own future.... So..... let it all trickle through.. the client becomes open to using ways of getting there. And when you are ready. The hypnotist shows the client what their life will be like at some point in the future.. that's good....key-hypnosis.... until you get to one.. her 'loser' friends and bad family history....... I would like you to wonder just exactly how relaxed you could become.. just become aware of your breathing. She felt she was stuck because of her past. and you are in that chair breathing gently ... with each breath out. you can just become aware of how your arms and legs can get so heavy. Now I would like you to take a deep breath. a future in which they have achieved everything they want. And I am going to take you into the future.. and this time just shrug your shoulders down and make sure that there's no tension there.. and each breath out will take you from ten down to nine and so on . Thank you. Right. take another deep breath. Feeling nice and relaxed? I am.. to get into the mind of that future self and to learn what that future self did in order to make it all happen... your arms and legs.. hold it. The script shows how to use Future progression...... and just push that breath all the way out..Future Progression ....... and how comforting that weight can be.. By visualising the future and thinking about how it was achieved..... all begin to feel completely relaxed. And I'd like you to close your eyes. Now I'd like you to imagine a staircase somewhere.. All she could think of as success was 'a house and a car'....Looking Back From the Future This hypnosis script was used to help a woman who felt she had no future. just the right shade. that the mist will clear. you can see things you have Rock = not seen before............. allow yourself... and its warm... and sometimes if you are walking in a mist....... there's apple green and forest colours green and olive green... and Dissociation back to maybe you can remember a paddock or a meadow or a field where there were lovely spring flowers and how the weather begins to get more childhood gentle.... a day when the sum is warm... there's dark green and light happiness to green and mid green.. if you look really closely....... "going deeper and deeper" more and more relaxed... a little more comfortable........Memory memory Memory Rule Behaviour comfortable and enjoyable. and as you look around you can feelings of wonder how many shades of green there are. to count each breath. really carefully. and yet it is just as easy to go forward as to go back. you can wander into different places. and below there are groves of trees..key-hypnosis......com .. and the mist is behind you.. and the nights are long and memories everywhere the trees are green and little girls go out to play ... a gentle sloping hill with grass rolling gently down on all sides of you....... when you leave the fog... sometimes people can get lost. And I wonder if you can remember springs long ago? And springs bring daffodils and other flowers...... that mist hides so many things........ and you can forget about everything and anything. And sometimes you get a very special day. in all colours of green. and as you take a few more steps.. And on days like that people can go for walks..... about how far you can see ahead... and as you walk through that mist..... the breeze is just right.. and ahead.... and you feel the warmth coming out of that rock..... every direction is equally easy.... and that can make you feel good... and it is letting go David Mason 259 www... things from the past... and maybe you can smell the sea. because where you have been is just mist.... And the thing about finding yourself on a hill top.... and a clear view. somewhere you have never been before.. and you find yourself under that incredibly brilliant sky..... you will be totally at ease........... and each blade of grass is a different shade of green....... and when you get to one.... And things can look very different. You've got a warm rock to lean on. Anchoring seaweed and rocks and little fish darting.... it doesn't matter how you got to this position now. and people think they must go back.. sometimes people walk for a lot further than they expect to.... about a lot of things.. much further than you have ever seen before. it's as if Metaphor they are in a fog or a mist. every way is down. and everything smells fresh...... and just enjoy that feeling. so now........... and you know Rebecca we are coming to the end of winter..... not important..... and if they are hidden in the Suggestion for past...... it's spring although you might not think it..... you can see further.. and so you can look forward. and as time goes on happiness via summer comes along.... then..... you realise you on the top of a hill. and summer mists can come up suddenly. you can see resource where you are going... and there's warmth and friends to play with.. there's no point in letting go thinking about things that are past. and with each breath you will tell yourself. and all kinds of green.. is that from the top of Suggestion for that hill..... and maybe from that vantage point. a day when the sky's a particular shade of blue.. you may as well forget about them....... and maybe there's a sunny rock to lean against. when you are in a mist. a little warmer. it is possible. and from the front of that hill you can see.. and every time she came to an obstacle regression she mentally returned to that hill and looked at the way ahead... fiercely independent...... pushes a little thing in her hand Dissociation: and locks it all .... in wonder... and if you start to walk. and maybe it's on the edge of a town or a city.just as easy to go ahead as it is in any other direction. and you can walk down that hill.. and things just got easier........ the only way is forward.... and Visualisation there's a car in the driveway. and a car... someone who does the gardening. she Future Rule remembers it was tough. her walk. got stronger and stronger.. and respect.. or maybe it's in the centre. you can see clearly now..... or by the sea..... and there are toys scattered around. a town.. and she remembers how every time she came to an David Mason 260 www. she was new behaviour amazed at how far she had come. and she remembers how.......key-hypnosis. looking at the garden....... and when she got down there.... she succeeded......... and this particular house.... and she remembers.. and the grass is neatly trimmed.. a house............. is the house you always wanted. a lot of people know she is very special... and she has a good job... and as that Rebecca stands there. her footsteps. a woman who decided what she wanted ............ she pauses.. and as she walks up towards the front door. the house behind her... everything in front of you is fresh and bright....... she puts her hand out onto the rail.. and she has a driving licence.. and the future that awaited... and she has a place in the community . That Rebecca. and the car. and it almost seems as if the sun shines on this particular house.. and the job. all on her own. and she was amazed to find that other people thought she was really quite something. and future it looks like maybe there's a gardener.. the house.... a lot of people are very proud to know that Rebecca............... And if you just take few steps forward. that she'd got over that hill.... neat...... how every step down that way she got stronger and more determined.... because that’s your house Rebecca..com ... and when she looked up. as she came down that hill..... that Rebecca is a battler..... maybe a river . is a winner.... and you can see it from that hill and I don't know if it is one year away or two years or three year or some other but you know. She remembers coming down that hill. and everywhere there are these wonderful shades of green... she got what she wanted. and you know that there is a happy and content woman called Rebecca who lives in that house. deciding.... She got through...... viewing future turns and looks around the garden.. at first. she remembers how she got.............. more than the others.... That Rebecca is in control of her life..... that she'd got through that.... something else magical happens.. and of a successful there's a mail box with a newspaper... going over the hilltop means you can no longer see what was behind the hill... she slams the door. her feet. controlled..... self everything is tidy... proud... and from that hilltop you can see that other Rebecca getting out of her car. all the stuff on the other side disappears. and you can look out to a particular house. and sees everything is good. if you take just a few steps forward.. down from that hilltop..... And as that Rebecca stands and looks at the hill and remembers........ she discovered that life was so Suggestion for Expectations much better on this side of the hill.. and she looks back at the hilltop... and you look at that house........ a car... and came down the other side .... strong.. . and she smiles. because as well as that... and to realise that everyone is a victim. and she remembers...... that wasn't for her. thinks about all the other perfect things in that house. the birthdays and all the other markers.... all these things go through her mind... they can stay there.... that she has... but pretty good.. it was difficult.. and maybe she can remember leaning on a warm rock.. and so she decided on education... and you can think about it . to look inside. networking... on what she really wanted to do. And how she crawled and climbed and clawed.. and if other people choose to put blocks in their road... she did so many other things. she never quit. but she found it inside herself to look beyond the obvious.... but it was the way forward.. looking back to look forward........... and her abilities multiplied. and more and more Suggestion for confidence.... Suggestion for re-connecting to estranged family Suggestion for new social behaviour Visualising and if other people couldn't keep up.. to see behind the surface..... so many ways forward........ and how she has. and as she stands there. and that Rebecca decided what was good for her. and she remembers how she got there........ planning. that Rebecca went round them......key-hypnosis..1..... the anniversaries.. never quitting..... her capabilities multiplied.com .. socialising. as long as it was what she wanted. And that Rebecca decided it was time to look after No.. and it wasn't always the easy way. thinking..... without any effort it just accumulates Metaphor for David Mason 261 www. and did whatever it took.. in a clever honest way. and she determined "I will do this by this date. and looking forward to looking back.. was good for everybody... what it was that gave her the strength to go on.... And that Rebecca is standing outside her house..... they can choose their own roads...... and she remembers... looking back. becoming what everyone wanted.. behind her.... and how she skillfully used friendships and family and relationships... And she remembers building bridges.. that she set up for herself... she damn well climbed over it... of how best to succeed..Behaviour Behaviour obstacle... that determination came from deep inside... and planning to change and changing to plan.... and got more and more respect.... 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So take a few moments now Rebecca. remembering that an hour of real time is like Sensory a second of internal time.. throw away any idea of just letting things happen... of uniqueness.. and that success. all the millions of people. and I'd like you to look back now.... and you will do it... and you changed. because you Direct have a good mind. So now allow yourself.. and just keeps going in the right direction.. you will find the good in yourself.. and put yourself in that future time when you have almost everything you Re-association want ...... remembering those things. to live a unique life....... one you choose... and success lies ahead of you . partners. and just look once again.. all the other things that other Rebecca has earned... of looking beneath the surface to find out what you can like.... commitment [finger moves] Thank you.... And I would like you to move into that woman's body..... And there is more to come. That you are going to change. a uniquely good and useful life. and every minute of every day you are going to be focused on what you want and how to get it.. and as you find the good in others. really think of what you can do.... really think of what it suggestions would be like if you dared to be different. and that Rebecca stands there........... and it starts tonight and tomorrow and the day after. a uniquely valuable and special life. and take a few moments to enjoy that. and she what she sees. those special qualities that only you have.. or finding some other way to signal unconscious that you are ready to move on............... And you can move from that position of specialness. guided here and there by the shape of the land........... that something fundamentally different has changed. you can do that. and you will take every opportunity.. and you will make suggestions friends. of seeing the good in everyone....and you are ready to move on... throw away any idea of using substances you don't need... and that you will succeed. and a second of internal time can be a day or a Distortion week or a month.. beyond your dreams. because in all the world. you know you have.. and you will have a special knack of turning enemies into friends. to David Mason 262 www.... that's very good........ no one has ever been exactly like you. attracts more power to itself. you know... you can Get signal by moving a finger or a thumb.and think what she thinks... and you can think about those years....... and remember what she remembers..... that your mind has taken a decision....... Oh yes... And that is your guarantee that things are different now...... colleagues. and the money in the bank...... much much more..... and when you have done that.... you need a clear mind for a clear vision............... just look back at all the stages into the in everything you did. that allowed you to succeed. allow yourself to really think of the Direct possibilities........... if you dared to choose.. and the car. and you can do that. . and I wonder if you can stand on that threshold and just open your arms and take it all. you could control anything. nothing could stand in your way.and so thinking about those things. and a fresh attitude. and there is a long fruitful.. And so you can think about these things now...... feel it rising...... invigorated.. who can begin now... showing you the way...... and Direct you can decide. you can do that. I think you can see that now....... of how to achieve what you want... feminine. striding forward..Capability forget all the old stuff.... encouraging... Direct suggestions Capability Capability Identity Just allow your mind the time and the space... and what you have decided.. passionate life ahead of you..... to really........... determined.. and look far into the distance. whether you are going to be very successful fun or outstandingly successful. a young woman... and feel that certainty inside you...... and they can succeed and still be warm.. guiding you... that absolute certainty... So you can think of all these things. and begin that journey. and I wonder which part of that will give you the most pride.. and Reframing: you can think about... and it stretches from horizon to horizon. and making a new start with every step.... walking down that hillside in the direction she chooses. warning you...key-hypnosis..com ... Metaphor spreading and supporting......when and where and how you are going to start.. and you can stride out....... fresh mind.. growing.. because outside your front door there's a whole big blue sky. you could learn anything...... it will always be there for you.. and you can choose to dare. You can think about that.. to wake up in the morning. full of potential and promise..... of a special kind..... and how good that will be.. and others.. loving.. the endless possibilities.... feel it in your chest perhaps or maybe in your head.... growing like a wall of fire......... knowing where you are going...... to squeeze out of every day whatever it's got......... you can choose to be anything. ... families to be proud of...... You know you are a special person. you can master anything.. to not just accept another day......... there's a long way to go....... and decide how you are going to take it. and what you have learned.. and you know special people can succeed. Just take a moment to look at yourself. if you dared to take that strength.. and do you dare choose the best direction? You can do that. just allow your mind to dwell on Reorientation them.. because every day brings a special opportunity.. really think. knowing who you are. how much fun it would be choosing = to choose this one or that one. helping you..... proud of being a survivor..... ....... encouraging you.... proud of who you are... proud of what you have done and what you have been... a young woman who can choose to stand on a hilltop.. and you can feel that internal warmth. which part will feel best.. they can have relationships to be proud of.... and decide what you want.. you can wake up in each morning with fresh eyes.. and when you are ready........... if you dared to use your intelligence and intellect.. you can choose to do anything.. who likes what she sees.. and the Suggestion memories of that other Rebecca will be with you..... you can choose to come back to the David Mason 263 www... to really really decide not to accept any limits... strong.. and Metaphor every day's a summer's day....... fresh.. and it is lit up from dawn to dusk.... com ...present.key-hypnosis. so start that now.. feeling really good.... David Mason www..com © 2008 « Table of Contents David Mason 264 www.key-hypnosis. . to the other side. kids playing.. obsessing about the past: anything where the client needs to leave something behind and start a new behaviour. These appeal to the spiritual and imaginative side of people. round the barrier.... a bridge to the other side. That support is then linked to another metaphor sweeping away the whole of the old environment so there is no going back. and can then continue across the bridge. But this time..... that you can' t do it.. The client them crosses to the other side where all the important people in their life are waiting to welcome them and celebrate their release.Bridge to Freedom This script consists of a powerful set of metaphors that allows people to break old habits... that familiar feeling. of frustration.. The script then gets the client to take an action.. Passing the sticking point is linked to powerful metaphors for release and personal freedom. and then they are stopped from getting across.. houses..... you look past the barrier. The client is asked to imagine being on a bridge. ready to give up] And you look across the river. This script can be applied to any kind of behaviour that needs to stop. so that the client's mind can apply those suggestions to the specific habit that they have. and you get that same old feeling... Target Memory I wonder if you can imagine walking along beside a river somewhere? V And you are walking along and everything around you is tired and old and dull and dark... as if there has just been a shower of rain..key-hypnosis... tired of trying.. of the way they look.... and everything looks fresh and V alive... and a smell of burning] [Weight loss: and everyone looks unhappy.. it empowers the client to make the change and keep it.. everything is kind of sparkling. You can use it to stop smoking.com .. old beliefs.. And somehow you know that bridge is waiting for you. This part locks into the need for supportive relationships. and you find yourself on the bridge..... and there's a sense of weariness. Whatever the habit.. It works because its imagery generates powerful but non specific suggestions. a bridge that will take them to the place they need to go. as if there has been a fire. nail biting.. ] [Smokers: and everywhere is dirty. of needing V something. and there are green trees. the sun is shining... tired of being looked at. old ways of thinking and never go back to them. It is extremely effective as part of a Stop Smoking Script even though it does not mention smoking at all...... [Add here whatever best fits this particular client's needs] [IBS: and the people around you look ill and miserable.. and by doing that they are committed to the change... to the other Technique Include things that this particular client associates with their problem Set up idealised future Main metaphor old beliefs new resource David Mason 265 www.... to stop over eating.. and half way across there is a barrier of some sort. And you come to a bridge...... there is ash underfoot. that you have tried so many times. It is also great as part of a Weight Loss script. And you go up that barrier.. and you recognise that barrier. . and you can go on. or Schoolroom or continue with direct suggestion..key-hypnosis..... I have always been proud of her.. fades away.. and they are others waving and beckoning. disappears.. and you cut it.. and V release it falls back and it lies there and dies. I suggestion that inner strength was always there. and that connection getting stronger. and there is something else too... And everyone is congratulating you. that barrier just disappears. and you turn and look and there is something trying to hold on to you... Maybe I never told her pride in enough . and you turn.. Do you want to cross? Do you want to cross that bridge? Verify [Wait for agreement] Commitment The moment you say that.... we could not have asked for a achievement better daughter.. you feel a great weight lift off you...... and you run among them and you feel yourself ...... people you haven't seen Support of for years.... and you turn and slash at it.....'.... and there are family..... people you are surprised to find there. connecting you.... metaphor: being hugged and kissed. and now she has done this ... D And you step through it... waiting. metaphor: trying to hold you back....com . you have D done it.. and it's like changing out of old worn clothes and putting on new clean ones.. and people are coming home shaking your hand and patting you on the shoulders..... and there... And a voice replies. they are all there.. ' Yes.. V significant people who are no longer with us. step across the line... and it's like coming home.. and you know you are free.. Every day she makes me proud. Remove all old and that bridge starts to sag... people from work. resource ClientName... And you turn to know who said that when you hear another voice saying 'I am so proud of her... memory like a light surrounding you... and you feel something holding you back.... and all those people are cheering..... and there is no way back.... you have succeeded. it reminds you of how it is to feel totally accepted.......... and they want you to cross... to crumble...... [Can be used on its own or lead into another metaphor such as Two Mirrors. and you hear a voice saying. you run down that bridge. waiting for you.side.. is a crowd of people... people from school. shrivels up...] David Mason 266 www.... ' And the moment you hear that you hear a noise behind you ....... she has succeeded. exactly right..... And now she is Emphasize showing everyone why'. 'I embedded always thought she was strong... and gets swept away....... and everyone is smiling and happy. you move forward.. and a grey mist arises from the river and wipe out old V everything on that other side fades away....on the other side of the bridge... images And you know you are where you want to be.... something you didn't expect but is just own special I right. and then the whole bridge connections collapses into the river...... as if you could your arms being accepted around all those people and feel part of them...... and look at her now....... and everything around you is different now.. and it is almost as if you have put down roots there. and you feel the warmth from all those people. friends.... key-hypnosis.com © 2008 « Table of Contents David Mason 267 www.key-hypnosis.com .David Mason www. . glorious scenery slipping soundlessly past. and before you know it..... but somehow there was always something... This is a metaphor for people who are forever putting things off until everything is just right.... and singing on the coach..com .... it was quite expensive... fast...... travelling through the heart of Europe.. there would be someone to talk to. and maybe it would be better to travel with a bunch of people.... but on the other hand..Going to Istanbul Sometimes it's time to stop worrying and just do it In life. This usually started with how to get there... and cheaper.. .. stuck with the same people for days.......... maybe an organised coach would be a better way to travel.. a luxury train that goes overland across Europe.. the journey is more important than the destination... too much work on ... and when you think about it... come the morning. and who won't decide between different options in case they pick the wrong one.... snow shimmering on distant mountain tops.... and yet....... the smell of French coffee.. the travel agent’s website showed an advert for the “Orient Express”... a steward waking you with tea. and they booked the hotels and restaurants.. couldn't afford it this year..... a butterfly landed nearby.. busy crowds.. and searching found something different.. and as the train glides on through the night.. a company that organised groups and you could get on and off where you wanted. flexed its wings uncertainly.... . enjoying fine dining and wines.. my friend talked about it and talked about it for years. Too many of us agonise over choices in things that don't matter... efficient. looking at it this way and that.... just get yourself to the airport... as if surprised to have them. three days with nothing to do but relax. all the while sitting in luxurious comfort. Going to Istanbul I wonder if I ever told you about a friend of mine who was forever talking about going to Istanbul.. walking out of the airport in bright sunshine.. with all the sights and sounds of the gateway to the orient right in front of you.... maybe that would be the problem... it sat there... clattering over bridges by lakes and rivers. with large red and black wings. and maybe you can imagine it... however when my friend went on to the internet to book the flight. snuggle into a comfortable bed in a private compartment. and every now and then would look into it. and in the end maybe choose none of them.... you are landing in an exotic capital. In Paris you get into a luxury Pullman..... and travel through the Alps to Innsbruck and Vienna. And while thinking about it... until they have looked into every aspect..... and you can be in Istanbul in a matter of hours..... It wasn't the right time. you can fly direct of course from almost anywhere.. until they have checked all the options. what good are beautiful markings to a butterfly? A butterfly only lives for a day and it's all David Mason 268 www. no fuss.. and thinking that maybe this was not the right time to make a decision...key-hypnosis. and different somehow.. looking really happy... and just took off.. Well..com © 2008 « Table of Contents With thanks to Colin Emordy for the idea for this metaphor.. And in the middle of the story my friend said: 'You know.. David Mason 269 www. and nights spent shivering in the car in pouring rain..com . That butterfly enjoys the day.. And my friend thought “Why not ?”. the outcome of the story was: my friend never got there.. and strange foods... Let the wind decide'...... I saw my friend later.... packed a suitcase and threw it into the car..... But the last thing I remember hearing was "Going to Istanbul was great! I'm going to Istanbul again next year! ". David Mason www. And the butterfly flapped its wings experimentally. and leapt into the wind... And I heard a long story about accidental adventures in tiny places along the way..key-hypnosis. organised a passport and some money. simply because the day is there.over. And you know what my friend did?. much later. and new friends. I learned something from that butterfly: You can't sit around when you only have one day to enjoy'.. 'Maybe that's the way to do it. I asked how Istanbul was. .. and I don't suppose a butterfly puts much thought into 'what if' or 'what's best'..key-hypnosis... What you do is to get them to write a fairy tale. The fairy tale is the story of their life. 3) a part that starts 'And then one day. and how the character was forced into a particular way of life or behaviour. 4) a part that starts 'And the result was.. as told to a child.. and the effects of that behaviour on the character's thinking and how it affected the people around.. This is an exercise done while awake. or gods and heroes. or a wizard or it might be an inspiring story told by an ant: any resource that fits with the story and that leads to the character getting unstuck and becoming whole again. It might be that the character tried to escape or change but things always prevented it.. It clearly identifies the source of the problems and why they occurred. or who don't want to revisit all the painful episodes in their own history. Their story should involve animals. and how they created the spiritual wound that affected the young character's life from then on. It is a form of spiritual therapy. or kings and queens. a middle and an end.. in the form of a metaphor. or mystical beings.' This part describes the event or events or the situation generally. or lay it out David Mason 270 www.. Your story should have four parts: 1) a part that starts with 'once upon a time.. How to present it You can just write it out.' This part shows how the change affected the main character in the story and the other important characters.key-hypnosis.' This part will describe in metaphoric terms how that spiritual wound created life damaging effects. 2) a part that starts with 'and when he grew up.com . and going over it several times until it is right gives the mind time to consider all the possible ways out of the current problem situation. but it accesses the unconscious mind through the medium of story telling. or a wise old monk... It describes what other people thought of the character. or anything else that you might find in that kind of tale. Getting people to write out it makes it more real. It can involve a fairy godmother. with a beginning. It shows how the character came to be unhappy and stuck. more personal. and a powerful way of creating change in people who might not like the idea of hypnosis. but you might want to illustrate it... The tale can be about their upbringing generally. or a specific event in their school years or some earlier event that strongly influenced their life and attitudes.Fairy Tale Spiritual Healing script Writing a new ending to your fairy tale This exercise allows people to examine their own history as a way of getting emotional healing. how the character really couldn't do anything else.' This part describes how the character's situation is turned around. key-hypnosis. How it works As you think about your story. A problem is actually only a problem because you think it is something you cannot do anything about. Answer their questions. You might put a song in it. David Mason www. and simple words. or better still.com . none more than three syllables. Your mind already knows how to deal with things in various categories and when it finds a way of putting your problem into the right category. A person who knows you should be able to see unmistakable parallels to your life in sections one and two. or write it using a special pen. But take time over it. your mind is working on the metaphor of your life. then it can apply the rules that apply to that category of problems and your problem is solved. a group of children. not more than ten words. By constantly refining and retelling your life-as-fairy-tale you are giving your mind the opportunity to adjust and reclassifying your problem to look like some other problem. And then. Your mind is extracting the essential features of your life story and is putting these features into categories. If necessary go back and alter the story and tell the new version until the children tell you that it is a very good story. and the problem just seems not so difficult any more. Think of several endings. it will solve the problem.key-hypnosis. And then read it aloud until it reads smoothly. And then at some point you will get that 'Aha! moment'. Try them out and see what feels right. tell the story to a child.carefully in fancy fonts and colours. See their reaction. except for names. Make sure it uses short sentences. As soon as your mind reframes it to seem similar to some other thing that you can do something about.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 271 www. and this is important. ....... to just enjoy the season. and as you think about your breathing......... become aware of the gentle rise and fall of your breath.key-hypnosis.. a quiet place somewhere. a long time ago... christmas tinsel. with decorations.. you notice with each breath out. those lights appear a little more dim. the lights on the tree become darker still.. lights.... and focus on that breathing.....com ... in a room that's dark and dim.and a tree. and you can begin to enjoy a pleasant feeling of control. breathing quietly. and dark all around. and as you think about that tree.. The induction is based on contemplating a Xmas tree and thinking about Christmases past. breathing out. think about a past Christmas.... when you were much younger........... all the things you associate with that time of the year... that's right. and as you breath out again... Spirit of Christmas Hypnosis Script CHRISTMAS TREE INDUCTION I wonder if you can remember a time . and in your mind V you see that tree. breathing in. think about that feeling of calm and peace. imagine the lights at the top of the tree dissociation reconnection away from the here and now eye closure set the scene pace and lead Metaphor dim = deepening trance David Mason 272 www.. relaxing.. and you can begin to wonder about those lights... The therapy part uses the tree as a way of giving up your worries and letting them get taken away............... and there is just the lights of the tree. all lit up with soft lights. allow your mind to go back. and maybe you can remember a quiet room.. a tree with lights... K and a room somewhere.. and those memories of Christmas. and maybe you can close your eyes as you are relaxing now and think about that feeling...... and time on your V own.. A unique and special use of the Spirit of Christmas to help others.... and decorations.. a time Memory when the feeling was laid-back and cruising....... round Memory about Christmas time. and you become aware that with each D breath you are becoming more relaxed... remembering Christmases past..Spirit of Christmas Hypnotherapy Script The Spirit of Christmas hypnosis script is a specially written induction and hypnotherapy session for the holiday season. and on the next breath. a time to relax and feel good. .. deeper Trance and deeper.. changing who are you are.... that Christmas tree. and more David Mason 273 www.. here and there.. SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS HYPNOTHERAPY SECTION and as you are lying there..... swirling.. and then another relaxing breath and the lights further down the tree are also growing dim and dark... allow that feeling to spread. and you begin to wonder what they are for. more open.. relaxing.... and you tree has places start to imagine what things you might use to decorate that tree to hang things with.key-hypnosis. the shape changes of the tree... and you notice that on the branches.... you begin to tree focus on that tree. and your shoulders are tired and heavy... and more blurred... and as that feeling spreads.. as they carry you down... like decorations....... reflecting from wrappings and ornaments.......... and something materializes on that tree.. and as you do.. and then there is another.... and as you relax more... you you notice the realize they are for hanging things on.. drifting over to that start hanging tree.. everything in that room is focus on the quiet and dark. changing the way you K feel. and the tree in the dark seems different now.... and the tree seems different now. relaxed. there on a hook.......... drifting.. breathing quietly.. everything is slipping away.... and all around in that room. on a different hook.......com . more and more of these little hook-like things appear. and another breath... and another appears...... and you feel yourself floating. in your mind you can see the outline of the tree. and you feel up your worries another worry lifting off .... a soft gentle darkness....... become aware of a heaviness in your arms and legs.... relaxing all the I relaxation muscles of your face... and all the lights have faded away to nothing. and all the colors begin to swirl around.. you feel something changing. like little hooks. is becoming darker and softer........ and as you feel that spreading.. and as you watch..... thinking of those lights.... and as you continue there.. and letting go...... and you realize that your worries are lifting.... and it appears on the tree.. is a shape.. there are curved things... and you realize that you are thinking about that tree differently the tree now... and you realize that you are beginning to feel lighter..... everything is becoming quiet and peaceful. and feeling peaceful and calm.. your physical eyes.......... and in that room. and that feeling of peace and contentment.... letting it all go now. and in that dark place there is just the hint of dim colors..... it's like the tree is attracting them to it.... a heaviness in your muscle and hands.... peaceful and quiet.. breathing gently... and imagine that feeling spreading.. and more of that tree is going dark now.becoming dim and dark. .. there is no time like Behavior the present...... and you feel the last of them letting go. there is something there... supposition You can beginning to think now... and then turns around and drags the resource sack away..... the tree is cleared... letting go........ you feel stuff releasing. and as you watch your are removed worries thrown into that sack..... the tree is beautiful... feeling of refreshed. and they look strange....... preand when you are ready. loosening...key-hypnosis. out there.. from five up to one. Rule D reframing as you had being burdened...... change and then you see.. A door opens.. a wonderful...... dressed in External red and white. and you have accepted your gift..... a great big bag. and some look very old.. and the door is shut..... in exchange for all that old stuff you have been take the gift carrying around for so long. and counting quietly to yourself........ and tossed into the sack. easing.. and the figure has a sack. M all possibilities special gift. things that you have carried around all worries year.. what is it that has been left for you .. that weight has gone.. and you look at those strange decorations..... burdened.. and one after the other..... a wrapped gift. let go your relaxing....... relaxing externalise the deeper. and that means that you can have as much time being happy now. out of the room. and all over your body things are moving..and more... to take time to open up and let yourself enjoy what reorientation life has to give... Merry Christmas! David Mason 274 www.. re-examine are hanging on that tree..... shifting... it looks light and airy and free.... it comes into your mind...com ........ and just hanging there. all that stuff hanging on the tree is worries removed.. eyes open.. and you think about what might be in that... and as you relax.. now..... and they are beginning to weigh the tree down..... under the tree. and the figure reaches down.......... all your old fears...... your worries almost comical. of coming back to the present.... And in that dim light. a present for you. relaxing deeper now.. transformed. what would transform your life. and throws them appears into the sack. coming back to the present . you realize all your worries.. and as you are relaxing more and more............ and resource the figure begins to lift those things off the tree......... comes a figure... Capabilit permission to that you can take your gift anytime you want to . and takes another something out of the sack... you can open I y change that gift whenever you are ready. are drifting over to that tree. a lovely organic growing living thing.... and you feel stirrings inside..... and you have time now to open that present.. fresh and green and enjoy the Reframe healthy. all shapes and sizes. and still as you are breathing. more things are leaving your body... and into the room .. and that tree begins to look distressed.... attaching to the issue tree. David Mason www.com © 2010 « Table of Contents David Mason 275 www.key-hypnosis.com .key-hypnosis. and then let go again.. FIVE... and let the past go...... Fixing things stops them bothering you doesn't it? Now. it is as if they belong to someone else.. Now relax all the muscles in your legs. and now feel that relaxation in your shoulders. your lips .... and feel how good that is. or any discomfort. Target Induction section Before you begin going into your hypnotic trance now just make yourself comfortable. feel those legs getting heavy and heavier.... Now take a deep breath and relax it...... People often need to be helped to leave a relationship behind.....com .. so relaxed. That's right....... This script uses a metaphor for walking away from something broken . down to your hands.. let your eyes relax.. your fingers..... and become aware of your face relaxing. really relax.. a relationship...... now feel that relaxation spreading into your body....... and now allow your neck to relax... and sees that it is time to move on... your knees your thighs.. SIX. in a moment I am going to count down from ten to one.key-hypnosis.. leaving someone to make a fresh start. ending a relationship can be difficult and painful. Just let it all flow out... and those arms feel so heavy....... NINE. your jaw... The person identifies with the house and then takes leave of it.a marriage. TEN. This script uses a hypnotic induction and then an extended metaphor of leaving a relationship.. your chest. and everything feels loose and heavy. and when I get to one you will have relaxed into a deep satisfying trance. Just settle yourself down and you can relax now... as if you arms and legs were made of stone. a dream that never really worked out.... EIGHT.. and you just can't move those arms and legs now.your forehead.. your cheeks. This is a powerful metaphor for ending relationship. All you have to D do is to focus on becoming comfortable.. Now tense up your whole body. spreading all the way down your arms. If anything is making you uncomfortable then fix it.. ahhhhh.. and maybe just shrug everything until you are happily settled down and ready... you can feel the weight pressing down. think about letting your feet and toes and ankles relax and get loose.. and you can enjoy this Technique Bind lack of Reference Truism Progressive relaxation induction David Mason 276 www.... FOUR.... leaving the past behind like an old house that no longer holds the warmth it used to. SEVEN. think about your feet.Relationships Ending a relationship It is often hard to leave someone. cleanly and without regret. focus your attention on your feet .. But before that you can move every part of your body as you become loose and floppy and relaxed.. ending a relationship. totally relaxed... Take a moment now and wiggle about until you are in the right position for I what comes next. in you calves..... very relaxed.. your eybrows. Look around your body and notice if there is any tightness... .. but you can see now that there is something flawed about it..... might have been.. relaxing your neck.. down and down.... THREE.. and your your mind can drift away to a place. and you look deep inside. or maybe floating in warm water. but is actually deeply flawed.. But looking at it now. or there is a word right on the tip M your tongue and it just won't come out...... that you know well...... that appears OK on the surface..... a place where you feel relaxed.. down and down.. and as your mind drifts off you feel a wave of relaxation travelling down your body . allow your mind to drift over these things and other things. what other places there might be that you make you feel comfortable...... M but is in fact spoiled somehow... feel your body sinking down.. starting the Memory spark that ignites it.. gently and easily. and totally relaxed now... M Behavior and you turn away from that window.. spreading.....feeling of total relaxation..... if that fire had been Dissociation Technique Set up the metaphor imply there is a flaw relate to a common experience deeply flawed relationship metaphor Reframe Used to be good Moving on along a new path David Mason 277 www. whatever feels right for you... safe and warm and secure.. just being in the moment... it is dying... always..... there is just shadows now.key-hypnosis.... TWO.. and you see a fire burning.... like something that used to be good. M where once there was light. let your mind empty...... carefully building it up. as you drift ever deeper. maybe a beach at twilight..... smoke and ash.. M remembering what could have been.. or snuggled warm in bed on a stormy night.. flickering.... and some things... and the more you relax the more you can relax. once you know they are wrong in some way.. totally at ease..... And somehow you know this building...... you can see V that there is something wrong... a little neglected. things just don't feel right with it any more. and think of what the place is like. gets it going. where you feel comfortable................. with a little regret...... a building standing on V its own... it's like the feeling you get Memory when you just can't find a name you want.....com ... nothing matters. and this is like something else you have feelings about... enjoying the feeling . that used to be good..... a fire that was meant to M warm that house.. nothing is important... enjoying that that lovely feeling.. ONE... and maybe was never M right in the first place.. you have memories and Memory feelings about it..... and for a while that fire was bright and welcoming.. something crooked. and each soft gentle breath out...... relaxing your face. for one last look. And you go up to the house. this house........ Target Leaving the past behind METAPHOR And I wonder if you can imagine a house somewhere. is relaxing you more.. can never get back to what they seemed to be at one time. M and begin walk along the path away from it. and something about that building is familiar..... drifting away.. nothing matters.. from the top of your head.. can never be Rule repaired.. and that relaxing means you can relax deeper and deeper now. letting go.. or a favourite chair... far.... and looking closely... and you can remember lighting a fire....... your shoulders your body. and it looks a little sad... in Memory through the window... far away... letting go...... ..... the feeling deep inside.... times that you laughed. before... laughing with friends... and you walk on.... Deep inside something is stirring....... to get in touch with that inner force.. but the house has disappeared.. Rule Let the V image fade away V M nothing to go back for V Forgetting M V Future M Technique Multiple triggers for memory D D D I any sensation > will convince the mind Memory Target Memory Capability Behaviour Capability Capability And everyone knows that life moves in cycles. and you are ready to be happy again.. when you felt really good...... and you look back and you see the smoke stops...... And from now on.... a time to begin and time to Reframing end.key-hypnosis.. until you have wiped Memory D all that old stuff.... and you walk along the path and at the gate you look back. remember how you turned to D the future . bring all those times to mind..fed... movies. the building seems to have become a little smaller... And you can feel that way again.. And when you have done that you will come back to the present. and there's a bright happy future waiting for you now.. you see bright open fields. You can have joy and laughter in your life.... is out of sight now. to feel that excitement. you are free to do whatever you want.. and things start to get brighter as you walk on. and smoke is rising from the chimney....... and you are back in charge.. you can have love and affection and caring... so just go Capability ahead......... Laughter and freedom.. less distinct...... and the image of the house gets darker. and you might feel it now .. or later on . looked after.... and keep thinking about that change..... that fire has gone out. And take as long as you need to make the changes you need. and when things end it is time to begin again.key-hypnosis.. remember how that old image faded. And as you turn a corner. Direct Suggestion section And you can remember now.... it is time now to move on..... in way that pleases you most........ and feeling that change. And ahead of you.. « Table of Contents David Mason www........ and it's like the sun coming out again.. there is nothing to go back for... parties.. and you look back again. knowing D that something wonderful has happened.... You can start to live again. that anticipation that comes from knowing that good times are coming....com . And you close the gate as the light fades.. that things are happening again....com © 2010 David Mason 278 www.. dancing and celebrating... the little change.. that sensation that lets you know that one thing is over and it's time for another thing to begin.... that fire is out.. beaches and sea and sunshine. it's like you have left a dark place..... . Street Market Metaphor And I wonder if you can imagine going on a journey somewhere...... you can begin to forget about everything....] Relax the body... and all the people are streaming in.. and everywhere people are walking................ there are people exhibiting things... or working quietly in the garden... and it might be a beach on a sunny day....... and as you go along..... and there's music playing.. just think about how lovely it would be to be somewhere relaxing.... and with each gentle breath out.. or a quiet spot at home... somewhere that you like to go to relax.. or something else entirely. the smell of food. and you find yourself in a large open space.. relaxing...... and you can begin to forget all about those arms and legs..com . strange stuff you have never seen before.key-hypnosis...... and there are people shouting.... shouting out. things to buy. 'More at ease'... it is as if there is a voice in your head saying..... 'more and more relaxed'. people are selling and laughing.... And now.. deeper and deeper. 'More at ease'. and not think about anything at all... tables with signs on them. except enjoying that feeling of going down and down.. swirling.. going in the same direction.... you see lots and lots of people... trying to get people to buy things... Just allow yourself to become aware of the position of your arms and legs. fun.. and you are going on a journey through some strange places.... more and more relaxed.. everything is busy.. Comment Pacing I I Dissociation Pace with breathing V Dissociation All possibilities I D I I V M V New and V strange and exciting set up the market visualization Permission Allow time here Bind -' Begin' M David Mason 279 www.... and there are times when you can allow your mind to drift away. and there are stalls set out. Just allow yourself to enjoy that lovely feeling of deep deep relaxation.............. Relaxing visualization And think about some place pleasant.. kids running around with balloons..... become aware that your eyes can become heavy and tired. as you are lying there.. become aware that those arms and legs can become heavy and tired. and you go along. and you are walking past these stalls. or a place in the countryside. anticipation... and there is a feeling of excitement. then. there are demonstrations going on. 'more and more relaxed'......Forget the past hypnosis script A script to let go of the stuff you have been carrying around for years Target Memory [Use your normal induction to trance............ Laying out all the old stuff and you walk along. . and hold them up... 'We've done it for you.. and you recognize them.... and there are four stalls laid out..... it's all there... and they are all lying there...... people start to come up to the stall... it's stuff you have wanted to get rid of for years...... and other people are lifting things up and offering you money for it. and smiles.. are all laid out there.. and you realize that you don't really want Capability any of them now........ looking at them..com . well by today's standards. walking behind your four stalls.. and something strange happens. and they pick up your old stuff and they put them in their bag. they want to exchange..... Magic person New place All done for you.. and that's OK. they look cheap and worthless.. everything is ready. and you realize it is all done for you....' And you feel relieved.... somehow those old things don't look so big when you look at it from this side. you realize you will never see that thing again........... examine them...... and says 'I'm so pleased to see you. and they take you to a part of the market... with a sweep of their arm says. and can take what people are offering..... although they seemed very attractive at the time. no resistance Protected from old fears Externalize the problem Reframe . for everyone to see...... and you walk around to the back of the table. the different things..... to look at what you have there.... it's time for these things to go. and worn.. David Mason 280 www.... and people are turning them over...not important Challenge assumptions Re-examine old feelings. some of them are quite ugly.. exposed. they pick them up.. fears. and there is all kinds of stuff on those stalls. laid out for sale... and broken. and they hand over their money and they put it in their bag and they walk away. now they are lying out there.and to your surprise. We've been waiting for you.... someone steps in front of you.. you remember when they seemed so important.... on those four tables.... you put that on.. and it is all laid out there for you.... you look the part.. and remember..... and the person turns and you follow them.. you know what you are doing.... and there is some kind of overall there... and some of them are.. and you look at some of those things and you realize that some of them are old. And that seems to set things going.. you can get things you Capability want for things you want to get rid off.. that is different from the rest. it's all your stuff. and you realize that by Capability putting that on. Action for change Reframing stuff going away by itself. everything is different.key-hypnosis.. And you can see by their expressions they don't think it's all that important... standing there.......... and you realize you are so happy for that stuff to go. and suddenly someone says 'how much for this?' And you name a price. some of them are offering other things.. to trade. and they just don't seem quite so important any more. that you look really good in it. remember when you had them... And you go along..... that you are protected now... that all those things you have been wanting to get rid of... that you are professional... and they walk away with them... And the person........ and you touch each of those things.. stalls... And as you stand there. that it has gone forever...... and look at them.....' and you wonder what is going on..... on those tables... protective clothing.... . about things that can be taken away..... somewhere special. knowing deep inside that it has already I started to come true........ you realize the music has stopped. and as you watch... and people are out walking again... putting some back... things that you really have no more use for..... Permission to Get rid of them Get rid of all End of the clearance Clear last things Dump it all lights in the darkness Action for change think about the future Promise David Mason 281 www....... getting to their cars to go home.. turning it over in their hands.. and there is almost nothing left on the tables.com . putting them away for someone else to use later.. and everything is beginning to shut down.. and you realize.... Making a wish And when you look back... and you realize that all over the city the lights are coming on. and they have all heard about the bargains.. things you have traded. and as you throw them in. all that tired and outdated stuff.. and you stand in that place...... they are going to cafes and restaurants and M entertainment.. and when you look.. throwing stuff at you... And you are picking up the money as fast as you can.. 'Take them all! Take them away!' because you don't care any more. the people have all thinned out... a place where you throw stuff.......... and it's all accumulating. and never wanted.. people are drifting away.. and behind them. I have got rid of all this old stuff.... and they are throwing money at you.. and a whole lot of money. and you throw them in the bin. and the sky is full of stars. a shooting star whizzes across the sky.. And you can imagine people folding up those empty tables. and everything looks bright and happy and you look up.. and you look at them again and you realize you V don't want them. all that stained material.... And you walk away from there and you take along with you.... I can make a wish.. 'How wonderful....... there's a pile of new stuff. happy things... and stuffing it in a bag. grumpy..... better things. that really nobody wants... Throwing away the old stuff and you look at your table.... and my wish will come true.... thinking about what it is you really want.......... all that new stuff. and you go along your tables and you pick up all those broken M old things.Behaviour Behaviour Capability Capability Identity Capability And more people are coming along and crowding around. and knowing that that will come true. and you go along your tables and you pick up every last one of them... and you tell them.... and walking away with a bit of that old stuff. that I don't need.... and it is getting on towards the end of the day and the market is getting ready to close..... And just then this great big vehicle comes along. and now I am free to buy new things.......... And at the side there is a big skip. and M carts it away. and wondering where that shooting star will land... a dumpster thing. And one by one you pick them up and you throw them into that great big rubbish bin......key-hypnosis. they land in there and they smash M and break..... taking some away.. things you really want. all those tables are bare. and lifts up the bin... Any you think..... And there are hands grabbing and people jostling and they are all lifting stuff....... little kids are trailing along. and there are a few broken old tired things left.. ..com © 2010 David Mason 282 www. and how better things have replaced them....... and when you are ready..... maybe where that shooting star will land......... now that you're free.. feeling really good and ready for the rest of the day. and you can begin to feel . And you can take as long as you want. to give it all away.. exactly as it should be...... throwing away stuff. friendly stars that guide Capability D travelers to a new destination.. wondering what Permission to else can now go on those tables..... you can be completely relaxed..... and in the meantime your mind is working... and when you are ready you can gradually come back to the present.key-hypnosis......... It's up to you really. so allow things to happen... and that lets you drift even deeper now. and you can think about what it was on those Memory tables and how good it is to just pick them up and throw them away..key-hypnosis....... and what exactly that wish will be.... seeing things from reframe. nothing will disturb you..... It's V really up to you now.......somewhere different.. loose and relaxed and comfortable. and the night sky and the stars... for as long as you want. allow yourself to drift off .. and as you do you realise that all those old things don't seem so important now. you can come back « Table of Contents David Mason www. changing.com . inside you are totally relaxed and comfortable.... But for now. and you can keep thinking about those things.. And you can continue resting and relaxing. there is no longer any problem. as if from a distance.. and nothing will bother you.... just the Behaviour way it should be... Reorientation Behaviour and while you are thinking about that. as long as some part of your mind I is quietly cleaning up that old stuff.... Nothing will bother you.. and let your mind go where it wants. the other side.... all that old stuff has been taken away one way or another. And you can enjoy that. and that wish that is going to come true for you....... and snuggle down into a comfortable position. . It's meant to let you do what you want. and began to nibble a tadpole..it's not a box.com . the 'JustSo' style of telling and the magical characters are designed to remind the listener of stories from childhood.. "Do you know who you are? That's what's important". The cat and the teddy bear One day a little teddy bear was sitting by a lake.. However..." "Wow" said the bear. and the listener is left to draw their own conclusions. another part of the mind is thinking about what the story means. smugly. At the heart of the metaphor is the concept of self limiting assumptions.. either." said the bear.. "That's not important".. the metaphor does not openly deal with this. "Anything you want?" David Mason 283 www. It is a child's story told to an adult. whenever a big important animal came along ..key-hypnosis. impressed. the little bear had one or two good friends among the birds and the other animals. " "It's not meant to be comfortable. never knew what to do.. just enjoying being relaxed and calm. but for some others. like an outsider.. said the cat with the large ears.. And while part of the mind is searching childhood memories.. actually. And the bear was thinking about this when a voice said "What would you like things to be like?" The bear looked around startled. it will trigger a successful search for unrecognised 'blocks' that neither the client nor the therapist knew were there.. watching.... "That's a funny looking box you're sitting on." the cat said.. and didn't know why. quietly watching what was going on. "How did you get here?" "That's not important. The strength of this kind of metaphor lies in its multilayered complexity. but never really felt part of it. and saw a cat with big floppy ears sitting on a low box. it's a book. the way cats do.. "Who are you?" said the bear.. "Oh this .The cat and the teddy bear Questioning Assumptions This anthropomorphic metaphor uses talking animals and elements of magic to get the point across in a non-threatening way. Some listeners will just dismiss the metaphor as an amusing story. The adventures of the teddy bear are told as actions. the little bear got flustered or embarrassed or said the wrong thing. The simplicity of the story. and to cause the listener to associate into a childhood state in which the client can start a mental search for events and images that match the story elements... at length.." The bear looked at the book for a while and said "It doesn't look very comfortable.. . and looked hard at the book over there.com . "Why not think of something else you would like to do?" said the cat. or maybe not. Surprised.." The bear thought and thought.."Mmmm" "And would it let me do anything I want?" asked the bear. And then all twelve baby ducks started crying and carrying on and in all the fuss and noise the bear forgot the instructions. the bear went over and peered into it. a family of ducks turned up. and sure enough.. there was something the bear had always wanted to do. and was busy trying to decide whether to ask about this thing or that thing. Just do as the book says... who was now deep in the weeds at the edge of the water searching for another tadpole "Just imagine what you want and the book will open at the right page.. and tripped over a tree root. And the book was closed... So the bear turned back and found the cat lying down contentedly scratching his belly with a stick.. "What do I do now?" wailed the bear. whoever you are!" the bear was off down the path to try it out. Just look at the instructions. David Mason 284 www.. Quick as flash the bear set off again down the path. So with a quick "Thanks.... The bear was elated.." said the cat through a mouth full of goldfish "I see you've managed to get it working. "Sure... "Simple." said the cat. It was obvious what to do. was it?. bustling along as fast as possible.key-hypnosis.... could. or was it?... "Oh dash and pepperpots!" said the bear.. determined to ignore all distractions... but never dared.. And just a few steps down the path. how to do an even more important thing the bear needed. "Ah. and again the exact instructions were right there..." "But I'm not sure what to do next. when the book popped open on its own. complaining noisily about missing goldfish." said the bear. So the bear thought and thought.." The bear peered at the book.. there were the exact instructions needed.." and going over those same old complaints soon drove the instructions clear out of that silly bear's head.. It was so simple. hopefully. "Why does this always happen to me? Why isn't the path kept clear the way it's supposed to be... it wasn't possible. and while the bear's woolly mind was busy wondering if the book might. the book suddenly flipped open. and apply them. nervously. .. You don't need me to tell you.. "You know." thought the bear and in a moment was scurrying down the path again. busy carving a flute out a fish bone.key-hypnosis.. dejected and miserable and now wet as well. and said. you should know how it works by now. blowing a few experimental notes on the flute all the while. and that silly bear started to think about getting home and worrying if the windows were open or not. " and left the bear to get on with it. pushing leaves aside and being very. The bear had hardly begun to think when the book flipped open again.when it began to rain. a few damp notes still hanging in the air. "Goodness.. so hard that it spun right round before settling back on the ground. "Well. The bear was making good progress. and before long was trudging back up the path again. took a long lazy stretch. « Table of Contents David Mason 285 www... And as the tune faded away. I wonder if maybe you are making an assumption here?" And the bear thought about it. very careful about roots..com . and realised the cat was right...."Back again?" said the cat. the cat looked over. I am getting good at this.. getting on towards doing the most important thing of all.. The bear found the cat settled comfortably in front of a cozy fire under a little shelter and trying out a new tune on the flute... . I I wonder if you can imagine.. Further life changes are suggested by visualizing skiing freely instead of repeating the bad habits. The Change Your Life metaphor compares bad habits to patterns of behavior like tracks in the snow.... At first there is fresh white snow..... but you don't have to go down them. D reframe and more than that. you don't have to choose to go right down.. every direction is as easy as any other direction. every time you set off you go down those tracks. You can choose whatever direction you want. because from the top of a hill... you can see the grooves.... without choices.... guide you. you are trapped in the same old behaviour.. to travel in the same way. Then the The Change Your Life metaphor visualizes coming off the mountain and into a cozy chalet filled with love and warmth. and V imagine it lying at your feel on that snow. The Change Your Life metaphor then does an NLP Reframe to change the tracks.. and changing bad habits often leads to changing your life. and you can choose to go right or left or even turn right round. you don't have to do the same behaviour. when you start out the skis automatically seek the groove you made and force you to go over the same ground again and again. changing your life... The more times you go over the tracks the more you learn the bad habits. And when you set off the skis leave a mark behind you. and you know that they lead you automatically until you don't even have to think about it.. making them deeper. to go over the tracks you made before. you might like to close your eyes.... the moment you choose to start from a different place. think about your problem...Changing Your Life This script is about change. you can decide to D reframe David Mason 286 www... D because you are not held back by those grooves any more. the tendency is to follow the previous trail. Habits can affect your life.. they have no power.... Set up the metaphor Current situation Capability Capability Behaviour Behaviour Capability Behaviour You know. every time you go skiing you are following the same tracks.... especially changing life habits. become deep and stop you from going anywhere but straight down those tracks... and at some point they stop being tracks and become a groove ..key-hypnosis... they are just grooves. And the next time you go skiing.. the moment you realize you are in the grooves. They help you..... and soon.. a little more permanent. the minute you see them for what they are. and go in a all options different direction......com . except the Reframing power of repetition. are you? And when you realise that.. look at the clean fresh snow.. you can travel anywhere. standing at the top of that hill.. showing exactly where you went and what you did.... you make the track in the snow a little deeper. BREAKING LIFE HABITS METAPHOR Sometimes a habit is like skiing. every direction is down. Finally the love is transferred to a physical feeling of contentment and the change is completed. and without realizing it. . because you are not in that groove any more.... D go round anywhere. people looking at you admiringly... that this is the way it was always meant to be.. snuggling down in bed.key-hypnosis. Because everywhere will just be clean fresh white snow.. that you are home.. and that could be real fun.... quite quickly actually. maybe with somebody's arms lead them into K around your body.... you looked great. trance [use as a lead in to the next metaphor or a formal induction ] David Mason 287 www... carving out the powder and seeing the snow arcing up. feeling the wind in your face. And just imagine what it would be like... and metaphor it is warm and cozy. and a beautiful day.. and inside there is a big fire going.. saying what a great run that was. as you make your way back to a chalet maybe.. D free to learn new things. and letting out a great yell of pure pleasure.... instead of letting the slope take you where it will.. your ski poles. those grooves will just fill up with problem V drifting snow. sliding along effortlessly.... and whizzing down and feeling powerful and in control and doing great big turns . and you can really enjoy that. Reinforcement having learned to ski. it was fabulous... and all the people round about applauding your wonderful unrestrained run down the snowfield. the place where you belong.. has it? And after while you get better and better at skiing and you begin to wonder why you ever thought you had to do that. feeling the speed and the power. are you? You can always use the groove if you want to .. and you know you have finally arrived home. reassurance but after a while.... the kiinesthetic place where you are wanted and respected...... with people you have chosen to be K feelings of there.....won't they? vanishes and after a while you won't be able to see it at all............. to do big bends and jumps..... Reframe and you can go in any direction............ And just imagine later on... and you can go in there and feel yourself being embraced and loved and hugged.com .... it's like it has never been I there. just roaring down the mountainside totally in control but allowing what wants to happen to happen.. just hurtling down somewhere.. And just imagine picking up your skis. trance and you can start to dream.... and acceptance now you are there for ever.. and it has no power over you then. letting it come...... couldn't it? To just let go of the past......... you can choose to slalom. feeling enjoying the feeling. and coming to the flat bit and just throwing your arms wide and throwing your break the old head back and laughing.. walking away.. anywhere....Capability Memory have fun..... And just pushing off with the poles. how good would that be? And I wonder what part of that you would enjoy the most? Because part of you D supposition knows that you can do that now. standing on the top of that hill now........... feeling cozy and warm. and just imagine now tucking the ski poles under your arms and crouching down and really going for it.. and end of V there are all the people you love in their.. com . You use the metaphor visualization to distract their mind and then lead them into a formal induction at the end.The Changing your Life metaphor script does not need a formal hypnosis induction before it is used.key-hypnosis.com © 2010 David Mason 288 www. « Table of Contents David Mason www. The hypnotherapist can simply start telling the story and the client will start going into trance. A hypnotic metaphor like this is a good way to put an analytical person into trance.key-hypnosis. as the owl walked on. The owl thought for a while and said "I can see that you have learned skills that are unique and useful to you. "I didn't mean to be rude. "Yes". said the owl. so he went up to him and said "How come you are fully dressed and everyone else is nearly naked?" "Oh" said the man. "that's the way I like it. just enjoying the sunshine and watching the waves roll in. when suddenly the water was full seals frolicking around and diving in and out of the waves. "And the fence?" asked the bear. and shook its fur dry before flopping down on the sand. but couldn’t let it go. "I can swim outstandingly well. David Mason 289 www.key-hypnosis. But I never expected to find a bear in a seal colony". And in the middle of that crowded beach was a man in a coat with a fence around him. The bear still did not understand the question. This one was crowded with humans. The seals began to swim ashore and throw themselves on the sand. But is that what you want?". you know". all sunbathing and reading and digging holes in the sand and all the other things that families do at the beach. said the bear. They lay there basking in the sun and rolling around without a care in the world. So one day. No other bear can swim as well as I do". said the owl. The Swimming Bear An owl was walking along a deserted beach one day. The bear trudged on for miles and came across another beach. politely.com . hauled itself out of the surf. And more and more seals began to come ashore and to the owl's surprise a bear came swimming in. "But is that what you want?'. the bear just couldn't stand it any more and set out in the direction that the owl went. The bear saw the owl watching and said 'What?' "Oh". said the bear. "It's a long story". and the question just wouldn't go away. It means I am never exposed". Time passed. The bear just had to speak to him. "What else could I need?" thought the bear. "but I was brought up among these seals and I have learned to survive among them. Actually I am quite proud of myself.The Swimming Bear Challenging Defensive Behaviour This metaphor is designed to challenge the listener to re-examine their assumptions. « Table of Contents David Mason 290 www. a lot of people ask about that. The secret is.com . No one can put up that fence faster than me". "But is that what you want?".key-hypnosis. I carry it with me everywhere. "Ah" said the bear. finally understanding the question."Actually. ..... that you were able to see down into that pond.. And here and there are clear patches on the bottom.... This script uses the metaphor of bubbles in a pond and gives several options for how the memory can appear. and as part of your mind is feeling that floaty..... and V each layer is laid down day after day by material falling from above. then..... floating...... leaves float slowly down..... year after year..... nothing is important.key-hypnosis.. drifting.... memories laid down in layers I wonder if you can imagine a pond or a small lake somewhere. fading in and out of focus. expanding as it goes.. and now and then a bright crystal bubble detaches. you notice here and there... And you can watch as another bubble detaches and rises......... a soft comfortable surface made up of layer upon layer.. if it accidentally slipped out of your pocket.] Pond metaphor. gently laying down a perfect history of events. V among gently waving plants and fish darting away....... like watching scraps D of an old movie. calming metaphor idea of depth reassure non swimmers! Metaphor of exposing the layers all memories are there waiting... with gentle ripples on the surface..... areas of flat lake bed .. becoming aware of all the things under the surface. M rising. Putting it away was a metaphor for her failing marriage... and where the M light shines the layers are illuminated.... a place where there is quiet water...... swimming effortlessly down through clear warm water... drifty.....com . shafts of light penetrating down into the water.Metaphysical Finding Lost Items Hypnosis has been used in recovering lost objects.. Light = understanding small inevitable change suggestions of incomplete images David Mason 291 www. knowing that nothing matters. forming a complete M record of everything that has happened to that pond.... in your mind.. And allow yourself to drift across the sands of time... Naturally. but it can only work where your mind actually knows where the missing thing is. things appear and disappear..... safe and secure. Target [Use an induction to trance from the Induction Collection.. and rises to the surface.. and imagine now. and her mind refused to let her 'find' the ring again.... and then could not find it.. Bubble Metaphor And as your mind drifts slowly around that place.......... wobbling and weaving its way to the surface uncertainly........ so it won't work. and those layers build up. way......... and clear V water underneath. The only cases where hypnosis actually works to remember lost things is where the mind has deliberately cut off the memory.. deeper and deeper. then there is nothing in your memory to recover... allowing the current to carry you this way and that. One famous case was where a woman put away her wedding ring. dust and sand drift down. floating..... another part of your mind is going through old memories.. just relaxing. . getting ready to rise up. and you can remember the fun and the laughter and the a bit of therapy So take a few moments now.. an image. and splits and joins and turns . Suggesting a form emerging Time is now Inevitability David Mason 292 www.... or your mind may spend some time examining the deepest recesses.. or a curtain drawn back.. Something about [mention here the thing that has been lost] And as you are lying there now... So just take your time now... Nothing is closed. to emerge. everything has a natural time..... everything is open.. And some things you find you have forgotten about and will make you May as well do Memory D feel good again..... And your mind is now starting on a process that will release that Behaviour thought......... Idea of needing release.... something you want to remember..... of old places and buried finding thoughts.... things' And you can allow yourself to be free to look in every part. waiting. to come out into the light... and somehow you know that it is ready now... You can look at it fearlessly. you are free to open doors and windows.... You are free to search through every part of your life.. and some of the things you find you might Behaviour just put away..... And when you have a memory.. you can start to describe what you are experiencing........ the knowledge of that something is becoming more firm.key-hypnosis. forming a definite shape.. Capability more clear to you.. things have happened.and in your mind.... until now. more reachable....... and nothing can stop D a bubble from rising through the water. laid Ready to come down in those layers long ago. hearing these words......... breathing gently. ready to be seen. and some things you find you have been looking for for a D long time. and suggest indirect Memory M suddenly reveals a clearing.. like an itch you can't get to. something there And your mind is now free to search all the memories..... up out of the depths. you can become aware of another bubble that is ready to detach. searching metaphors for Memory M through the memories of months and years...... for those things allow 'other Capability that are missing....... D beginning to come out from where it has been held....... Focus on the missing object And there is something that has been nagging in your mind..com ... Allow the client time to go through memories.... Capability M OK to look you are free to open boxes and cupboards.. and be open to whatever is rising up presupposition Memory M through those layers of memory... it is time to D come out now... letting one thing suggest Memory connect to another.. and other things that you need to find as well. ready to come out....... multiple routes And sometimes a path leads on...... approaches or like a door suddenly opens... and that bubble D up is now feeling the pressure to rise....... Give the client time to work allow your mind to roam over all those memories............ a feeling.... something like when you have a word on the tip of M your tongue.. like a bubble. and paths can lead to unexpected places.. .......... and for some of them it will feel like a weight coming off your shoulders. and allow your mind to clear.. definitely yes or definitely no.... ready for the rest of your day and feeling refreshed and relaxed..... and the thought can emerge in a few minutes. that there is nothing there. So when you are ready. you can start counting..... give a way out of the search Capability D might appear when waking Capability Capability Capability Behaviour D D D might appear after sleep Clear away the uncertainty D Closure D allow some peace of mind « Table of Contents David Mason 293 www.... the memory will emerge clear and bright like the dawn. If nothing comes.. in your mind... And you will know...... all the new photos that will come... remembering the good times. [Allow sufficient time..... so that when you wake up in the morning..com ......com © 2009 while we are here... and then let go.......... or it may be that your mind will come to the definite realisation that you don't have the memory you thought you should have. and thing that were possible..... So be open to whatever bubbles up .. enjoying what used to be and looking forward to the new albums....... a flash of insight... And another breath. life can be so good when you look at it that way. that's good. There is such a lot to look forward to . you will just feel free.... and the memory will make itself known to you. you will be back in the present....... places.. and when you have something.. David Mason www.... so one way or the other things will become clear.. and things that were loose and vague will become certain..... or maybe your mind works best during the night..key-hypnosis..... Reorientation So now [ClientName] just take a deep breath. and knowing about not knowing is a form of knowing..] [If they haven't spoken by the end of the period.. as it happens. and move on.. And then you can count from five up to one... and enjoy life...... and you are free to look at all those pictures now.. and that's another good thing...] And when you are ready to go on you can raise a finger or a thumb and we can go on. the people.. and put away the things you do not need any more. you will remember what it is you want to remember......... and when you get to one... that's right.......good times..key-hypnosis. you now know for sure.. describe what you are experiencing. And that process may take a few minutes or maybe a few hours... or your mind may be busy working in background. emerge in your mind in an unexpected moment. and you can stop worrying about it... and some of them just feel like flicking through an old photo album. . David Mason 294 www... that's good... The first section is an extended induction with multiple deepeners to ensure depth of trance.. just allow yourself to completely relax.. that's OK. Like all past life hypnotic sessions. And this time let go all the tension in your shoulders and in your arms. and hold it.. you don't have to feel you must stay there. Just let it go. is just take a deep breath.. that's fine. let go all the tension you can.. [clientname]...key-hypnosis. Are you ready to go into trance? Yes. just allow yourself to be comfortable. Just make yourself comfortable... Now take another deep breath and hold it.. Then a safe place is established. The client is then regressed to childhood in this life to ensure that the client can regress and knows what to expect. It is very.. Are you feeling comfortable? Yes. Finally the client is taken beyond this life into a place where past lives can safely be experienced. However the format is fairly simple and it is hard to go wrong. That's very good. and as you let it go this time just really relax.. just become aware of your breath going in and out of Self induction Now just resume breathing normally. Take a deep breath. The only thing you need to be careful of is leading the client... And now take a third deep breath and hold it..... that's good... What are your shoes like?' implies there are shoes. It is better to ask 'And become aware of your feet... So take a deep breath and hold it.. just let that go...Past life regression script Past Life Regression is a fascinating aspect of hypnosis. I will actually... What do you see?'. Every PLR session will be different so a script can only suggest a structure for how to proceed. Yes set Yes set Yes set Invoke the parasympathetic response Permission bind And as you breathe. it is a fascinating insight into the human mind's secret abilities. Yep. Asking 'Look down at your feet. and then when you let it go. that's OK .. The client is offered three opportunities to experience previous lives and then gets an option to find out what the place between lives is like.... The following script describes how one client experienced her past lives. If you want you can lower the chair back.com . very easy to imply things in the way you give instructions... and when you are in trance... What I would like you to do now. if you want to scratch your nose or whatever you want to do.. OK.. That's good. Induction section You can let your mind relax OK [clientname]. if you want to move. This client's preferred mode of going back was drifting in a boat. ..your nose..key-hypnosis... while another part of your mind is aware that you are already going into trance... relax more... just feel yourself supported in that chair. You don't have to do anything except just allow yourself to lie in that chair feeling warm and relaxed and comfortable.. and ONE nearly at the bottom... and there's been meals childhood and fights and laughs and candles and Christmas trees and Easter eggs. and just become aware of the feeling of the chair against your back and against your head. just being aware of that breath.... isn't it? And I wonder if you can imagine a big old house somewhere. and SEVEN more relaxed. and just feel yourself going down and down. more and more relaxed. and TWO nearly there.. and in that house.. and you can go into trance and you can relax.... and in the David Mason 295 www... and it’s a happy house.. you can say to yourself. and you can just let yourself go. more comfortable.... and every breath is still making you more and more relaxed. more and more relaxed. and just Deepener imagine yourself sinking into a big fluffy mattress.. deeper and deeper. and you can deepener begin to go down those stairs now. and you can think about that as you go deeper and deeper. and you are lying in that chair breathing Dissociation gently.. and you can go down that staircase. warm and safe and feeling really good about yourself........ and with every breath out..when you are feeling nicely relaxed.... listen.. safe and warm. and how comfortable that can be. that's very good.. you can become more relaxed.. Deeply relaxed.... and part of you can stay aware if you want to and the other part can allow itself to go deeply and deeply into trance .......... and THREE deeper and deeper... nothing... and you don't have to do anything [clientname] ... and the sound of my voice. that's very good to do that ... and then maybe you can become aware of the fabric under your fingertips... and now just allow your eyes to close when you are ready. just allow your breathing to slow down.. and we will count them down together.each step is taking you deeper breathing rate down... and with every breath out... down and down... and memories children running around laughing... you can hear a voice in your head saying.. and behind that door there is something wonderful...... being supported. that's good...... there's a staircase.. and go on..... becoming aware of the chair.... more relaxed......... going down the first step.. And inside that house. and EIGHT . and there can be a handrail... And I wonder if you can imagine yourself sinking into that chair. you don't have to.. So TEN... and with every breath you sink deeper into it... and SIX feeling completely pace with relaxed.. you don't have to think.. slowly.. And the house has seen prime with parties and weddings and christenings and funerals... and after one there's just ZERO.. and it's got doors and windows and a fence and maybe there's trees.................. deeper and deeper..... and just feel Kinaesthetic yourself as if you are lying on a big fluffy blanket.com . and people coming home and going out.. or marble.. or carpeted...... and NINE down again.......... anything you want. generations of people have grown... that's right......... and going deeper and deeper........... because at the bottom there Countdown is a door. and part Deepener of your mind is wondering whether you are going to go into trance. and how comfortable you can induction feel.. and going down your throat.... that's right. that's good.. and FIVE deeper and deeper. more at ease. and that staircase can be wooden.... ... they've been having a sort of party. that's good.. and you can see them clapping and you can hear the sound... and you can feel yourself going deeply into that warm...... and there are people there case there is an who you haven't seen for a long time.. like a leaf carried by the wind. OK.. down and down...... and its just hanging in black.. and when you are in front of that door and you are ready to go on I would like you to signal to me by moving a finger or a thumb that just lets me know that you are ready to go on. and any thoughts that come into your mind you can just watch them wander away. And can you open that door? Safety check Yep. What colour is that door? ....... nothing is important.. and every one that you love is in that room.... or a parent.... and they stop and they look round later...... . and in that A Place of room there are hundreds and hundreds of people... a feeling of nothingness.. and is there anything else about that door? It's got a round white knob......... total release.. you don't have to do anything. down and down..... drifting left and right and right and left..... on a dark night. and they David Mason 296 www. I would like you to open that door now and go through it .. velvety blackness..... and when you go through that door you find yourself in a large room. they are not important. or the rain against a window in a far off place... My voice can be Dissociation the sound of the wind in the winter long ago.. or a great grand parent..... It's white... and my voice can become anything you want it to be.... and they begin to applaud.. floating and swirling... in that room there is acceptance and everyone you know and like.... and support is everyone who loves you. and you don't have to think... Safe place section There is a safe place for you always And now I would like you to find yourself in front of a door. you can feel the pleasure.key-hypnosis. A round white knob.. Confirmation [slight twitch of thumb] of trance That's fine. and my voice can be the sound of a leaf blowing across an empty street. floating.and everyone who knows and likes you. round and round.. and there's no wall.... and you can feel your self drifting down.they have regression been talking and eating and drinking......com . Thank you. and does that door Clean language open inwards or outwards? Inwards. just hanging in black and there's no wall.. and established in there are people there who you meet every day.. And can you go through that door? Safety check Yeah... White..... and when you into that room they all turn round and they stop during the doing what they were doing.safe..centre of that zero there is a warm velvety blackness..... and my voice can be the voice of a teacher.......... and they all smile.... It opens inwards. and there are people there who have abreaction passed away.. . It’s a place where you can be anything you want to be. and on the bank of the river you can see a Regression happy scene. you are getting smaller. and you feel such a feeling of warmth and acceptance.are all smiling and they begin to come forward... and you can sense the water.... and there's a breeze blowing along. and make your way to another door.. and the path goes left and right and right and left.. and a gentle breeze riffles the smooth water.. you can hear the crunch of the gravel.... and maybe it's real and maybe it's just a feeling... and this is the place where you can feel completely safe... thirteen. and you can watch yourself enjoying that scene. Childhood recall section You can access forgotten memories And you continue on. perhaps.. you can see a time when you were really enjoying yourself at back to late that age....... and I am running back... and you can feel your arms and legs getting smaller. and some hug you and kiss you..and look at those people... and know that they are there to support you.. off a river.. and you wave and they wave back. And that's a good thing..... and as you walk up the path you can feel the stones under your feet..... and there's a jetty.... and you climb into that boat. And you go out through that door and you find yourself on a gravel path. the sun comes out.. and the more that boat goes down stream.....just for that. and you feel so good... and even just thinking about that place makes you feel good inside... totally accepted........ or twelve or maybe fourteen or some age like that... that makes you feel safe and relaxed. and as it goes....... and you begin to drift. family and friends and all the other things. and lie down on the cushions. eleven. something childhood like that.... [clientname]? There's just me there. and comes to a stop.. where you can do anything you want to do and you will be accepted and supported.... in any way you can. and they go back to talking and eating.. and in that boat there are large cushions. returning back to class.. [client name]? Mmm What's going on there... and you can turn round....... and as you lie there. you can feel yourself changing. and you lie in the boat... and they put there arms around you ... getting younger and younger.. wrapping my jersey around my waist . and be accepted. and you can smell country air............. and you end up by a riverside........ and it comes to a stop at a time when you were eleven. That's right And now I would like you to thank those people and just send out love to them... Can you see that scene now..and I have just gone for a run.. and you can see that scene now.. you can feel yourself getting lighter...... somehow.. the door to the outside..... shrinking. David Mason 297 www...com . and the boat drifts into the bank of the river......... and there's a boat tied up there. supported by. and you feel a gentle rocking. it feels like the boat starts to slowly go downstream. isn't it? Mmmm..key-hypnosis.. that all these people love you for who you are. some time round about twelve....... And what colour is the room? Blue. And what's the teacher's name? Ah. Yep And how old are you? Twelve....... and once again you have a happy childhood scene and you can see that scene. Some other kids.. that's good. see-saw. Miss Pondy[? unclear] And where is this? Green Bay It's in Green Bay..... and this time its much further back.... You're playing with playdough and eating it.. And how old are you? Three Successfully completed age You're three.there's lots of people. really enjoying things.. ... this time. And are you happy? Yeah.. Twelve.key-hypnosis. There's water......and what else about that room? mmm. I don't know what it is.and eating it... and what else? I have playdough. coloured. and let that boat drift away again.. bluey sky. Is there anyone else there? Some other kids. you are three or four Back to earlier or five or maybe some other age like that.... uhuh... Can you see it? mmm And what is that? I'm at kindergarten You're at kindergarten. the teacher.. but you can see it... green grass....com ... Let your mind clear... OK.... The room is blue. and it's time when you were happy as a little girl ..... and once again it bumps gently against the bank....... regression testing David Mason 298 www... and that boat drifts down and down.... and there's water. and what are you feeling? Mmmm So you are in Green Bay and your jersey is wrapped around your waist and you are running back to school... And there is a playground outside..... .. and that boat turns round and begins to drift backwards..... and you can enjoy colours and shapes and sizes and anything you want. everything else is irrelevant.key-hypnosis...... that's good.. and you can feel yourself drifting down and down....... and when that mist clears.Start of past lives section You can experience other lives Now allow your mind to clear.... and you can forget about Clear the mind everything else.. being carried in that transparent water.. Are you alone or are there other people there? I don't know......... so if you leave the boat and allow your mind to go back. and you can choose one direction to go.. or maybe more... It's dusk..... allow your mind to wander far and wide.. so now I would like you to choose the direction that seems right to you.... and you might be surprised at what wonderful things come up.. and in that scene there's a bridge... you will be going back into a time before you were born... David Mason 299 www. fire..... and half way across that bridge there's a mist. and you can go across that bridge.. so begin now and take a few childhood moments to really enjoy that wonderful feeling of total relaxation and bliss memories .. like the mist. and in your mind you can imagine your some part of you going down deep into that water.. and you can look over the side of the boat. You are outdoors....... and it swirls around you. going back and back...... you just say 'yes' Yes. Is it day or night? Dusk..... Are you indoors or outdoors? I'm outdoors.. the only thing you need to do is to listen to the sound of of actual my voice......... And now that boat begins to drift again ... and when you are ready.. drifting this way and that.. and really allow your mind to clear. a fog. a cloud. and it appears in your mind there's a scene.. and now I want you just to take a moment. you will see a scene from another time. past and inside that mist you will feel pulled in one particular direction. outdoor tables and chairs. and relax and just notice your breathing ... for it to connect to .. That's good. and find yourself in another time and another place...... and you can go back before you were born.. Tables and chairs . Do you want to go back to a time before you were born? Safety check Yes. looking down into that fresh clear crystal water. and how that makes you feel so relaxed.. Now allow your mind to go back ..that fog.. part of the mist. household. and as you go across that bridge you go into that mist.. and all you can see is mist. another place. First Past Life That's good... down into that deep dark water. OK.when you are back in the past. and just be aware of that gentle air going in and out......com . and Bridge to the you find yourself floating with the mist...... and you can go on that bridge.. back to the time when you were born. seeing deeper and deeper. You can see animals.. totally weightless.......... Describe what you can see.. Animals.. . and how are you dressed? Flowing natural fibre dress. Big print. curving.. And why is Eek! Leading! a fourteen year old girl praying for life? I don't know if I am a girl... And what happens next? People are coming out.. So you are fourteen year old boy in 1769 reading a book with big print and leather binding.. And do you know what year it is? 1769.....com .....And what is going on? Quiet... there's a bridge to the building.. I just watch them... You're praying for life.... So are you a girl or a boy? I think I am a boy. It's quiet How old are you? Fourteen Look at your feet. and they are just moving.. You're standing and you've got a book.. And so you are praying for life in 1769 in Scotland or Ireland. and a leather cover.. just watching. David Mason 300 www. It's in Ireland or Scotland.. There's a table and chairs and a fire and it's very quiet..... down the. there's a moat.. past leaves.. and I'm standing... A flowing natural fibre dress.. You've got sandals...... stone... You're praying... And what happens next? I'm watching.key-hypnosis. by the edge of the path through the forest . And describe what happens as the people are coming out. And then what happens? Ahhh.... there's...... And the people ignore you...big writing. Praying for all life.. and what are you praying for? Life. I've got a book.... old writing...uhuh....... big writing Old writing.I don't want them to see me... And why do you have that book? I'm praying. it's quiet.. And is there anything else about that situation? There's a stone building. They ignore me... It's like a Bible.. What are you wearing? Leather sandals. they just carry on going. And where is this place? Ireland or Scotland........ ... I would like you to move forward in time until it's the day that that boy dies.. there's a minister. like earth. I'm just looking at her hair........ Yes. fire.. pots.. And what happens after that eclipse? I just sit. now. like earth and things. Now I would like you to move forward in time again in that same life. it's like a kilt.key-hypnosis.... I would like you allow your mind to go to another time..... David Mason 301 www. Yes.. So it's a special day for the sun... And what is special about this day..what's going on.. You think they are going to hurt you... Outdoors in day . later on in that boy's life. describe what is happening. dirt floor... we are going to move on from that situation. long flowing on the bottom. and what else? Grave look on him. or this time? It's the sun.. pitched roof..... thing around my waist..... Outdoors....and this big spoon. Yeah I'm waiting. like an eclipse. I don't see her face.. and a long. sick.. to some really important event in that life... and when you have that event... Now I'd like you to allow that person to become aware of your presence... And how old is he? Forty two... OK. light cottony.. and the medicine.... Describe the marriage... and you are there just before he dies.. watching.. Are you indoors or outdoors? Outdoors.. for it... Is it day or night? Day. and you can be somehow in the place where he dies.. say "Yes".. I'm getting married. the house is made of... I've got red wrapped around my shoulders. Day. long sleeves..... Why don't you want them to see you? I think they are going to hurt me... like an eclipse.. That’s good.. You’re getting married. a special day for the sun.. Is there anything else important about that scene? Nah. Forty two He's dying. Ok.And you don't want them to see you....... Waiting for the eclipse... like earth and wood.. OK.com .... there's lot of people..... Uhuh... the girl's got long wavy golden hair... This lady is trying to help him. It's outside . a white dress.... compounded.and his kids around..... He's in bed. sandals..... just getting that message or lesson or whatever. Crossing the river... he's looking at me.. and you have been to one life. and he's strong. I'm going into the town. it could be anything. and once again you see another scene. walking. or learn. I just keep walking.... looking down on the tree and the river leading to the sea. Second Past Life That's fine. to really take from that life whatever that person wants to give you.. by the sea... Me ..... There's a man with me..com ...............key-hypnosis......... but he couldn't help it...... I am up high... And you can keep that to yourself. now I don't know if that person has got a message for you...... I think a horse..... or understand... and you can go anywhere you want...... looking at him from the back...it's leading to the sea..because that person has asked you to be here... or a wooden buggy thingy.. it's a small village... and contact another life? Yes. and understanding what you need to be told. or someone else.. And what is happening? ..... There's a river.. Alright... do you want to go back into that mist. looking at it from above.. I'm on top of something. and looking back over that short life...... see anything you want. he's big... be anyone you want....... so you are going to that place.. and when that scene appears for you.. or you can choose to tell yourself later. the mana. he's going across the river first. and he's struggling... but you have been called there for a reason..... he's getting me across and I'm on top of something... the soul... and you can choose to remember it or you can choose to just take it in internally.......... just going to that place.. he's got long hair.... he's got a beard... struggling to get across the river.. you can begin to describe what you are seeing and what you are doing and what is going on. in that cloud.. I don't know. and that person has asked you to be there for a reason. so now I would like you to get in touch with the essence. and when you have done that. I'm watching him.... and it could be a message or a story or a memory .. and you find yourself back in that mist.... It feels fair 'cos he died young left his family. you don't need to say anything.... now allow your mind to clear.. I keep seeing that man....... he's got a blanket over his shoulder... and you have done that you can signal by moving a finger or maybe a thumb and we can go on.. or some skill you can have........ going to the village And what happens next? I keep walking.. it's wide. So allow yourself to drift in that mist until you find that the mist clears for you. and once again you are floating around... And you can learn from that person's life..... and so now spend some time. All right.. walking ahead of me.... something.. And how old are you? Don't know And do you know where you are going? A town. and we're going. I think he is David Mason 302 www. looking down .... whatever word you understand it by..... crossing the river first and.. or a lesson... secret. ... and it's my husband and I feel safe with him.. and you can go and become that woman.... for helping This client seems to mishear several questions David Mason 303 www. I just see her standing there with this.. I miss him..... She looks alright [surprised]. [Father's age?].. [long silence] Allow the scene to fade.......... big features. on my dress and I've something around my shoulders. and there's no houses around it...... with a bell... I ran away. big strong man.. floating above it somehow .... I go back with my mum and dad. wide. It's creamy with a sideways gable roof.. that scene fades away... falls..... the people.. reddish.......key-hypnosis....... I go home.. there's no fences.. and you can move on in that life to a time when something else really important happened in that life.. he goes ahead....... that's what he's doing... I do live there... lines...... he looks after me.. curling in and out from one another...... you always get a gift. so she is getting run over..... I want to stay....... it’s earthy street...... the things running her over.in that same life.. there's a house.. because whenever you touch another life.... she's still standing there.... seeing what's going on.. away... big face..... Makes him sad.. the bell is sort of hanging like from a wooden. streets are off a main street .. me.. I'm teaching... must be. Um. And how old are you? Fifty something....... windows. the ladies are wearing dresses with things over their head.. Ahh... but I don't go back..... thing over her head and she has got a shirt and skirt on.My dad dies.. they are rich... and once again you can be there... people know him....... and when you are there. it's her heart..... he's building and I'm cooking. My parents come... I don't know what happens. Um....com . my dad's not well. and things tied around head.....my.. when she was alive. I leave him...... look after my dad...... it's not running her over.. I won't go.. and you can learn what she learned from that long life.... big... I stay with my Mum. I don't see him again. it's the day when that woman dies.. and maybe there's a skill or a message or something else she wants to give you.. long brown ringletty hair. describe what is going on.. she wants.. he builds. like a chain.. is dying... and I talk to the children. helping people... like a hat.. it's green around it. allow your mind to clear and now drift forward in time.. brown hair.... her heart.. I'm teaching the children and he's building.. Um.... street's not concrete ...... She's just standing there. I'm too young. And once again there is a reason for you touching this life.... late thirties. shawls... helping people build their houses.. and when you have a clear image of that you can describe it.. he looks about thirty.... I don't want to go... and you can move on in that life.. it's a brown church.. I don’t think there's any children.. I've got.. Allow that scene to clear. something that you can take a lesson from... I can't have any children......... a green clearing of some grass and.... mainly I just want to look at him. I'm a woman and I've got this dress on with this pattern like an interlocking . standing on a road..... she's clutching her chest...... I go ...... but still able to understand and communicate..... no.. that's your reward for being there... husband. there's no kids...[weeps] . [deep sigh] I keep seeing.... I just stay with my mum... there's no plants or anything.. a church... steeple thingy. and I live there. I think. falls to the ground.... them share... for joining them in giving the girt... and that gift can be anything... you will know what it is... and you can accept that gift... and take it with you as you move on... and look back on that life and be glad that she lived... Third Past Life And now you find yourself back in that mist again... in that mist where there is nothing and everything... in that mist where there is no time and no place and no now... where everything is possible... And do you wish to go from that mist to find another life ... another place... another time? Yes. Once again in your own way and your own time... allow that mist to clear... and describe what you have this time... Indian village... I'm a girl... woman... teenager... seventeen... I've got... skin clothes... leather... My... hair... plaited... one side right ear... plait over right ear... symbols hanging from my ear... I can see my profile... skin clothes covering all of me... animal skin... feet covered... wrapped around me... clear skies... tall trees... it's cold... Lots of people... fire... cooking on the fire... my mother is coming... calling me... out of um... like a... house... like a flap... she's opening the flap... she's calling me... going in there... she's talking to me and my dad's in there.. telling me I am going in a ceremony... betrothal...no, what's that... courtship... not speaking English... [chants] He a ma fo e ra ... it's like ...I do as I am told... I want my parent to be... all I know is I respect my parents... My dad's got on covered leather clothes and there's designs on those.. It's red... red... It's red like a... like a triangle but without the bottom half... so it comes down from his neck... and there's a red... circle within the triangle... semi circle joining to the triangle there's red in there... He's got some short hair on the top of his head there's long hair... and he's got a hook nose... and my mother's got a clear face... open face... she's not very old... she's small... I am bigger than her... My dad's bossy... she doesn't want to do though ... I am her only child but I have got lots of brothers and sister... nieces and nephews... big family... we go outside... there's men returning... the women are coming out... they've got food... the men are bringing animal meat... getting off horses... some coming to me... to me but past me... I don't want to interact... I leave... I go into the bush... I have hidden feelings... talking to the trees... in my mind I am talking to the trees... I am asking the sky and the sun to tell me... taking... energy ... movement... scooping up the earth... I want him... he has a wife... so I can't have him...he has a wife... he comes to me and he's passed me... I want to go away... he keeps coming to me and past me... getting in a canoe... going... a waterfall... drowning... drowning... Allow that scene to fade.. just allow that scene to face once again... go forward in that life to the day before you die... and the day you die... the hour you die... and once again you can be there at a remove... and you can describe what you are seeing at the end of that life... I see her standing... she's looking at me... can't ... pretend... avoiding each other... pretend... we... she knows and I know that they are going to put me in the courtship... So once again you can join with that life... and learn a lesson or a skill... or David Mason 304 www.key-hypnosis.com an idea or something else... and once again that life will be grateful for a visit and give you a gift to take away with you... The place between lives and this time... you can go with this life as it ends... and you can watch and you be there and you can follow... and now you go along with that life after the life has left the body... and just for a few brief moments you can experience what it is to be between lives... and I wonder if you can experience that... now. And if you are experiencing that now you can describe what it is to be between lives... It’s light... warm... it's warm... colours changing purple blue... white... joining... joining together... lakes... and moving sky... someone's... holding my hand... my left hand... talking to me... happy to see me... what I've done... saying I've done well... but I was trying to get away... I don't understand... I didn't mean to hurt myself... said I was still brave... going off on my own... it was still courage... surrounding me... putting their ... hands on me... It's a circle ... I am in the middle of the circle... and there's light... and they are glowing and they are putting their hands on me... Looks like a ring of people... they can all reach me... so it's about eight...ten... ten people and I am glowing too... It's my grandmother... it's my mother... it's my son... it's my auntie... that's a grandfather... it's my grandmother... it's my friend... it's my friend... my babies... It's another ring of people... outside of them... it's another ring... it's another ring... everyone's there that I want... it's light... they are happy... I think I didn't do too good, but they are happy... Reorientation section You can bring back something from that past time Now allow your mind to clear again... just allow your mind to totally clear... in a moment I am going to touch you on your forehead... and that touch is just to indicate to you that it is time to come back to the here and now... when I touch you on your forehead you will be back in that place where the mist and the fog is... touching your forehead now... [touches] Go back to that place where the mist and the fog is... and from there you can go safely and securely back up through that crystal clear water and back up to the boat...and you find yourself lying in that wonderful comfortable boat... and you are lying on cushions... and you drift out into the sunshine... and you find yourself drifting along... being carried by the current... until you find yourself once again at that jetty... and the boat nudges in there... and you tie it on to the jetty and you jump out... and there's the gravel path and you hear your feet crunching on the gravel and you can feel the gravel under your feet and the trees... and as you walk away from that you see a road up ahead... and so you leave the gravel path and you go onto the road... and you start walking along the road and you realise this is the road you walk along every day... this is your every day road that leads to your house... and as you walk along you can think of all the things that you talked about today and all the things you experienced and remembered... and the lessons and the skills and the gifts you got... and maybe you can begin to wonder how to use those gifts... what would be David Mason 305 www.key-hypnosis.com best... or maybe you will just keep them... because you have touched other lives and they have touched yours... and you have a long long life to live and many other things to do ... and I think you can see your long life stretching ahead of you... a life of happiness and success... a life of achievement, friends and family... a life where you look after yourself... healthy eating and exercise... a life where you take intelligent risks and get on and do things that no one ever thought you could... that you never thought you could.. It's a wonderful life stretching endlessly before you... like a long summer's afternoon... and with that thought in mind... you can begin to come back to the present and I am going to count from five up to one... and when I get to one... not yet... when I get to one... you'll be back in the present feeling great... and remembering everything that happened vividly... so beginning to count now... FIVE... FOUR beginning to feel feelings coming back into your toes and fingers... THREE... getting ready for a big stretch and a smile... TWO eyelids fluttering... head moving face laughing smiling... ready to come back... ONE EYES OPEN... back to the present. David Mason www.key-hypnosis.com © 2007 « Table of Contents David Mason 306 www.key-hypnosis.com The Magician’s Chair This little script is a very flexible way of using the client’s feelings of spirituality or ancestral connection as a way to progress into therapy. The script is simple and nonspecific so it can be adapted to match whatever culture the client comes from. It links to personal beliefs in magic and spirits and sets up the client to be open to imaginary experiences. It can be used as an introduction to regression or visualisation or past life regression. Use your normal induction to put the person into a light trance and then use the script to set the scene: THE POWER OF MAGIC... And I wonder if you can imagine walking along a path somewhere….in a land far away from here… and the path is going through some trees…. past green fields… on a lovely day… and you are walking along and you feel very young…. And you are enjoying the day… and as you walk along you gradually realise that you are not quite sure where you are…and you look around And suddenly the air changes…. things seem to change colour…. to shimmer… like time has shifted…. And you notice by the wayside… a pile of stones… big boulders tumbled there…. and when you look at them you can see that they are formed like a kind of chair…. and you go across there… and all the stones are covered in carvings…. runes and markings…. old ancient things carved into the rock…. And you just feel compelled to sit in that chair….and you sit in that stone chair …you can feel the carvings under your fingers …you run your fingers round the shapes… and as you do… a change comes over you… .and you feel yourself drifting away…. letting go…. your whole body sags and relaxes and your mind empties… like you have been transported to another time, another place…. far away from here…. [as a lead in to REGRESSION] And you find yourself a child again… back in that house you grew up in…. etc. or [as a lead in to VISUALISATION] And there is a shimmering in the air…. And you feel as if you have been suddenly transported to a different place…. And in front you… you can see an image forming… and as you watch you see yourself…. Several years from now… and there is a house… and you are outside a house…. etc V Dissociation V Time Confusion V Ancient Magic metaphor Action causes change D David Mason 307 www.key-hypnosis.com or [as a lead in to PAST LIVES] And as you drift away in your mind, you feel yourself being drawn back in time… to another place… another life…. Back to the place where there is no time… and you find your self at one end of a bridge… and the other end is shrouded in mist…. Do you want to go into that mist?…. to go back to what might lie beyond? « Table of Contents David Mason www.key-hypnosis.com © 2009 David Mason 308 www.key-hypnosis.com Alien Abduction UFO Experience Alien abduction and UFO abduction are difficult problems for therapists. This Alien Abduction script shows how to use the person's own belief system to not only remove the abduction fear, but to change the alien abduction experience into something positive. Reports of alien abductions come from all over the world. The script puts the abducted person back into an experience similar to the original alien abduction. Then a messenger figure takes the abductee to a special place to meet their alien abductor again. The true reason for the abduction is then explained. The abductee then undergoes a transformation in their mind, is given a reward, and everything is reset back to the way it is supposed to be. Hypnotic Induction [use your normal induction] Set up the incident Allow your mind to think back now... to a location where something strange happened to you before... and now imagine you are in a car... on a lonely road... and something doesn't seem quite right... and you are Memory reminded of another experience you have had... and as you are traveling along... you begin to notice a difference in the light... and there is a strange effect... in the air... ... everything around you has a feeling of being detached... unreal... it's almost as if a bubble has formed around the car... and there are two realities... the world inside the bubble ... and the world outside the bubble.... and as the feeling intensifies... the world outside the bubble gets further away... and inside that bubble.... things expand... and now the bubble is huge... and there is only you and the car... and everything else seems so far away... Set up the meeting and up ahead on the road... a point of light appears... and it begins to expand... and it is getting brighter now.... and a figure appears like a shadow against that light... and gradually the outline of the figure is getting bigger... more distinct... and as your eyes adjust.... you can make out a figure in front of you... dressed in old fashioned stuff... you gradually become aware of something in your mind.... that turns into a voice... and the voice is in a strange language... but somehow you can understand what it is saying.... and you hear the words forming.... 'Welcome.... I have been waiting for you... I am your guide... the Messenger... I am here to bring you into the Presence ... ' and as you hear those words.... you feel yourself going deeper and deeper... you feel you are detaching from everything... and you hear words forming in your mind.... Dissociation Dissociation Deepener David Mason 309 www.key-hypnosis.com 'Come with me... there is much to do...' Place of transformation and the figure starts to move away and beckons you to follow... and you are going down a rough path... then through some trees.... and as you go deeper you feel a sensation as if you are passing through some sort of barrier... that you are now entering another dimension... and everything has a strange dream like sense about it... the figure guides you to a gap in the trees.... and there you see a solid rock wall... and then there are some lights dancing around... and when you look again... there is an opening in the rock... and the figure goes in... and turns and beckons... and again you hear the voice in your mind... 'Come... be not afraid... this has been foretold.... Enter' and you find yourself entering a cave... a huge place cut out of the rock... and everywhere there are shining crystals... crystals in the rock... and then you realize that it is not rock... the crystals are glowing and fading... K performing some mysterious function... emitting powerful pulses... that you can feel in your body... taking control.... and you are losing the will to resist... Meet the Alien and the figure leads you on... past objects you don't understand... V and you are led to a sort of chair shape.. and the voice says... 'Relax in that now.... ' and you feel yourself becoming more relaxed than you have V ever been... every muscle letting go... and it is as if something is draining all the energy out of you.... leaving you limp and unable to move.... and yet your mind is clear... clearer than it has ever been.... and you become aware of being transported... and passing through time and K space and energy... and then once again... you are in the presence of one of those beings... Memory V the beings that took you before... and you feel the beings inspecting you... examining you.... you feel a K presence deep in your mind.... and the voice in your mind says 'We meet again... I know you....' A and part of you longs to answer... but you feel unable to move... to speak... and the voice says 'My master ordered me to bring you here.... the master wishes me to speak to you... to apologize... you were never meant to leave with any memory of what happened to you... that was a A mistake... We can see that you were harmed... and we seek only understanding... our mission here is not to harm... but to observe... to find out... ' 'We thank you for your help... and my master says to tell you that your part is finished now... you will never be called on again... and we will not burden your mind further... you can now go about your life... free A from concerns... you will never see us again... there will be no more contacts... this we guarantee' 'You have been brought here to be given that message... to realize that you have been part of some greater scheme of things... but the nature of that will not be revealed until the time is right... ' Anticipation Reassurance add mystery Deepener acknowledge previous experience Assurance of no further contacts leave some mystery David Mason 310 www.key-hypnosis.com communicating who knows what. an easiness in your brain. and the Messenger indicates that you are to follow. and one crystal is glowing in a steady color..... sensations rippling through your body...... put your hands around the crystal.. to take up your normal activities.. and there you see objects and shapes.. that something has changed for you................. ' and you are led to mouth of the cave. and you become aware of many things.key-hypnosis. where the crystals are thickly clustered.. relieved and relaxed K and with a deep understanding of things that have passed... you feel your free will returning. and you are led to one particular place....... things being opened.... and realise that no time K has passed.... and you become aware of the Messenger... you can return to where you came from. and you return through the hall of objects.. you are aware of an intense calm and everything seems somehow right K now.. and somehow it draws the whole of your attention to it..... being straightened out. the texture speaks to you.. before your own time..' Get your reward and you feel the air changing.......' and you feel the power of the crystal through your hands........... and you find yourself in strange place.... among beings so advanced we can only guess...... and the chair releases you ......'Now bring your hands to the crystal...... the feeling of things being altered deep inside. and you hear the voice saying. the colors inspire you. the voice appears in your mind again saying. 'Here in this place of marvels. a strange feeling of contentment. almost as if it is drawing you in. 'There in one more thing. beautiful sounds... and you can feel the warmth of them. ' and you feel a sensation in your mind. beyond time and space....... there are some things that need to be changed.. comes over you as you find yourself back in that chair..... the beings feel you have been wronged...Behaviour 'and it is time now for you to return.. to compensate you in some special way.......... but powerful and lasting...com .. the taste of pleasure.. and you are to be given a gift... and smells that remind you of long ago.. and the sense of wonder. before your own birth.. you are to be allowed to choose now what talent metaphor for accepting new beliefs Permission to change Reward for helping All sensory perceptions David Mason 311 www....... all these things have taken but an instant. not quite sure what the feeling is.. watching... and they wish to reward you. but now somehow you know what they are for. a talent. and the voice says. and as you become aware of these insights..... are all the things human beings want..... ' 'but before you return..... and you realise that you have a certain clarity in your mind. where the crystals are pulsing and shining. and your mind is opened. I to accept that for you this thing is over. of things being removed... And the voice says 'And now that has been done.. of swirling colors. this is where they are created..... that you are seeing things differently now..far back in time.......... ... Welcome back..key-hypnosis. and we shall continue.. that something wonderful is forming inside you. and you are going back up that rough path... back to the present. for you and for all who come after you......... and the position of your arms.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 312 www....... but there is only a solid rock wall.... ' 'and when you have picked the one thing you really need. You can choose courage or persistence or music or .. EYES OPEN..... you are coming back to awareness now .. except that you have become aware that you are different. that new power. wide awake...... and you turn to thank the Messenger.. and now the Messenger shows you the dancing lights once again. and it will be programmed into your DNA.... that gift...' [await response] That's right.. David Mason www.. decide which of these things you want... and of what you can do.. it seems so long ago. Reorientation and as you become aware of the seat and your body and the feel of the > clothes against your body... then say the word "Yes" or nod your head.. choose it now..... and soon you are crossing that barrier. and realizing that difference...... in one special way. and who you are.. that you feel you deserve to have.....key-hypnosis. back into that car .. as you use that talent..... you can have it now........ and suddenly you are outside in the open again..... the way you came..or ability or attitude you would prefer to have been born with... . and there among the trees.. you realize it is all over now.....com ... of where you are ..... you life is changed... that from now on. and the feeling of the seat against your back.. coming open.. and your feet.. back into the bubble. and you can feel yourself sitting in the seat.. or whatever you have always wanted.. take your time to decide what is best for you... your eyes are blinking.. is changing and will continue to change.. and everything is misty... and you feel as if you are falling.. like the curtains or the carpet........ These totem animals reside within every human being to protect and aid you.. expectant. waiting......... and those colors and patterns are begriming to shift and Overload merge. mist surrounds you...... and there is mist drifting across the river. lost in a strange place.. you can allow your mind to drift away to a distant place. Totem animals protect from negative energy... You can draw from the power of all totem animals... far away. and you are losing all sense of space and time.. and as you are looking at them your eyes are getting heavy.. become aware of how each breath out can make you feel induction more relaxed. drifting in that mist... Every thing around us is alive and has its own power and influence on your life. induction and your breathing is taking you down and down. the only thing you have to do is to enjoy that lovely deep deep relaxation. become aware of your breathing breathing.. in a different time.. you are in a dimly lit place... and everything goes dark... everyone has a power animal.key-hypnosis.Totem Power Animal Spirit Guide A hypnosis script to connect to your personal totem animal guide... Any living thing can join with you and share its spirit with you.... long ago.. and as you look at the colors and patterns you find your eyes beginning to tire.... and the sounds are comforting as you drift away from this lead place.. Totem Animal Metaphor and as you are relaxing deeper. and all around everything is quiet.. a way to the other V side. and you find yourself by a river..... but you know it is time to cross that bridge... The scripts shows how to become part of the clan spirit of all who went before you and how to use that to be guided through life. and you can just let go now. Totem animals add their power to your own natural abilities and multiply them. and ahead of you is a bridge....... and you become aware of where you are.. now I would like you to look at something in the room..... According to shaman lore... and every sound you hear is relaxing you more and more now.. and your breathing is taking you down Pace and and down....com ..... nothing to think about... and as you cross that bridge. David Mason 313 www....... just pick a spot and look at Eye fixation it. but each human has one special totem animal... and as you go deeper into yourself you are going to that inner place... and as you look at it focus on your breathing. This script puts you in touch with the power of the totem animals that surround us all.. something colorful. and then the mist clears... and it rises up and you can't see the other side of the bridge... Induction Now settle down and just relax. nothing to do.. and those eyes are closing now. K back and back. ... to the inner being of all things. sometimes appearing as a light force. and those shapes begin to define parts of animals.... eyes...... some are indistinct. you can create something new in your life. a sense of the mystic. like a guardian angel or a guiding spirit. your totem animal is pure energy....... each patiently waiting....... Totem Animal Power Energy this totem animal represents the combined wisdom of all those who went before.... and slowly.. through this animal you can form a connection to your spiritual clan...... looking at you..... scales.. animal and soon there is a circle of animals around you on the walls... your totem animal comes to you in this time and place D simply because now is the right time.. claws... the right animal appears at the right time.... to understand what is going on around you. that animal will walk with you.. inner guidance...key-hypnosis....... sometimes changing shape. and on the inside of the walls there are shapes and colors and shadows. and you sense that together you can form a partnership... sometimes just a feeling that you are not alone. curved walls.. are there to give you confidence............. Meet your Totem Animal and you feel an immediate connection with this animal...... all your forebears. this animal has a special meaning for you.. paws.... and you recognize the essence of you in that animal... and a feeling of magic fills the place...... you become aware of the special powers of that animal ... of old wisdom..... be with you everywhere you go... horns.. throwing shadows and light on to the walls.... guide you. and you recognize that animal.. through this your animal will help you make sense of the world you live Capability in.... fur..com . its secret knowledge. one animal comes forward..walls all around you. and each shape gradually turns into an animal shape... some you recognize. will pass on to you its strength.. some are clear Identify and sharp.. gradually. > to help guide you along life's path..... to the world of nature and natural magic. David Mason 314 www.. the animal that connects to your birth time. each change makes you feel more relaxed. of the slow beating heart of nature.. and this means that you are now surrounded by the spirit of your clan.. empower you.. your totem animal is your connection.. powers that match and enhance your native abilities.......... and there is a fire flickering... your totem animal will protect you.. wings. many different parts form and reform in the flickering light. a connection to the other world.. this animal is your totem animal.... lets you go deeper and deeper into an inner state.. some you can your totem only guess at.... that from now on.... .. so when you are ready.key-hypnosis.... when you have accepted the power of your totem animal for good. Your totem animal can guide you by drawing attention to things around Behavior you. you can begin to return to conscious awareness.. and relax and feel the spirit presence.... each is a different expression of consciousness......... and when you reach one you will be back in the here and now. [Pause] Reorientation Section and when you have complete harmony with your totem animal... guided by and cherishing the natural order... with humility and reverence for all living things. greeting and accepting your power animal means you can live in harmony with nature.. knowing you will never feel alone again. David Mason www.com © 2011 « Table of Contents David Mason 315 www... to support you and guide you through the tough times.. to take comfort and Behavior assurance from that.. every time. the right animal will be with you in spirit.. but bringing with you something special from that unknown place. to use their Capability special wisdom at certain times..... to its essence..... and you are ready to begin your onward journey together........com .. start counting now. really relax now and open your mind to its presence.. those animals will appear when needed.. No matter what direction you take. that spirit lives within all of us..... and your feet will naturally find the right path.... So take a little time now... so start to count silently from five up to one. you can call on any of those animals.. times of need and stress.......and that animal is also your guide and mentor to all those other animals that surround you...key-hypnosis... and you will be able to sense that. you will become aware of their wisdom before you become aware that your totem animal is near. become acquainted with your totem animal... . The following script shows how to use anchoring in therapy.. raise your legs slightly and relax them. create the anchor. and let it go.. The result is that the bad feeling is experienced differently and thus loses its power to hurt. This will cause the feelings of power and competence to get mixed up with the bad feelings.. Finally the anchor is fired to swamp the painful feelings with positive and powerful emotions. to 'be there'. one based on competence and one based on anger.. Now breathe normally for a few moments.Slowly close your eyes. Anchor the positive state When they are in the positive state... lift your arms and drop them.... NLP Anchoring Script Relaxing the body. Structure of the script Recall a positive state Ask the person to recall a time when they felt 'in control'.key-hypnosis. just get all the tension out of your muscles... Get them to really get into the feeling that they felt at that time.. Intensify the positive state Then ask them to intensify that feeling. in the feeling.. this time as you breath out.. Recall the negative state Then get the person to go into the bad feelings they want to get rid of. in their face.fire the anchor. The hypnotic logic of the script is shown below..... but to experience it.. to not just think about it. to feel it as something outside of them. These are anchored by causing pain in the tender skin around the thumbnail.... or how they hold themselves or in changed breathing patterns. and let it go.. to double it and double it again. When they are right in that emotional state you should be able to see physical changes.... One more breath. Familiar things like a clenched fist already have associations so it is better to create a unique anchor. This NLP anchoring script allows the person to safely be in that negative experience.. Loosen your shoulders. Mix the positive and negative states Then while the person is experiencing the bad feelings .com . think about how your arms and legs feel. This anchoring script uses two positive anchors.NLP Techniques Anchoring NLP Hypnosis Script NLP Anchoring creates a link between an internal feeling and an external event such as a touch or a sound. This NLP Anchoring script is powerful way of eliminating old hurts and fears. Then the anchoring script brings up the negative emotions. and really relax.. The anchoring script uses standard NLP techniques and also incorporates visualisation techniques and symbolism. assures them that they can deal with it... become aware of the weight of your body... Take another breath.. target Comment Give them time to settle down David Mason 316 www. or 'powerful' or 'in charge'. This anchoring script uses pressing a fingernail against the thin skin at the top of the thumbnail to create the link... just relax. Get them to become immersed in the emotion.. Take a deep breath.. .. and make the link between the symbol and the feeling of anger as strong as it can be........... some event.... Now find some thing............ a success.. and allow your body to relax even more.. and as it does press those fingers tighter and tighter. what it felt like to be there.key-hypnosis........ dig the nail in if you can........... to be a winner.. stronger and clearer. something you achieved..... ANGER Now slowly open your eyes and then close them again as you breathe out. Now think back in your life... whatever it was Now as that feeling grows stronger. when you felt anger... and when you have the link between that symbol and that feeling really strong..... some symbol that you associate with that incident..... think back to a time when you had a success.. and as it builds.. press the index finger into the tender flesh at the side of the thumbnail or the top of the thumbnail. what you heard...... when you totally refused to go along with something..... feel it in your body.. some incident.. what you saw... and just relax... and feel the feeling.. think back to time when you had control... and imagine now that you are there now... something that reminds you of how it is to be that angry..... Fractionation Anchor to a time when they felt strong and in charge Get the feeling Get an image Intensify the feeling Set the anchor Anchor set Fractionation Get the feeling Get an image Intensify the feeling Set the anchor Anchor set David Mason 317 www.com .... POWER Now slowly open your eyes and then close them as you breathe out.. feel the power in you.... remember how you felt........ some thing that you associate with that time and that feeling.Set the first anchor.. that justified anger. that fired up. and let all the tension go.. think back to some time.... some symbol.. back in that situation.. and let all the tension go.. and allow your body to relax even more.. really feel what it is like to be there..... that feeling of success of triumph of winning. immerse yourself now in that experience. Now allow your mind to drift away.............. think of the symbol and PRESS the RIGHT FIRST FINGER into the thumbnail skin. and make that feeling stronger and stronger. when you felt good about something you had done. and then release that hand. back in that moment. real anger at something. the whole of your body Set the second anchor.. make that symbol that object.. and then release that hand. that feeling. allow all of it to come to mind now.. Bring to mind some object.. as that symbol gets clearer. let the power grow... And now focus on that symbol. take a few moments and experience again how it was to be that angry.. feel the fingers digging into each other as you intensify the memory of that anger and the thing that symbolizes it. remember that time....... get a painful feeling. PRESS the LEFT THUMB and INDEX FINGER TOGETHER. some object. and as you experience that feeling in your mind. build it up in your mind until it is like you are there.... to let something happen........ and just relax. in what ever way makes sense to you. key-hypnosis. enjoy the feeling of wiping it out..com . slowly open your eyes and then close them again as you breathe out...com © 2010 David Mason 318 www. and allow the feeling to come forward... a strange thing that has nothing to do with you....... when you have decided that you have had enough of the feeling..... as if you are looking at it sensing it from the outside.......... become aware of the feeling. feel what you get now. and then... how you have it.. see that old feeling being destroyed.... Feel that power flush through you. and those symbols of power combine with and wipe out the symbol of the bad feeling. feel it in your body.key-hypnosis. just be curious about the feeling. Now bring to mind something that symbolises that unwanted feeling you get. You can do this. Test the anchors... be aware of how it has changed..... you can allow that feeling to come in to your mind...... where you feel it. ..the whole of your body Bring the unwanted feeling to mind. it cannot harm you.... Now keeping the awareness of both hands in mind... [It is sometimes necessary to set and fire the anchors several times to clear everything] Don't lose the anchors! Franctionation the bad feeling Reframing = harmless Set the symbol Set the feeling Say this fast.... bring to mind those feelings of power and achievement and anger and the symbols of both hands let those feelings overwhelm the bad feeling. PRESS BOTH INDEX FINGERS HARD into the thumbs at at the same time.. you can regard it as if it was something that has come into you.... and think about what might symbolise that feeling.. because it is only a memory... let it build up in your mind.. And try to think of that old situation again........... Now slowly open your eyes........... And when you are ready. and nothing in your own memories can ever harm you.. feel it twist and die. and the strong feelings associated with pressing those fingers tightly together.. bring that symbol to mind..... with rising excitement say it with certainty supposition « Table of Contents David Mason www.. think of the image of that feeling. Fire the anchors. Capability your body. and allow your body to relax even more.. people will walk backwards.NLP Magic Cinema Technique Changing feelings by changing images The client is told that they are sitting in a seat in a cinema. You're sitting in a seat near the middle. add circus music to the soundtrack. Then run it forward again. Now. Next. This metaphor is most commonly used in the Fast Phobia Technique and is very effective for a wide range of purposes. From there in the projection booth.key-hypnosis. Watch it play from the beginning. imagine yourself in a small old fashioned cinema. The Magic Cinema First.com . see the thing you are worried about becoming tiny or getting stamped on. They can view a real memory and change some aspects of that memory. « Table of Contents David Mason 319 www. Then run the movie forward in colour. but do it really fast. and you can see yourself sitting down there in the seat in the middle of the cinema. you can see the screen. In the scenario the client can safely view any aspect of their life. Then run the movie slowly forwards again but this time add funny voices to the people. Then run it backwards in colour. or getting washed away down a drain. On the screen is a black and white photo in which you can see yourself in the situation just before you had the phobic response. In front of them is a large blank screen. at what speed. imagine floating out of your body. Then run the movie backwards and forwards as fast as you can. In their hand is a controller which determines which movie is played. things will move backwards and run the movie back to the start. but this time as it gets towards the end. Or they can use their imagination to visualise some future event. Go back and think about what is was that was giving you the problem. When you get to the end. the whole screen shrinks in size until is as if you are watching an animated postage stamp. You will see everything happening in reverse . You will find that your reaction to it is now different. The client can also control the size of the projected image. and whether it played backwards or forwards and whether it has sound or colour. taking one or two seconds to do it. I want you to stop the movie. look at the screen. and up into the projection booth behind you. and then run the movie backwards. see clowns leaping around in the scenes. That snapshot on the screen turns into a black and white movie that begins to play slowly. Most clients feel very comfortable with the scenario because they are in control of the speed at which things happen on the screen. Above and behind them is the projection box. You are the only person there. up to just beyond the end of that unpleasant experience. You just need to develop it. Visualization Exercises Some people are better than others at visualizing.. You reach out and select a ripe yellow lemon. your mouth fills with the taste of lemon juice. smells.Visualization Guided Visualization Exercises Visualization Exercises: learn how to visualize. You cut a slice and put it in your mouth.. The Eating a Lemon Visualization Exercise: Imagine you are in a kitchen somewhere..the images..key-hypnosis. For example. This page lists some graduated exercises to teach you how to visualize. Everyone has experience of dreaming. As the bright yellow flesh is exposed you see the juice run out.. Find a quiet place... How much can you recall of what you have just been looking at? Most people can picture very little. you slide your fingers over the smooth waxy skin. look straight ahead and then close your eyes. On a bench is a basket of lemons. Recalling eating the lemon recalls the distinctive reaction.. feel the dimpled texture. the juice runs over your tongue. Guided visualization is simple. If you cannot visualize colors or you only get words or feelings don't feel you have failed or that you have to try extra hard. With a bit of practice you can learn to visualize anything easily and quickly. You bite down on it .com . a lovely lemony citrus aroma fills the room..that the Lemon Visualization brings to mind. and shows how to use visualization techniques for meditation and relaxation.. Most people will find their mouth watering after reading the Eating a Lemon visualization exercise. and then you slice the lemon open. You lift the lemon to your face and breathe in that lemony smell. The experience of eating a lemon is something that generates powerful physical reactions. The Eating a David Mason 320 www. You feel the weight of the lemon in your hand. Easy visualization exercises Everyone can learn to visualize. Many people believe that they can't visualize.. Just use a visualization technique that allows your mind to drift and see whatever your mind lets you see.. but they need to do some visualization exercises in order to learn how to visualize better... textures . This is because in order to make sense of what you hear or read your brain has to retrieve the memories . They actually can. focus on your breathing and begin to use these visualization exercises to increase your visual imagination. and dreams are just visualizations. but everyone gets better with practice. Repeatedly opening and shutting the eyes and trying to visualize more of the scene will prove to you that practice does increase the ability to recall the image and that you can train yourself to visualize. The following easy visualization exercises will help to improve your visualization skills. but what they are actually experiencing is the inability to visualize on demand.. so the ability is there. close your eyes... and your body responds with a conditioned reflex.. Some people believe that they cannot visualize. but you will be able to visualize eventually. looking at it happening from the outside. The more things you know about it. You need to learn the difference and to decide whether you want your visualization to be associated or dissociated. If you can that easily. to fill with color and so on. If you only get a vague feeling of 'circleness' that's OK. then a square and then have fun changing to other shapes. detached. emotional. How to visualize: Association or Dissociation? The main visualization technique used in therapy is dissociation. and imagine a circle. If you want to distance yourself from an emotion. Graded Visualization Exercises If you think you can't visualize and you want to increase your visualization ability. getting them to rotate. to feel calm about a threat . size. Visualizing simple objects For example. calculated. or maybe think about it lying on a table.com . the feel of it in your hands. Then imagine the line bending. That is one way of experiencing things. David Mason 321 www. rather that by images. Start with imagining a line. the better your natural visualization skills. You were experiencing the taste of the lemon in your mouth. personal. Then get it to bend all the way round into a circle. or creating a circle of people. Then change the circle into a triangle. then you need to do some visualization exercises. Association is immediate. by touch and feelings.its co lour. to get in control of a situation. become aware of what you know about it . fire yourself up . the sound of the national anthem. It will come with practice. In this visualization exercise you can imagine it floating in front of you. In the lemon exercise. Dissociation allows you to distance yourself from your problems.you use Dissociation techniques. a rope or a stick. A first visualization exercise Close your eyes.key-hypnosis. independent observer. you were associating into the experience. involved. a cold bottle against your cheek. If you get a stronger response by doing that it is likely that you are one of those rare people who experience the world kinesthetically. but needs the ability to visualize in order to work. or something like a line. the feel of stroking a cat. If you want to feel the emotion. experiencing something as if you are an observer. Try developing that by imagining making the circle with your arms. as opposed to Dissociation.Lemon visualization exercise demonstrates that words undoubtedly do have a physical effect on the body.you use Association techniques. That's OK too . experiencing it directly and immediately. to twist. Then bend it the other way. They have different purposes. seeing it through you own eyes. move on to the next exercises. to train your visualization skills try imagining a flower. to fold.it just means that you will end up with two good ways of experiencing the world. get excited. thickness and so on. Association means experiencing something as if you are there. You should aim to do a series of exercises going from simple single images to increasingly complex visualizations. As you get better try adding movement and action to the visualization. or the floor. You should then just accept that it will take a bit longer. When you have something. unemotional. The other way of visualizing is Dissociation. Dissociation is distant. seeing something happen as if you were a detached. a coin. . or a wide blue sky.. or a sandy beach.. work at seeing your face reflected in a pool.key-hypnosis. and allow your mind to go free. (Once that happens you will probably feel a little strange.. then imagine you are standing behind you looking at you looking at your reflection in the pool. and visualise the door opening... glass. Imagine your are floating high up in the sky. don't try to force it or think of anything in particular. First you look through a tiny crack in the curtain or blind. Then imagine you are looking down at houses and rooftops. c) a water reflection visualization. and imagine a big circle getting drawn. d) visualize looking through a window . what it is made of. Visualize a cloud appearing in the sky and then get it to move off to one side.. and you will be visualizing automatically. Stay in the relaxed state and imagine you are lying back looking up at the sky. just imagine yoursel flying. See it on a roof or on a flagpole.. floating. You don't have to see anything. Then imagine moving further away and seeing yourself looking in the pool. Continue this exercise. suspended in the air. at home or in a room somewhere.. and go in and imagine floating through all the rooms. Then imagine floating down and you are outside your own front door. panels.com . Then visualize a blackboard. Let it come and go until you can see yourself clearly. see the parts of the door... or a door knob.. Then gradually imagine a series of clouds moving across the sky until they are out of sight. Then imagine you are standing to one side.. This visualization exercise shows that visualization is actually a form of self hypnosis and is also the basis of Affirmations.. Visualize what your own house might look like from the air.. and you you can David Mason 322 www. You can go and have a look at the real door. Then imagine a capital 'A' being drawn inside the circle. Allow yourself to relax. b) a simple memory visualization.. grass. bits of paper flying about.. close your eyes and relax. Then imagine the wind moving trees. You should begin to experience different shapes in the cloud. Continue wiping out the last letter and writing the next letter un till they are changing automatically. see the color. Then while you are still entranced. because you will have entered a light hypnotic trance. or you might choose to just watch it appear. seeing the reflection in the water and the side of your face at the same time. It really doesn't take very much).. just allow whatever happens to happen. Watch as the cloud changes into something. Imagine going up to it.. Then imagine watching yourself moving away from the pool and doing something else. the handle. More visualization exercises to try a) a waving flag First imagine the national flag. see yourself working on something.A visualization exercise for hypnosis induction Put yourself somewhere comfortable. When you get more practiced at visualization you can repeat this exercise. check how accurate you were.. Then the 'A' is erased and a 'B' is written inside the circle. and then imagine how it will look if a wind blows on it. and then increase the force of the wind. visualize one small cloud in the middle of the sky. and your subconscious mind may then be drawn away to something suggested by the images in the cloud. on your own... You can draw it yourself. maybe...key-hypnosis. And then rewind the movie back to the race....... see yourself going to school. stand there as the image gets bigger.com . and so on. and then the interior like you were standing there watching. visualize every detail of how you are dressed. Visualize seeing words in the notebook. f) visualize yourself running in a race.... through her eyes. See what that reporter would see....... comment on the sweat and how that runner is breathing. then the event. Then invent some visualizations of your own.. see yourself growing from a child to a teenager.. so that you can see both images at the same time e) visualize growing up. keep looking as the image gets so big you can look right into her eye.... Imagine yourself on the TV news holding up a cup. then the dressing.. Everyone can visualize. Then see yourself watching the reporter watching you. We know this because everyone can dream. Invent your own visualization exercise. a hand..... until you can see the whole of you and what you are working on. what your hair looks like.... Watch as you get closer. And that is pure visualization.. You need to practice. and commentate on the race as it develops. then a bit more.... David Mason 323 www. It will work. see yourself working on the thing. You might need some patience but it will come naturally.. imagine you are a reporter following the life of that teenager growing up.. but from the vantage point of someone standing on the finishing line...only see. then the gap opens and you can see a bit more... Then increase the difficulty. then the warm up.. See the finish.... practice and exercise the visualization ability... but reflected in a mirror. and so on As each number arrives think of it in a different co lour.. Focusing is a powerful visualization technique used as a way to get into the emotional part of your life. It is quite possible that you will be jerked out of the State by the emotion.. as it comes in gently and goes out gently. A guided imagery script Find somewhere quiet Relax and close your eyes.. or style. Focus on your breath.key-hypnosis. Allow your breathing to settle and focus on each out breath. to identify and remove emotional or psychological blocks. A lot. count to yourself as you breathe.. the fear. Enter the State You are now in the Focusing State. you just can't think of the next one. a tension. As you think of each number imagine you are getting loose and limp and letting go more and more. then 'nineteen'.. and continue to imagine each number getting more distant. At some point you will find you are totally relaxed and don't care about the numbers. nothing in your own mind can ever harm you. Focus your awareness on the passage of the air as it passes inside your head and throat.. Now allow your mind to drift to a problem. or whatever you choose to think about. but as you do shrug your shoulders and let your arms relax.. or some incident. Remember..com .A focusing visualisation exercise This is a longer and more complex visualization technique that goes beyond simple guided imagery. Do it again Take another breath and just let it go gently.. some sort of emotional reaction. That is OK. With each breath out.... At some point you will find part of you relaxed and part of you feeling the negative emotion. Allow your mind to drift over the various parts until you get a feeling.... Take another breath and let it go gently. Do not give up if you cannot immediately get this to work...... Take a deep breath and let it go noisily. You will not be able to do this instantly.. or texture.. David Mason 324 www. and as you do allow you arms and legs to get heavy. You will have to practice it... say 'twenty'.. Just become aware of the breath coming out... maybe made of cloth this time. As each breath goes out. Keep doing that until you just cannot think of the next number. Give yourself a few moments and then go back to the breathing and repeat the procedure. imagine the number moving further away. and the numbers are too far away. Then with the next breath the next number starts further away and as you breath out gets further away still..... Now. if you get down to 'one' then start again at 'twenty' but use a different style of number. At some point you might find that it just does not want to change any more. you will get better and better at visualizing. you will recognise it again immediately and you will know when you are or are not in the State. whatever it is that you are feeling. But as you do it over and over. Once you get into the flow State. Allow the question to drift into your mind 'what would be fun to have happen to this image?' Do not force anything. Either way you take the answer and you start asking for an image of that and you go through the process again of allowing that image to change. What is happening for people who say they cannot visualize is often that as they begin to relax the anxiety creeps out of its box and causes them to be afraid and they snap right out of relaxation again so they never actually get to relax. which is what meditation. Try that something. whatever.. and something will seem just right.key-hypnosis. the only thing that happens is you leave the State instantly.Many people use visualization because they cannot relax. etc. Just allow your mind to be blank and it will come to you. Just don't force it. Just let your mind roam over possibilities. Explore the State through visualization Then start to play with the image. It might be a memory. Either you won't be able to change it any further and you know how to deal with that. the tingle. of its shape. depends. If you consciously try. however you experience it. the fear. Just become aware of it.. David Mason 325 www. If you find yourself thinking in words and worrying about whether you are doing it right then you have left the State and need to start over and go back into it.. fear. This may be a revelation in your understanding of your self or it may be something that you decide you don't want. You will know in yourself that it has cleared. You will know it when you get it.com . When you ask it what it is for. and something will appear. That is the state of complete dissociation. You ask the thing. yoga and mindfulness are aiming for. change shape. When you feel you have come out of it. Repeat the Cycle The whole cycle will take twenty minutes or more.. Just wait. When you are in the flow State the first thing you will notice is that the negative feeling is not actually all that bad once you mentally acknowledge and accept that it is there and has a right to be there. allow it to change co lour.. not yourself. Doesn't matter. This is the method that will get you to relax. That point is where you ask 'what is it for? What is the purpose of this thing?' And you wait for an answer. or you will find that it just spontaneously clears. co lour. just relax your mind and go back down into it. It is a legitimate part of you and has to be acknowledged. Then what you do is get curious about the emotion. the feeling. After a while you will be able to relax right into the State after the first few breaths. you will get an answer of some sort. Then ask your mind to allow you to have a image of that feeling. People who can't relax and can't visualise don't know what that experience is like. David Mason 326 www. They are trying too hard. The moment you stop trying.key-hypnosis.com . it will appear. For each session start off where you left the last one. which is why they are not able to achieve it. . Each chakra is independent. your self worth. Sixth Chakra: The Sacral chakra... The Sacral Chakra is Orange. Second Chakra: The Third Eye Chakra.key-hypnosis. Third Chakra: The Throat chakra .. every aspect of looking after yourself. Seventh Chakra: The Basal chakra. The heart chakra is located in your chest. the same energy. our self image and our relationships with others.. The throat chakra controls self expression. but every chakra affects every other chakra. how you think about yourself. The solar plexus chakra controls your feelings. Each chakra energy center connects to all the other chakra energies. A balanced chakra lets you give love and receive love. When all the chakra points have the same brightness... of spirituality and oneness with the universe.. Also called the Brow Chakra. and each chakra reflects the state of one part of your body and mind.com . The Crown chakra is the source of self awareness. The heart chakra is the center of love.Chakra Balancing Visualization Exercises There are seven chakra energy centers in the body. The solar plexus chakra governs self esteem... are all associated with the throat chakra. The third eye chakra is located on the forehead. The seven shakras are not physical. and everything to do with the intellect and self image. But you can sense them. making your needs known. moving balls of color. This chakra is located just below the bottom of the ribs. just above the space between the eyebrows. Fifth Chakra: The Solar Plexus chakra. Public speaking. The basal or root chakra is located inside the base of the spine. The Basal Chakra is Red. The Throat Chakra is Blue. you cannot see them. The third eye chakra lets you view yourself in perspective. self worth.. The Crown Chakra is Purple. The crown chakra is located on the very top of your head. your health and well being. family love and love of yourself. The Third Eye Chakra is Indigo... The Chakra Centers First Chakra: The Crown Chakra.. The sacral chakra is located just below the bellybutton. The basal chakra deals with feelings of security. The sacral chakra determines our self respect. Think David Mason 327 www. in the middle of the breastbone. and is the source of intuition and self knowledge. Fourth Chakra: The Heart chakra. The Heart Chakra is Green. asking for what you want. These seven chakras determine your spiritual balance. The Solar Plexus Chakra is Yellow. then the chakra is in balance. Think of the seven chakras like glowing. and the body is healthy.. The throat chakra is located between the chin and the top of the ribs.. This includes romantic love. Each chakra is associated with a color. .. you may feel it moving.. your feet on the floor. then move your attention to the middle of your forehead...of them as spirals of subconscious spiritual energy. Don't force anything. the position of your head. focus on your breathing. hard to find.... Breath slowly and naturally for several minutes... Visualize each chakra in turn. imagine a soft light glowing inside your chest... imagine fingers making a circular motion....... spending a few moments getting a feel for the place where the chakra is located.. go over each place several times.. allowing your body to release and relax........ as if there was a string pulling you up.. They interact with our nervous system which is why it is possible to sense them by thinking about them..... the weight of your arms. of what is happening in and around your body.... become aware of an area of sensitivity at or below the belly button. feel it inside your nose.... beating of your heart.. David Mason 328 www.key-hypnosis.. If you think you are not managing your energy levels properly and you want to increase your Chakra awareness. then move down to the sacral chakra.. to just become aware.. like waves lapping on a shore far away.... Think about where your back touches the chair.. become mindful.. then move your attention to the solar chakra.. imagine it going down deep inside you.. like a wheel gently turning. and think of the basal region... Allow yourself to be very still. What is happening right now in your body? Become aware of what you feel. the chakra around the area where your legs join together.......... feel an awareness of something there.. but you will sense some connection along that imaginary line. become very aware of the breath as it enters and leaves...... Slowly think about a point on the very top your head. and allowing your mind to calm down. and then close your eyes. then think about the heart chakra. sitting or lying down. become aware of a gentle movement. then you need to do some Chakra exercises. Then imagine a line running from the top of your head to a point between your ankles.... just below your breastbone. It doesn't matter if you are standing..... this often feels like the echo of another beating heart. all the time just focusing on the out breath. Guided Chakra Visualization Exercises Everyone can learn to become aware of their own chakra energy.com ..... First Chakra Visualization exercise: Awareness Allow your body to become relaxed... imagine a feeling of being rubbed there. then think about the throat chakra.. some might be elusive. Here are a series of exercises that focus on your chakras going from simple energy awareness to increasingly complex Chakra Balancing. take your time. That just means you are learning chakra balancing naturally. it might move in front of you. or pulsating. even right out of your body. that seems out of balance with the rest. or just be trying to get attention. Then visualize the chakra as a glowing ball of light. It doesn't matter.com .. it might be on the spine. Second Chakra Visualization Exercise: Wrist chakra This chakra exercise shows that you can become aware of the power of the chakras. Allow the ball to be where it wants to be. or the fingers will twitch. It might be steady. Then start to think about what you want to have happen to that ball of energy. or more tired. Let it decide. David Mason 329 www. Some people feel the pulse in the thumb. One of them will seem different from the others. Sit comfortably with your hands on your thigh. Shrug your shoulders a little. Go through the steps of the Chakra Awareness Visualization Exercise. As you continue to focus on the pulse you will start to sense temperature differences in parts of the hand. The Chakra exercise demonstrates that focusing on the chakra undoubtedly does have a physical effect on the body. Allow your mind to gradually become aware of the pulse in the wrist. and causing the muscles to twitch. When you have a response. and let your mind drift around your body. Allow your mind to open. or maybe you can focus on both. Continue to focus your mind on the wrists. and focusing on the chakra causes it to interact with the nervous system. when your are ready. and then.Most people will gradually become aware of some part of their body that is a little different. it depends. sensing each chakra. You will find something different in the way each hand feels. This is because there is a minor chakra in the wrist. The focused energy of the chakra is what is making the hands warmer or colder..key-hypnosis.. Third Chakra Visualization exercise: Optimizing Energy Levels Close your eyes. Focus on that one. Don't be surprised if you find you have been away longer than you thought. Go slowly up and down. It might be more tense. Get in touch with your body. As you focus you will become more and more aware of feeling of the pulse. of the blood in hands. You might find your mind wants to settle on just one hand. but everyone gets better with practice. Repeatedly resting your eyes and getting in touch with your own body's responses will prove to you that practice does increase the ability to be self aware. Enjoy the stillness. return the feeling in your hand to normal. loosen your body and focus your mind on the wrists of each hand. its color. allow your mind to think of images of peace and safety. the wrist usually gets warmer. Allow your mind to focus on the ball of light. notice how it is. take three deep slow breaths. to become very attuned to that chakra. focus on the spirals of energy down your spine. Some people will find that one hand will start to tremble. or spinning. or anything else. its vibration. it may slowly get lighter or darker. fingers upwards. Some people can feel very little at first.. and that you can train yourself to notice the state of your energy sources. notice the colors and brightness of each chakra. You can make it brighter or bigger or whatever it needs. When it has changed you will know. Whatever the problem is. imagine climbing up each chakra until you reach the Crown Chakra. Take as long as it needs to get the ball of energy the way you want it. Just let it lie there. From that position. Improved energy flow leads to improved health and well being. Then do the same process with the next chakra. It might happen slowly or you might suddenly find you are outside looking at your body.. You will know when it is right. Don't be alarmed if you feel something strange going on.key-hypnosis. Go through the steps of the Chakra Awareness Visualization Exercise. but you will be able to sense it. You will then have achieved Chakra Balance and your whole body's energy levels will be balanced for perfect health. Some may look duller than the others.com . Just think about what needs to happen and it will happen automatically. This exercise puts all the chakras into the optimal state and you will find an increase in the energy flow of your body. Become aware that you can alter the chakra. David Mason 330 www. Everyone can get in touch with their own energy centers. You might not be able to sense your chakras immediately. just let it change. You can imagine floating up near the ceiling. or brighter. You may not see your own body. sensing each chakra. When you are fully in touch with your body. or you might find yourself just standing watching yourself. and each person will sense exactly what state of the energy is right for them. Then move the ball back to its rightful place. You might not be able to do them all in one session. and you can let it return to its place. You might need some patience but it will come naturally.You might want it to be bigger. And the next. its vibration. but it will work. imagine you can reach in and hold the chakra in your hands. and let it pull you out and back to full awareness. Repeat the process with each Chakra until they are all identical. When you have done as many as you can or as many as you want to. focus on the points of energy down your spine. its energy.. or to start rotating. imagine drifting out of your body... each person is different. or one might seem smaller or maybe one will be out of position. You don't need to force it. or slow down. When you reach the crown chakra become aware of all that accumulated energy. Fourth Chakra Visualization exercise: Balancing Close your eyes.. It is just the energy levels getting back into harmony. Go slowly up and down. Get in touch with your body. Everyone has the ability to change how they feel by doing a Chakra Meditation Visualization. Practice Chakra You need practice to exercise your Chakra ability. take three deep slow breaths. Because you are there to win. and you can feel it.. haaa.......com .. See the track.... that's good..... In the script a keyword is attached to each section.Sports Visualisation script Sports Visualisation Hypnosis Scripts are basically direct suggestion scripts aimed at building up the client's confidence and self belief.. a day when you waken up... all the way down to your fingers.. Take another deep breath. and your chest is relaxed and your tummy relaxes....key-hypnosis. The runner is trained to divide the race into four sections and perform differently in each section.. and your neck... let it all go.... and your shoulders relax... and you can feel a way going all the way down........ Target Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Identity [Use your usual induction....... The rest of the script is built around locking in keywords.. a perfect day.] Remove pre-race nerves Now take a deep breath and just. and your calves and your feet.. that is the feeling you get when you run a race.. down through your jaw. And as you get onto that track. and just allow your mind to clear... the officials. then.... and you think about the day and you know that today is the day that has the most important race of your life.... and as you think about it you can feel a wave of relaxation spreading from the middle of your forehead. you can feel it in every heartbeat.. but especially yourself........ That way.... and a set of responses is mentally linked to each keyword.. None of that is important. what you can do. you can feel it in your mind. down through your thighs... down your arms. and every thing seems just right. you can feel it in your heart.... you start warming up... see the other runners. Today is the day when you have absolute certainty. This script example is for a 400 meters runner..... Today is the day when you are going to show everyone... during the race the keyword appears in the runner's consciousness at the right time and triggers the response the coach has put there through training.. across your eyes....... the time keepers.. The first part of the script is designed to remove negative triggers and replace them with confidence.. Totally relaxed.... I want you to imagine a day.. the people.. Technique Breathing Breathing V Dissociation > Reframing D Anchoring emotional D response: race day = calm D V Possible triggers D Defused D Reframing V Possible triggers David Mason 331 www..... none of that bothers you.. Getting ready for the race And that is your Racing Relaxation.... Allow your mind to wander off to the meeting... and down your cheeks. D you feel totally composed. and as you are thinking about that you are getting ready.... falls into place. and your focus D is on those lines. everything is coming together. slingshotting off the V bend. and relaxed..... And in your mind you are relaxed. and you focus on your breathing.... and hurtling unstoppably towards the line... and as you go down the straight.... exactly where you want to be..... you feel that power in you... This is how it should be" And you feel fulfilled... and you come up to the first hundred... and you are soaring down the straight and you get to the bend.. Trigger point EXPLODE Trigger point SURGE Trigger point SLINGSHOT Reframing David Mason 332 www... roaring down that track. like you have been fired out of a slingshot.... making sure you are in the right lane......com . and you settle into the blocks.. flying. And you explode out of those blocks... and your eyes are I looking straight ahead........... effortless....... and something inside you settles. you are shooting down that V straight...... and in your mind you can see yourself exploding out of the blocks. and you V are sauntering across to the blocks..... The RACE . all that preparation.... and you start going round that. hurtling towards that line.....Behaviour Behaviour Capability Capability Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Identity and inside you are feeling loose. It is easy... and you are going.. and it is like you SLINGSHOT . completely at ease.. And shot goes .. you are exploding down there......... D And everything is prepared....... into your track outfit........... just being amazed at how well your body is working..... straight on.... feel that V surge growing in you.. And the paces start to lengthen.. is coming back to you . and you go roaring out of that like an express train... and you are picking up your spikes and putting them on.... as if there is a voice at the back of your head saying "This is easy. your muscles are like V coils of steel... completely relaxed... and all that training ..key-hypnosis. Defused Reframing The Four sections of the race.. and you are fit and strong.. hurled out of a V catapult... you pour on the power.... complete..... Relaxing along the straight. hurtling down there... your are building up speed... The power goes on even more..... and you are off..... cleanly out of the blocks. And at that moment you know that that's exactly what you want to be doing... it is all happening automatically. and ready for what is to come.... getting prepared........ that track is curving round like railway lines....... and it's like someone else is doing the running.Install the trigger words And you start .. and everything around you goes quiet...... you are building up momentum. sailing.. and you are breathing gently and easily.. and you pass that and you are going down the back straight. ... the three fifty... Allow your mind to dwell on every part of the race.. Your arms are slicing through the air.... that certainty.. take in great gulps of air. Capability D and on.. and build it up.. nothing in your mind... and you throw your head back....key-hypnosis. that's what you want to do.. on and on. powerfully. there are people cheering. your legs are eating up the ground.. Dissociation Visualisation Trigger point V RELAXED V V V V V and in your mind you can see more.. On and on..... fluidly .. and now imagine your next race meeting.. Pouring on the power and roaring round the bends.. Unstoppable............... and suddenly you become aware. It is as if you can see yourself from the side.... the ultimate in self expression... and you feel so good.... and you have gone past all of them . giant strides V eating up the track. from the V Revivification Dissociation Approval of Others Ego boost Anchoring Core Transformation Technique Reframing the David Mason 333 www..... the feeling is so good. how is that transformed by being in that feeling?...com .. and that line is ahead..... and on . life can be so good..... people at the track.. sailing past the others.. and you don't think about it .. showing Identity D who you are through your body... because you are still powering down that track. as you do another personal V best.......... every stride as if it was your first.. on. and it all just comes together then. and the other runner are like shadows. that pleasure....... Hurtling through the line...... easily.. focused on your body... as it is out of the V blocks around the track.........Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour Behaviour and you pass the three hundred mark....... that's what you were born to do. and you feel you could keep running forever. applauding... right to the end... How does that change V how you feel about your performance? Think through every aspect of the race while you are in that feeling..... one after Memory the other.... watching Capability the stop watch going CLICK!.. and allow that feeling to grow. your legs are working perfectly. sailing on and on. you are way out ahead.... That's what you are doing... And you begin to slow down... and you throw your arms wide... Seeing the look of satisfaction on your trainer's face.. and you know that this another winning race..... dozens of them.... hurtling towards the line. just feeling your body respond.... and all you do is to enjoy that feeling of flying. and you can see how you go round effortlessly.......... and you feel that perfect surge. Take a moment now and enjoy that feeling...... people in your mind.. all that training comes in automatically..... willing you on.. And you burst through that line and still your legs are carrying you on............ again and again.. you will be back in the present. until you are ready to V come back to the present.. and knowing how good you feel.. and just waiting.. that anticipation. as if you could massage them........ that's right. You can succeed.... standing on the blocks...... allowing your body to heal where it has to.. learning.. to the pleasure of getting there. And another breath.... it is almost as if you are unaware of it... you bones. your ligaments. Option for therapist led session Option of using the script before bedtime « Table of Contents David Mason www..excitement of knowing today's the day.. flowing... Internal Visualisation and Reorientation So now [ClientName] just take a deep breath.. and as you do........ to that Rule > pleasure... and it is do easy. and that's what running Identity means to you...... And you can take as long as you want to come back to the present.............. as if there was a hand cleaning and polishing. You deserve to be a winner..... that's good. Capability And you know that you can just reach out and take it now.. and then let go. and knowing that you can go round that track perfectly... and you can enjoy that too....... So when you are ready. And then you can count from five up to one....... healing.... getting stripped down and putting on the shoes.. ready for the rest of your day and feeling refreshed and relaxed. and allow your mind to clear.. you are entitled.......feel your body making changes..... and when you get to one........key-hypnosis. you can start counting. becoming aware of your muscles.....com . your tendons... and just let go.. You are a winner for ever. by counting from ten down to one and becoming even more relaxed as each number goes by and you just drift away. allow your mind to roam over your body...... You are a D winner now.. strengthen when it has to . And you deserve to succeed... building up to peak performance.. in your mind. D And enjoy that feeling. You are Identity succeeding now.... whole experience Ego boosting Non sequitur Reframing Give the client the option to do more work on anything that needs attention.. It is such a pleasure. becoming aware of how they all fit V together.. over and over...... You know what success feels like. firming and toning.... And allow yourself to feel that.... adjusting. of the pleasure that is to come.key-hypnosis.............. Or you can decide to go into a deep refreshing sleep for the night..com © 2009 David Mason 334 www.... so simple. I often set my metaphors in exotic places where strange things can happen so I chose to use India as somewhere a boy might have heard of but not know much about. Then you link them all into a logically coherent story. I needed to set it in some magical place. For example all French are great cooks. We never forget the lesson in the fairy stories we heard as children. Within that situation you use clichéd standard perceptions in order to tap into the client's belief system. so I created a character to represent the therapist. and still be a metaphor for something else. Pattern matching is at the core of human thinking. what the behaviour pattern is. You create one activity for each element in the problem behaviour. and unconsciously find parallels with parts of their lives. The actual situation doesn't matter as long as the client can identify with the powers and failings of the characters. The following example shows how I went about writing a metaphor when I was asked to create a brief metaphor suitable for a 10 year old boy who has frequent asthma attacks. In this case there is only one character. Stories can be true.Metaphors All stories are metaphors. non-threatening and apply to a wide variety of situations. and then one solution for each element. You identify who is involved in the problem. Who are the actors? Is the situation just something the client does. all Scots are mean. Stories can be used to deliver a metaphor in such a way that the client remembers it vividly and can recall the ideas in it later. Metaphors as stories are memorable. Where to set it? In this case the client is a child so some sort of magical power might be both acceptable and memorable. Stories can be one paragraph or one page. Then you let your mind roam for a bit and identify a metaphor situation that would be acceptable to the client. Clients think about the stories they have been told. What is the behaviour cycle? Is there a cycle of events? For each event in the cycle create a matching event in the metaphor and a matching way out of the problem Current situation Sudden stress Metaphor Situation Appearance of snake Solution Graduated exposure David Mason 335 www. but I thought the child would need some assurance of an outside resource. and what elements make up the behaviour pattern. or is it about relationships with other people? Create a character to represent the client and each person in the situation.com .key-hypnosis. Or that there are enchanted forests filled with elves and unicorns and other well know characters that the client can be expected to recognise. Creating original metaphors Creating metaphors follows much the same process as creating hypnotic scripts. Then you create one story character to represent each character in the problem situation. all Italians are excitable. the client. Stories do not have to be hypnotic or dramatic or even plausible. Main character He was about your age and one day he was there and Problem he didn’t notice that the snake charmer took the lid off starts the basket and the snake came out right next to the boy. And when the man takes the lid off the basket situation – a the snake wakes up and it rises out of the basket dangerous standing there angry and hissing and flicking its forked thing tongue… ready to bite anybody and all the people controlled by move back… but the snake charmer plays a thing like magic a flute… and snake hears the music and with just the music the man makes it dance… this huge poisonous snake with two big fangs … sways from side to side while the man plays the music and when the music stops it goes to sleep again. right there in the story street. And he always worried that he might have to go there Similar Identity David Mason 336 www. a real live snake. strangeness And in the streets and you can watch people juggling Metaphors with swords and eating fire and spitting out big flames for strange and getting tied up in chains and padlocks and escaping abilities and everyone applauds and throws them money. Metaphor of the problem I used to know this boy who was there.com . They have a great big Set up the cobra. And the boy got such a fright he became afraid to go Match the into the street and every time he had to go there he got boy's problem this feeling of panic and a feeling in his chest like he couldn’t breathe. The Snake Charmer Target Dialogue I wonder if you know that I used to live in India? Comments Set up magical place India is an amazing place. There are monkeys in the Emphasis trees and elephants walking down the streets.key-hypnosis. And there are snake charmers. in a basket. Way to stop the panic attack growing. Put the child into trance and then tell this story.Loss of control Panic Breathlessness Eventual calm Fear of repeat Anxiety Fright Panic Breathlessness Avoiding snake Staying away Learning control Resource is there Breathing control Out down Pride in ability Snake retires What resource does the client need to get? Belief that he can control it. To charm the snake. look. The man made sure there was nobody else around and then he whispered ‘It’s not the music that controls the snake.Behaviour Capability Capability Behaviour Rule Capability Identity Identity again. He asked the man if he could lift the lid himself. So he copied what the man did – lift. Then the man surprised him . Metaphor for the cycle Well the snake charmer heard about this and he wanted to help the boy.key-hypnosis. And the boy laughed about that. anxiety Similar Helplessness New resource = therapist Safe to look at the problem Graduated exposure Finding resource Indirect suggestion Sudden panic Reminder of asthma Reassurance Demonstrate control Resource Resource Revelation of weakness Secret ability Giving superiority Suggestion David Mason 337 www. And after the boy knew that he was able to start to learn how to control the snake. close. In fact he got quite too casual about it. Even just thinking that maybe he would have to go there again made him feel breathless sometimes. and started showing off.com . and left the lid off too long and the snake rose right up in front of the boy. He took his flute and started playing again and the snake began to sway and then it went back into the basket. He got the boy to come into the street and he showed him that the lid was on the basket so the boy could relax. And the snake charmer looked at him and said ‘Yes: you are old enough now to be able to do that’. And then the man said to the boy – Can you keep a secret? And the boy said he would never tell the secret. Metaphor for the resources But the snake charmer wouldn’t let that happen. The man did this many times – lift. And then the boy got really brave. all I have to do is to move the end of the flute side to side and the snake follows. And the boy learned that that great big snake wasn’t so strong after all. and when I move the end of it down the snake goes down. And soon he was quite relaxed about it. close – until the boy felt comfortable about it. Snakes are actually deaf’. and it was so stupid that it would do whatever it was told. look. it couldn’t even hear. And the boy was so frightened that he felt his chest close up and it was hard to breathe and felt he might die of fright. And just thinking about the snake he always imagined it as cold and slimy and fierce and huge and he got really afraid to go into that street anymore. The boy saw the big snake sleeping inside but it was so quick that the snake did not have time to even move.he lifted the lid for just a second – and put it back on again. com © 2009 David Mason 338 www. he discovered that when he breathed out the snake would go down a bit. Suggestion of how to manage the panic feelings Reframing Problem resolved Let the problem go into extinction David Mason key-hypnosis. And when he grew up the snake got really old and it was too old to dance and too old to frighten anybody as well but they didn’t say that…. Metaphor of getting rid of the triggers And you know that boy was never bothered by the snake again. The man was really impressed.com . so the boy and the man took it out to the countryside one day… and let it go…. And it’s retired now. He could run around in the street and often waved at the man and he even got a bit fond of the snake in the end. He said ‘You do that thing with your breathing so well.key-hypnosis. and then another gentle breath and the snake would go down a bit more… and pretty soon that boy could control the snake just by breathing.Behaviour Identity The man showed the boy how to lift the lid and move away… and when the snake rose up the man started playing the music and boy pretended to be playing the music along with him… and the boy started to breath in time with the music. You could be a snake charmer yourself’. and see the relevance. People are made up of a collection of many parts.com . The exact detail of the patterns is not under your control. The Kaleidoscope When people come to therapy they are sometimes afraid that through the process of change they will lose some essential part of themselves. In fact who you are changes all time as you grow older. I wonder if you have ever looked through a kaleidoscope.Reframing Metaphors The essence of a reframe Metaphor is that it uses a tiny story to illustrate a point. At the time nobody understood that plants take oxygen and carbon from the air to build their leaves and stems and flowers. He took a pot of soil. He said something that I think you might want to ponder. and maybe also wonder about what invisible processes might be going on in you. but you can turn the lens as many times as you want to create more and more patterns until you find one that you want to keep. 'In every situation'. So really. the frog will not notice the gradual change in temperature and will stay in the water until overcome by the heat. he's right'. Boiling a frog It is said that if you put a frog into hot water it will immediately react and jump out. At the end of the five years he then again weighed the willow tree and the soil. Every time you look at a tree you might like to remember that it's actually made out of thin air. The tree had increased in weight by 164 pounds. Just because we don't understand a process doesn't mean it isn't happening. Reframe Metaphors do not labour the point. but the soil had decreased in weight by less than two ounces. And they usually do. all they do is to tell the story and move on. It is up to the listener to recall the story later. Where had the material of the tree come from? Out of thin air. carried out an experiment. However. right now. the child's toy with little bits of coloured glass inside? In the kaleidoscope the same number of parts can be made to create millions of different patterns. if you put the frog into cold water. to get just one idea across in a memorable way. I often think of people who come to therapy as having a pattern that they don't like and not being able to change it themself. and those parts are continually re-arranging themselves. He started life as a farm mechanic but became a success because he had a clear idea of how the world worked. 'it doesn't matter whether a man believes he can. or believes he can't. all therapy does is to reorganise life's experiences like a kaleidoscope. and slowly heat the water. a Flemish physician and chemist. do not go into explanations. and a willow sapling and weighed both. he said. David Mason 339 www. Out of thin air In 1640 Jan Baptista van Helmont. The Power of Belief Henry Ford became the richest man in the world by creating and running the Ford Motor Works.key-hypnosis. He planted the little tree in the soil and carefully watered it for five years. Now. she just gives up worrying about it. and they should see results immediately.key-hypnosis. The idea was that they could find out what kids really liked from which toys the kids wanted to keep. Of course. It's not just birds who do it. However. Shaking out change Sometimes when people need to change. and you shake and shake and nothing comes out. and furiously scatter them around. 'When did you learn to talk?'. and to her amazement she can hear the cat clearly.This metaphor reminds us that too often we put up with circumstances that are not ideal. Finally you give it one last shake and SPLAT! the ketchup splatters all over the place. The angry bird Some birds are very territorial. the change should start immediately. so if they were to physically attack each other both of them would be injured. she says. hoping that the other bird will be so impressed by this that they give up and find their own garden. And then one day. Change is actually like getting ketchup out of the bottle. So what the birds do is to strut around and pretend to ignore the other bird. It's just that you weren't listening properly'. The talking cat There was this lady. The cat politely pointed out that the radio is on. and nobody else. gardens are in short supply and the ownership of a vacant part is hotly disputed. So they left the kids to play for half an hour and went back. and all kids were happily playing in the large cardboard box the toys came in. For weeks and months she tries to get what the cat is trying to tell her. that is. and a caregiver. Change is like that. a friend of mine says that it is not really like that. They both aggressively tear up bits of grass. they decide that some part of the garden belongs to them. The marketing people then left the room so as to not influence the kids in any way. People expect that once they decide to change. So they organised a room. That way you will not be fooled into gradually accepting someone else's bad behaviour. all the while keeping an eye on the other bird.com . and birds are singing but while she's David Mason 340 www. The woman says 'But I am always listening!'. They then brought in about a dozen kids and told them they could play with any of the toys in the box and they could keep the toy afterwards. You put more effort into it. and there is traffic outside. and one day she got the idea that her cat was trying to communicate with her. they get frustrated. The correct response is to totally refuse to accept less than you are entitled to. but hears nothing. and put a pile of their new designs into a big box. you shake and shake and nothing comes out. and then don't notice when they gradually get worse and worse. This is called displacement activity. birds are fragile creatures. The cat replies 'I've always been able to talk. You take the ketchup bottle. and stick with it. The toys were scattered around the floor forgotten. to not tolerate anything not quite right. The process of change is not orderly and progressive. The perfect toy A marketing company were trying to find out what toys kids really liked. people who are terminally ill. Curious. then looked in the mirror for a while. by the morning some of them aren't there any more. 'Exactly. refuses to accept ordinary. Maybe everyone should plant a worry tree? Invisible Fears A friend of mine went camping for the first time. looking after themselves. The site was in the woods among tall trees and a stream nearby. ‘Excuse me. it's how you think about the result. Every day she deals with things that make you want to give up and cry. The blind matchseller Many years ago there was a blind man who stood outside the railway station and sold boxes of matches. She told me that when her beautiful daughter came along she realised that she just couldn't enjoy being a mother and bring all the stuff she was dealing with into her home. she replies. I asked her what the mime in the hallway was about. she takes off her professional face. David Mason 341 www. And then in the morning I pick them all up again on the way out. And every day a man stopped briefly in front of the blind man. The worry tree I have a friend who is a social worker. and carried on as if nothing had happened. hangs every one of the day's problems on a hook. people who have no way out of their troubles. They're sixpence now’. made a face. So every time she comes home now. I went home with her one night to collect something for work. everyone buys the same ingredients. and the blind man became accustomed to the man's footsteps coming towards him.' said the cat. It's not the ingredients. people who don't know what to do or where to turn to. She then went in and scooped up her little daughter and became a happy solo mum. Her daily work consists of visiting people who have been abused. ' And' she said. The difference is that the chef cares about the quality of the outcome. did some strange passes with her hands. ‘They've gone up. The cook and the chef Every one can cook. and then the rattle of the coins. One day the matchseller listened for the familiar footsteps. But you know. and then walked on without taking the matches. 'I don't have to worry about other people’s problems for another twelve hours.key-hypnosis. looks in the mirror and practices the big happy smile she is saving up for her daughter. ‘Well’ said the seller. and said. and as we got inside she took her coat off. and most people can produce eatable food. what can she hear? 'Nothing'.com . and the rest have shrunk in the night'. It was perfect.focused on trying to understand the cat. Are you the man who always pays for the matches and then doesn’t take them?’ And the man said ‘Yes’. dropped the three pennies in his tray. they are hanging there by the door. while I get on with my life. It's not what you start with in life. but what you choose to do with it. Yet a top chef can take the same ingredients in the same house and produce an unforgettable meal. heard the coins fall. This continued for many years. My friend lay there in the darkness. Soon the solitude and calm had a magic effect and my friend settled down to sleep.com . Morning came and my friend stumbled with relief out of the tent only to discover that a squirrel had been searching through the wrappings in the night. ripping open the plastic bags and rummaging through the backpack. was digging through the packages. my friend was wakened by a noise outside.After a meal cooked over the campfire my friend watched the sun go down and listened as everything grew quiet in the evening air. The birds settled down and there was nothing to hear but the wind in the leaves. terrified to make a sound in case the bear heard. My friend spent the whole night straining to hear every sound and if the bear was going to tear the tent open. The noises outside got nearer and louder. « Table of Contents David Mason 342 www. all the food had been left outside and a bear had smelled it. Sometime in the night.key-hypnosis. Not being an experienced camper. So.key-hypnosis. you will never have room for the things that are important to you. "Now. house." "If you put the sand into the jar first.The things that really matter. and favorite passions – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained." he continued. They agreed that it was. "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. the sand filled up everything else. Play With your children.' The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the fence. He shook the jar lightly. Of course.family." said the professor. The same goes for life. health. He asked once more if the jar was full. effectively filling the empty space between the sand. Take time to get medical checkups. The sand is everything else --The small stuff. " "Take care of the eggs first -. if the jar was full. Take your partner out to dinner.Let go of the small stuff A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff. He then asked the students. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job. "there is no room for the pebbles or the eggs. When the class began. The professor smiled." David Mason 343 www. there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the eggs. children. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. They agreed it was. your life would still be full.. he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with eggs. "I'm glad you asked.. as the laughter subsided. The eggs are the important things . It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem. Set your priorities. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. friends.com . The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. wordlessly. and car. The students laughed. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. The rest is just sand. David Mason 344 www. Design appropriate general outcomes. and is their recommended way of dealing with more complex problems. and those that should be part of the desired outcome. 5. Construct simple metaphors that parallel those dramatic themes. Enjoyment of life They give the following general strategy for constructing multiple metaphors: 1. The stories resume and the issue inherent in the third metaphor is resolved.key-hypnosis. Then the therapist starts on a second story and again the client is led to some dramatic point and that story too is left unresolved. but are primarily associated with the work of Lankton and Lankton (1983). Then the theme of the second story is picked up again and taken to its conclusion. Lankton and Lankton claim that working in this way is more effective than working with a sequence of simple metaphors. The third story is introduced but it is taken to its conclusion. and therefore more open to new ideas and the possibility of change. change must occur in one or more of six areas of life: 1. Listen to the problem as offered. Social role change 5. Attitude restructuring 4. Guided by the six areas of desired outcomes. Typically three metaphors are used in sequence. ideally showing how the same resource was used to solve the second problem. usually by showing how the protagonist used some overlooked resource. Family structure change 6. although they can also be told while the client is fully alert. This third metaphor is the central aspect of the therapy session. The advantage doing an intervention in the midst of unresolved stories is that the listener will be in some sort of tension. The recommend that the sessions not be time constrained. Each metaphor matches some situation the client wants to change. Finally. or can be spread over multiple sessions. Multiple embedded metaphors were used by Erickson. the metaphor can be deviated from to include other forms of therapy delivery such as direct suggestion or visualisation. 3. list the dramatic themes that are present in the current situation. Self image enhancement 3. The metaphors are usually delivered while the client is trance. Bonding and age appropriate intimacy 2. 4. typically taking more than one hour to deliver. The third story is often resolved paradoxically. 2. The client is introduced to the first metaphor and is led through it to some dramatic point where the story is left hanging at some unresolved issue. looking for resolution of the stories. Arrange the outcome to create suspense or mystery. Whenever necessary or appropriate. It can be pure metaphor or elements of direct suggestion may be incorporated into this core part. The metaphors can delivered as one story in one session. Lankton and Lankton (1989. or humorously. the third metaphor story resumes where it left off and the client is shown how to resolve that too. p87) state that for therapy to be successful.com .Multiple Embedded Metaphor Technique Multiple embedded metaphors consist of nested stories containing therapeutic ideas. Much of this work is an indirect reframing of the current situation. is noted.The induction process is used to gather information relating to all six areas. David Mason 345 www. see the Crystal Mountain script and the Making Money scripts. The choice of overall ending needs to be matched to the basic nature of the client. Then a metaphor is created which parallels the client's situation in that particular area and shows it being resolved in some way. what is important is that the metaphor touches upon all or most of the concerns of the client. The actual dramatic outcome of each metaphor is not considered the main focus.key-hypnosis. so that the client is stimulated to make multiple associations between the metaphoric situation and their own situation. rather than being designed to teach new resources. The metaphors are noted in point form in one or two sentences and an overall theme chosen that will link the various parts together logically.com . For another example of a script using multiple embedded metaphors. For each area the nature of the problem. and to consider what changes might be needed in each. if any. and so she sat very very still and way afraid to move. With all that sitting there and not moving she was beginning to get ill.ask for help Well one day the doll was looking down at the toys and there was another doll lying there in the middle of the floor.Social isolation All day long the doll sat on the shelf and looked down at all the other toys on the floor and wished that she could join them.Connection to resources . Third Metaphor . and the smoking is noticeably affecting their health. Direct Suggestion .Increasing ill health The doll had also realised something else. realises that smoking is socially unacceptable and is causing isolation. This was the Dancing Doll.Increasing ill health Direct Suggestion . The dancing doll explained that he had been trying to do a new dance when it all went wrong and David Mason 346 www. The elephant went over to the Dancing Doll and asked what had happened.Helplessness Second Metaphor . The Big Purple Elephant was the oldest toy in the house and all the other toys were afraid of the Big Purple Elephant. The problem is that the person cannot access the resources needed to change. the teddy bears and the soldiers and the big stuffed tiger with the one eye missing were not looking at him and pretending to be doing something else. He had lost one of his legs.Connection to resources Third Metaphor .Social isolation Third Metaphor .Problem resolution Using this template an original three part story was created to illustrate how the framework is used. But week after week the doll would sit there.Problem resolution First Metaphor . The doll didn’t know how she got there. afraid to move and feeling very very lonely. The person feels helpless in being unable to change.Problem resolution Second Metaphor . and the shelf was so high that she was afraid of falling. consider a case where a person cannot give up smoking.key-hypnosis. Using the Lankton methodology. and be embedded into a metaphor structure: First Metaphor . Second Metaphor . an analysis of the problem situation would show that there are four areas needing to be addressed. In this example an anthropomorphic style was chosen: First Metaphor . He was lying there crying and trying to move but it wasn't working and all the other toys. Instead of running around with all her friends she was getting no exercise at all and her arms and legs were getting very very weak. Helplessness Isolation Becoming ill Lack of resources to change Each issue would have a metaphor created for it.com .Big Purple Elephant An annotated example To illustrate how multiple embedded metaphors might work.Helplessness There once was a doll who was sat high up on a shelf. When suddenly the Big Purple Elephant appeared. so useless and helpless. and the soldiers and the big stuffed tiger with the one eye missing. And all the toys cheered. 'There'. and she slid down the slope to the shelf below. but what if nobody wants to play with me now?' 'Don't be silly' said the Dancing Doll. Well roared the Big Purple Elephant. 'Why are you sitting there?' he asked. 'Why are you not helping the dancing doll?' demanded the elephant. And you remember how much fun we all used to have together'. they said. And guess what? The tiger found the leg right there! And soon the dancing doll had his leg back on and was dancing as good as ever. First Metaphor .Problem resolution And as the Dancing Doll was trying out his repaired leg he leaned back and noticed the doll on the shelf. because she had over balanced it. And now he was stuck and nobody would help him. And he felt so unhappy.com . and she over balanced that one too.' everybody wants you to come into the middle with them. Third Metaphor . won't they?' Second Metaphor . 'we'll see about that'. 'Come down and join us'. he asked her to move to the left just a little again. 'but I am weak and it's so high and I don't think I can'.Problem resolution 'Well. 'Because we didn't know what to do'.Problem resolution 'Well. and the next one. with a smile. when you come down off the shelf your arms and legs will get strong again.key-hypnosis. David Mason 347 www. And a little more… and suddenly her weight caused the whole shelf to tilt up. 'How can helping someone be wrong?' said the elephant. The soldiers marched over to the window and the teddy bears looked in the corners and the tiger hid under the toy box because he was ashamed of his behaviour. And when the little doll did. and suddenly she was sitting on the floor surrounded by all the toys. 'And we were embarrassed to ask' said the stuffed tiger. 'I can't'. And the Big Purple Elephant looked up and said 'I wonder if you can move just a little' "Oh. 'you do know how to get down. said the doll on the shelf 'My arms and legs are weak and I don't feel well. yes' said the doll. And he ordered them to look for the missing leg. 'Well. said the doll. 'See if you can move to the left a little'. They have all missed you. « Table of Contents See the Crystal Mountain script for another example of embedded metaphors. And then a little more. 'in case it was wrong'. And the elephant called the teddy bears over. said the elephant. don't you?'. 'OK' said the elephant. but do expect continuous improvement to be seen over months or years without further intervention. 'I think I could move to the side just a little'. yes'. Lankton and Lankton state that they do not expect their metaphor therapy to cause dramatic changes immediately. yes.he came crashing down and broke his leg off. Slow down Now take another deep breath... down and I down.......... and three to four.. and I want you to imagine the numbers one to ten are spaced out Always offer a along that line. deeper and deeper.. Both methods will work well. just allow your the breathing whole body to relax and go limp. down > and down.. notice if there is any tension anywhere.. and I want you to make the distance between number choice of memory two and number three double the distance between one and two... and let it go... This script shows you how to put yourself into trance..... more and more relaxed..... after some practice.............. more at ease. roll your neck and let it relax. and allow that feeling to continue.......count down And now I want you to imagine a line.. Self hypnosis can be very liberating... you don't have to I Target David Mason 348 www.. Eventually. and two to Capability three.Self Hypnosis Self Hypnosis is simple and easy. Self Hypnosis script Technique The induction .. and on the next breath. eye closure Now become aware of your body. try shrugging your shoulders and letting them drop.. from one to two. and your breathing will get slower.... allow that feeling to develop. You can use it to go to sleep.. and the V possible ways distance between three and four is twice the distance of the distance to form the between two and three. until your whole body feels loose and heavy.. And just imagine going along that line....... you don't have to think... and the distances between each number gets longer and longer. and as each number passes you get more relaxed... a deep connection with something when they go into trance. and your pulse will get deeper.... or you can use it to allow your mind to roam free. You can record the script and play it back to yourself. you can just allow yourself to drift down and down some more.... each number is separated by twice line. the distance of the previous number... and as you breathe out....key-hypnosis. tense Physical your legs and let them relax........ just tense and relax. Everyone's experience is unique... anywhere... you will be able to slip into trance just by willing it... and just keep doing that.. to let go..Relax the body.... just imagine that in your mind you are sliding along the line. or a chain or something like that... Take a deep breath... And as you think about that line. First Deepener .... or you can study the structure and put yourself into trance by going over it in your mind. allow your eyes to close....... And as each number comes along it gives you more time to relax. anytime.. and you can just feel yourself sinking . anywhere relaxation that is not loose.. and when you reach ten.com ..... Many people feel a spirituality. and so on... and getting more comfortable.... and you may be surprised at what you experience. and that will a signal that you have achieved the state of trance....... loosening. your body can just move on its own....... and fading out. and then you can just relax completely... do not strive or try or do anything except accept what comes... in any way that makes sense to you.. whatever you want.. and as each letter disappears you can become more and more relaxed. you can just stack them off to one side.. relaxing... The visualisation . allow your mind to just wander. and as you wipe away the next letter...... and that will be a signal to tell you that you are in trance. a finger or a thumb will want to move...... an image or a memory or a feeling will form....... whatever comes is right...will be different each time Now.. disappearing. notice everything about this state. sometimes you will find a muscle moving..do anything. nothing to worry you. do not force anything........ nothing is important now...... and you relax more and more... just accept it.. letting go.... and each breath out is taking you deeper and deeper now.. allow your mind to drift away. just allow that to happen ...... and keep on thinking of the next letter... to a place where there is nothing to think about.. Self Convincer and as you drift deeper and deeper. and then just imagine wiping away the letter 'A'... and you can forget about everything..... without thought.............. more at ease.. become aware that one of your fingers or perhaps a thumb will feel the need to move...com .. Visualization And now allow your mind to think of something you can write letters on..key-hypnosis. And you can continue putting the letters there. and if any day to day thoughts come into your mind. and deal with them later.... deep relaxation. allow it to develop and observe. imagine writing the letter 'A' .. so you can recognise this state.... it can be anything. peaceful and relaxed. and while you are in this state..... just allow your mind to drift away.. a blackboard or a big blue sky. you can feel yourself. don't assist in any way.. and then just imagine letter 'B' being wiped away.......... that' s OK... D D > breathing deepener options V V > > > who is 'fading'? disappearing = relaxing D amnesia I 'when' bind V Dissociation Give time allow for those I with a slow sub conscious V Accept any signal Anchor the feeling > Reassurance David Mason 349 www.. And in this state many things are possible..... and then imagine the letter 'B'.... getting more and more comfortable.. more and more relaxed.... of being in two minds. and you can stay in this state as long as you like.... and learn . Second Deepener.... they're not important.. It may be just a tiny tremor............... all you have to do is to enjoy that lovely feeling of deep...... relaxed and peaceful and calm. until it becomes too much trouble to think of the next letter.... a state of unconscious awareness... ....... .. you can begin to return from trance.com .... Become aware of what it does. you can come back to the present.] [If you get something. it may transform into something else. ] [If you learn the principles of Clean Language you can begin to interact with the image or symbol or feeling or whatever comes up. It is very therapeutic. at whatever rate is right for you. What you experiencing is a metaphoric representation of what is going on in your own subconscious mind.key-hypnosis.. into your very being. to consider those ideas. Do not try to make sense of it...refreshed and awake and alert and ready for the rest of your day.... There are no rules. presupposition take whatever time you need now. And when you have had enough time to process and learn from this session. thinking about how best to apply them. absorb them bind: best deeply. You have learned how to go into trance. Be an observer.. sometimes not.. Seeing parts of faces is very common.[Long Pause] [If nothing comes..] And then. ] [The whole dreamy. consider them deeply. The Reorientation And so before coming back to full awareness.... and the lessons and possibilities... You should not expect to get something every time..... Some days you just don't think of anything but relaxing and drifting. David Mason www... that's OK. then it is time to bring this session to a close.. a comfortable I bind: time close... like a jeweller looking into the heart of a diamond.......... when you are ready.. and you can start coming back to the present. Sometimes you will recognise the metaphor.key-hypnosis.. It may just fade. That is enough.. So take as long as you like to consider these things.. Nothing in your own mind can ever harm you.. just regard it with curiosity. do not challenge it.. Otherwise just treat the whole thing as if it was a dream and allow it to develop in its own way... those images.. It doesn't mean anything.com © 2008 « Table of Contents David Mason 350 www. to allow your mind to examine things from every aspect. drifty thing will go on for some time and you may get more than one. And when you are ready .