Healing In Hypnosis

Hypnosis is a controversial practice with many myths about its power and dangers. 'Hypnosis, Healing and the Christian' cuts through the confusion to present a balanced defense of the use of hypnosis by Christians, arguing that it is a powerful tool in bringing about psychological change. John Court avoids minimizing the dangers of this powerful phenomenon, as he discusses examples of clinical hypnosis by Christians who have found emotional and spiritual benefits from its use. Setting ethical concerns about the use of hypnosis firmly within a framework of the biblical material, he argues that hypnosis is a morally neutral technique which may be used for good or ill. Its use by pagan and other religions should not prevent its constructive and godly use by Christians. This stimulating book will be of interest not only to those involved in counseling and healing ministries but also to Christians interested in broader understanding of how our human minds work.

Learn the basics of hypnosis: what is hypnosis?; how does it work?; simple techniques to improve your life; how to write a hypnosis script to heal faster.

Healing Scripts focuses on the use of hypnotherapy to help trauma victims recover as well as helping individuals who are suffering from acute stress disorders. The field of trauma and stress treatment is constantly searching for new ideas and solutions and the hypnotic interventions detailed in this volume are designed to treat the source of the pain and the anguish of trauma so that clients with long term problems can finally be offered some relief.

This work has been updated to include more helpful information on weight loss, smoking cessation, substance abuse, sleep, sex, nervous disorders, pain management, fatigue, managing your emotions, depression, personal power, marriage, longevity, sports performance and performance anxiety.

A remarkable collaboration between psychologist Rossi and gynecologist-obstetrician Cheek, this book guides and empowers therapists and patients to find the keys to their own health and well-being through therapeutic hypnosis. Hundreds of engaging case reports from Cheek's forty years of clinical work bring the theory of mind-body therapy to life, while Rossi's chapters link Cheek's often intuitive work to the latest research in psychobiology.

Including a biographical chapter on Milton Erickson, this text reveals the many important events of his life that contributed to the development of his ideas and theories on hypnosis.