Re:Meditation versus hypnosis (definition of hypnosis?)

Well, many would not agree with your definition of hypnsosis. Most people ARE quite aware of what is transpiring during the hypnotic session - only about 25% have amnesia for a majority of the session, those who could be characterized as "highly hypnotizable" subjects. And it could be said that even those persons are aware at an unconscious level, since you can not get persons to do things under hypnosis something that their conscious mind would perceive as harmful to them.

The point is that meditation strives toward a sense of unity in action, which requires a suspension of vigliant awareness, wherease hypnosis strives toward a greater creativity to access unconscious resources which can be integrated into current problems, which also requires a suspension of vigilant awareness (attention to situational time, place, logic, self-other distinction).

We must stay vigilant, however, to avoid over simplification of meditation and hypnosis. Such over simplification merely indicates a lack of depth and breadth of experience with both.

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Re:Meditation versus hypnosis (definition of hypnosis?), by Garth Spiers, 1/25/00 Re:Meditation versus hypnosis (definition of hypnosis?), by C.E. Wilkinson, 06/10/00 Re:Definitions and explanations of Meditation and Hypnosis, by , 12/21/00 Re:Definitions and explanations of Meditation and Hypnosis, by Anonymous, 01/18/03 Re:Definitions and explanations of Meditation and Hypnosis, by Dr. Shantanu Nagarkatti, 12/21/00

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