‘Your are feeling sleepier and sleepier… and as I count from one to ten, you will fall asleep’, a hypnotist is giving suggestions to a group of people on a dim stage, in a soothing voice. All spectators so are excited to see what happens next.

This is a typical image that comes to your mind when you think about hypnosis. The moral of the story is not that you can make people sleep, but you CAN induce trance. Continue to read this article »