“On
The Count Of Six You Will Open Your Eyes…”
A
6 Part E-Course revealing the truth about Hypnosis
By Jonathan
Clark
Master
Hypnotherapist
Founder
& Developer of HGE™
PART 4
SPEAKING HYP…..
In 1898 Boris Sidis in “Psychology
of Suggestion” wrote about the difference between indirect (choices) and
direct (command) suggestion. “You will go deeply into trance”….
versus “you may notice…”
If the client is very alert or
conscious, and you’re direct, they may not go into trance easily, as you’re
trying to tell them what to do and they’re going to contradict you. However, if you’re indirect it gets the
Conscious Mind out of the way. When the client is deeply in trance you need to be
more specific and direct and literal though, and talk to the Unconscious the
way you’d talk to a small child.
Your Hypnotic voice should be
softer, lower in pitch, and more gravely.
It helps to tilt your jaw down & talk more from the back of your
throat, not the front of your mouth. Try
that – it really makes a difference.
OK, so now you know how to sound
hypnotic, what exactly do you say to yourself or your client to induce a
hypnotic trance state?
THE MILTON
In the old days Hypnosis was Direct
Authoritarian, where the hypnotist would
say “Sit Down, uncross your arms and go into a deep trance”. We don’t do that anymore – that’s old
hat. We’re going to learn how to use
your voice…..to put someone under “Linguistic anaesthetic”. NLP gave us the Hypnosis language patterns to
use, as modelled from Milton Erickson MD.
Richard Bandler and John Grinder modelled Erickson and broke down the trancey
sentences that when put together make the eyes heavy… Imagine that.
Your words can alter someone’s state…
This chapter will teach you and make you proficient with The
Milton Model, abstract, artfully vague hypnotic language patterns as modelled
from Milton Erickson, the world’s leading Hypnotherapist. Now let’s take the trance to learn how to
speak hip…notically…
FIRST OF ALL,
A STORY:
I know that you have your own expectations of what a
Hypnotic Language Pattern article will provide you with, and that’s just
perfect! It’s very important to be
expectant when reading useful information, and you’re learning here today will
probably increase your curiosity. Hypnotic
language is exciting, and excitement means rapid change. You see, some people haven’t
realised…..yet…just how powerful the technology of HGE and hypnosis actually
are…although anyone and everyone who’s taken the trance to train with us in
person sees the very real benefits in the end.
You probably thought you couldn’t get this level of excellence, and now
you can. Now. I’m not sure if you already know this or not,
but Milton Model patterns are the key to effective communication, and the more
you read and explore this subject, the more you’ll get, don’t you think?
We’re all interested in rapid growth, I mean, weren’t
you? You know the kind of feeling that
you want, so sooner or later you’re going to call in some expert assistance…
Now…you’re sitting here, thinking about all that’s been said
and not said here, or whether you just want to take the next step only. Doesn’t this sound like just what you’re
looking for?
See, last month we ran a training in which the team leader
talked about his boss’s favourite author who wrote always be learning….yet not
everyone sees it right away. Yet a
profit & loss statement tells its own story, doesn’t it? So that team leader resigned..himself to
always be learning when the opportunity lands on your doorstep, and we are
right on your doorstep, are we not?
Oh that’s right, we’ve already been invited inside….
The team leader’s name is John, and he wanted to fly up from
where he lives….down there, all the way up here to leave behind all the sounds
of the big city, and come and breathe easily in bonnie Scotland – hear all the
accents, language and colloquialisms, and just to……relax….and let go..of any
concerns of working so hard. So he
bought a first class ticket, and went to the station. Now having all the time in the world, he
explored the station. And he found
something rather curious, down an old, dimly lit corridor. Way down there, he found, dusty and unused in
such a long time, a “speak your weight and fortune” machine. So he stepped up, put his money in the slot,
and heard it rattle all the way down deep inside the machine. From the machine came a deep gravely voice
that said “Your name is John, you weigh 10 stone and you’re going to catch the 2:20 to Glasgow
Now all of that was true, but how did it know? I mean usually fortune tellers are very
vague, very ambiguous, but this said exactly the right thing. So he stepped back up, put his money
where his mouth was, and once again the machine spoke in a deep gravely voice
“Your name is still John, you still weigh 10 stone and you’re still going to
catch the 2:20 to Glasgow
Now John is a consultant who travels around a lot, and if
you’re as mobile as he is, you need to stay in touch. You need to be able to get in touch with your
messages. You want to get all the
messages that are sent loud and clear, because that gives you freedom and
flexibility. So you need to make a
choice – you need to get the right tool for the job. So I went down the way to see “so and so
communications”. At least that’s what
the sign above the door said, and that reminds me of another story….
I needed to get my questions answered. I needed to get something that was once hard
to get, and now its part of everyday life.
So I went inside to speak to the one…..you know…..the one you speak
to. I’m not really sure what I said to
him. In fact I’m not really sure he
knows what I said to him. All I do know
is that we got agreement, and I don’t know if you already know how to do this
or not, but I had loads to choose from.
19 different types in all. Lots
of different types of mobile – different categories to choose from……but which
one should I choose? So we talked for a while, and we cut it down to ten, then
narrowed it down further……to five, then four, then two……but I still wasn’t
really sure which one should I pick…..?
WHY LEARN THIS?
You cannot not affect an individual’s representation of what
you say. In other words what you say
creates pictures, thoughts and feelings in the heads of people you talk
to. Think about that for a moment… and
you’re doing that right now, aren’t you…?
There are 5 main reasons to learn this model:
5 – It helps you build rapport. You will be using language that is artfully
vague, lacks any real content and is easy to get agreement with
4 – It induces trance!
When I first learned this, I was amazed!! You can affect another person’s state using
only your words. Basically hypnotise
someone using hypnotic language – specific ways of saying things that are
trancey. When I first learned that I got really excited!
3- You can establish direct access to another person’s
unconscious mind. You can talk directly
to the oldest & wisest part of you.
You can activate all the inbuilt potential & resources of the human
mind and body. Would you like to know
how to do that?
2 – All change is unconscious. That means you can open people up to new
learnings and new concepts, which will assist people in getting the changes
they want. Just suppose you could help
people to change? All learning, all
change and all behaviour require trance.
Just try multiplying 7 x 6 right now.
Welcome back.
See?
1 – Abstraction controls specificity. There’s more power in
abstraction – the big picture, global concepts control the small specific
details. Think economics. Think politics. Think about those tiny plastic things at the
end of your shoe laces. Now which are
more important?
WHAT IS
THE MILTON
The Milton Model is a language tool for inducing trance
states in yourself and other people, modelled from a world renowned expert in
his field. Elements of genius from a
legendary professional. Does that sound
like something you’d like to learn?
Hypnotic language patterns are vague, abstract sentence
structures that put you into a trance – you go inside your head to make sense
out of what you heard.
Bandler & Grinder modelled Milton Erickson’s language. John Grinder said Erickson provided him with
the single greatest model he ever used.
When Erickson read “Patterns & Techniques of Milton Erickson MD
Volume 1” (1975) he called it “A delightful simplification of the language I
use with patients – I learned a great deal about the things I’ve done without
knowing about them”.
There are 19 patterns taught within this Model, so let’s go
through them one at a time, learn the kinds of words to use, and then we’ll
give you some examples.
Milton
Hypnotic Language Patterns
1. Mind
Read
Claiming to know the thoughts or feelings of another without
specifying
the process by which you came to know the info.
“I know that you are wondering...”
I know you’re wondering how much impact this will have
Perhaps you don’t know yet how powerful HGE is
I can see you’ve learned more than you thought you would
I know you have your own expectations
I can tell that you like what I’m saying
You’re probably thinking that it’s time to move on
2. Lost
Performative
Value judgments where the performer of the value judgment is
left out.
“And it’s a good thing to wonder...”
It’s good to be sceptical about powerful information
It’s right for you to wonder what’s in it for you
Today’s a great day to make a strategic decision
That’s perfect!
It’s really good that you asked that
This is a wonderful process
There’s a right way to do this and a better way to do this
It’s a wise thing to review your department’s progress
It’s best to add your own examples here now:
3. Cause
& Effect
Where it is implied that one
thing causes another. Implied Causatives
include:
a. C>E makes
b. If... then...
c. As you... then you...
“Because...”
Our discussion will probably increase your curiousity
Because you’ve booked your place that makes you even more committed
Since you’ve done training before, that makes you ready for more
If you come into this room then you’ll improve
Just by asking that question, you’re starting to see the benefits
Since you’re reading this sentence, you can think of several more
examples.
4. Complex
Equivalence
Where two things are equated - as in their meanings being
equivalent.
“That means...”
Training is exciting and excitement means growth
Having invested this much time shows me you’re serious about results
Your questions mean you already want assistance
Having gotten this far means you can write more examples of this pattern.
5. Presupposition
The linguistic equivalent of assumptions.
“You are learning many
things...”
The problems you’re facing are fixable
Some business people haven’t realised how powerful HGE is
Now your HR team will be able to produce with even more credibility
How much more value would you have gotten from me by having another
session?
Most of the best examples of this pattern will be written here by you.
6. Universal
Quantifier
A set of words having:
a. a universal generalization and
b. no referential index. (doesn’t say “who”)
“And all the things, all the things...”
Everyone in this room cares about profit
Everything will become clear once you’ve completed this chapter
You always get results
Anyone I’ve presented to saw the benefits in the end
You have them all in your head. Write every one you can think of here.
7. Modal
Operator
Words which implies possibility or necessity, and which form
our rules in life.
“That you can learn...”
You have to understand our position in all of this
You shouldn’t have to want it, unless you really need it
Would it be possible?
You might discover you can dare to go ahead
You probably thought you couldn’t, but now you can
You must be getting the hang of this by now
You could list a few more examples on the lines below.
8. Nominalization
Process words which has been frozen in time by making them
into nouns.
“Provide you with new insights, and new understandings.”
HGE is easy
Your input to this relationship is really important
You’re looking for demonstration of powerful impact
Increased profitability shows renewed vigour
Empowerment is a possibility
Your thoughts on nominalizations are an important form of communication
9. Unspecified
Verb
Misses out the
“how”
“And you can,”
Tony Robbins says “When you can’t, you must”
You may discover you start moving forward
The more you continue with this, the more you’ll get out of it
If you could just let go and notice your intentions
Now perhaps you could continue to
10. Tag
Question
A question added after a statement, designed to displace
resistance. Draws your attention to the
question and gets agreement.
“Can you not?”
You can see the value in this, can’t you?
We’re all interested in profits, don’t you think?
We’re all looking to agree here, aren’t we?
And you do want the best, don’t you?
You’ll add more to the list now won’t you?
11. Lack
of Referential Index
A phrase which does not pick out a specific portion of the
listener’s experience. Misses out the
who.
“One can, you know...”
We put people though a wonderful process
That’s the way to do business
Folk do, you know
It’s often said that…
Statistics prove…
Please help them - they couldn’t
think of any more of these.
12. Comparative
Deletion (Unspecified
Comparison)
Where the comparison is made and it is not specified as to
what or whom it was made.
“And it’s more or less the right thing.”
Sooner or later you’re going to employ some expert assistance
At one time or another you’ve loved a training you’ve done
It’s probably better to start now, sooner rather than later
Before or after this chapter?
That are more or less better than the ones above, as they occur to you
from time to time.
13. Pace
Current Experience
Where client’s experience (verifiable, external) is
described in a way which is undeniable.
Makes the person go internal.
“You are sitting here, listening to me, looking at me, (etc.)...”
We’re all sitting here, discussing these ideas
Just thinking about stuff like this
Just after you blink, you’ll notice your breathing
As your eyes continue reading the
words on this page while you’re looking
at it and from time to time you may become aware of the thoughts in your mind
or those sensations in your hand or down
there on the soles of your feet
you could also begin to wonder if you could think of how artfully you can
pace a person’s ongoing experience and you might even like to make a
note or two right here now about pacing.
14. Double
Bind
Where it appears like there’s a choice but actually there
isn’t
“And that means that your unconscious mind is also here, and can hear (phonological
ambiguity) what I say. And since that’s the case, you are probably
learning about this and already know more at an unconscious level than you
think you do, and it’s not right for me to tell him, learn this or learn that,
let him learn in any way he wants, in any order.”
Take all the time you need to take the next step
Will you book this training, or the one later this year?
Is this valuable to you, or just vital?
Light trance, medium trance, deep trance – either will do
If you don’t write at least one more double bind in the
space below now, you will either think of one automatically very soon,
or else wonder when the next one will come to mind, so you can write it down then.
15. Conversational
Postulate
The communication has the form of a question, a question to
which the response is either a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’.
If I want you to do something, what else must be present so that you
will do it, and out of your awareness?
It allows you to choose to respond or not and avoids authoritarianism.
“Do you feel this... (punctuation ambiguity) is something you understand?”
Does this sound like just what you want?
Do you feel ready to become a master communicator?
Can you picture yourself doing this?
Will you remember to congratulate yourself on your decision?
Would you mind writing down a couple more conversational postulates here?
16. Extended
Quote
“Last week I was with Richard who told me about his training in 1983 at
Denver
Last month we ran a course in which the team leader talked about his
bosses favourite expression which was “Always seize an opportunity”
Did I tell you that Eleanor watched Newsnight last night, when Jeremy
Paxman asked his guest “How badly do you need this?”
The other day, a participant in the training was telling me that her
husband said Jonathan had told him to ask you to write a couple of extended
quotes down right here.
17. Selectional
Restriction Violation
A sentence that is not well formed in that only humans and
animals can have feelings. In this sentence structure you attribute feelings to
an inanimate object.
“A chair can have feelings...”
I was driving the car with trainers
How does your toilet feel getting flushed?
How stressed does your email get?
If you’re not sure, ask the executive chair
Your accounts speak volumes
Do sales cry out when they fall?
How does a mirror feel being stared at all day?
Who does a ladder lean on for support?
Your pen knows how to write selectional restriction violations very
easily, if you will just lead it to the paper below now.
18. Ambiguity
a. Phonological:
“Hear”, “Here”
You can trust you’re unconscious mind
now.
So you think you can’t deal with your lover? Love her; can’t you?
b. Syntactic:
Where
the function (syntactic) of a word cannot be immediately determined from the
immediate context.
“They are visiting relatives”
Your increasing options
Hypnotizing hypnotists can be tricky.
This is a training in trance
c. Scope:
Where
it cannot be determined by linguistic context how much is applied to that
sentence by some other portion of the sentence.
“Speaking to you as a child...”
“The old men & women...”
“The disturbing noises
& thoughts...”
“The weight of your hands &
feet...”
Your deep breathing and trance. . . .
Speaking to you as a master hypnotist
d. Punctuation:
“I want you to notice your hand me the glass.”
My boss resigned himself to constant learning
If you hear any ambiguities, it’s all right to write them right here.
19. Utilization
Utilize
all that happens or is said.
Client
says: “I am not sold.”
Response:
“That’s right you are not sold, yet,
because you haven’t asked the one
question that will have you totally and completely sold.”
Client: "I don’t think I know."
Practitioner: "That’s right, you don’t you know."
Client: "I can’t be hypnotized."
Practitioner: "That’s right. You can’t be hypnotized yet, because you haven’t asked the one
question yet that will let you relax completely"
Client: “We can’t afford you”
Practitioner: “That’s right, you can’t afford me yet, because you haven’t
realised the alternative”
Client: "This meeting’s dragging on a bit."
Practitioner: "That’s right, so it must be time to agree"
Client: "HGE is all about mind control, isn’t it?"
Practitioner: "That’s right, we do teach people how to control their
own minds"
Putting it all
together:
Perhaps you don’t know… yet… how powerful HGE is, and it’s good to be
sceptical about powerful information. In
fact, our discussion will probably increase your curiousity, and your internal
questions mean you already want assistance.
Now, the problems you’re facing are fixable, and everything will become
clear once you’ve completed this paragraph.
You have to understand your position in all of this - your input to this
relationship is really important, and the more you continue reading, the more
you’ll get out of it…. and you do want the best, don’t you? You see, we put people though a wonderful
process, because at one time or another you’ve loved a training you’ve
done. And as your eyes continue reading
the words on this page, while you’re looking at it …from time to time you may
become aware of the thoughts in your mind or those sensations in your hand or
down there on the soles of your feet, you could also begin to wonder if you
could take all the time you need to take the next step.
Does this sound like just what
you want? Did I tell you that Eleanor
watched Newsnight last night, when Jeremy Paxman asked his guest “How badly do
you need this?” I mean, your accounts
speak volumes, but they’re conscious, aren’t they? You can also trust you’re unconscious mind now, because this is a training in trance. And speaking to you as a master hypnotist,
are you wearing anything that restricts you can loosen off now…
HOW DO I USE THESE?
The next step is to figure out how to use all of this. How do you make someone go inside their head
to make sense out of what you’re saying?
It shifts the listeners attention from outside, to inside………. As you use fluffy language they go inside and
try to make sense out of it from their model of the world.
The Milton Circle Milton
Write emails using hypnotic language patterns.
In your speech – talk slightly slower than normal, and
softly. As for Tonality – pull your chin
down a bit and bring your voice out from the back of your mouth. You will sound deeper and more gravely. Try saying this sentence with your mouth
& jaw in that position…
WHAT IF YOU MASTERED THIS?
You’re probably wondering where…….and how……you will apply
this model in your life, are you not?
What happens if you just dry up? My strategy is to just pick one, say it
aloud, and then keep doing that.
You’ll probably find some that are your favourites, or that
some are easier to remember than others.
That’s because you probably talk like that anyway. Practice and train up your least preferred
patterns.
What happens if someone calls you on it? They might say “You’re talking weird! You’re not making any sense!”. You just utilise it and keep going: “That’s right, I’m not making any sense…..yet,
and that’s because……”
Practice – get a sheet of paper for each category and write
out ten examples of each
Come up with five business or career applications for this
Model. Where could you use this? Imagine business meetings and you start
talking hyp…….ah….
What if you did presentations and talks where you were able
to control the audiences state moment to moment…
What would Customer Services be
like getting agreement in trance, or in person, over the counter, over the
phone?!!
Now you’re ready for your first formal trance
induction….
In the next instalment of this 6
part Hypnosis E-Course, you’ll receive a word for word script that you can
record your own voice reading, and create your very own trancey Self-Hypnosis
session…
