Exploring Profound Abilities Unveiling the Mysteries of Hypnosis and Mind Body Techniques
Let’s look at the more profound types of innate abilities and whether they are being used anywhere near their potential. Do we really have new ideas on how they might be accessed?
Let’s look at the more profound types of innate abilities and whether they are being used anywhere near their potential. Do we really have new ideas on how they might be accessed?
My name is Eugene Irvin
There is a LINK to my Resources/Innate Abilities list. The list presents 29 modalities and 197 submodalities. There is also a LINK to my definition of an innate ability.
A number of these innate abilities one might call the more profound types of innate abilities. The more profound types of innate abilities are those which have traditionally been achieved with hypnosis techniques. It is of course not the only way to achieve these abilities.
I have a depth of experience with these more profound abilities. My Website best describes my background.
Hypnosis: My position on hypnosis
My position on hypnosis: Hypnosis has been the name under which a lot of techniques have been placed, especially mind-body techniques. It has been the focal point for bringing together these types of techniques.
These techniques in their `deepest’ forms elicit hallucinations, amnesia, pain control, time distortions, delusions, loss of sensory modalities: examples are loss of smell/touch pressure/dermal sensations/secretion/etc, profound complex and simple motor changes and so on.
The connection is made that these effects are because of `hypnotic techniques.’ Once it is called `hypnosis’, then the next question is `what is hypnosis?” There is much controversy here and soon the debate goes round and round with the end result being oftentimes one of confusion. When there is confusion and conflicting thoughts and expectations, then people can lose interest, especially when failures occur.
I do not say hypnosis is or is not a state unto itself. I have no idea: I am not really interested. I am interested in dissecting out the techniques used and knowing how to combine techniques, improve results of those techniques and calling it one thing or another with this model would limit my thinking to whatever boundaries people and the literature have in their mind about hypnosis.
To summarise, I am interested in techniques and not in calling the techniques one thing or something else.This is for the reader to do and not me. I chose the terminology `mind-body technique’ because I hope this is a generic enough term to not limit my thinking.
One of my approaches is to look at the techniques that `hypnosis’ has used and to offer suggestions as to how these techniques might be improved with this model.
Pure research/ experimentation. Unusual, bizarre types of resource combinations. No idea what the end result will be.
My general philosophy in life is to take a middle ground so I hopefully can get a better view of both sides.
This is one topic where I can say in black and white terminology that I do not think deep trance research has progressed in decades.
I am not referring to someone simply saying to a deep trance person, ‘deeper and deeper’ with some type of metaphor change. My experience showed me that the changes in techniques required are not so simplistic.The technique changes are a lot more complex than that. It does take thought and focus and an open mind to look at other possible approaches.
Many years ago I did a great deal of practical deep trance research and developed some interesting techniques for deepening. Over the years I tried numerous times to find people I could critically discuss the techniques to try to determine why these techniques worked the way they did and what was their possible merit with the mind-body concept. I simply could not find people and I tried long and hard to find people.
I can understand people disagreeing but they could not be bothered to find out if I made any sense to begin with.
There is an entire field of research that is not being looked at. I really do not know why.
For example: I have real doubts the hypnosis field is aware of what I have called the `plenary depth’ of physical relaxation. Everybody immediately will say with gusto, “yes I know this level and I have done it many times.”
In reply to this I say, I am extremely familiar with profound deep trance physical relaxation, but this level is totally different. I do not see it being written about. I have looked for years for someone to dispute me, to challenge me, to constructively discuss /criticise. No luck in any form.
There are immense amounts of brain research being done, but tiny amounts in this, one of the most obvious areas. I emphasise again, I do not know why this is of not fundamental interest.
For example:
One of a multitude of questions is to know how to transfer the deep trance effects to everyday life and over long periods of time. It is not an automatic thing to happen just because you tell the person it will happen when they leave the session. Even the most profound hypnotic phenomena such as anaesthesia, eyes open hallucinations, time distortions, does not mean they are transferable to everyday life. Why? One of many basic but profound questions.
The questions presented here are just one of a seemingly endless number. Please let me know if you are aware where this type of research has been seriously done as I have not been able to find it.
For example:
Combining the following resources in different ways by the use of what I have called `Combination Coding.’ This is where very simple codes replace words so complex suggestions can be given quickly with very simple codes.
The combination codes may be codes triggered after training in specific combinations or combinations the person has not experienced previously. Untrialled in other words.
The resources are not the normal types of resources.
For example: Complete mind body control anaesthesia combined with loss of hearing.
Cold feet combined with Touch-Pressure loss.
Cold feet combined with hearing loss.
Strong tingling in the right arm combined with taste and smell loss.
Complete mind body control anaesthesia combined with a very deep level of physical relaxation and cold feet.
Whole body feeling distinctly warmer combined with slower breathing combined with feeling thirsty
Distort time such that one second in actual time seems to take three seconds combined with amnesia combined with complete body anaesthesia.
This is a very simple introduction for what are many questions that in my viewpoint on this issue should be looked at. I ask again, why isn’t it?
Thank you
Innate Abilities
An innate ability is:
A characteristic/ability of a person which can be accessed by the person and/or therapist when required.
An innate ability is something which is measurable. Therefore, entities such as ego strength or willpower are not defined as innate abilities in this model.
An innate ability is something the person is aware of or can be made aware of. This `awareness’ may be affective, sensory, motor or cognitive responses. If the person cannot be made aware of these characteristics/responses occurring, then it cannot be deemed as an innate ability.
An innate ability is something which can be repeatedly attained and has parameters which can qualitatively and quantitatively describe it.
An innate ability is something the person has within themselves, it is not external.
RESOURCES
Are we fully aware of the range of potentially usable innate abilities in the mind-body field?
Innate abilities and their Submodalities
Everyone will have a different list to the one presented here. This is simply my list. Each of these resources has the potential to be used in different ways. I see the same resources being repeatedly used. A large number of resources appear to be neglected. I do not see any structure which would assist me in being creative as to how those neglected resources might be used.
There are 29 resource topics and 197 resource divisions
There is no mention of parameters here.
Modalities List
Real=There is real sensory input from the topic mentioned.
Not Real= There is no real sensory input from the topic mentioned. Whatever is being perceived is from the clients’ imagination.
- Motor simple-light
- Motor simple-relaxation
- Motor simple-rigid
- Motor simple-heavy
- Complex motor
- Motor complex- verbalising
- Motor complex- writing
- Imagination-analgesia/ anaesthesia
- Imagination-auditory
- Imagination-balance
- Imagination-dermal
- Imagination-fatigue
- Imagination-hunger
- Imagination-kinesthetic- proprioceptive
- Imagination-pain
- Imagination-secretion
- Imagination-smell
- Imagination-taste
- Imagination-thermal
- Imagination-thirst
- Imagination-touch-pressure
- Imagination-visual
- Imagination-time distortion
- Age Regression-Progression
- Amnesia
- Cardiovascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Respiration
- Emotion
Modalities and their Submodalities
Motor simple-light
Motor>simple>light with actual movement
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for lightness. One or more at the same time.] Motor>simple>light with no actual movement.
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: `light brain.’]
Motor simple-rigid
Motor>simple>rigid with observable physical demonstrations
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for rigidity. One or more at the same time.]
Motor>simple>rigid with no observable physical demonstration of rigidity
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: rigid brain.]
Motor simple-relaxation
Motor>simple>relaxation with observable physical demonstrations
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for physical relaxation. One or more at the same time.]
Motor>simple>relaxation with no observable physical demonstration of relaxation
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: relaxed brain.]
Motor simple-heavy
Motor>simple>heavy with actual observable physical demonstrations
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for physical heaviness. One or more at the same time.]
Motor>simple>heaviness with no observable physical demonstration of heaviness
[Can be any part of the body as there is no movement. For example: heavy brain.]
Complex motor
Motor>complex>coordination
[Any parts of the body which can be objectively tested for levels of movement coordination. One or more parts at the same time.]
Motor complex-verbalising (talking/ singing)
Motor>complex>verbalising>speed of verbalising increase
Motor>complex>verbalising>speed of verbalising decrease
Motor>complex>verbalising>difficulty with verbalising
Motor>complex>verbalising>volume of verbalising increase
Motor>complex>verbalising>volume of verbalising decrease
Motor>complex>verbalising>verbalising coherence
Motor>complex>verbalising>verbalising flow
Motor>complex>verbalising>loss of
Motor complex-writing
Motor>complex>writing>speed of writing increase
Motor>complex>writing>speed of writing decrease
Motor>complex>writing>difficulty with writing increase
Motor>complex>writing>difficulty with writing decrease
Motor>complex>writing>automaticity level [Clients’ level of conscious awareness of what they are writing and/or about to write
Motor>complex>writing>legibility
Motor>complex>writing>coherent
Motor>complex>writing>loss of
Imagination-analgesia/ anaesthesia
REAL
Imagn>real inputs>analgesia/ anaesthesia
[Range of possible subdivisions is vast]
NOT REAL
Imagn>no real inputs>analgesia/ anaesthesia
[Range of possible subdivisions is vast]
Imagination-auditory
REAL
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory appearing near/ distant
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory changing speed slow/faster
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory distortion
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory ability to focus on one auditory out of many
Imagn>auditory>real>auditory decibel level increase/decrease
Imagn>auditory>real>loss of auditory
NOT REAL
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory appearing near/ distant
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory changing speed slow/faster
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory distortion
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory ability to focus on one auditory out of many
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory patterns such as strobe/waves/rhythmic/ erratic
Imagn>auditory>not real>auditory decibel level increase/decrease
Imagn>auditory>not real>loss of auditory
Imagination-balance
REAL
Imagn>balance>real>increase
Imagn>balance>real>decrease
Imagn>balance>real>loss of
NOT REAL
Imagn>balance>no real input>increase
Imagn>balance>no real input>decrease
Imagn>balance>no real input>loss of
Imagination-fatigue
Imagn>fatigue>physical increase
Imagn>fatigue>physical decrease
Imagn>fatigue>cognitive increase
Imagn>fatigue>cognitive decrease
Imagn>fatigue>emotion increase
Imagn>fatigue>emotion decrease
Imagination-hunger
Imagn>hunger>increase
Imagn>hunger>decrease
Imagination-dermal
REAL
Imagn>dermal>real>part to total loss of dermal
Imagn>dermal>real>misperception of dermal
[A real dermal stimulus may be misperceived as tingling, hot, cold, etc]
NOT REAL
Imagn>dermal>not real>misperception of dermal
[A not real dermal stimulus may be perceived as being tingling, hot, cold, etc]
Imagination-kinesthetic/ proprioceptive
REAL
Imagn>kinesthetic/ proprioceptive>real>part to total loss of kinesthetic/ proprioceptive Imagn>kinesthetic/ proprioceptive>real>misperception of kinesthetic/proprioceptive stimuli
[A real kinesthetic/ proprioceptive stimulus may be misperceived as tingling, hot, cold, etc]
NOT REAL
Imagn>kinesthetic/ proprioceptive>not real>misperception of kinesthetic/proprioceptive stimuli
Imagination-pain
REAL
Imagn>pain>real>misperceptions of pain stimulus
[A real pain stimulus may be misperceived as being increased/ decreased/ tingling/ hot/ cold/ etc] Imagn>pain>real>partial to total loss of pain
NOT REAL
Imagn>not real>pain
[No pain stimulus of any kind. Range of possible subdivisions is vast]
Imagination-secretion
Imagn>secretion>real>part to total loss of secretion
Imagn>secretion>real>increase
[An example would be a piece of food in the mouth producing more saliva than normal]
Imagination-smell
REAL
Imagn>smell>real>sensitivity to smells increase
Imagn>smell>real>sensitivity to smells decrease
Imagn>smell>real>smell distortions
Imagn>smell>real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>smell>real>part to total loss of smell
NOT REAL
Imagn>smell>not real>sensitivity to smells increaseImagn>smell>not real>sensitivity to smells decrease Imagn>smell>not real>smell distortions Imagn>smell>not real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>smell>not real>pure smell
Imagn>smell>not real>combinations of smell- previously experienced or unique
Imagn>smell>not real>part to total loss of smell
Imagination-taste
REAL
Imagn>taste>real>sensitivity to tastes increase
Imagn>taste>real>sensitivity to tastes decrease
Imagn>taste>real>taste distortions Imagn>taste>real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>taste>real>part to total loss of taste
NOT REAL
Imagn>taste>not real>sensitivity to tastes increase
Imagn>taste>not real>sensitivity to tastes decrease
Imagn>taste>not real>taste distortions
Imagn>taste>not real>focussing on one component from many
Imagn>taste>not real>pure tastes
Imagn>taste>not real>combinations of tastes-previously experienced or unique
Imagn>taste>not real>part to total loss of taste
Imagination-thermal
REAL
Imagn>thermal>real>hot>increase
Imagn>thermal>real>hot>decrease
Imagn>thermal>real>cold>increase
Imagn>thermal>real>cold>decrease
Imagn>thermal>real>hot>misperception
Imagn>thermal>real>cold>misperception
Imagn>thermal>real>part to total loss of thermal.
NOT REAL
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot>increase
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot>decrease
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold>increase
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold>decrease
Imagn>thermal>not real>hot>misperception
Imagn>thermal>not real>cold>misperception
Imagn>thermal>not real>part to total loss of thermal.
Imagination-thirst
Imagn>thirst>increase
Imagn>thirst>decrease
Imagn>thirst>swallowing difficulty
Imagination-touch-pressure
REAL
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>increased sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>reduced sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>misperception of touch-pressure
[Light feels heavy/ heavy feels light/ tingling/ warm/ cold/ etc]
Imagn>touch-pressure>real>part to total loss of touch-pressure
NOT REAL
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>increased sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>reduced sense of touch-pressure
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>misperception of touch-pressure
[Light feels heavy/ heavy feels light/ tingling/ warm/ cold/ etc]
Imagn>touch-pressure>not real>part to total loss of touch-pressure
Imagination-visual
- Eyes open may change the meaning to clients. Always be aware of the large difference between eyes open and eyes closed. Belief may be stronger if client experiences a visual with `eyes open.’
- Imagined means the persons’ visualisation is of something which is not real, it is a `figment of their imagination.’
- A reader may think that a visual appearing near/ distant should be on the same line. The way each of these submodalities might be used however may be quite different. You may want to combine in a meaningful way an imagined object coming nearer and that imagined object moving into the distance. Thus two distinct usages of each of those submodalities may be combined in such a way to enhance the effectiveness of each of the individual submodalities.
- Many times there are no clear boundaries between the categories. It is only meant to be a rough classification. Every person would have their own list which may differ considerably from this list.
REAL
Imagn>visual>eyes open> real external sensory input>visual focussing on one component out of many
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual appearing near
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual appearing distant
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual changing speed slower
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual changing speed faster
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input >visual ability to focus on detail
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual activity level
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual brightness reduce/magnify
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual micro/normal/magnify
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual distortion of how it would normally look Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual movement types rotating/rhythmic/ erratic Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual image types shapes/ textures/ patterns/ 2D-3D/ angles
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual colours black/grey/white
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual colours pure red/blue/green/yellow/violet
Imagn>visual> eyes open> real external sensory input>visual colours mixtures
NOT REAL
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual appearing near
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual appearing distant
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual changing speed slower
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual changing speed faster
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual ability to focus on detail
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual activity level
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual brightness reduce/magnify
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual micro/normal/magnify Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual distortion of how it would normally look
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual focussing on one component out of many
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual movement types rotating/rhythmic/ erratic
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual image types shapes/textures/patterns/2D-3D/ angles
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual colors black/grey/white
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual colors pure red/blue/green/yellow/violet
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>visual colors mixtures
Imagn>visual>eyes closed>loss of visual
Negative hallucinations: Imagined with a real input
Imagn>visual>eyes open>real>suggested real items missing from conscious perception completely
[Can be one item or the entirety of real visual sensory input; e.g., an entire furnished room is now seen as being completely empty]
Positive hallucinations: Imagined with no real input:
Imagn>visual>eyes open>real>suggested real items now present even though missing in reality
[Can be one item or the entirety of real visual sensory input; e.g., an empty room is now seen as being completely furnished]
Combinations of positive and negative hallucinations
One item is removed completely and replaced with something else.
Imagination-time distortion
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time>categories>physical
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time>categories>cognitive
Imagn>time distortion>lengthen time>categories>emotion
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time>categories>physical
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time>categories>cognitive
Imagn>time distortion>shorten time>categories>emotion
Age Regression-Progression
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>physical
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>mental
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>emotion
Age regression>timeline>within real life span>categories>situations
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>physical
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>mental
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>emotion
Age regression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>situations
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>physical
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>mental
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>emotion
Age progression>timeline>within real life span>categories>situations
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>physical
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>mental
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>emotion
Age progression>timeline>outside real life span>categories>situations
Amnesia
Amnesia>type of amnesia>spontaneous
Amnesia>type of amnesia>suggested
Amnesia>specificity of amnesia
Amnesia>type of system used with amnesia>physical
Amnesia>type of system used with amnesia>cognitive
Amnesia>type of system used with amnesia>emotional
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular>heart rate increase
Cardiovascular>heart rate decrease
Cardiovascular>blood vessel size increase
Cardiovascular>blood vessel size decrease
Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal>discomfort increase
Gastrointestinal>discomfort decrease
Gastrointestinal>hyperactivity increase
Gastrointestinal>hyperactivity decrease
Respiration
Respiration>type of breathing>thoracic/ abdominal
Respiration>rate of breathing>fast/ slow
Respiration>depth of breathing>shallow/deep
Emotion
Imagn>emotion increase
Imagn>emotion decrease
Imagn>emotion positive increase
Imagn>emotion positive decrease
Imagn>emotion negative increase
Imagn>emotion negative decrease
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