fbpx

Using Altered States (Trance) in a Purposeful, Positive Way

You are currently viewing all posts tagged with Metaphors.

Using Altered States (Trance) in a Purposeful, Positive Way

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  June 17, 2014

Since the dawn of man, human beings have used altered states of consciousness in both purposeful ways – shamanic healing, divination, getting battle ready, etc. – and non-purposeful ways. (getting drunk or stoned for fun) Truly, from a historical perspective, we are party animals. We’ve been getting high as far back as historians can measure. As one example, humans, like …

Tags: , , , ,
read more

Using Stories in Coaching

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  May 9, 2012

This is an old Chinese Taoist story that I already posted in a blog a couple of years ago.. It is a wonderful metaphor and I repeat it today because I want to use it as an example of how stories can be used in a Coaching Context. Once upon a time there was a village that was experiencing a …

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
read more

The Rain Maker

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  July 12, 2009

This is an old Chinese Taoist story. It is a wonderful metaphor. Once upon a time there was a village that was experiencing a terrible, prolonged drought. The elders of the village had heard of a Rainmaker, a man who could induce the rains to come. So they sent word that they wanted this man to come to help them. …

Tags: ,
read more

articleDownload Doug O’Brien’s paper, 
“Be your Best with Self Hypnosis”

AND a self-hypnosis audio meditation, when you subscribe to our mailing list. Receive up to the minute reports and keep up with the latest developments in the fast-changing field.

// Special handling for facebook iOS since it cannot open new windows (function() { if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('FBIOS') !== -1 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Twitter for iPhone') !== -1) { document.getElementById('af-form-1087161235').parentElement.removeAttribute('target'); } })();