R.I.P.: Dr.Herbert Spiegel
Herbert Spiegel, Doctor Who Popularized Hypnosis, Dies at 95 The following is an excerpt from the January 10, 2010 NY Times obituary by BENEDICT CAREY Dr. Herbert Spiegel treated pain, anxiety and addictions by putting people into a trance. Broadway actors sought his help to overcome stage fright, singers to quit smoking, politicians to overcome fear of flying. For years he had a regular …
On the Road Again
Traveling Hypnosis Road Show and OPEN-ENDED SUGGESTIONS Every year for the past several years I have enjoyed the privilege of working for John Morgan Seminars. Right now, from early January until sometime around early spring, I’m on the road presenting Hypnosis seminars for Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss. As I mentioned in a post from September 2008, these seminars are …
Counterfactual Conditional Clauses
If you had taken our Neo-Ericksonian Hypnosis class before, you might be in a class by yourself. A conditional clause is one that starts with “if.” A counterfactual presupposes the negation of the antecedent proposition and strongly suggests the negation of the consequent proposition. In our example it is presupposed that you have not taken the class previously. It says …
Random thoughts
Yesterday evening I went to the grocery store to buy some provisions. I hadn’t really eaten much during the day and was a bit hungry. I remembered the old adage that you should never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry because, if you do, you’ll buy things you don’t need. Luckily, I noticed the Dunkin Donut shop next door and decided …
Reverse Meta Model: Stressed Sentences
Another category of presupposition, Stressed Sentences are you verbally stress something in the sentence. (compare the difference of the indicated voice stresses in the following: I’m especially impressed at the FANTASTIC breakthroughs you’ve made. I’m ESPECIALLY impressed at the fantastic breakthroughs you’ve made.
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