The Dark Art Of Mass Hypnosis

by Clifford Mee & Igor Ledochowski

Hypnosis is powerful. Of that there is no question. Used wisely it offers the fastest and most dependable set of tools to help people make positive changes in their lives. Increasingly therapists and health care professionals are turning to hypnosis to fight smoking and alcohol addictions, conquer weight problems or poor self esteem, dispel anxiety, phobias and other fears, relieve pain or offer a drug-free anesthetic for surgery, combat allergic reactions like asthma or hay fever, overcome depression or a mid-life crisis, improve memory and do better in exams, improve grades, speed recovery from an injury (physical or emotional)... the list goes on and on.

This is the benevolent face of hypnosis: it helps, it heals it opens the doors to great success and happiness. Luckily this is the way that most hypnotists use their skills. But like any powerful tool it can be (and is being) abused. On a rare occasion you might have an individual hypnotherapist abusing his position. As with the rest of the medical profession this is thankfully something that is pretty uncommon. Just like with the "bad apples" amongst doctors - those who take advantage or even purposely hurt their patients - these are soon discovered and punished for their actions. Those kinds of abuses are so infrequent that they are not really worth getting concerned about for the most part. 

What is more worrying is the use of hypnotic techniques to install irrational attitudes, beliefs and feelings in you (and the rest of us) designed to benefit one person or group without giving you anything of value in return. Very often, as we shall see, the "reward" for your compliance comes in the form of pain, suffering and fear.

Welcome to the dark side of "Mass Hypnosis"

Mass hypnosis has been used for centuries by con-men (like the infamous "fake auctions" that you'll find doing "hit and run" strikes all over England) and cults (who have developed a sophisticated set of "recruiting" and brainwashing techniques based on hypnotic principles). They are also now being used by politicians, private lobby groups and large advertisers to control what you think and feel so they can control where your money and/or your votes go.




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10 Tips for Spiritual Growth

by Remez Sasson (http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com)

Spiritual growth is a process of shedding our wrong and unreal conceptions, thoughts, beliefs and ideas, and becoming more and more conscious and aware of our inner being. This process uncovers the inner spirit that is always present, but hidden beyond the ego-personality.

Spiritual growth is the process of inner awakening, and becoming conscious our inner being. It means the rising of the consciousness beyond the ordinary existence, and awakening to some Universal truths. It means going beyond the mind and the ego and realizing who you really are.

1. Read spiritual and uplifting books. Think about what you read, and find out how you can use the information in your life.

2. Meditate for at least 15 minutes every day. If you do not know how to meditate, it is easy to find books, websites or teachers who can teach you meditation.

3. Learn to make your mind quiet through concentration exercises and meditation.

4. Acknowledge the fact that you are a spirit with a physical body, not a physical body with a spirit. If you can really accept this idea, it will change your attitude towards many things in your life.

5. Look often into yourself and into your mind, and try to find out what is it that makes you feel conscious and alive.

6. Think positive. If you find yourself thinking negatively, immediately switch to thinking positively. Be in control of what enters your mind. Open the door for the positive and close it for the negative.

7. Develop the happiness habit, by always looking at the bright side of life and endeavoring to be happy. Happiness comes from within. Do not let your outer circumstances decide your happiness for you.

8. Exercise often your will power and decision making ability. This strengthens you and gives you control over your mind.

9. Thank the Universe for everything that you get.

10. Develop tolerance, patience, tact and consideration for others.

Spiritual growth is the birthright of everyone. It is the key to a life of happiness and peace of mind, and the manifesting the enormous power of the inner spirit. This spirit is equally present within the most material person, and within the most spiritual person. The level of the manifestation of spirituality is dependent on how much the inner spirit is close to the surface, and on how much it is covered and hidden, by thoughts, beliefs and negative habits.

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