The science of hypnotism first captured my interest at the age of twelve, when I picked up the book “How to Hypnotize” by Melvin Powers. And I was not impressed by what I read, for instead of abracadabra the book said “sleep” – there was no magic anywhere! Leaving the book to gather dust, I focused the teen spirit to more exciting things as Soccer.

My interest in the subject was renewed six year later, when I came across a person who claimed that his joint pains had been cured by a physician by the name of Dr S C Das, using the unconventional method of subliminal suggestion. Intrigued, I sought an appointment with Dr Das, and what followed was that I became a student of Hypnotism under his guidance.

Hypnotism, per se, is not black magic – it is only the inability of the scientific community to accept what is unconventional that has imparted a mystic color to this extremely useful science. Yes, I say science, for everything in hypnotism – from the first commands to the final stage where the subject is brought back to a conscious state – follows a set of logical patterns. A holistic science, hypnotism seeks to eliminate the suffering of the body through a healing of the mind. There is no black magic involved; in fact, a subject can only be hypnotized if he/she is participating in the process with full willingness. Much of the myth that surrounds this science form is due to ignorance and the inability to conceive beyond the obvious. In fact, hypnotism, in its therapeutic avatar, can be used to cure a wide range of neuro-physical and sociological ailments. Read the rest of this entry »