By going online I thought that,
* I could find out how realistic it was for me to make a living in the field without committing to a course.
* I could ascertain if the course outlines where similar and if I could get ( to some degree) the same level of confidence in a home study course as in person, and
* How much money I might save by taking hypnotherapy school online.
I thought these were legitimate questions and would urge anyone looking into hypnotherapy as a career to explore the same as I did. I noticed straight away that there were many courses through hypnotherapy "schools" or "institutions" or even "foundations" that offered pages and pages of free downloads to study. So I did just that and started reading the material. Most of them started with a brief history of hypnosis and more than a brief outline of all the popular misconceptions of what hypnotherapy was not.
The one that I chose to continue with seemed well planned out, with chapters dedicated to subject matter considered imperative to be an effective hypnotherapist. They also offered online email support and phone support. So again, I did just that and emailed them with a simple question on the boundaries of my practice once I completed their course. I received an email back in two days saying that the email service was for students paying for the course. This seemed fair enough, however, I figured the time it took them to write me the email they could have answered the question as well. But that's just me and my analytical mind trying to find something wrong with anything. I then tried the phone and don't you know a fellow picked up. Our conversation was lively and informative. The gentleman on the other end was obviously experienced and I really liked the way he presented the prospects of not only being a certified hypnotherapist but also of being a skilled hypnotist. He had some good stories and we must have spent almost a half an hour on the phone. I was inspired. He urged me to read all the course material and then call him back. This was more that 300 pages, but I thought "why not? I'm going to have to read them anyway." With all the scripts ( not included in the free download ), the additional bound material sent by mail and the accreditation, the institution would charge me a total of 699. Not too steep for a new career and I could decide after I read most of the course material if I wanted to go for it. I had seen some online courses that were less expensive, but the majority of hypnotherapy courses offered over the internet ran about 1000, with many offering extra services for extra dollars.
After reading another brief history of hypnosis, the first exercise was Chevreul's Pendulum Experiment. The example shown consists of a circle with cross-hairs quartering it. The letter A is at 9 A.M., the letter B at 3 P.M., the letter D at 6 P.M. and the letter C at 12 o'clock. The idea is to make your mind swing a pendulum from your extended arm any way you want it to go with the help of the guidelines of the circle - up and down, counterclockwise as well as clockwise. I didn't have a pendulum so I used a tea bag. With a bit of practice and concentration it seemed to work. Now I didn't know if I was a born hypnotherapist or if this would work for anyone or simply that the involuntary muscles in my arm were responding to my mental command. If it was the latter, which made sense to me, then I knew that my first exercise in hypnotherapy was both a hoax and convincing proof in the power of the subconscious. My conscious mind could certainly not move the tea bag without moving my arm, but I intuitively understood that my muscles could respond to the natural operator within me - that operator being my subconscious. This posed a series of more questions that I figured would have to be answered for real.
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