The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism
by Ormond McGill
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Author: Ormond McGillEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-06-01
ISBN: 1899836020
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Crown House Publishing
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Book Review: A definite 'must-have'!
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me first start with explaining why I bought this book. I was looking for a nice book on the subject of hypnotism, perhaps even a book with some practical tips or 'how-to's' and so I searched and searched and obviously found a LOT of titles on the internet. Since Amazon always has reviews on the more popular books, I thought I'd take a peak there. Well, I'm glad I did!
According to some of the reviews actually posted as a reaction to other books about this subject, the New Encyclopedia Of Stage Hypnotism was a very good book to have, since it's really an encyclopedia in terms of the data it provides and can really serve as one. The only thing people tended to say about this book is that it doesn't give a good 'how-to'.
Well, I'm glad I've bought this book knowing this was a common critic, because they can't be more wrong actually. The largest part is actually about 'how to hypnotize'. The book is nicely divided into two large parts, the first gives a good introduction into what to expect and what hypnotism actually is and goes on into giving a lot of insightful tips, strategies and hypnotizing scripts that have already proven to really work to me. The second part is about what has been done by others over the years and has extensive and valuable instructions about how to make your own show, take care of and prevent lawsuits and all kinds of things you simply need to know if you ever want to take hypnotizing to a professional level.
As the book says in the first part, it's important to rehearse a lot of what has been taught, really until you master it, before continuing to the next phases. I think that's why some people feel 'as if certain secrets are not explained to the reader'. Well, the real secret is simply building up experience by practice. The book does mention this, but perhaps simply not often enough.
Having said this, I think this book is also really great for beginners eventhough the price-tag might seem steep and it is quite a big book for people who want to 'skip to the parts that matter and actually hypnotize someone'. Beginners will really like this book though, because like myself in fact, although I have seen some videos in the past, I had never bought a book on this nor practiced any of this, but I'm sure you would want very accurate and complete descriptions like this book provides. I can imagine a lot of smaller books simply do not give enough information to be of any use, because everything what I have read in the book matters, you can't quite leave things out. I don't think I will buy any more books on this subject either, since basically this book almost gives you EVERYTHING there is on the subject.
All in all, I can really recommend this book to anyone who's interested in hypnotism and especially interested in trying it out for real. This book really is a wonderful way of exploring the vast world of psychology, that at times can be both extremely interesting and entertaining.
Regards,
Erik Franken
Summary of The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism
The most comprehensive text ever to be published on stage hypnotism, this book also has widespread therapeutic applications and contains work never previously published, providing new skills for even the most advanced practitioner of hypnosis. The book's structure ensures that the reader fully understands each aspect before progressing on to the next area. Ormond McGill totally demystifies hypnotism, dispels many of the myths associated with it, and reveals its spellbinding secrets. A continued star of our best-sellers listPsychology & Counseling Books
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