For the Hypnosis Professional

Module 1 Sampling Regression Hypnotherapy Theory

By Wendie Webber, CH

from Hypnosis to Healing

The Devils Therapy

Module 1 Regression Hypnotherapy Theory

The Devils Therapy: From Hypnosis to Healing Regression Hypnotherapy Theory

Copyright 2010, Wendie Webber, CH All Rights Reserved. The author of this book does not presume to offer psychological therapy nor advocate the use of any technique for the treatment of any specific condition without the approval and guidance of an appropriately qualified professional. If the information in this book is used as a form of self-therapy, the author and publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Contents
Regression Hypnotherapy Theory
I want to be able to do that! .......................................................... i The Devil You Say ? ................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................... 12

I want to be able to do that!

Rubin Batinnosi writes that it is difficult to make meaningful distinctions between language for hypnotic work and metaphoric work because metaphors are basically stories. And stories are words strung together in grammatical patterns. If ever there was a hypnotic language, it has to be poetry. The rhythm and imagery and repetition employed by the poet quickly entrances the listener. Poetry is always best read out loud. I took up writing poetry in high school. For me, it was a form of intuitive reading. I would tune into a friend or acquaintance and then write a poem about them. As I read it out loud, my poetry was invariably met with surprise by my teenaged subjects. Apparently, I was revealing their deeper emotional conflicts and yearnings. And my poetry was soon in demand. Around the same time I started to have interesting dreams. While I did not understand my dreams, I recognized their importance and began recording them. In my twenties I actually went to a psychic to see if she could unravel the meaning of a disturbing dream. Unfortunately, she was unskilled in deciphering the now-obvious message of my dream.

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I have since learned that hindsight is 20-20. In 1988 I agreed to promote a workshop on dreams through my self-help bookstore, Spiritwood Books. And so began my love affair with dream working. Looking back, I now realize I was laying the foundation for my work with hypnosis a vocation I would have no knowledge of for another twelve years.ii In 1996 I sold the bookstore and took a sabbatical to catch up on my reading. During this time I immersed myself in studying A Course in Miracles and The Artists Way, a self-healing program developed by Julia Cameron which uses journal writing as the basis of self-exploration. And my dream world came alive. Then, in 1999, I had an epiphany while reading the book The Healing Power of Illness.iii It was as if the clouds suddenly parted and angels sang out as I realized the author was writing about regression hypnosis. And in that moment I knew what I wanted to do. I want to be able to do that! I said to myself. Whatever that was.

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Within a few short months I was enrolled in a hypnosis certification program. My first hypnosis training was a 5-week, full-time intensive that promised cross-training in multiple disciplines of hypnotherapy. The training was primarily based on John Kappas Professional Hypnotism Manualiv and Relationship Strategies.v While students were required to also purchase a copy of Dave Elmans book, Hypnotherapyvi, it was not actually part of the curriculum - so students were not required to read it. What a shame that many graduates of this school have never read Elmans classic book! A great deal of class time was dedicated to learning relaxation inductions and suggestibility testing. Emphasis was given to memorizing hypnotic terminology and definitions. And in the end, we were encouraged to rely exclusively on a Progressive Relaxation Induction and script reading. We were also strongly advised to avoid doing age regression! Fortunately, before graduating, I had the opportunity to watch one of Gerald Keins training videosvii. Watching a professional hypnotist demonstrate an instant induction, test for somnambulism, and regress his subject to childhood was awe-inspiring! Once again, I thought, I want to be able to do that!

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Recognizing my certification wasnt worth the paper it was printed on; I promptly invested in Gerald Keins Omni-Hypnosis Basic-toAdvanced Hypnotherapy distance training program. Over the next nine months, I disciplined myself to full-time study, watching the videos over and over, and practicing on willing victims er friends and family.viii So began a very long journey of study, exploring healing and the Mind. Over the next ten years I dedicated myself to reading books, attending training courses, and working with clients. Jerrys program gave way to Alchemical Hypnotherapyix, Transactional Hypnotherapyx, Parts Therapy, Stephen Parkhills Methodxi, Seemorg Matrix Workxii, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)xiii, 5-PATHxiv, Transformational Healing Method (THM)xv, German New Medicine (GNM)xvi and, eventually, Regression Hypnotherapys advanced concepts and methodsxvii. 5-PATH, a system based on Gerald Keins universal approach to Hypnotherapyxviii really prepared me for working with regression Hypnotherapy. Essentially 5-PATH is a system designed to move the client through clearly defined phases or stages. The preparing, testing and convincing or PTC in the first phase lays the foundation for Age Regression (AR) in phase 2, followed by forgiveness of others (FOO) and forgiveness of self (FOS) in phase 3 and 4. Phase 5 is occasionally called upon following the first four

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phases to address internal conflict or secondary gain through parts mediation therapy (PMT). Because its so systematic, 5-PATH allows the student to focus on one set of criteria at a time, providing an excellent learning model that can be referred to while working with clients. As the student becomes more proficient, he can begin to adapt and improvise the system to better facilitate the desired results. The Devils Therapy has been a work-in-progress for nearly as long as I have been practicing hypnosis. It represents what I have come to use in my practice as a result of synthesizing techniques and methods learned over the years. It is my hope that by organizing and sharing this information in a meaningful way, I can provide a much needed bridge for those seeking to advance their knowledge and skill in the area of therapeutic hypnosis and, thus, raise the bar for the profession. Wendie Webber, CH August, 2010

Rubin Battinos, Expectations, The Very Brief Therapy Book, 2006 Interestingly, I had a dream the same year in which I was shown my future and told that if I agreed to the path I was being shown the next twelve years of my life would be difficult. Upon awakening, I knew only that I had agreed to take on the task assigned me. The details of the path ahead had vanished. iii Thorwald Dethlefsen, The Healing Power of Illness, The Meaning of Symptoms and How to Interpret Them, 1983
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John G. Kappas, PhD, Professional Hypnotism Manual, 1987 John G. Kappas, PhD, Relationship Strategies, The E & P Attraction, 1992 vi Dave Elman, Hypnotherapy, 1977 vii Gerald Kein, Omni-Hypnosis Training Center, DeLan, FL viii You can still read my testimonial in the Omni-Hypnosis catalogue! ix Alchemy School of Hypnotherapy, David Quigley, Santa Rosa, CA. This program offers a more spiritual approach to hypnotherapy and is, in my opinion, one of the best experiential programs. x School of Analytical & Cognitive Hypnotherapy, Jure Biechonski, London, GB. Also an excellent experiential program rooted in Transactional Analysis and counseling hypnosis. xi Achievement & Learning Foundation, Stephen Parkhill, Deerfield Beach, FL. I attended a 5 day training where I also received a miraculous healing. xii Naomi Clinton, Seemorg Matrix Work. This program blends energy psychology with psychotherapy, Sufism and chakra healing. xiii Gary Craig, Emotional Freedom Work. xiv Calvin Banyan, creator of the 5-PATH and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis systems. xv Marilyn Gordon, Transformational Healing Method xvi Caroline Markolin translates and teaches the work of Dr. Gerd Hamer, MD xvii Matt Sison, Randy Shaw, Regression Hypnotherapy. In my opinion, this is the next generation for therapeutic hypnosis. It is best suited for experienced Hypnotherapist. Those who wish to attend a live training would do best to study the DVDs first. Because the program is relatively fluid, those who require structure would be well-advised to consider 5-PATH training beforehand. xviii I think the acronym has undergone some alterations but when I took it, 5PATH stood for 5 phase abreactive therapeutic hypnosis.

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The Devil You Say ?

Historically, anything that runs counter to culturally accepted values and thinking has been deemed the work of the devil. Take bloodletting. At one time bloodletting was the accepted preventative and medical treatment. Natural Healers who refused to perform this treatment were accused of doing the work of the devil. The lay practitioners who took care of births, illness and injury through the use of herbs and folk medicine were tortured and slaughtered for their evil doing. Today we have chemical therapies. Body and mind are viewed as separate and treated accordingly. Any natural approach to healing is considered unscientific and, therefore, suspect. This includes hypnosis. The devil represents everything that runs contrary to the ways of the world. So anything judged unacceptable must be denied or rejected and sent straight to hell. Hell is within. Its the shadow, the subconscious mind where all our instinctive and primitive drives for self-preservation and

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procreation exist. Instinctual energies like passion and rage and the four Fs - fight, flee, feed, and fornicate. When we repress a part of ourselves it does not go away. It goes underground. And what we resist persists. Whenever we deny, reject, judge, or condemn any part of ourselves, it is relegated to the shadow where it will wreak havoc by enslaving us with inhibitions or drives to excess. And until reclaimed, these energies make the mind a living hell. If you wish to be freed of uncomfortable feelings and unconscious drives or impulses, you must go to the devil because the subconscious mind is his domain. Hypnotherapyxix is still considered somewhat counter-culture. After all, its not bloodletting; its not chemical therapy. Its an approach to self-healing that requires going within and working with the subconscious mind. The word devil actually grew out of the same root word for divinity (devi/deva). And the most ancient teachings tell us that originally there were twin gods. One ruled over heaven. And the other ruled over earth. Managing Creation is a big job. So this division of duties is at least practical. Like yin and yang, the twins work in partnership.

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Theyre not really separate. One heads up corporate office. The other works in the field. Traditionally, the devil is responsible for the material world. All the stuff of our earthly, physical existence is the domain of the devil. So if there is a hell, this is it.

This is the hell. Stephen Parkhill

The ancients believed that in order to get what you wanted you needed to petition the correct god. If you wanted the things of heaven intangibles like peace, love, joy, gratitude - you had to go upstairs. If you wanted material stuff gold, success on the battlefield, fame, worldly knowledge, physical healing, a new ass you went to the devil. The origin of the devil, as we know it today, can be found in the monotheistic Hebrew cult of YHVH (Yahweh). Originally, they had a pantheon of gods and goddesses known as elohim. There was a god for everything. Downsizing to a single god certainly simplified things. But the one all-powerful, all-good god idea created a logistical problem. The fact that all life is pain and suffering didnt escape the early Hebrews. An all-powerful god could surely make life without all the hurt and pain and suffering. If he wouldnt, then logically he

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couldnt be all-good. If he wanted to make a world free of pain and suffering, and could not, then logically he couldnt be all-powerful. Solution put a new spin on the twin gods. Keep the all-powerful, all-good god. And make the other one a little sh*t-disturber on which to hang the blame! Introducing the devil, a.k.a. Sa-tan. The word satan means adversary. Enemy. Resistance. That which opposes or resists is, by definition, the devil.

Pleased to meet you. Hope you guessed my name. But whats puzzling you is the nature of my game. From Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones
The practice of scapegoating likely has its roots in Ancient Syrian custom where, on the occasion of the kings wedding, a she-goat would be driven out into the wasteland of Alini, ritualistically cleansing the community by carrying away evils (not sins). The ancient Greeks also practiced scapegoating by selecting a cripple, beggar or criminal, called pharmakos, who would be cast out of the community in response to some crisis or natural disaster. It is interesting to note that the term pharmakos later became the term pharmakeus which refers to a drug, spell-giving potion,

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druggist, poisoner, and by extension a magician or a sorcerer. A variation of this term is pharmakon meaning sacrament, remedy, poison, talisman, cosmetic, perfume or intoxicant from which the modern term pharmacology emerged!xx While this solution of having a scapegoat worked for the Yahwists, it created a new problem. Good and evil are not separate. They are relevant terms; two sides of the same coin. Separating good and evil creates conflict in the mind! The early Egyptians, faced with the incomprehensible nature of the Divine, came up with a pantheon of gods as symbolic representations of the many attributes of the godhead. Set (or Seth, Setan, or Seteh), was the Egyptian equivalent of the devil who, by the way, also had a brother-god. Set was the god of the desert, storms, darkness and chaos. So if you wanted power over the forces of chaos and darkness, you called upon Set. One of the oldest Egyptian gods was the sun god, Ra, who called forth all forms of life by uttering their secret names. (This belief is echoed in the creation myths of both the Kabbalists and Australian Aboriginals.) Ra was the source of light and giver of life. When

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you died, you went back into the light. You fed on and were nourished by light. And you became one with the light. Clearly theres nothing new about the New Age. Over time, Egyptians became more materialistic and literal in their thinking. The gods began to be viewed as independent deities that could be bargained with to attain ones desired ends. The riches in heaven one could expect following death changed from supernatural light to actual stuff. And you could take it with you. So preparing for death became a very important part of everyday life. There were many temples and sanctuaries in Egypt, each one dedicated to a different god. After all, if you wanted the job done right, you needed to contract the appropriate god. And business was booming for those who served up the gods to the public. When Amenhotep IV took the throne in 1380 BC, he changed his name to Ahkenaten (in honor of the sun god, Aten, whom he equated with Ra), and promptly set to work on social reforms which included doing away with polytheism. As might be expected, Ahkenatens attempts to return Egypt to monotheism met with strong resistance. He soon earned himself the reputation of a heretic king.

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When his plans to restructure society failed, Ahkenaten lead his loyal followers out into the desert to worship the one true god in peace. Freud theorized that Ahkenaten and the Bibilical Prince of Egypt, Moses, were one and the same historical character. After building a city in the desert where the faithful could worship Aten, Ahkenaten ruled for another 17 years. After his death, some time around 1336 BC, all evidence of his existence was erased, including his city. And the culturally accepted shrines and temples of many gods continued to thrive and prosper. The Greeks loved everything Egyptian. Alexander (the Very Good) brought home many customs and practices to Greece, including sleep temples. Healing temples provided a setting in which sufferers of various ailments could practice rituals and purification rites before entering into an induced sleep. During this sleep Asclepios, the god of healing, would appear to the patient in a dream. In the morning, the priest-physician would then interpret the meaning of the dream and prescribe appropriate treatment. The Greeks took healing very seriously and archived over 100,000 documented healings. Sleep temples gained in popularity and were soon adopted by the Romans and, later, by the early Christians. Then, around the year

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1000 AD, church reform brought these healing practices into disrepute. As the church gained power it became heretical to seek direct contact with the Divine. Apparently what had once been good was now bad. During the Inquisition, many of the inquisitors were medical practitioners whose motive was to promote rationalized scientific medicine. As a result, popular healers were especially targeted for prosecution. Holding views contrary to church doctrine became a lifethreatening condition! So when Astronomer Copernicus (1473 1543) theorized that the sun, and not the earth, was at the center of the universe, he kept his views to himself. Being branded a heretic would bring his family into disrepute and could end in imprisonment or even death. It was not until he was on his deathbed that he dared publish his views. By the late 1700s, a German physician named Franz Mesmer began developing a new form of healing called animal magnetism. As stories of miracles spread Mesmer came under the scrutiny of the established medical (bloodletting) profession. And before long, Mesmers heretical practices were disavowed. Science, it seems, was the new good.

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Fortunately, Mesmerism survived and eventually made its way to America. Some time around 1836, a French mesmerist by the name of Charles Poyen was giving a lecture in Belfast, Maine. Phineas Parkhust Quimby was so impressed by Poyen that he quit his job as a watchmaker to become a Mesmerist. Quimby went on to become the best-known mental healer in America. He theorized that patients possess the power to heal themselves provided they have both the motivation and the means. He further theorized that 70% of all diseases are caused by wrong beliefs. Quimby practiced a Silent Healing Technique where he would feel the patients disease, create an image to represent it, change the image, and send it back. He is credited with healing over a thousand people during this period.

What good is a belief if it does not benefit your life?

Phineas Parkhust Quimby, 1862 Around the same time as Quimby, Scottish neurosurgeon, James Braid had begun experimenting on his own methods based on Mesmerism. Braid was attempting to develop a more scientific approach, which he called rational mesmerism and then later

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neuro-hypnotism (from Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep). Braid later attempted to change the name to emphasize more accurately the concept of mental concentration on a single idea, but the term mono-ideism never caught on. When Braid came under personal attack from the clergy for satanic agency hypnotism went the way of the devil. In America, in true scientific manner, Quimby carefully documented his opinions, beliefs, and techniques over a fifteen year period. When he loaned his manuscripts to an ex-patient, Mary Patterson (who later became Mary Baker, then Mary Baker Edy) she did not return them. Perhaps because she was too busy getting married and founding the Christian Science Church! The manuscripts eventually did make their way back to Quimbys family, but not until 1921 - 55 years after his death! The church which had been founded upon Quimbys healing principles now denied hypnosis. And what had once been good now went the way of Mesmers animal magnetism, the Egyptian and Greek sleep temples and pantheon of gods. Straight onto Freuds couch. Neurologist, Sigmund Freudxxi (1856 1939) studied with Europe's most renowned neurologist Jean Martin Charcot who

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specialized in the study of hysteria and hypnosis suggestibility. Freuds use of hypnosis, however, was for the purpose of locating and releasing powerful emotional energy that had been repressed. Repression is defined as subconscious rejection of thoughts and impulses that conflict with conventional standards of conduct. Psychologist, Carl Jung theorized that conflicting ideas, desires, and emotions cause us to lose touch with our core self, separating us from the awareness of our Primal Integrity. By unconsciously repressing, suppressing, and disowning parts of ourselves we can disconnect from our self energetically. The aspects of ourselves that we have denied, rejected, and judged are then sentenced to hell. Once relegated to the shadow they will wreak havoc in our lives until reclaimed. This disconnection in mind is actually at the root of every problem. And it is this collective idea of separateness that Jung viewed as the devil

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I make a distinction between a hypnotist and Hypnotherapist. For our purposes hypnotist refers to anyone who practices hypnotism. Hypnotherapist refers to the use of hypnotism for the purposes of healing using age regression and other therapeutic methods. xx Source: Wikipedia. xxi Freud is considered the father of psychoanalysis

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Anybody can talk about how its done.

Stephen Parkhill

Thats what Im going to do ..

The Devils Therapy: from Hypnosis to Healing Regression Hypnotherapy Theory

Introduction
Everybodys got a story that could break your heart.
- Amanda Marshall

I read somewhere that the universe is made up of stories.

Since the dawn of time stories have been used to both entertain and preserve cultural history and traditions. An oral tradition preceded written accounts, and many societies developed symbolic memory systems to preserve their stories for future generations. (The Tree of Life and the Medicine Wheel are two such systems.) The wandering bards and minstrels acted as traveling news reporter, carrying in their songs stories about distant places and historical events. Throughout the world fairy tales have been enjoyed by children at bedtime. Unlike our modern-day Disney variations, however, fairy tales were supposed to serve the purpose of preparing the human soul for the grim realities of life on earth. Consequently, many fairy tales do not end well. Some can be downright bloody! In real life, happily ever after is only one potential outcome. Real life can be difficult. Its often unfair. Lessons can be hard-

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earned. And not everybody retires to a life of leisure aboard their yacht at age 55. Every experience in life is a story. It is a story we tell ourselves about what happened. We do not see What Is. We see a version of Reality colored by our own personal history. Because our experiences growing up formed the lens through which we continue to perceive situations and circumstances in our daily lives, theres truth in the refrain, Life is but a dream. Shamanic traditions hold that there are three kinds of dreams; night dreams, day dreams, and this dream. The situations, circumstances, or events that eventually bring a client to hypnosis are bad dreams calling for healing. Dreams are, after all, stories told by our subconscious mind in its own special language of feelings, images, sensations, emotions, pictures, and memories. Sometimes a client will present a night time dream. When they do I recognize that they are offering the opportunity to work directly with what their subconscious mind holds as most important now. The dreams that arise between sessions can serve as a valuable barometer for the work undertaken, sometimes validating positive changes, sometimes pointing to unresolved issues, or simply bringing up the next layer, the next story.

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The Devils Therapy: from Hypnosis to Healing Regression Hypnotherapy Theory

Modern day hypnotherapy is mind-body healing. It is not about treating symptoms. While symptoms serve to motivate the client to seek help, they are not the real problem. If you wish only to focus on symptom management and behavior modification you need read no further. This work is not for you. This is not a book on inductions and deepeners. There are no scripts. There are ideas and concepts that can help you to help others heal themselves by addressing the underlying causes. There are hypnotic methods and techniques collected over a decade of study and practice. And there is a story.

The Devils Grimy Brotherxxii

The story begins with a discharged soldier who has nothing to live on and doesnt know where to turn. So he goes out into the forest. And after a while he meets a little man. This little man is the devil. The devil asks the soldier: Whats wrong? You look so unhappy. The soldier answers: Im hungry and I havent any money. The Devil says: If youll hire yourself out to me and be my servant, Ill give you enough to last you the rest of your life. But there are some conditions. Youll have to serve me for seven years,

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and then youll be free. BUT during those seven years you must not wash, or comb, or cut your hair, or trim your beard, or pare your nails, or wipe your eyes. And what does the soldier reply? If it cant be helped, I may as well get started. And off he goes with the little man, who leads him straight to hell. There he gives the soldier a to do list: tend the fires under the caldrons where the damned souls are cooking; clean the house; carry the sweepings behind the back door; in general keep order. But, says the Devil, dont look into those caldrons! Not even once, or youll be in trouble. The soldier says he understands and promises everything will be all right. And the devil goes off on his travels, leaving the soldier to take up his duties tending the fire, sweeping, carrying the sweepings behind the back door - everything just as hes been told. And when the devil comes back to see that his man has done his work and says, Well done, and goes away again. This time the soldier takes a good look around and in every corner of hell the caldrons are boiling and bubbling, with furious fires under them. Hed love to look into them but the devil has expressly forbidden it. Eventually the temptation becomes too much for him.

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And he lifts the lid off the first caldron, just a little, and peeks inside. And what does he discover? His old sergeant! Aha, you dog! he says. You here? You made it hot for me! Now Ill make it hot for you. Whereupon he drops the lid, stirs up the fire, and puts on some more wood. Next he goes to the second caldron, lifts the lid a little, and looks in. This one has his lieutenant inside! Aha, you dog! he says. You here? You made it hot for me! Now Ill make it hot for you. And so he goes on to perform his duties in hell for seven years. He doesnt wash, he doesnt comb or cut his hair, or pare his nails, or wipe his eyes. And the seven years pass so quickly it seems as if he hasnt been there for more than half a year. When his time is finally up, the Devil comes and says, Well, Hans, what have you been doing all this time? And Hans reports, Well, Ive tended the fires under the caldrons, swept up and carried the sweepings behind the door.

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The Devils Therapy: from Hypnosis to Healing Regression Hypnotherapy Theory

But, says the devil, you also looked into the caldrons! Good thing you put on more wood or youd have lost your life. Well, it looks like your time is up. Do you want to go back home? Oh, yes, says the soldier. I want to see how my dad is getting along. Youve earned your reward, says the Devil. Heres how to get it: go behind the door and fill your knapsack with sweepings. And take them home with you. Oh, and you must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair and a long beard, with uncut nails and bleary eyes. And if anyone asks you where youve come from you must say, From hell. And if they ask you who you are, you must say, The devils grimy brother and my king as well! The soldier does as the devil has instructed without complaint, but he isnt at all pleased with his reward. As soon as he is back in the woods up above, he takes his backpack off his back intending to throw the sweepings away, but when he opens the pack, he discovers the sweepings have turned to pure gold. Wow! This is a pleasant surprise, he says to himself. And proceeds to the nearest town where an innkeeper is standing in the doorway of his inn. When he sees Hans coming along, he is frightened to death because Hans looks awful, worse than a scarecrow.

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Innkeeper: Where have you come from? Hans: From hell. Innkeeper: Who are you? Hans: The Devils grimy brother, and my king as well. The innkeeper doesnt want to let him in, so Hans shows him his gold. And lo and behold, the Innkeeper unlatches the door himself! Hans demands the best room and the finest service and proceeds to eat and drink his fill. He adheres to the devils instructions and doesnt wash or comb his hair. And finally he goes to bed. Meanwhile, the innkeeper hasnt been able to get that full bag of gold out of his mind. The thought of it gives him no peace. So finally, late that night, he creeps in and steals it. When Hans gets up next morning and prepares to pay the innkeeper so he can leave, he realizes his backpack is gone. He thinks to himself: Im in trouble through no fault of my own, and quickly decides what to do. He retraces his steps going straight back to hell where he tells the devil his tale of woe and asks for help. The devil says: Sit down. Ill wash you. Ill comb and cut your hair. Ill trim your nails, and wipe your eyes.

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When the devil is finished, he gives Hans back his backpack full of sweepings and says: Now go and tell the innkeeper to give you back your gold. Tell him if he doesnt hell end up tending the fires in your place. So Hans does as he is instructed. He goes up to the Innkeeper and says: You stole my money. If you dont give it back, youll go to hell in my place. And youll look every bit as horrible as I did. The Innkeeper not only gives him the money, but some more besides, and begs Hans not to tell anybody. So now Hans is a rich man. He starts on the way home to his father and on the way buys himself a coarse white coat. And as he goes on his way he plays music, which he learned from the devil in hell. In that country there happens to be an old king. Hans plays for him and the king is so pleased that he promises Hans his eldest daughter. When the daughter hears she is to be married to a lowborn fellow in a coarse white coat she declares, Before I do that, Ill jump into the deepest river. So the king gives Hans his youngest daughter, who is willing for her fathers sake.

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And so the devils grimy brother marries the princess. And when the old king dies Hans becomes king over the whole country.

So whats this have to do with hypnosis?

Every client who comes to us is like a discharged soldier. He or she has a problem. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, their problem has its roots in some sort of conflict in their past that prevents them from living the life they desire now. When conventional approaches fail to fix the problem, they feel like they have nowhere left to turn. All thats left is to go into the deep, dark forest within. Thats where we come in. The Hypnotherapist is not a big man. He doesnt carry conventional credentials or wear a white lab coat. Hes just an ordinary guy, a little man, who may seem a bit out there to some folks. And in the minds of some, he is doing the work of the devil. In days of old (when the earth was still flat and logging hadnt yet been invented) people lived in communities separated by vast wooded areas. The little men or women who lived alone at the edge of the forest were often mid-wives and healers. Living close to nature allowed them to gather their remedies for healing and stay clear of the local riff-raff. They were sought out when needed but, otherwise, were of little concern to the villagers.

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That is, until the Inquisition came to town. Then they became devils! And bonfire season opened. The devil, a.k.a. Satan, has a long history. The word Sa-tan means adversary, meaning counter to the culturally-held view. While the world is no longer flat and field theory is challenging the old mechanistic, materialistic world-view, the Universe is still primarily viewed as a big machine made up of separate parts working independently. Church and state function separately. Heaven and earth are divided. And mind and body operate independently. Todays medical view is body as a machine. When machines break down they need to be fixed. While this is a highly effective approach when it comes to dealing with lacerations, broken bones and epidemics, when it comes to treating chronic physical or emotional complaints the body as machine approach fails miserably. Why? Mind and body do not function independently. Science and religion were not always seen as separate. The ancient healer was priest-physician. When formulating a treatment strategy, mind, body and spirit were considered equally. Even the

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father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, believed the source of all healing was an invisible energy he called vis medicatrix naturea (the healing power of nature). Hippocrates taught his students that the body knows how to heal itself; that one can observe this innate wisdom whenever a cut heals or a bruise fades away. Hippocrates taught that all the physician can do is remove or reduce the impediments to the proper flow of this natural healing energy. He advised his students the first law of healing above all, dont make things worse. Hippocrates believed in using drugs sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. (In his time there were only 268 known drugs, all herbal.) Treatments were largely preventive medicine. Live a healthy life and you are not likely to fall ill except

through epidemic or accident. If you do fall ill, proper regimen will give you the best chance of recovery.
- Hippocrates Today, Integrative Medicine has emerged to reunite mind, body and spirit through science. By embracing unconventional views of the nature of reality, medically trained professionals e.g. Dr. Larry Dosseyxxiii, Dr. Bernie Siegelxxiv, Dr. Norman Shealyxxv, Dr. Andrew Weilxxvi - are breaking herd. Candace Pertsxxvii breakthrough work in the field of psychoneuroimmunology is

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changing how we view the body-mind. Bruce Liptonxxviii and the Science of Epigenetics challenge the basic tenets of gene theory to empower each and every one of us to change the body by changing the mind.

The Guy in the Woods

Back in the 1990s Jim Henson produced a TV show called Dinosaurs. It was liberally sprinkled with social commentary and highly entertaining. In one episode, the baby dinosaur is very sick. The crotchety old grandmother, who lives with the dinosaur family, advises the parents to take the child to the guy in the woods. Daddy dinosaur states clearly that he is not going to listen to grandmas antiquated ideas, insisting that baby be taken to a real doctor. So off they go with baby to see the MD who prescribes an expensive modern drug. And then another. And then another. With each more powerful remedy, the baby gets worse. Meanwhile, Grandma is starting to sound like a scratchy record stuck on, Go to the guy in the woods! But its not until the bank account has been drained and a second mortgage taken out on the family home that Daddy dinosaur admits the miracles of modern science might not be the answer!

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So, off they go to the guy in the woods who takes one look at the baby and says, Give him some moldy bread! Daddy dinosaur is incensed! MOLDY BREAD?! Needless to say, Baby dinosaur recovers to appear in another episode, thanks to the fringe-dwelling guy in the woods. These days, the guy in the woods is the last one to be consulted when theres a problem? Thats because he does not adhere to conventional thinking and methodologies. Hes old school, a true Hippocrat. His medicine is the Power of Nature. Oh, and he is the devil. As Pan, he is the great spirit of Nature, herself. In our increasing socialization we have cast out aspects of our human nature to become feared. But hes just the guy in the woods. His remedies are simple and practical. They dont fix the problem. They restore the patient to his own nature and, in so doing, re-establish balance. This is the holistic approach to healing.

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Grimms Tales for Young and Old. The Complete Stories. Translated by Ralph Manheim. xxiii Space, Time and Medicine, 1982; Recovering the Soul, 1989; Meaning and Medicine, 1991; Healing Words 1993; Prayer is Good Medicine, 1996; Be Careful What You Pray For, 1997; Reinventing Medicine, 1999;

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Healing Beyond Body, 2001; The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things, 2006; The Power of Premonitions, 2009.
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Love, Medicine and Miracles, 1986; Peace, Love and Healing, 1998; How to Live Between Office Visits, 1993; Help Me Heal, 2003.
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The Creation of Health, 1998; Body of Health, 2005.

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Spontaneous Healing, 2000; Natural Health Natural Medicine, 2004; Why Our Health Matters, 2009.
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Molecules of Emotion, 1999; Your Body is Your Subconscious Mind, 2004; Everything You Need to Feel Go(o)d, 2009.
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Wisdom of Your Cells, 2006; Biology of Belief, 2008.

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Wendie Webber has been a Certified Hypnotherapist since 2000. She is owner of Mind Design Hypnosis in British Columbia, Canada. Wendie is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists and specializes in emotional healing and regression hypnotherapy. Her passion for self-healing has led her into studies in Reiki, Pranic Healing, Reconnective Healing, EFT, Seemorg Matrix Work, A Course in Miracles, Parts Therapy, Past Life Regression, Forgiveness, Journal Writing, German New Medicine and more. Over the past decade she has acquired the numerous certifications including: 1. Certified 5-PATH practitioner 2. Certified 7th Path Self Hypnosis Teacher 3. Certified Alchemical Hypnotherapist www.DevilsTherapy.com www.MindDesignHypnosis.com

A comprehensive, easy-to-understand set of tools for the serious Hypnotherapist

By Wendie Webber, CH

Hello Fellow Hypnotist! The Devil you say! According to some, hypnotism is the work of the devil and apparently, I've been at it longer than I have been practicing hypnosis! It began in 1987 when I opened the first self-help, metaphysical bookstore in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. The bookstore was my candy store. And it fed my lust for knowledge. I'd always been fascinated with selfhealing and each time I placed a stock order I'd explore wider realms of possibility: dream working, pop psychology, journaling, A Course in Miracles, Native Spirituality, Tarot, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Touch for Healing, and later, Reconnective Healing, EFT, and Seemorg Matrix Work. Every so often, the phone would ring and some wellmeaning caller would warn me that I was in league with the devil. Crystals and such! Oooh! In 2000, fascinated by the healing power of the mind, I completed basic hypnosis training. The glow of having acquired professional credentials had not yet worn off when I was faced with the unsettling truth - theres a lot more to healing than just inductions and deepeners!

So I continued my long and costly journey into further training gaining certification in Parts Therapy, Past Life Regression, Alchemical Hypnotherapy, 5-PATH, Regression Hypnotherapy and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis. The Devils Therapy: from Hypnosis to Healing is a synthesis of all this learning; its what I apply in practice. And since a compilation like this is what I wish had been available for me, I wrote it for you.

I believe the two things every professional Hypnotist wants - more than anything else, are
a) confidence when working with deeper issues, and b) being successful doing what you love. As a Certified Hypnotist your success (and your income!) is directly tied to two things: how effective your marketing is and the results you get with your clients. If youre not getting remarkable results, it's going to take a lot of marketing to build your practice. The best marketing is word of mouth. News of remarkable results spreads like wildfire. When your clients achieve the results theyre after, you earn the reputation for helping them get there. And good results will get you more referrals and repeat clientele. So you can make the kind of money you want doing what you love. If you want to give your clients the best opportunity to achieve their goals, you've got to be confident and

informed. Let the results speak for themselves and your career will take off! To become a Hypnosis professional, your education only begins with basic certification. And thats where theres a problem. There is a plethora of information on hypnosis out there. (If you have ever Googled hypnosis you already know this.) Lets face it - a lot of trial and error can be involved in finding the information and resources you need. Believe me, after 10 years of ongoing study in the hypnosis profession, I am all too aware of the challenges. Acquiring the knowledge and tools you need is a costly venture; especially when it requires travel. Combine air fare and accommodations with your lost revenue and youre looking at a substantial expense. Plus, if you have ever attended a course only to find yourself in over-your-head or, alternately, bored out-ofyour-skull, you know the disappointment of having wasted valuable time and money in an educational crap-shoot.

Raising the bar

Faced with these obstacles, far too many graduates of Basic Hypnosis schools have failed to establish successful practices. The statistics are grim. As few as

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5% of certified hypnotists are actively engaged in the business of hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Each failure leaves its mark. A disenchanted person who once envisioned helping others is sadder and poorer for the effort. And all too often there is collateral damage - clients who also failed to achieve their goals through hypnosis. Weve all heard the refrain, Yeah, I tried that once and it didn't work! My intention for writing The Devils Therapy: From Hypnosis to Healing was to contribute to raising the bar on our profession by providing an accessible bridge between basic hypnosis certification and advanced therapeutic hypnosis training. This is not merely a how-to book, however. Its a when to and, most importantly, a WHY book. Why? Because, if youre like me, you need to understand the why before the how makes any sense. When you know why, you'll have the skill and confidence to walk your clients through the valley of death. And they WILL succeed! And so will you! This is a do-it-yourself professional advancement program. It contains everything from soup to nuts so you can build your business. Go at your own pace. And earn while you learn.

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Building confidence one step at a time will allow you to discover how to make it work for you and your clients. The Devils Therapy: From Hypnosis to Healing includes techniques you use to clear your own blocks. And the clearer you become, the better you will feel. And the more effective your work will be. Each stage of the healing journey is covered in 9 modules: An overview of the entire healing process How to set up a well-organized office system How to conduct an intake How to prepare your client for success Pre-hypnosis techniques How to improve your results using energy-based methods 4 Step Universal Healing Process Age Regression: is there a right way? Uncovering methods: finding the needle in the haystack Parts Transformation Simplified A Primer for Emotional Healing Forgiveness the Organic Way Bereavement Techniques A Tool Box of Polishing Techniques

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Module 1:

Regression Hypnotherapy Theory The entire healing process is illustrated through a Grimms Fairy Tale The Devils Grimy Brother 210 pages

Module 2: First Contact: Basic Intake Process Hypnosis begins with your initial contact with a prospective client How to be more successful by qualifying your clients What paperwork you need How to set up a client file to track session information How to conduct a preliminary intake 63 pages

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Module 3: Preliminary & Meridian Tapping Techniques How to work with the Wisdom of the Body Diagnostic Techniques Meridian Tapping Process 69 pages Module 4: Conditioning the Client How to lay the foundation for future sessions The Elman Induction Plus Basic Mini-Release Guidelines Sample Mini-Release Session 96 pages Module 5: Basic Regression Guidelines How to get there and what to do next Guidelines for Effective Uncovering The Devils Grimy Brother Protocol How to Find an Entry Point Amplifying & Bridging Back to the Past Windows of the Soul Technique Moment of Insight Technique Working with Spiritual Issues 95 pages

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Module 6: Transforming Feelings The problem is not what you think! Working with Parts Relationship Issues Animal Emotions Core Emotions The Three Primary Emotions Healing the Pain of Childhood Releasing Emotions Working with Trauma Grief, Guilt, Shame and Depression Signs of Release Forgiveness 145 pages Module 7: Therapeutic Forgiveness How to facilitate organic forgiveness Forgiving a Loved-One Self-Forgiveness Time Management Tips Forgiving Scenarios Bereavement Processes Session Reports 102 pages

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Module 8: Polishing Techniques How to use all that stuff you learned in your basic hypnosis training plus! Direct & Auto Suggestion Heart Breathing Reframe & Anchor Direct Drive Technique Echo Technique Pro-Regression Mental Rehearsal Future Pacing Grey Room Technique De-Cording Technique Hooponopono Color Breathing Imagery Homework Assignments Afformations 73 pages

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Module 9: Alchemical Dream Works for the Hypnosis Professional Dream work as a foundation to hypnotherapy A little dream history How to Work with your Own Dreams ABCs of Dream Working Types of Dream Magic Questions Transforming Consciousness Working with Client Dreams Hypnotic Dream Healing Sources of Dream Material to Work With Preliminary Uncovering Process Dream Coaching Parts Therapy Approach Regression Hypnotherapy Approach 108 pages

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