I was just about to do my best to figure out if hypnosis was worth studying and how.
I trust the judgment around here pretty well. Am I wasting my time, or is this something worth pursuing? If so, what for, and do you have any recommended sources?
It wouldn't be surprising if most capable hypnotists learned their skills in person training. When I go to a medical doctor I wouldn't trust them to be good at practicing medicine if he had no in-person training. In many domains people with good skills do have in person training.
I personally learned my skills in in person seminars with Chris Mulzer, so I'm not exactly sure whether certain written material manages to bridge the gap. I think jimmy did learn through self-study, so he might be in a better position to point to articles about how to start.
"Reality Is Plastic: The Art of Impromptu Hypnosis" seems to be a popular book that people used for self-studying hypnosis.
Your suggestion that hypnotism is intrinsically better learned in person makes a lot of sense to me, so maybe the reason there aren't that many written how-to guides is because capable hypnotists recognize that and try and push would-be students towards in-person lessons. Unfortunately, I'm rural enough that getting in-person training is somewhat troublesome.
Have you read "Reality Is Plastic"? I haven't, though I have read two books on the subject which both had the same problem of spending almost all their wordcount on details too advanced of wh... (read more)