History of Hypnosis: The Hidden Story
Hypnosis History Hypnosis is a therapeutic tool that is just as old as man himself. For as far as we can trace through time, we can find documents of hypnosis being used to heal and bring change. Hypnosis has had many names throughout the centuries, and its usage is traceable to 3000 BC in Egypt. The new and old testaments speak of what can be inferred to be hypnosis. Ancient Romans and Greeks had temples where those who were seeking to heal were induced into a sleep-like trance, the priestess then interpreted their dreams. Through rhythmic beating and constant chanting together with eye fixation, shamans can produce catalepsy in the body, and this creates an illusion that helps the shaman give the appearance of having magical...