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particular goal? The most common reason is the following. In evolutionary terms the vocal system is a
newcomer when it comes to communication. Gestures and movements of various kinds have a much
more ancient history. Now, as we shall discuss in more detail later, in certain people some mental
systems can become detached from the vocal system. In some cases this means that the person is
effectively not consciously aware of some process or processes in the brain. In others it is milder, and the
person simply feels unable to speak about them. We probably all know men who seem to be "out of
touch" with their own feelings, for example. And in cases of trauma, memories of the experience can be
"repressed", i.e. not consciously recalled.
In cases of this kind, it may nevertheless be possible to establish a connection between that hidden
subsystem of interest (H) and a muscular movement (M), which does NOT proceed via the verbal or
conscious or even visual systems. If we can interpret the movement, then we have a channel of
communication with that hidden system.
Now a common muscular process to be used for this signalling is the movement of a finger.
Consequently IF a Hypnotherapist has, as a goal, the establishing of a connection with H, it can be a
useful preliminary to test for finger levitation. The presumption is that if the process:
/V > /{involuntary system} > /M,
i.e. a verbal instruction can lead indirectly to the motor activity without passing through the normal
voluntary system of movement, then the process:
/H > /{involuntary system} > /M,
i.e. an activation of the motor process by the hidden system, also bypassing the normal voluntary system,
is also easily possible.
Logically, the one need not imply the other, because V is quite distinct from H, but they do have in
common the bypassing of the voluntary system, and so the test is some kind of pointer and also a
preparation.
Incidentally the process of using a muscular system for communication in this way is commonly called
Ideo-Motor-Signalling (IMS). More on this is described in Chapter 19 on indirect questions.
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Principles of Hypnosis (9) IThe purpose of inductions explained in a systems approach.
We see again the importance of thinking clearly about goals here. The simplistic Hypnotherapist may use
a hand levitation as part of every induction he does, for no other reason than that he has always used it. A
more systematic Hypnotherapist will activate that particular system of response only when it lies on the
path of his projected therapy.
But notice then that, with the particular goal of communication with H in mind, the systematic
Hypnotherapist is likely to proceed yet more precisely as follows.
Suppose that H has to do with a hidden fear, and we want to find out more about it, via a non-verbal
channel of information. We could proceed on the following lines.
"When people start to feel frightened they usually have characteristic ways of responding. Some will cry,
others will clench their fists, others may start to tap their feet as if getting ready to run away, others may
feel a need to turn their heads away, others may frown: there is no one way. Now I want you to think of
something that you find a bit frightening and then notice which parts of your body respond."
Of course the first response may be something that cannot be easily seen, like a flutter in the stomach: in
which case the Hypnotherapist can accept that one, but ask also for another, which involves visible
movement.
When a movement has been chosen, then we have found a muscular system which is readily activated by
the emotional process of fear. It is therefore one of the most promising candidates for a channel of
communication. It could be possible to waste large amounts of time trying to use finger movement in an
individual whose natural response to fear is to "freeze" all the major muscles, while at the same time the
eyebrow muscles might be tightening up very readily in response to that same fear! Once a channel has [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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