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A course in hypnotism and hypnotic suggestion, and how to acquire and utilize hypnotic power : a thorough and practical course of instruction which teaches how to develop and cultivate the subtle forces of nature which lie dormant in every human being / by Herbert L. Flint.
Author
Flint, Herbert L. (Herbert Longley), b. 1862.
Date Added
9 January 2014
Format
Book
Language
English
Publish Date
1912
Publisher
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. : Flint's College of Hypnotism
Source
Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title
A complete course of instruction in hypnotism, suggestion, personal magnetism, salesmanship, magnetic healing, suggestive therapeutics, and the art of giving a hypnotic entertainment.
Topic
Hypnotism > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Popular literature > Specimens.
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It makes no difference to me in what field you enter, you
will always find an opportunity for:the use of Suggestion and the
more thoroughly you understand it and practice it, the greater will
be your success. This applies to those in every walk of life. It
makes no difference to me how unfortunate or poor you may be at the
present time, if you will put the information contained in this
course into practical use, it will prove to be.the best investment
you ever made in your life and it will convince you beyond any
question of doubt, that what I say in regard to its being taught in
public schools is true.
Never a day passes that I do not see hundreds of victims who
are kept back simply because they lack the knowledge of the Science
of Suggestion and its effects.
On the other hand, you frequently meet those who just natur-
ally use Suggestion and that is why they achieve such great success
in life. If these individuals knew it scientifically, as I teach
it, they would achieve greater success.
In this course of instruction, I shall give practical tests
in various branches of the power of Suggestion. These are given
for the purpose of convincing you that you have the power just the
same as I have. When you see the results of the demonstrations
which you will make, it will give you confidence in yourself which
you cannot obtain through any other source, and confidence is abso-
lutely necessary to success in the practice of Suggestion, the same
as in any other line or study. The more confidence you have in
yourself and in your ability to control others through Suggestion,
the greater will be your success. The various physical tests which
you will find later given in this course, are simply given for the
purpose of convincing you that you have the power.
There is a humorous side to almost everything, and while I
have been criticised by many for not devoting my time and energy to
the scientific side of the question rather than to the amusement
side of it, I still contend and shall always contend that I have
done a great work and a great amount of good in spreading this
knowledge of Suggestion by giving amusing exhibitions,--a great
deal more than I would have accomplished had I confined my efforts
purely to the scientific part of it. Believing as I do that a pub-
lic exhibition of Hypnotism brings the subject to the minds of the
public more than any other possible method of presenting it, I.in-
tend in this course to give special instructions relative to giving
public exhibitions, because the more public Hypnotists we have the
greater the number of people who will become interested in the sub-
ject of Suggestion. In other words, it causes many who attend these
exhibitions, to think and they see something beyond the surface,
and for that reason I have no apologies whatever to make for lead-
ing the life of a public Hypnotist, or for.teaching others to fol-
‘low in my footsteps.
I have taught directly or indirectly most of the successful
public Hypnotists in the last 25 years, among them I might mention
X. La Motte Sage, Sylvian A. Lee and Thomas F. Adkin.
I mention these gentlemen because they were exceptionally
successful as public operators and appeared before the public for
many years.
I will confess that to a certain extent, I have been selfish
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