Mar 2, 2023·edited Apr 9, 2023Liked by American Hypnotist
You are what you imagine, or imagine what you are, or both? I believe the human mind / brain is wonderous and capable of so much more than how we use it. Is self-AGGRANDIZING as helpful or harmful as self-LOATHING? Food for thought.
In a weird sort of way, self-loathing and self-aggrandizement are related to each other. They're both egotistical in the clinical sense of the word—that is to say, they both involve a strong focus on the self, and yet at the same time they tend to obfuscate accurate self-perception (to some degree).
We are what we imagine ourselves to be to a certain degree—people can imagine their way into sickness or health, for example. But there's a limit to this process.
I have yet to discover what that limit actually is.
You stated; "We are what we imagine ourselves to be to a certain degree—people can imagine their way into sickness or health, for example. But there's a limit to this process. I have yet to discover what that limit actually is."
Perhaps there is no actual positive, or negative, limit except the one's we set for ourselves. -?
It does seem the power of negative thinking is as powerful as positive thinking. For years I believed the opposite of love is hate, but now believe the opposite of love is fear. Get rid of the fear and love will appear. I think that's true, one-on-one, and a societal level. At least that's my layman's view.
To know the limit means we have to understand physics on a deep level—a certain degree of constraints are necessary for the universe to be stable, but within those constraints anything is (at least theoretically) possible.
We've barely begun to probe the surface of what's possible. There's a model of reality called the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (CTMU), authored by Chris Langan, that I'm certain proves the existence of a mind-over-matter principle at work in reality. I'm still working my way through his material, so I may be slightly incorrect in my understanding, but if I read him correctly, then basically mind and matter are constantly "making" each other in a perpetual feedback loop—and the transformation process that reality uses to do this is identical with the most generalized possible definition of language itself. Aka Logos.
You're basically right. We are participating in the process of "creating" ourselves, and this could go in any number of directions, positive or negative.
I remember when I first learned and began to practice hypnosis. My brother told me I could never hypnotize him. I didn't bother to argue and told him it was really up to him. But a few minutes later his wife cut her hand pretty badly while slicing a bagel. Long story short. We we all standing up and I told my brother to stand behind her and I did an "instant hypnosis" technique with her that had learned from Gil Boyne. As soon as I said, "sleep now", my brother literally fell down hypnotized on the carpet! Hilarious. We stopped the bleeding almost instantly, no pain, fast healing suggestion, etc. She went to the doctor the next day and he couldn't believe the incident had happened only the day before because the wound had significantly closed. He said she didn't even need stitches! Your articles are always engaging. Keep up the great work.
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You are what you imagine, or imagine what you are, or both? I believe the human mind / brain is wonderous and capable of so much more than how we use it. Is self-AGGRANDIZING as helpful or harmful as self-LOATHING? Food for thought.
In a weird sort of way, self-loathing and self-aggrandizement are related to each other. They're both egotistical in the clinical sense of the word—that is to say, they both involve a strong focus on the self, and yet at the same time they tend to obfuscate accurate self-perception (to some degree).
We are what we imagine ourselves to be to a certain degree—people can imagine their way into sickness or health, for example. But there's a limit to this process.
I have yet to discover what that limit actually is.
Thanks for responding.
You stated; "We are what we imagine ourselves to be to a certain degree—people can imagine their way into sickness or health, for example. But there's a limit to this process. I have yet to discover what that limit actually is."
Perhaps there is no actual positive, or negative, limit except the one's we set for ourselves. -?
It does seem the power of negative thinking is as powerful as positive thinking. For years I believed the opposite of love is hate, but now believe the opposite of love is fear. Get rid of the fear and love will appear. I think that's true, one-on-one, and a societal level. At least that's my layman's view.
To know the limit means we have to understand physics on a deep level—a certain degree of constraints are necessary for the universe to be stable, but within those constraints anything is (at least theoretically) possible.
We've barely begun to probe the surface of what's possible. There's a model of reality called the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (CTMU), authored by Chris Langan, that I'm certain proves the existence of a mind-over-matter principle at work in reality. I'm still working my way through his material, so I may be slightly incorrect in my understanding, but if I read him correctly, then basically mind and matter are constantly "making" each other in a perpetual feedback loop—and the transformation process that reality uses to do this is identical with the most generalized possible definition of language itself. Aka Logos.
You're basically right. We are participating in the process of "creating" ourselves, and this could go in any number of directions, positive or negative.
I remember when I first learned and began to practice hypnosis. My brother told me I could never hypnotize him. I didn't bother to argue and told him it was really up to him. But a few minutes later his wife cut her hand pretty badly while slicing a bagel. Long story short. We we all standing up and I told my brother to stand behind her and I did an "instant hypnosis" technique with her that had learned from Gil Boyne. As soon as I said, "sleep now", my brother literally fell down hypnotized on the carpet! Hilarious. We stopped the bleeding almost instantly, no pain, fast healing suggestion, etc. She went to the doctor the next day and he couldn't believe the incident had happened only the day before because the wound had significantly closed. He said she didn't even need stitches! Your articles are always engaging. Keep up the great work.