Fascination, the vanished method of hypnotizing
Fascination, the vanished method of hypnotizing
July 02, 2013
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Fascination, the vanished method of hypnotizing

Very few hypnotists work with it. Most don't even know exactly how to do it and what you can do with it. The most interesting thing is that between 1750 and 1900 this was precisely the technique for hypnotizing, but since Erickson and NLP, language has become the most important thing. It is not.

Fascination the vanished technique

Fascination was already used by the Egyptians. The eye of Horus or Ra is a beautiful representation of this and belongs to the technique of fascination. The eye of the Sun God was central to the method.

So fascination is what you do with your eyes. The key is to not blink but only stare. In fact, the person who blinks the most has the least strong idea. Every time you blink your mental image changes. The person who does not blink has 1 idea and it is very strong. That is transmitted, as it were, through staring, or "the gaze.

Previous centuriesDonato

In previous centuries, there were a number of hypnotists who mastered this technique. One was Donato aka Alfred d'Hont who lived from 1840 to 1900. Donato could get people into deep hypnosis within seconds without saying anything. Even his biggest opponents, who did not believe him, went into deep hypnosis within 5 seconds. They became his biggest supporters at that time.

The technique Donato used was fascination, or staring into someone's eyes. It does something to people when you stare into someone's eyes. You notice it yourself when you stare into someone's eyes for a long time. You may become uncomfortable, emotional or even afraid. The interesting thing is, is that when you train this, all those discomforts disappear.

Different styles

There are different styles of fascination. Below you can see Professor Eminio DiPisa use fascination for healing.

Below is a video in which they use fascination to rob people.

And below you can see a video of Sergio Salamini using mesmerizing to hypnotize animals. He still gives hypnosis shows using this nearly extinct technique.

You see, with the right intention, very beautiful things can be achieved. With not so good intention, very different things can happen. I described this in the article "Is hypnosis dangerous?

Mesmerism

This technique of mesmerizing comes from Mesmerism. Mesmer used mesmerizing in combination with magnetism. In addition, he had a lot of presence. As a result, Mesmer achieved incredible results. In his heyday, he helped as many as 3,000 paying patients a day.

Doctors also used it at the time and what he did was very well known. Unfortunately, the baby was thrown out with the bathwater after Benjamin Franklin said what he was doing didn't work. It was purely suggestion and had nothing to do with energy Franklin said. He hadn't seen that quite right.

The use of energy and fascination was precisely one of the things that worked well. It was the combination. Unfortunately, the technique is almost lost, but it can be trained. You do it as follows.

Training Fascination

You can train it and you need a mirror to do so. What you will then do is the following.

You look at yourself in your third eye and continue to stare without blinking. So between the two eyes. You do that for 15 minutes every day and you will find that after a while your gaze becomes stronger and stronger and you can convince people faster.

Very useful for communication, therapy or sales, of course. In addition, this technique is very unconscious because the other person does not realize you are doing it.

Take advantage and create something beautiful for yourself and others! :-) I would love to hear what you would like to do with it.

 

About the author
Edwin Selij is owner and founder of Hypnose Instituut Nederland and provides training in Hypnosis. He is author of the books "You Don't Have It You Do It" and "Break Free!" and regularly appears on radio and TV to talk about hypnosis. He is the #1 Hypnosis Trainer in the Netherlands and has been giving hypnosis training for years. He was the first in the Netherlands to teach modern hypnotherapy via livestream.
Mohammed
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Mohammed

on 02 Jul 2013

Hi Edwin, I just tried this “Fascination” technique on someone who was having neck pain. And it seems to have worked. That person suddenly no longer has any neck pain. This is a very interesting technique. Best regards, Mo.

Yves
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Yves

on 03 Jul 2013

Hi, I have a quick question about that last part. Are you allowed to blink (even just a little) during that 15-minute session? Best regards, Yves

Edwin Selij
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Edwin Selij

on 04 Jul 2013

Don't blink, it's important. If you can't make it, take a break and then move on

rene van der valk
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rene van der valk

on 23 Jul 2013

Could you please send me the live webinar on the most effective hypnosis techniques? Unfortunately, I missed it. Kind regards, Rene van der Valk Paramedical naturopathic therapist.

M.manders
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M.manders

on 25 Jan 2015

Hello, Dear Edwin Selij, I have a question on behalf of my mother... She saw hypnotherapist René van der Valk for one treatment to quit smoking. I see above that he’s also trying to contact you—perhaps he took a course with you? René guaranteed my mother that one session would help her quit… The hypnosis itself was a joke… Not hypnosis at all… And she’s still smoking now. Mr. van der Valk promised my mother another session, but she’s not going to go through that trouble anymore. He claims to be a certified member of the International Hypnosis Association. Something’s not right here… How can he call himself a hypnotist and guarantee 100% that you’ll stop smoking after his visit!? Honestly, I think it’s outrageous… Just take a quick course somewhere, hang up a little diploma, and, among other things, take 120 euros from my mother… An easy way to make some extra money… My mother feels cheated. And rightly so! I’m going to look into this further, of course… Where did this man get his diploma, and how is it possible that he’s still allowed to run his practice? We hope to hear back from you—perhaps you can explain this to us. Sincerely, M. Manders

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