Open-Ended Suggestions at Covert Metaphor

Tag:conversational hypnosis, hawaiian, hypnotic induction, Milton Erickson, milton model, travel, unconscious mind, vacation, youtube

There are so many ways you can learn conversational hypnosis. People can, you know, visit this site often and have many experiences learning this fascinating subject just by reading the posts. But now I’ve decided to expand on my teaching methods.

I’m currently working on a video using conversational hypnosis and hypnotic induction that will last around 30-40 minutes. I’ll either host it locally or upload it to a site like youtube.com. I will mostly base the patterns off the Milton Model, that is Milton Erickson and his methods of hypnotic induction. By the time I finish this video I should have covered every well-known example of Milton Erickson’s indirect suggestion methods in my posts.

That way, by the time you watch the video, you should be able to follow and recognize what I am doing. I believe this is a very entertaining way to learn conversational hypnosis. If there is interest, I may even make some DVDs. Personally, I don’t find watching little videos on the web all that fun. As you imagine learning this material through crystal clear video and audio… Ah, nevermind.

Anyways, this post is really about Open-Ended Suggestion.

Open-suggestion patterns do nothing more than plant ideas in the conscious and unconscious mind, which may be used instantly or developed at a later time. There are many ways to use open-ended suggestions. You aren’t suggesting anything specific because there are numerous ways to approach an experience. The listener is free to interpret and choose their own actions.

I typically use open-ended suggestions in the beginning of a hypnotic induction, but there are a lot of ways you can integrate this into your everyday speech.

“There are a variety of ways to finish this project.” The wheels begin turning in your desired direction.

“There are so many ways you can wear this dress.” Let them think of the possibilities, not you.

“There are so many experiences a family can have with this Hawaiian vacation and travel package.” Oh, the beach, the restaurants, tours. So many possibilities.

You can be resourceful in so many ways when you use open-ended suggestions.

By the way, I will continue the Myth and Metaphor posts later this week.

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment, now.

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