Mind Reality

Just a little quote today to keep you thinking ;-)

The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

Frank Herbert, author and creator of “Dune
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That’s something I need to break the silence for… my favorite personal hypnotist, Wendi Friesen, and her team do a lot of shelf-shifting and moving and cleaning up and out.

And since Wendi doesn’t just sell off the old crap (which btw wasn’t much crappy either), but gives a hefty 40% discount on ALL sales, I thought I better let you know in case you missed it.

But don’t procrastinate - it is the last day of the big sale, ends at midnight today!

Instructions to get the most out of it:

1. Order as much as you want, 40% off.
GO here

2. Use coupon code MBLOVE for discount.

3. Add Hypnotize Your Lover to order for only $10 ( don’t worry, after coupon it will become $10, and not only it is fun for you and your loved one - all profit goes directly to Melissa and Bryan, two cool folks from her team!)
Add to order now

4. Choose your GIFT ($29-49 value) by putting in the comment area - (only one gift per order IF your order is over $50)

Power Nap
or
Speed Read, Spell well
or
Peace Within

That’s it!

So move your whatever over there and grab some mind-boggling hypno bargains!

P.S.: in case you are a bit late for the big sale - don’t worry. Wendi’s stuff is more than worth it’s regular price, and she almost always has some special deal going on as well! So even if you arrive here “too late”, check out her site, you will find something great for you!

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Well - there were several attempts to really get this blog off the ground and going, so far none of them lasted very long, *lol*

Not that I had not more than enough to write about, teach, recommend, share. Actually my head is bursting.

But my energy levels during the last years have been “limited”. There was and is a lot of inner and outer development going on - no matter how far you get, there is always a next step, always more exciting, and it gets all but easier. And my focus was and is on that.

Quite some time ago I mentioned the idea of leaving Europe/Germany and moving to Paraguay, building a special kind of ecovillage / spiritual community / re-forrestation project.

Its happening. Now.

Some final things have to be sorted out, and cash is still an issue, but by the end of 2009 I will have left Europe behind. The initial team is showing up, two great people have decided to come with me, the contract for the first small chunk of land is about to be signed, and we will just go and do it. And things will develop as we walk along.

I have quite a few things in mind for mind-reality.com, I am still “breeding” the idea of a brainwave-entrainment related “club” as well.

But my focus is the re-location to Paraguay and the beginnings of the “Elfenwald”-project (”Forest of the Elves” in German).

Whenever I have some time and power left, I will post occasional updates here - but everything else on mind-reality.com, including the newsletter, is on hold and in deep hibernation until I emerge again half-way round the world… ;-)

Anyone interested in the project: I will put up some summaries and occasional news in English, you will find those on the Elfenwald-website: Elfenwald-Ecovillage English News

Wish me luck. And have a great time until we meet again!

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5 Hypnosis Myths Exploded

OVER the years, hypnosis has picked up all sorts of weird associations from stage hypnotists, the media and superstition. This is a great shame, because in reality, hypnosis is your single most effective tool for change. Hypnosis is your birthright, and you should know how to use it so it doesn’t use you. Here we dispel the biggest hypnosis myths.

Hypnosis Myth 1) All hypnosis is the same

As with anything, hypnosis can be good, bad or indifferent. The most common is old-style authoritarian hypnosis of the type “You are getting sleepy, you are feeling confident”. Unsurprisingly, this sort of hypnosis doesn’t work well with many people. Good hypnosis uses subtle psychological principles and advanced communication patterns.

It’s like the difference between a football coach who thinks you’ll perform best if he yells at you, compared with the more elegant style of a great leader who knows that to get the best from his people, he needs to understand motivation, to cajole, encourage and reward.

Hypnosis Downloads.com offers hundreds of sessions using the best type of hypnosis.

Hypnosis Myth 2) Subliminals work

Subliminals are words that you can’t hear. Common sense says they shouldn’t work, and there’s no research proving that they do.

Hypnosis Myth 3) Some people can’t be hypnotized

The only reason you can’t be hypnotized is if you are incapable of paying attention due to extremely low IQ or brain damage. That’s not to say that every hypnotist can hypnotize you however. The more flexible the hypnotist, the more effective she will be with the largest number of people.

Hypnosis Myth 4) Hypnosis is something weird that other people do to you

If you couldn’t go into hypnosis, you wouldn’t be able to sleep, to learn, or get nervous through ‘negative self hypnosis’. (You know when you imagine things going wrong and it makes you feel anxious? Well that’s self hypnosis!)

Hypnosis is simply a deliberate utilization of the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) or dream state. We’re not giving people medication here – if it wasn’t a natural ability, hypnosis wouldn’t work!

Hypnosis Myth 5) You lose control in hypnosis

Crazy news stories, stage hypnotists and gossip have created the illusion that you lose control in hypnosis. In fact, when hypnotized, you are relaxed and focused – and able to choose to get up and walk away at any time. You choose to give your attention to the hypnotist, and you can withdraw it at any time.

If you have been scared of hypnosis in the past, this article has hopefully convinced you to at least give it a try. But remember, ensure what you’re getting is the real thing. Visit www.hypnosisdownloads.com

Article by Mark Tyrrell of Hypnosis Downloads.com.

Comment: short & sweet. I do, however, not completely agree. “Myth 2″ is still unsolved in my opinion. I tested quite some subliminal stuff (visual and audio) on myself and friends, and while my results are certainly not “scientific”, they strongly suggest that certain types of subliminals actually DO work, e.g. messages flashing on your screen (used this to keep my neck relaxed during looong days in front of the computer), and the kind of audio subliminals that the Centerpointe Institute uses (like in the “Longevity”-Meditation).

Still I found these 5 brief corrections of popular misconceptions useful, so I reposted them here.

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Today a headline popped up in my Google alerts that cought my attention: “3 Reasons Why Brainwave Entrainment Is Better Than Methods Of Hypnosis”. I headed over to the site and read it. OK - it was an obvious sales pitch for a maker of brainwave sessions (actually not bad, you can visit them here). Smile. Dismissed. But it still made me think.

WHY people always need this “better”, “vs”, competition, “3 reasons why I kick ass and you not”, domination stuff?

OK, times are “hard”, our rotten economic system goes belly up, well deserved, and while some people learn and start working together in communities and neo-”tribes”, others continue to sharpen their elbows and feel an urge to kick everybody else in the teeth even harder than before.

See - there is no competition between brainwave technology and hypnosis. And there is no “better”. They serve different purposes and different kinds of people. And actually the combination of both techniques can be very powerful.

Personal example: I am a very “brainy” person. I know about “spiritual” things and the unknown, I am curious and open - but I am a watcher, a “scientist”. So whenever I work with hypnosis sessions, I have a hard time to actually get into trance. Too many parts of me are listening, analyzing, questioning, having fun when they understand the hypno-tricks and NLP-triggers the hypnotist uses, and so on…

For me it is very helpful to have sessions that already embed brainwave patterns that help you to relax, release the mind chatter, and go into trance. And if I have a great hypno session that comes without waves, I just mix them - e.g. import the hypno session as an audio file into Neuro Programmer, then have NP play supporting brainwaves and stimulating my mind to relax and let go…

So: “combined arms” instead of “friendly fire”. Embrace the hypnotic brainwaves… ;-)

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