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What is Hypnosis?

by William W. Hewitt / 10,593 views

Hypnosis is a daydream-like state. In this state, the person’s conscious mind becomes quiet or passive. The hypnotist introduces suggestions into the powerful subconscious mind. Let’s take a brief, slightly technical look at how the brain operates. The brain operates on measurable frequency

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