San Jose Hypnotist explains the mystical powers of "The Force."
David Barron, Certified Master Hypnotist and owner of Changeworks Hypnosis, explains the mystical nature of "The Force" and many of it’s underlying principles can be understood in terms of Hypnosis and the science of Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Many of us are familiar with "The Force" in Star Wars and all the amazing feats of apparent magic that Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi were able to perform. Luke was able to "Use the Force" to accurately target the Imperial Death Star. Ben Kenobi was able to use "The Jedi Mind Tricks" to confuse the Imperial Storm Troopers while Darth Vader was able to sense the weaknesses of those who opposed him. Were all the mystical powers of The Force the mere fantasy of it’s creator George Lucas or is there some basis in fact for these phenomena?
David Barron claims that all these examples of The Force can be found in our understanding of the human mind. "USE THE FORCE LUKE" were the words Luke heard when targeting the Death Star. According to David Barron, this phenomenon of auditory hallucination, was Luke’s unconscious intuition making itself known. "Not everyone hears a voice as clearly as Luke did." Says Barron, "but we’ve all had these moments of clarity, gut feelings, that we know we should trust and this can be greatly improved with hypnosis."
Obe Wan Kenobi’s ability to confuse the Imperial Storm Trooper by merely tossing a few short words may be an oversimplification of what Barron calls "indirect suggestions". "The founder of modern hypnotherapy, Dr. Milton Erickson was a master of this." According to Barron, "He was able to give suggestions to people without them being aware of it and get incredibly effective results."
"Darth Vaders uncanny ability to sense the weaknesses in his victims is an excellent example of sensory acuity and rapport skills" according to Barron. "Sensory acuity is the ability to be acutely aware of subtle responses and behavior of people. Rapport doesn’t mean someone likes you, it simply means someone is responsive to you, and this was certainly true of Darth Vader."
Real life example of this skill is modern "Fortune Tellers" who are able to "Divine" specific information about a person’s life by careful observation a process often called "Cold Reading".
"Among some of the other parallels of The Force and hypnosis are they both requires going into an altered state of self-hypnosis. A Jedi knight wielding his light-saber, or any athlete can use hypnosis to slow down their perception of time and thus speed up their responses. While using The Force, Luke Skywalker saw into the future, a nice tool that hypnotists call "time lining" and is used to rehearse skills for future use." says Barron.
"While it’s true, hypnosis may not be able to help you levitate your X-Wing Fighter from the swamps of Degoba" Barron laughs "Hypnosis can dramatically increase your resourcefulness, in dealing with people, in managing everyday stress, and increasing your creativity in solving problems."
David Barron can be contacted at Changeworks Hypnosis – 3031 Tisch Way, Suite 810, San Jose, CA 95128 phone (408) 885-1855 www.changework.com e-mail: dr.barron@changework.com
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