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Sometimes people make the art of covert hypnosis a lot more complicated than it really is.  It doesn’t always involve doing sneaky things to drop people into deep trances.  Sometimes all you need to do is tell a simple story to drop your message directly into the subject’s unconscious mind.

Think back to the last time you watched a movie.  Was there a particular scene that completely engaged you, and had you on the edge of your seat?  Why did your body respond this way?  Were you hypnotized?  Yes, in fact you were.  And it was done covertly.  A movie is a great example of covert hypnosis by telling stories.

In hypnosis, stories are also known as metaphors.  The easiest method to teach is the simple metaphor.  Imagine you wanted to convince a friend to go somewhere with you, but you anticipated the friend would hesitate.  You could simply tell a story about someone who did something they didn’t think they would enjoy, but it turned about to be fantastic.  At the end of the story you might want to explain how this made-up person learned that it can be a lot of fun to try new things.

After you tell the story, you change the subject briefly, and then in a few minutes, using the same tone of voice as with the story, you ask your friend to join you on the excursion.

The story that you tell can be true or fictitious.  It doesn’t matter.  So long as you embed a message within the story that will be obvious enough for the unconscious mind to understand, you’ll accomplish your goal.
Covert hypnosis is a powerful communication technology.  If you have positive intentions and use the skills ethically, you will find yourself feeling very good about what you’ve learned.  Story telling is one of the easiest methods of hypnosis to learn for a beginner.

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If you’re reading this article then I’m going to assume you are curious about the topic of hypnosis, and particularly covert hypnosis.

I’ve been involved with hypnosis since the early 1990s, and to me, covert hypnosis is identical to the skills used in therapeutic hypnosis, except that you don’t tell the subject what you are doing. This simply means that you need to be a bit more crafty about how you bring up certain subjects in ordinary conversation, because you won’t be telling the subject that you’re about to begin hypnosis.

Great stage hypnotists are masters of covert hypnosis. The volunteers from the audience thing they are simply being given some background about hypnosis, when in fact the hypnotist’s preamble is actually a trance induction. The subjects are in trance before the show really gets started. They just don’t know it.

The best way to learn about covert hypnosis is to get one-on-one training. But this can be quite expensive. When I first got trained in Ericksonian Hypnosis I paid nearly $2000 for a two-weekend course. Not everyone can afford this.

The next-best alternative is to purchase training material over the Internet and study on your own, or with a friend. There are several courses available. Igor Ledochowski has a superb audio course. These tend to run you around $200, but usually come with a money-back guarantee. Whatever you buy, make sure you have a guarantee to protect you.

The last option I’d recommend is training through books. This is definitely the cheapest way to go, but you will miss out on the audio component. Your own voice is your most important hypnotic tool, and learning how to use it is hard to do with a book. Books are better for advanced students because books can present you with new ideas to try out after you’ve already mastered the use of your own voice and language patterns.

I do not recommend random Internet surfing to learn about covert hypnosis. You’ll end up learning incorrect techniques, and other useless information. Stick to learning from professionals who know what they are doing. You get what you pay for, after all.

One course I recommend is The Power of Conversational Hypnosis, by Igor Ledochowski. I’ve gone through the entire course and he teaches some seriously advanced stuff along with the basics.  And it comes with a 60-day money back guarantee. Click here for more details.