Accelerated Learning via Self-Hypnosis
I had stumbled onto this concept not long ago, wondering if there’s any semblance of truth to the idea that we can achieve some measure of accelerated learning ability using self-hypnosis. What I found was not necessarily what I had expected to find, and certainly more intriguing than I had anticipated.
We know that, to an extent, hypnosis is used to expand thought in a way that allows us to venture through depths of the subconscious that we don’t normally access — memory recollection being the prime example. Is it possible to move beyond the retrospective? More so, is it possible to use certain hypnotic techniques to improve brain function in other realms of consciousness in real time, in present or possibly even future contexts — such as the acquisition and accumulation of knowledge, foresight or intuition, retention and decision making ability?
My initial expectation, before actually trying self-hypnosis, was that by merely establishing an intention, we rip a seam open between the conscious and the subconscious, that is, we make a conscious effort therein to retain whatever we’re learning, or to pay more attention, or to simply try harder. In other words, I thought it the whole concept of self-hypnosis as a tool to accelerate learning was something very simple shrouded in something more extravagant. I’m pleasantly surprised to say that I was only…
