Dictionary Of Hypnosis Terms
| Age regression | Helping a hypnotized person remember events from earlier in this life. |
| Anticipation | Part of the mystique of hypnotism. If a person is properly prepared for the hypnotic experience, he will "expect" it to happen and it will. |
| Awakening | Bringing a hypnotized person back to full consciousness. |
| Deepening | A gentle patter designed to aid a hypnotized person to achieve a deeper state of sleep. |
| Hypnosis | Altered state of consciousness. Has been used in some form by holy men, medicine men, witch doctors, politicians, generals, and others since the dawn of man's conscious self. Derived from the Greek word "Hypno" meaning sleep. |
| Mesmerism | Derived from the name "Franz Anton Mesmer", who is generally considered to be the father of modern hypnotism. To be "mesmerized" is to be entranced as in hypnotism. Sometimes used to specify the "passing of the hands" over a person's body to hypnotize without speaking a word. |
| Operator | Really bad term sometimes used to describe a hypnotist. |
| Patter | Smooth, soft, rhythmical, chant-like voice used to relax or hypnotize someone. |
| Pre-natal age regression | Helping a person remember events from lives prior to this one. |
| Relaxation | Most effective way to guide a person into the altered state of consciousness. |
| Subject | Person being hypnotized. Sounds like someone being controlled which isn't true. Should be a better word. |
| Suggestibility Tests | A series of tests designed to determine the degree of suggestibility in potential hypnosis subjects. More commonly used in group settings such as in the entertainment business. |