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internal aspects of the problem, nor any important external aspects. There is built into the thinking an
automatic "analytic" element, and an equally automatic "holistic" element.
It is hoped that practising Hypnotherapists will see how this way of thinking makes explicit and rigorous
what most of us have been doing for years.
It is hoped that the non-specialist will understand in a deeper way what Hypnotherapy is all about: that it
is NOT the domain of charlatans and showmen; NOT simply a matter of waving a watch, sending
someone to sleep and having them wake up "cured"; NOT totally dependent on a belief that it will work.
It is, rather, at root a very practical, logical and scientific approach to changing (for the better) the
functioning of a wide range of mental, emotional and habitual systems in the human being.
It should also be clear that the same approach and principles can have application in broader fields such
as families or organisations, or indeed medicine. The use of a diagnostic procedure based on the
dynamics of the systems involved rather than static symptom clusters would seem to be an advance in
many other fields.
Cautions
1) Throughout this book there are many examples which are chosen for their illustrative value: they are
therefore simple. In real life things are generally complicated. This means that we may end up with many
causal chains and many loops, which may link together in very much more complex ways than have been
indicated here. Note also that even in the simpler cases it can often take many sessions to make useful,
permanent changes.
2) Be aware of the fact that a particular causal connection between systems may well hold only under
particular conditions. For illustration, whereas blowing on a small fire can easily put it out, blowing on a
large one can fan the flames. Forcing oneself to go into mildly fearful situations can reduce the anxiety
felt. Forcing oneself into highly fearful situations on the other hand can produce a very strong phobia.
3) Do not imagine that the principles alone make an expert. Training and experience are essential, as in
other professions.
4) No matter how well someone understands the theory presented above, it will be of limited use unless it
is combined with a good share of humanity: an ability to understand and empathise with our fellows from
all backgrounds and of all temperaments.
5) Do not imagine that I will be applying the formalism in a rigid way in the course of a session, though I
may subsequently write down the dynamic structure as part of the case notes. Just as a composer hears
music in his head and only subsequently puts it on paper, so I grasp the dynamics in my head in a rather
abstract way, and only later consign it to paper.
6) It is not being suggested that the theoretical framework developed here is complete. I think that there
is still a lot of work to be done to tighten up the exact notions used (though a step towards a tightening of
the definition of activity is given in Part C), and in the recognition of significant dynamic patterns and of
the functioning of the many systems with which Hypnotherapy is involved. In the above only the
simplest patterns have been described. It is being claimed only that the framework provides a relatively
rigid foundation on which such further work can proceed.
PART C
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IN THIS PART of the book the chapters deal with a variety of different themes which are largely
disconnected from each other, though all relate to the theory developed in Parts A and B. They may be
read in any order, or skipped.
The first three of these can be broadly seen as expanding on important aspects of Hypnotherapy.
The next three are there to relate the "Morganic" approach to Hypnotherapy to important associated
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