![]() They did not want the word “hypnosis” mentioned anywhere, perhaps because of the many myths and misconceptions associated with hypnosis. There was one request - for marketing purposes, they wanted the CDs to be labelled as “meditation” CDs. We agreed to do this and set about creating the series for them, for which I was the author. They very much liked our self hypnosis weight loss programs and asked if we could make a unique series of recordings just for them, to accompany their products. In fact, several years ago, we were approached by a very large company, whose main business was selling a range of weight loss supplements. It is not that anyone is tricking or conning you by calling it “meditation,” it is simply that this is a huge area of over-lap, where the distinctions are blurred. There are many different reasons to “meditate” like this, and if the meditation has a firm structure and a purpose, if it is intervening and trying to shape your life in a particular way, and is using visualization, then it is really nothing more than guided self hypnosis. There are many “meditation” CDs that are really just guided visualizations, relaxing you before taking you on an imaginary journey with a particular purpose in mind – perhaps simply to find peace and tranquillity, perhaps looking for guidance on a particular issue, perhaps dealing with an issue from the past, reconnecting with parts of your personality that you feel you have lost. Guided meditation is simply another name for self hypnosis An appropriate definition of the hypnotic state is: “total concentration on a single train of thought.” We could say the exact same thing about meditation, could we not? So looking at them in their purest form, they are essentially two different belief systems wrapped around the same state of mind. ![]() ![]() Hypnosis is a natural state of mind that we all experience on a daily basis. Meditation is just another means of entering the hypnotic state The answer to this depends on your definition of meditation, and that could be argued over long and hard! Therefore, for the purpose of this article we are going to take the most generally accepted definitions of both meditation and self hypnosis, and look at how they are similar and how they can differ. But, are they really just one and the same thing? They both induce extremely beneficial, deeply relaxing and calming states of mind that can help you get through your day in a positive, calm and stress-free way. There is some confusion, even for people who both meditate and use self hypnosis, about whether there is any difference between the two disciplines.
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