Ambiguous messages are simply these words put into a context that will deliver a suggestion or message to the person you are speaking to.

Ambiguous words, which have different meanings, will be used in your practice as a hypnotist. Before you can do this you must find the words, know the different meanings and be able to use them in the correct contexts. Different words will mean different things to people depending on where you are and the nature of the language.

A good and common example of an ambiguous word is the word right. Right can refer to a position of an object or person. It can also mean you were correct in answering a question. It is a casual word we use everyday whether we are putting on our right shoe or whether she was right to wait longer for the bus.

The ways in which words similar to the word ‘right’ work within our minds is important here. When you hear a statement with an ambiguous word in it the unconscious mind will extract that word in turn and analyze all the different connotations and meaning it can have for that particular person. It then narrows down the field and choose the definition that makes the most sense dependant on the context and circumstance of the statement.

This simple trick of using words with different meanings will give you a wide range of levels you can work with a person on. As you will learn later you will be able to communicate on multiple planes with words that are ambiguous. You will learn to embed them into suggestions so that what your conversation is based on may not be the actual message their unconscious is receiving.

Ambiguous messages will do two very interesting and complicated things for you as a hypnotist. It will first require the conscious and unconscious minds a choice. The conscious mind will hear one message and the unconscious mind will be very busy deciphering and filing away the other possibilities.

This alone will cause the second thing to happen which will be that you will begin to communicate on different levels and the listener will unconsciously be keeping up with multiple messages embedded into their meanings.

When learning to use ambiguous messages it is important that you pay attention to setting up the scene or context in which you are going to be using these words. If you do not and the meanings are interpreted differently that you are expecting a completely messy situation can occur. You will think you are sending a specific hidden message and really they will get what may seem like nonsense to them.

Ways you can prepare or set up the context for using ambiguous messages and words is to do some seeding of ideas to build up to the correct interpretations. Another way for preparing is to embed the information in the person before you start in with your multiple meaning words.

Using ambiguous words and messages are usually done in a story. You will tell a story that can be completely off subject as long as the pre-seeded ambiguous word is involved you will be able to plant your suggestions.

Let’s say you are in sessions with someone for a fear of being in tight spaces; or otherwise known as claustrophobia. If you tell a story about space and being in outer space, you can drop in lines that talk about how comfortable space was, maybe even serene, quiet and dark yet peaceful, not confining or alarming.

These are comfortable words and ideas that the unconscious will begin to relate to the other meaning of space for them; the idea of claustrophobia and a fear of tight spaces.
The unconscious will pick up on the idea that space is okay, comfortable, not alarming, and peaceful.

Now don’t be alarmed it this all sounds very complicated and confusing to you, especially having not practiced it. The truth is this is a very sophisticated concept and understanding it can take time. It is however just the beginning of multiple layered effects, their meanings and how they can all occur simultaneously. It is a common occurrence and just becoming aware of it will be a good step.

If you really want to study this further, and you should, you can see this concept happening in many of the various plays by Shakespeare, who was very skilled at layering meanings of different levels into his plays. They are not too hard to pick up on and will give you some further examples of how this is done and the effect it can have on people.

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Rapport is a key skill that you will need to master to be a successful hypnotist. Without rapport your subject will not be open to your hypnotic suggestions and communications.

Rapport is the harmonious relationship that you share with people. In this relationship you understand and relate to people’s feelings, ideas as well as communicate with them well. Everyone does this everyday with the different relationships they share with family, friends and co-workers.

In order to build a strong and wide rapport you will need to practice and perfect certain skills. Rapport in normal circumstances can often come easily. Think of how easily you share your life with a spouse or your best friend. The rapport here is focused and good, it comes easily and casually.

However Hypnosis is not a normal or casual relationship. A deep amount of comfort, trust and familiarity must be established before you can reach your goals with a hypnotic subject. Remember they are going to let you into their mind this is not a place you open to just a perfect stranger.

As you are learning Hypnosis you will want to focus on advanced strategies for building rapport. Creating and building on ‘rapport hooks’ is a great skill that will get other people to build rapport with you. Rapport hooks are going to do the work of drawing your subject into you as you get acquainted.

Rapport hooks are developed in a way that will keep people coming back to you to build on the relationship. It causes people to work hard and value the relationships they are building. If a person feels that they are working hard to build something they will also continue to work to maintain the past success they have had.

When you put rapport hooks into action, they will keep the person coming back for more information. The hooks will get your subject to keep asking questions, and coming back to fill in the informational gaps in you are purposefully leaving in your stories.

One way to get a person to keep coming back for that information is to give them small pieces of information that may not be complete. Leave questions in their mind as you tell stories. Give a casual tone, but leave what, why and how open for your subject to dig with.

The key here is to avoid forcing information on to them. Get your subject interested but leave your topics open by adding suspense and unfinished information.

For example, if you are telling a story about a place you visited, use the name of the country but give no specifics about where you went. Tell them the scenery is beautiful but let them ask about the region or sites you saw. Let them probe for these answers. You can do this with almost any topic.

While you are talking remember to use a casual tone and present the information in a way that inclines them to ask for more. If your subject’s curiosity is peaked they will be inclined to want to know more to the point of asking you.

In this manner you are elegantly giving them a good story and drawing them in as well. The more curiosity and interest the person has the more questions they will ask. Asking you questions is subconsciously earning them the right to the information and they begin to feel it is more important.

When you use rapport hooks it will also help you with fractionate rapport. Fractionate rapport happens when you are giving rapport then consciously taking it away.

Give your subject your full attention for a while, then, distract yourself. Getting casually distracted by looking around or engaging your attention elsewhere will cause the subject to re-engage you. If the person does re-engage you then you are on board with the beginnings of a foundation for an advanced rapport.

Again this is causing the person to work for your attention. You give it, and then take your attention away. They then have to work to get it back. This makes the relationship more valued yet again because it is not being forced upon them. They are asking for it and earning it.

When using these advanced rapport building skills you will successfully push your rapport further, faster than normal. The more push and pull you involve in your conversations the quicker and deeper your rapport will go.

These skills will take your relationship to higher levels of comfort and trust quickly so a good and wide enough rapport is set to continue. Once this is founded and put into place you will be able to begin to put your subject into trance and begin the real work of Hypnosis.

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