In Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical work, A Confession, in which he grapples with existential and religious issues in mid-life, the author claims that: The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is…
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Jacquelyne Morison Hypnotherapy Training offers courses for prospective practitioners and working professionals in psychodynamic hypnotherapy practice.
No Judgement?
Carl Rogers (1902-1987), who founded the Humanistic camp of psychology, was the first to quantify the notion of the need for unconditional positive regard on the part of the therapeutic practitioner. Humanistic…
Fantasy Land
One way in which the unconscious mind endeavours to protect itself will manifest when the client views the world through rose-tinted spectacles. When Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, for instance, decided that he…
Are we accountable for our actions?
We think that we have free choice and that we can take rational decisions objectively and without a hidden agenda. This statement is only partially true, however, because we are, in fact,…
Not the Intellect
What does the intellect do? The intellect is great for solving complex mathematical equations, for cracking challenging scientific problems and for unravelling obscure mysteries. But, if you think, the human intellect can…
The Defining Moment of Life?
What makes a good therapist? Essentially a good therapeutic practitioner is someone who can listen with neutrality and without judgement to anything which his/her client offers up. Often the client will need…
Do you know a Control Freak?
Every day in the street, in the park or at the supermarket, we can observe a child in distress. The child is yelping in pain, stamping feet and pummelling fists trying in…
Analytical Hypnotherapy and Alternative Medical Practice
Alternative medicine is somewhat similar in its philosophy to analytical hypnotherapy. The two practices, quite rightly in my opinion, go hand-in-hand because both are interested in discovering and resolving the originating cause…
Meditation is Limited
When I read the literature or listen to what experts say on the question of metaphysical philosophy, esoteric psychology, psychic development or following a spiritual path in life, I am somewhat disconcerted…
Life’s Challenges
What is hormesis? The human organism – both mind and body – needs to be regularly challenged in order for the species to survive. This is a theory known as hormesis. Hormesis has…