Hypnotised

Yesterday I met a man who reminded me of a story my father once told. My father had attended a dinner where a hypnotist was present. The hypnotist got up, circling the table, asking the guests one by one: "Are you under hypnosis?" The answer was no, no, no. When one guest said no, the hypnotist said: "Sleep!" The man instantly dropped his head and slept. OBSERVATION: Perhaps the man who slept had previously been influenced by this hypnotist? Yet sometimes I wonder to what extent we all are under hypnosis. I ask this question from my experience in counselling. While there is a problem as to how to define hypnosis, here's an interesting attempt by Prof. Michael Laitman: Life Under Hypnosis.