Hypnotism - by Bruce (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Most people think of hypnotism as something done to them. This book reveals a far more intriguing truth: trance is something you enter every day.

From the moment you lose yourself in a story, drift during a commute, or replay a thought on a loop, you are already moving through trance states. The question is not whether you experience them but whether you can leverage them for a happier life. This book takes you beneath the surface of hypnotism, past myths and stage performances, into the subtle mechanics of attention, suggestion, and perception. You'll discover how trance shapes your habits, influences your decisions, and quietly directs your inner world. And how often your conscious mind misses what is right in front of you. Through clear explanations, practical insights, and intriguing exercises, you'll learn how to recognize trance as it happens, work with it deliberately, and apply it to areas like focus, confidence, and personal change. No gimmicks. No mysticism. Just a deeper awareness of how the mind organizes experience.

About the Author

Marie Bruce is a popular and prolific author and columnist, producing over 20 books, including The Witch's Almanac, which was updated and re-released every year for ten years. She has a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing from Sheffield Hallam University. Since 1998 she has been consistently published, predominantly in the Mind, Body, Spirit genre where she remains one of the leading authors in her field. She has held long-term Core Contributor contracts with both Bauer Publishing and Time Inc. producing lead articles and features for various magazines including Prediction, It's Fate, Fate & Fortune, Witchcraft & Wicca, Soul & Spirit, Writer's Forum, Pagan Dawn and more. Marie also wrote a key-stone column on practical witchcraft for UK esoteric magazine, Spirit & Destiny, for over eight years. Since 2018 she has been with Kindred Spirit magazine, writing her self-help column Creative Counselling.