Recommended Hypnosis Books
(Formerly part of hypnosis FAQ)
The following are some
suggested readings on hypnosis that come highly recommended by others in the
profession. This is only a PARTIAL list, which includes those books formerly
listed on Paul Bunnel's Resource Guide...and updated by other books that come
highly recommended. Some books formerly listed on the Resource Guide are either
no longer in print or not available through Amazon.com, thus are not included
in the list below. NOTE:
My new
parts therapy book from Crown House Publishing may now be ordered online!
*Paul Bunnel's
outdated Resource Guide will no longer be posted at this website, nor on the
newsgroup. The portion of his excellent guide that recommended hypnosis books
is now posted here. Other links to hypnosis associations, learning centers,
hypnotherapists and stage hypnotists are at:
www.royhunter.com/HYPLINKS.htm
- which is subdivided into several webpages.
For the beginner and/or the curious:
The
Art of Hypnosis: Mastering Basic Techniques
by C. Roy Hunter, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, ©1994, ©2000.
Many professionals have praised this beginner's text, which was written by
the webmaster of this site. It has been called: "A more modern,
friendlier approach to learning the basics of hypnosis."
Click here for a DETAILED
DESCRIPTION of this book.
The Complete
Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis
by Roberta Temes, Ph.D., Alpha Books, ©2000. Paperback.
This may very well be the BEST book ever written for the consumer who wishes
to consider professional hypnosis or hypnotherapy as a modality for health
care or self-improvement! The reader will be empowered to make an informed
choice before investing in a hypnotherapist.
Healing is
Remembering Who You Are; A Guide for Healing Your Mind, Your Emotions, and
Your Life
Marilyn Gordon / Paperback / Published 1995
This book comes highly recommended for anyone interested in using
self-hypnosis and/or hypnotherapy for self-help.
Hypnotism and
Meditation
by Ormond McGill; Westwood Publishing
Life by Design :
Your Handbook for Transformational Living
by Kevin Hogan, Ph.D., Network 3000 ©1995
This is an excellent beginner's handbook for empowering the reader to make
decisions, and got a 5-star review at Amazon Books. A reader stated, "I
worked through the many exercises and a visualization technique called
"Image-Creation". This process 'imprints' on your mind those things
that you want your life to be."
Love, Medicine
and Miracles : Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience
With Exceptional Patients
by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.,
Harperperennial Library, 1990
Ann Landers said, "Run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore and get
this amazing book that explains how you can 'think' yourself sick or
well...Every family should have a copy. It can be a lifesaver." This
PROFOUNDLY important book may be a Godsend to some people suffering from a
major disease! This book was used as reference in The Art of Hypnosis.
Master the Power
of Self-Hypnosis; Program Your Subconscious to Attain Health, Wealth &
Happiness
by C. Roy Hunter, M.S., Sterling Publishing ©1998
This is a self-hypnosis handbook, with numerous applications and a variety of
techniques for various goals. Have you ever attempted self-hypnosis without
success? Perhaps one of the numerous techniques in this book will work!
The Psychology of
Persuasion : How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking
by Kevin Hogan, Ph.D., Pelican Publishing Co., ©1996
Using techniques from hypnosis, neurolinguistic programming, the Bible, and
the greatest salespeople in history, Kevin Hogan teaches you the skills of
persuasion. This knowledge will empower readers to improve many aspects of
their lives. It is practical, sensible, workable, and totally accessible to
the non-specialist general reader.
Self-Hypnosis and
Other Mind Expanding Techniques
by Charles Tebbetts Paperback Published by Westwood Pub Co Publication date:
June 1977
A former member of British Parliament praised this as one of the best books
ever written on the topic of self-hypnosis.
SELF-HYPNOSIS:
The Complete Manual For Health And Self-Change
Brian Alman, Peter Lambrou; Brunner Mazel
The Wizard
Within: The Krasner Method of Clinical Hypnotherapy
by Dr. A.M. Krasner, American Board of Hypnotherapy Press, ©1991.
This is a good basic introduction to hypnosis with a few parts on simple
therapy. It is easy to read.
For the Professional and/or the Serious Learner:
Note: The books by
Milton Erickson, or emphasizing his teachings, are preceded with a red DOUBLE
asterisk (**) so that you may easily spot
them.
A History of
Hypnotism
by Alan Gauld, Cambridge
University Press,
©1994. This 700+ page academic textbook is a very thorough presentation
on the history of hypnosis.
Analytical
Hypnotherapy : Principles and Practice
by E. A. Barnett / Hardcover / Published 1981.
The Answer Within
: A Clinical Framework of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
by Stephen R. Lankton, Carol A. Lankton, Hardcover / Published 1983
The
Art of Hypnotherapy, 3rd Edition
by C. Roy Hunter / Paperback / 3rd revision ©2007
(Kendall/Hunt Publishing). Many professionals have praised this advanced
text, which was written by the webmaster of this site. It has been called:
"the Bible of hypnosis" by several professionals, and is considered
a "must read" by many seasoned veterans of hypnotherapy.
Click here for a DETAILED
DESCRIPTION of this book.
Client-Centered
Hypnotherapy
by R.D. Longacre / Paperback / Kendall/Hunt, Published 1995
Clinical Practice
of Hypnotherapy (Guilford
Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis Series)
by M. Erik Wright, Beatrice A. Wright / Hardcover / Published 1987
Ego States Therapy
by
Gordon Emmerson, Crown House Publishing, 2003
This is one of the most outstanding books ever written on one of the
variations of parts therapy. It is now required reading for Roy Hunter’s
students.
Essentials
of Hypnosis (Brunner/Mazel Basic Principles into Practice, Vol 4)
by Michael D. Yapko / Paperback /
Published 1994. Some hypnosis instructors consider this book to be required
reading.
**Experiencing Hypnosis :
Therapeutic Approaches to Altered States (Book and Cassettes) by
Milton H. Erickson / Hardcover (Irvington Publishing, 1981). This book was
used as reference in The Art of Hypnosis.
**The February Man : Evolving
Consciousness and Identity in Hypnotherapy
Milton H. Erickson, Ernest Lawrence Rossi / Hardcover / Published 1989
Frogs into
PRINCES: Neuro-Linguistic Programming
by John Grinder and Richard Bandler, Real People Press, ©1979. This is
perhaps the best starting book for those wishing to gain an understanding
about basic NLP concepts. (NLP = Neuro-Linguistic
Programming)
Handbook of
Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors
edited by Dr. D. Corydon Hammond, Norton & Company.
This large and technical reference manual is a collection of metaphors and
scripts contributed by various professionals for handling disorders or mental
problems during hypnotherapy. This is recommended only for the professional.
Healing the
Divided Self : Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy for Post-Traumatic and
Dissociative Conditions (Norton Professional Book)
by Maggie Phillips, Claire Frederick / Paperback / Published 1995
Hypnosis in the
Relief of Pain
by Ernest R. Hilgard, Josephine R. Hilgard / Paperback / Published 1994
**Healing in Hypnosis :
The Seminars, Workshops, and Lectures of Milton H. Erickson Vol 1
by Milton
H. Erickson / Hardcover / Published 1984
Hypnosis
for Inner Conflict Resolution: Introducing Parts Therapy
by
Roy Hunter, Crown House Publishing, 2005
Many hypnosis schools around the world are already requiring their students
to purchase this book, and some professionals have stated that this book sets
the standard for this technique. Parts therapy is explored in-depth, with a
step-by-step process presented in an understandable way.
For details, click here.
Hypnosis: The
Application of Ideomotor Techniques
by David B. Cheek, M.D.
Hypnosis : The
Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
by Nicholas P. Spanos (Editor), John F. Chaves (Editor), Promotheus Books,
1989. This book was used as reference in The Art of Hypnosis.
Hypnosis and
Hypnotherapy Basic to Advanced Techniques for the Professional
by Calvin D. Banyan, Gerald F. Kein, 2001. Professional techniques and
procedures for doing outstanding hypnotherapy using direct suggestion,
convincers, covert testing, age regression and more.
Hypnosis and
Hypnotherapy With Children
by Karen Olness, Daniel P. Kohen / Hardcover / Published 1996
Hypnosis for the
Seriously Curious
by Kenneth S. Bower, Published by W.W. Norton & Company, ©1976.
This takes a very interesting scientific approach of the studies and research
in hypnosis, hypnotic phenomena, suggestibility, and the nature of hypnosis.
This tells you ABOUT hypnosis, but does not teach you how to do it.
Hypnosis
Induction Technics
by Myron Teitelbaum / Paperback Published by Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
Publication date: June 1980. This is a good intermediate book for the student
of hypnosis. Besides presenting numerous techniques, this book discusses the
"hypnotic seal" which a few doctors and psychologists have
(unwisely) planted into the subconscious minds of some of their patients in
order to prevent others from hypnotizing their patients. While somewhat
dated, it is a classic. This book was used as reference in The Art of
Hypnosis.
Hypnotherapy
by Dave Elman / Hardcover / Published 1984. This book is a MUST READ
for both the professional hypnotherapist as well as anyone who plans on using
hypnosis professionally! This book was used as reference in The Art of
Hypnosis. It was also required reading for the students of Charles
Tebbetts for many years.
**Hypnotherapy : An Exploratory Casebook/Book and
Audio Cassette
Milton H. Erickson, Ernest L. Rossi / Hardcover / Published 1980
Hypnotherapy
Handbook: Hypnosis and Mindbody Healing in the 21st Century
by Kevin L. Hogan, Ph.D. (Paperback - 400 pages, 1st edition, 1999). This
latest book from Dr. Hogan may very well become required reading at many
hypnosis schools.
Hypnotherapy of
Pain : In Children With Cancer
by Josephine R. Hilgard / Hardcover / Published 1984
**Hypnotic Investigation of Psychodynamic Processes:
The Collected Papers of Milton
H. Erickson
by Milton H. Erickson Hardcover
Published by Irvington Pub Publication date: 1980. This book was used as
reference in The Art of Hypnosis.
**Hypnotic Realities : The Induction of Clinical
Hypnosis and Forms of Indirect Suggestion /Book and Cassette
by Milton H. Erickson. Hardcover, published by Irvington Pub Publication
date: June 1976. This book ranks among the best of those about the work of
Milton Erickson.
Kissing Frogs :
The Practical Uses of Hypnotherapy
by Paul G. Durbin / Paperback / Published 1995. This is a practical book,
easy-to-read, written by an ordained minister who uses hypnosis and
hypnotherapy with patients in a hospital.
**Life Reframing in Hypnosis (Seminars, Workshops,
and Lectures of Milton H. Erickson, Vol 2) - (Hardcover book and cassette)
Vol 2
by Milton H. Erickson, et al / Audio Cassette / Published 1992
Mind
Probe-Hypnosis
by Irene Hickman Hardcover Published by Hickman Systems Pub Publication date:
1983
Pratice of
Hypnotism
by Andre M. Weitzenhoffer (John Wiley and Sons, 1989). This is a
comprehensive and professional 2-volume set, over 800 pages.
The Professional
Hypnotism Manual: Introducing Physical and Emotional Suggestibility and Sexuality
by John G. Kappas.
Paperback (June 1999)
The Psychobiology
of Mind-Body Healing : New Concepts of Therapeutic Hypnosis
by Ernest Lawrence Rossi / Hardcover / Published 1993
Reframing:
Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning
by John Grinder and Richard Bandler, Real People Press, ©1982. This is
basic reading for anyone interested in NLP.
Regression
Hypnotherapy: Transcripts of Transformations
by Randal Churchill, Transforming
Press, ©2002. This is an outstanding book on regression therapy.
**Solution-Oriented Hypnosis : An Eriksonian-Approach
by William Hudson O'Hanlon, Michael Martin / Hardcover / Published 1992
The Symptom Path
to Enlightenment : The New Dynamics of Self-Organization in Hypnotherapy : An
Advanced Manual for Beginners
by Ernest L. Rossi / Paperback / Published 1996
**Therapeutic Trances: The Cooperation Principle in
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
by Stephen G. Gilligan, Brunner/Mazel, Inc.,
New York, ©1987. A fairly complex yet
thorough book on Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, recommended by many students of
the late Milton Erickson.
Time Line Therapy
and the Basis of Personality
by Tad James, Wyatt Woodsmall / Paperback / Published 1988
I recommend this book for every hypnotherapist who is trained in regression
therapy.
Tinnitus: Turning
the Volume Down
by Kevin L. Hogan, Ph.D., Network 3000 Publishing, ©1998
The author himself was a former tinnitus patient, who gained an inner silence
after 2 1/2 years of active therapy. He now specializes in helping others who
suffer from this bothersome inner noise.
Trance on Trial
(Guilford Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
Series)
by Alan W. Scheflin, Jerrold Lee Shapiro Hardcover Published by Guilford Pr
Publication date: June 1989. Anyone wishing to use hypnosis to remember
details for testimony in court needs to read this book first!
Trance-Formations:
Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis
by John Grinder and Richard Bandler, Real People Press, ©1981. This book
is set up as a type of transcript from their seminars allowing you to feel as
though your right there with them. It is one of the most highly recommended
NLP books on the market.
Trancework : An
Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis
by Michael D. Yapko / Hardcover /1990
Transforming
Therapy a New Approach to Hypnotherapy
by Gil Boyne / Hardcover / Published 1989 by Westwood Publishing, recommended
highly by A.C.H.E.-approved hypnosis instructors and other instructors alike.
**The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson : Hypnosis and
Hypnotherapy Vol 1
by Ronald A. Havens, Milton H. Erickson / Paperback / Published 1996
For stage hypnotism:
The New
Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism
by Ormond McGill, The Anglo American Book Company Ltd., ©1996. This 600+
page book is perhaps the most comprehensive book written on stage hypnosis,
and is excellent for those wanting to specifically learn stage hypnosis for
entertainment or for professional shows. It includes solid basics about
hypnosis, applications for stage shows, and lists numerous suggestions for
use by the stage hypnotist. This seems to be an accumulation of all of Ormond
McGill's past stage hypnosis books.
NOTE: If you are a professional hypnotherapist who
wishes to add a book recommendation to this list, please e-mail
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