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 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*Paul Bunnel's outdated Resource Guide will no longer be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: http://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, ©1994, ©2000, 3rd Ed. (Crown House Publishing) ©2010.
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.
Mastering the Power of
Self-Hypnosis, 2nd Ed.
by C. Roy Hunter, M.S., ©2010, Crown House Publishing
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,
4th Edition
by C. Roy Hunter / Paperback ©2010 (Crown House 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 Hunters
students, and is available on my website.
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 Alliance
Self-Empowerment (click here).
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