Using Self-Hypnosis To Change Your Thoughts & Behavior Forever w/ Dr. David Spiegel #476
Aubrey Marcus Podcast
Aubrey Marcus
4.8 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2024
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Aubrey Marcus speaks with Dr. David Spiegel, an expert in hypnosis, to explore the power of the mind and its therapeutic applications. Dr. Spiegel explains hypnosis as a natural mental state that can help tap into the subconscious to shift perception and behavior. They also discuss the effects of psilocybin and other psychedelics on the brain, emphasizing their ability to unlock new levels of consciousness and aid in therapy. Dr. Spiegel shares how clinical hypnosis has evolved, particularly in treating pain, trauma, and anxiety, and even highlights the fascinating practice of hypnosurgery, where patients undergo surgery without anesthesia using hypnosis.
Aubrey gets personally involved when he volunteers to be hypnotized, giving listeners a direct look at the process. They also talk about the potential risks of hypnosis when misused, before wrapping up with a look at future innovations like the Reverie app, which makes hypnosis more accessible for self-healing.
This conversation blends science, personal experience, and practical insights, appealing to Aubrey’s audience who are always seeking ways to expand their understanding of the mind and consciousness.
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| 0:00.0 | I was always under the impression that I would be unable to be hypnotized until I met Dr. Spiegel, |
| 0:07.0 | one of the preeminent hypnotists and psychotherapists in the world, and he brings me through |
| 0:13.0 | a hypnosis process. And it wasn't exactly what I thought it was, but the effects were |
| 0:19.4 | incredibly powerful. So in this podcast, you'll get to |
| 0:22.8 | see me get hypnotized and also understand how hypnosis can be used by the self and by a practitioner |
| 0:31.4 | like Dr. Spiegel to help bring you to the highest fruition of whatever your goal might be. |
| 0:42.8 | So this is an incredible podcast that explores this topic that not many of us know much about other than perhaps a stage show we've seen here or there to really understand how the mind |
| 0:48.2 | works and how we can harness the mind's ability to control our body, control our thoughts |
| 0:52.9 | and control our actions in a way that benefits |
| 0:55.6 | us for ourselves and for the good of all. So I'm incredibly excited to introduce this podcast with |
| 1:01.9 | Dr. Spiegel. All right, Dr. Spiegel. I've had a working hypothesis for a long time that I would be unable to be hypnotized. |
| 1:17.8 | And now, today, we're going to put that to the test. |
| 1:21.5 | And we're going to see if this is possible for me. |
| 1:24.3 | Because I've seen it happen on stage. |
| 1:26.2 | And I was like, I just don't think it would work because |
| 1:28.7 | I watched the stage hypnotist which is kind of like a magic show you know they make them do |
| 1:33.7 | a bunch of silly things and I know that's not your line of work you're more on the clinical side |
| 1:38.1 | and how this can be used beneficially for people's lives but nonetheless I watched them and they |
| 1:42.7 | would bring up a row of individuals, |
| 1:45.0 | maybe 10, and then they would go through the hypnosis and then they would kick out a couple |
| 1:49.7 | people who didn't drop in. And I was like, I would for sure be one of those people. I have a kind of |
| 1:55.4 | busy mind. Now, since college, when I saw this happen, I've certainly deepened my meditation practice. Of course, |
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