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Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Volume II

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book, Oct 9 2002

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Daniel N Austin (Bracebridge, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: Vol. 1 (Paperback)

This is a great book if you are interested in the more analytical and theoretical side of hypnosis and/or hypnosis used in therapy. -- A linguistic perspective. --

Volume I covers the model overall
Volume II goes a little more into dealing with incongruent clients, and a linguistic model of representation. [the 4-tuple, R-Operator and C-Operator]

THE GOOD -- [Although] It is not a very quick read... because everything in this book is actually useful. You will not want to rush through this one, and it is a book you will want to go back to. It does a good job covering the Milton Model, the language patterns and non-verbal communication.

This book is not for everybody though...

THE BAD -- Personally, there isn't anything I dislike about this book, but I do realize that some people have different interests and reasons for wanting to learn about hypnosis. First of all, this book is probably not for beginners. If you are, it would take a little longer to finish thoroughly. An book on Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) that covers both the Meta-model and the Milton Model (consider "Introducing NLP", by Joseph O'Connor et al. -- it has a green cover) will provide a great introduction/pre-read to this book.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic on the linguistic techniqes of Milton Erickson, Aug 23 2002

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Anthony Louis (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: Vol. 1 (Paperback)

This book (Volume I) is worth reading by anyone interested in hypnosis. The authors present the major linguistic techniques that Erickson used to induce and maintain hypnosis, as well as his methods of doing hypnotherapy. They approach Erickson from the discipline of linguistics, so the reading is a bit technical at times, but perfectly understandable if you stick with it. They review the same material many times to make it very clear to the reader. I wish there were an accompanying audiotape of Erickson so that the reader could hear the analogical markings that Erickson uses with his speech to clients. Anyone seriously interested in Erickson's approach to hypnosis should read this book.
Volume II is nearly incomprehensive to someone who does not have a Ph.D. in linguistics. The authors in Volume II appear incapable of expressing their valuable ideas in simple English, which may be a sign that they really don't understand what they are saying well enough to communicate it to others. Rather than spending your hard-earned money on Volume II, you might read other authors like Steve Gilligan (Therapeutic Trances) who covers the same material in plain English rather than quasi-mathematic formulas and mumbo-jumbo about 4-tuples, etc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, however technical jargon, Sep 18 2010

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This review is from: Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: Vol. 2 (Paperback)

THis book is a great read, however it is quite technical, the authors and creators of this amazing field are able to highlight specfics of Dr. Erickson's uses of hypnotic techniques so one can understand how to apply this in ones own practice. I would recomend reading Structure of Magic one and two before buying these books because many of the examples are emphasised with these two excellent books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tough study but well worth the effort
This book is a bit loaded with linguistic jargon, but its contribution to NLP is so big that it HAS to merit full marks. Read more

Published 21 months ago by James Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars Revised Review
Learn about Milton's Strategy of hypnosis and the expert modeling of John Grinder and Richard Bandler, co-founders of NLP. Read more

Published on Sep 25 2000 by Nelson S. Beltran