The Hypnotic effect with M.E.

A Change Will Do You Good

NLP & Dr Milton Erickson, MD



Founding father of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis, Dr Milton H. Erickson, MD was a particularly excellent psychiatrist and foremost practitioner of hypnotherapy.

It was therefore no surprise that John Grinder and Richard Bandler sought him out to work with them and used him as a model for the Neuro Linguistic Programming that we know today.

The no less than spectacular results achieved by modelling Erickson’s techniques have brought NLP to the attention of the world, not only as a therapeutic tool but also in the world of corporate business.

Surprisingly so, because the language patterns are distinctly vague, and at times totally bizarre, bringing the client’s brain to the brink of meltdown in the attempt to make sense of it all.

Rapport is key, and Dr. Erickson was so masterful at gaining rapport instantly that it was possible for him to entrance a person within a few minutes, and on one occasion to hypnotise a client who couldn’t speak a word of English.

How did he do it? Body language and paying attention to the space in-between; using sensory acuity the way a surgeon uses a laser scalpel. Every facial tic, every foot shuffle was a beacon to him, and being artfully vague and ambiguous allowed the client to relate completely to what was not being said.

To change you need choice. To have choice you must first recognise the clients’ model of the world.

Requisite variety, the tool of change; it’s good to change is it not?




Sleepy Dragon Oct. 06