Self knowledge means more personal power. You can more effectively use a computer when you know more about it, and in the same way, you can more effectively use your own brainpower, mind and body when you understand them better. There is, however, one big stumbling block to learning more about ourselves. It is our tendency to rationalize, as demonstrated in the extreme in the following true story.
Jack, while hypnotized by his therapist, was given the post-hypnotic instruction to get up and put on his coat whenever the doctor touched his nose. Once out of the trance, he and the doctor talked. During the conversation, the doctor scratched his nose, and Jack immediately stood up and put on his coat.
The doctor asked why. Jack said “Oh, I thought we were finished,” and he took off the coat. A few minutes later, the doctor touched his nose again, and Jack again immediately stood up and put on his coat. “It’s getting cold in here,” he explained. By the third time, it was getting more difficult for Jack to explain his behavior, yet he still tried to.
Now, is this scenario really unique to hypnosis? I don’t think so. We are...
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