This short article reviews Braid’s concept of hypnotism in his later writings and attempts to correct certain widespread misconceptions among hypnotherapists, about the original nature of hypnotism. Continue reading
The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid, the Father of Hypnotherapy (2009) can now be browsed and searched free online with Google Books. Copies are available for purchase from Anglo-American Books, Amazon, and The National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH). Continue reading
This is an excerpt from The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid (2009) which provides a brief outline of Braid’s original theory of hypnotic suggestion. Continue reading
This short excerpt from the Coping with Noise project self-help manual, provides very simple advice on using relaxation techniques and hypnotic methods to overcome insomnia and other sleep-related problems. Continue reading
This short article describes the principal writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy, all of which are reproduced in the new book The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid (2009), edited by Donald Robertson with a preface by Dr. Michael Heap. Continue reading
This is a short excerpt from Dr. John Milne Bramwell’s influential account of James Braid’s life and work, published in 1896. Bramwell’s introduction to the work of Braid is included as a preface to Braid’s collected writings in the new edition The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid (2009). Continue reading
This short article outlines the contents of the new book The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid, the Father of Hypnotherapy (2009) published by the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) and edited by Donald Robertson. Continue reading
This is a short excerpt from the writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy, explaining his theory of hypnotism and suggestion, with a brief introduction explaining his role in the history of hypnotherapy and the recent republication of his collected works. Continue reading
This reproduces a fragment of probably the first text ever written on hypnotism, James Braid’s “Rejected Essay” for the British Association from 1842 entitled “A Practical Essay on the Curative Agency of Neuro-hypnotism.” Continue reading
James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy, drew upon the dominant school of philosophical psychology in his day, called Scottish “Common Sense” realism, in formulating his theory of hypnotism and opposing it to Mesmerism. This article is an excerpt from the book The Discovery of Hypnotism: The Complete Writings of James Braid, the Father of Hypnotherapy. Continue reading