
Is Hell Real? | How The Belief in Hell Creates Cognitive Dissonance
In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. So if you think about it, you can't really get two more contradictory ideas than the belief that god is unconditional love and the belief that god would send people to hell to be punished and suffer for eternity. Now I know all the rationalizations - god is a just god, god can’t b

Hypnosis | Rapid Inductions
What is the difference between a ‘normal’ hypnosis induction and a rapid induction. Well, some would argue that all are inductions are rapid. What does that mean? Well, there is always a moment in time when someone goes from not hypnotized to hypnotized. That crossing over occurs at a single moment in time and at that single moment the person goes rapidly from not hypnotized to hypnotized. That being said, inductions vary widely. Some people use scripts or long progressi

You Don't Need Permission To Be Great
Sometimes, when people can’t give themselves permission to stand in their own power it makes them extremely uncomfortable when you do. They will judge it and label it as pride or arrogance or an unwillingness to bow your head. What they are really feeling is the discomfort of holding themselves back, holding themselves down and the internal pain and injustice that they have bought into the idea that they have to do this or they will be punished or rejected somehow by someone