This true story happened many years ago in Russia. At first glance, it is not anything valuable. However, as you will see, it reveals the greatest mystery of the human psyche. Because the subconscious greatly affects our lives. Even more than any of us thinks.
In the hall there were about 300 people. Before the lights there was a 40-50-year-old person in an expensive suit who looked very quiet and sure. It was a hypnotist. He greeted the public that came to be surprised at his abilities.
And the show has begun.
At a certain point the hypnotist asked a volunteer to go on stage for the next trick. The young man of 30 with a wide smile upon his face, encouraged by his friends, easily took to the stage.
In a few minutes the hypnotist dipped the volunteer into trance, demonstrating to the audience clear signs of lack of consciousness. And then the hypnotist gave him a statement. “Now, after I dehypnotize you, we will sit down and speak at this table. Every time when I tidy my hairdress, you will take off your jacket. And every time when I put my tie straight, you will put on your jacket. On the count of 3 you will wake up.”
The tie and the hairdress.
The young man woke up and being a little confused sat down at a small wooden table that was on the stage. The audience silently followed the events. An easy conversation began. Approximately in a minute the hypnotist tidied his hairdress. The young man immediately stood up, took off his jacket and hung it at the chairback. The hall was filled with applause of the gathered audience.
In a minute the hypnotist put his tie straight. The volunteer got off the chair immediately, put on his jacket and continued their conversation. The audience again applauded.
Thereafter it was several times, and every time when the hypnotist tidied his hairdress, the young man took off his jacket, and when the hypnotist put his tie straight, the young man put on his jacket. The audience was delighted.
Why did they applauded?
However, the most interesting thing was farther. The young man addressed to the hypnotist with an inquiring look: “And what have actually you done? Why did they applauded?”
The hypnotist explained to him that during the hypnotic sleep, he gave him a specific statement, thus in response to certain gestures, he took off and put on the jacket.
“But I knew nothing about these statements”, answered the young man. “Well, tell me, please, what have you been guided by taking off and putting on your jacket? What were your reasons why you did it?”
- Well, at a certain point I decided that I would feel more surely onstage if I take off this jacket.
- OK, but why you decided to put on your jacket again?
- Because I felt cold at a certain point.
- And why did you take it off after?
- Because I was stuffy.
Every time in one way or another the young man explained to himself the reason why he took off and put on his jacket.
But he didn’t know the true reason.
The true reason was that during a hypnotic sleep the hypnotist programmed the man’s subconsciousness to take certain actions. And that was the trick.
The most amazing thing was that the young man precisely carried out everything without knowing anything about the statement that had been given to his subconsciousness.
Subconsciousness strength and consciousness limitation.
This story illustrates features of subconsciousness operation and how a person acts relying upon subconscious impulses. Simultaneously at the level of consciousness every time he explains to himself why he does it. Such is the power of subconsciousness and the consciousness limitation.
The way we explain to ourselves our actions is not always true. In many cases true reasons of our behavior is hidden in these subconscious statements which were put, for example, in our childhood.
When subconsciousness is open for programming.
Subconsciousness doesn’t know what is good and what is bad. It just carries out all our statements like a computer. When we repeatedly say a certain phrase, it becomes a keynote for our subconsciousness. Or when we say a certain phrase at the moment of emotional stress. Subconsciousness is open for programming during eating, dreaming, having sex, contacting with money, having frank, hearty talks, listening to music, dancing or singing.