Stages of Hypnosis

There are many stages of hypnosis that produce various levels of depth. Here are three of the most important. The hypnoidal stage is a light stage of hypnosis. Eye movements tend to be more up and down at this stage, almost a fluttering movement. The cataleptic stage is a deeper state of hypnosis, where the eye movements tend to be more side to side. The somnambulistic stage is deeper still and the eyes tend to roll up. Sometimes whites of the eyes can be seen just underneath the closed lid of the eye. There are three levels of the somnambulistic stage. The first two levels involve a kind of amnesia, where the client may not consciously remember the exact suggestions, yet the subconscious mind received the information.  The third level of the somnambulistic stage is a level that is so deep, 80% amnesia takes place, and major surgery without anesthesia can be performed. While everyone can reach the somnambulistic stage, not everyone can reach the third level depth of this stage.

What is a somnambulist?

This is a person capable of very deep stages of hypnosis due to their suggestibility which is usually 50% literal and 50% inferential. Some may even be able to go through surgery without anesthesia if induced into the hypnotic state to reach a third level stage of somnambulism by the doctor or with a Hypnotherapist who has doctor referral. A true natural somnambulist may have walked or talked in their sleep at some point in their life. Sometimes a person, due to their suggestibility, can have somnambulistic tendencies, which means they can easily go into the hypnotic state.