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This article is an electronic version of an article originally
published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1986, Volume 3, Number 2, pages 243-250.
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The Utilization of Hypnotic Techniques in Religious Cult Conversion
Jesse S. Miller, Ph. D.
Abstract
Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness in which conscious critical
assessment of suggestions by others may be suspended or diminished. Indirect
suggestive techniques described by therapist Milton H. Erickson consist of
implications, metaphors, and non-verbal communications which resemble the
indoctrination techniques reported in "new" religious group conversion
procedures.
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