CONTENTS Preface xvii Just Who Do You Think You Are? The Answer May Surprise You xvii What Is Self-Empowerment, and Why Is It Important? xviii Introduction: Understanding Your Consciousness 1 Start at the Beginning 2 How to See Consciousness 2 The Conscious Mind--Awake and Aware 3 The Subconscious Mind--Never Asleep, Always Aware 4 Another Picture of Your Consciousness 5 Adding to the Story 8 From Childhood to Maturity 9 Problem Solving 9 The Collective Unconscious 10 Our Inheritance 10 The Power of Symbols, Images, and Icons 11 The Super Conscious Mind 11 The Touch of Divinity 11 What Is Awareness? And What Does the Answer Mean? 11 Change Our Beliefs 13 What Is Trance? 14 Trance Is a Focus of Awareness 15 Awake or Sleeping Trances 15 The Infinite Power of the Imagination 16 Your Doorway to the Fulfillment of All Your Dreams 16 Training the Imagination 17 The Power to Change 19 Chapter One: Historical and Scientific Perspectives 21 Historical Milestones 22 Modern Empowerment Pioneers 24 Self-Hypnosis in the Lab 25 Mind Over Body/Body Over Mind 25 Living Younger, Longer, and Better 27 Cosmetic and Corrective Rejuvenation 29 Paranormal Skills 30 Interdimensional Interaction Program 30 Summary and Conclusions 31 References and Suggested Reading 32 Chapter Two: Sleep and Dreams 33 The Recuperative Power of Sleep 33 The Psychological Necessity of Sleep 34 The Sleep Doorway to the Subconscious 36 Pre-Sleep Intervention 36 Your Subconscious Resources 38 Dream Intervention 40 Dreams as Windows to the Subconscious 42 Dream Communications 44 Dream Power 45 Interpreting Dreams 46 Promoting Quality Sleep, Quality Dreaming, and Quality Life 47 Conclusion 50 Chapter Three: Induction and Working with the Subconscious Mind 51 Where Does the Subconscious Mind Come From? 51 Preparing for Hypnosis: The Self-Induction Process 54 Induction Aids 55 The Principles of Induction 56 The Key Steps in the Induction Process 58 Preparation 58 Meditation 61 Psychic Self-Defense and a Strong Aura 63 Self-Hypnosis and the Special Audio CD 65 The I AM Principle of Suggestions 65 Psychometry and Astral Gateways 66 Objectless Meditation 67 Chapter Four: Scripts and Dialogues: Specific Suggestions for Different Applications 69 You Were Born to Be Great! 69 Self-Empowerment Is a Matter of Choice 71 Self-Empowerment Is Dynamic 71 The Importance of Self-Dialogue 72 The Power of Images of Accomplishment 72 Script 1: Developing Your ESP and PK Potentials 74 Script 2: Interacting with Spirit Guides 76 Script 3: Developing Your Mediumistic Potentials 79 Script 4: Discovering High Chapter Five: Practical Applications 85 Accessing Memories in the Subconscious Mind 86 Journaling for Life 87 Memory Tricks and Self-Hypnosis 88 Multiplying Mind Power 89 Health and Fitness 90 Managing Stress 91 Losing Weight 92 Breaking the Smoking Habit 94 Balance and Attunement 95 Self-Programming for Success 96 Building Self-Confidence 99 Changing Your Appearance 100 Attracting Wealth 102 Money, Money, Who''s Got the Money? 102 What Real Wealth Is 103 The Land of Opportunity 104 How Do You Attract These and Other Opportunities? 105 The Group Mind 105 The Group Mind in the Kitchen Cabinet 106 Building the Group Mind 107 Mind Melding and the Reality of the Group Mind 108 Constructing the Empowered Group Mind 109 Self-Hypnosis and the Empowered Group Mind 110 Mutual Hypnosis 111 Group Practices to Build a Group Mind to Help In Team Projects 112 Visualization of Steps Toward a Goal 113 Chapter Six: Interactions Between "In Here" and "Out There" 115 The Astral World and Your Subconsciousness 119 Qabalah, Cabbala, and Kabbalah 120 Inner and Outer--One Map 122 Tarot--From Inner to Outer 124 Astrology--From Outer to Inner 127 Astral Interactions 129 Kabbalistic Path-Working as Guided Meditation 129 Meditation and Astral Doorways 131 Tarot, Runes, I Ching Hexagrams, Mythology 131 Meditation Is Self-Hypnosis 131 Preparation 132 Astral Doorways 133 Pick a Card, Any Card 135 Restoring Unity 138 Astral Projection and Astral Travel 138 You and Your Horoscope 140 Suggested Reading 141 Chapter Seven: The Proof Is in the Pudding 143 Case Study 1: Geese in Flight: Overcoming Feelings of Inferiority and Compulsive Shopping 144 Case Study 2: A Healing Nature Trail: Overcoming Chronic Abdominal Pain 146 Case Study 3: Self-Hypnosis and Sleep Learning: Becoming Proficient in German 147 Case Study 4: Blood on the Floor: Past Life Regression to Discover the Source of Irrational Fear 148 Case Study 5: Stop Smoking Now: The Cure of an Addiction 150 Case Study 6: A Group Study of Learning and Memory The Secret of Learning, Memory, and Empowerment 152 Reference 153 Chapter Eight: The Final Chapter 155 Interdimensional Interaction Program 157 Glossary and Suggested Reading 161 Appendix A: Self-Empowerment Journal and Magical Diary 219 Appendix B: The Key Steps in the Induction Process 223 Appendix C: Meditation Guidelines 225 Appendix D: Example Script Outline 227 Index 229.