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The Science of Psychic Healing2050
withdrawal of tension from the nerves. The healer should either sit beside
the patient on a low stool, or else stand by his side, or back of him. Use your
own intuition in these matters, as there are no invariable rules necessary to
be observed.
Repetition. One of the axioms of Suggestive Therapeutics is that
“Suggestions gain increased force by repetition.” A constant repetition of
the suggestions fastens it firmly upon the mind of the patient, therefore the
healer should repeat the key-word of the suggestion again and again—not
so as to become monotonous—but in a different arrangement of words,
remembering to bring the key-word, or principal suggestion into each new
arrangement. Remember that planting a suggestion is like attacking a fort.
It must be attacked from all sides, and so a repetition of the suggestion in
different forms is important. In repeating the suggestion, let the key-word
ring out strong and vibrant.
Surroundings. The treatment should be given, so far as is possible, amidst
surroundings that do not tend to distract the patients attention from the
suggestions. Endeavor to shut out all outside noises and sights, so that the
sense of hearing of the patient may be focussed and concentrated upon
the suggestions that are being given him or her. Pull down the blinds of the
room, so as to produce a state of semidarkness or dusk. These things have a
great psychological importance.
Picturing the Expected Condition. In giving the suggestions, it is important to
picture in the mind of the patient, the desired condition—that is the condition
that you wish to bring about. Lead him up to it by degrees, picturing each
process of the expected cure, and winding up with a mental picture of him
restored to health. In the General Treatment given a little later on, you will
see just what we mean. We mention it here that you may understand why the
picture is given. Thought takes form in action, and the mind of the patient
closely following the picture, in treatment after treatment, unconsciously
causes the physical to manifest the suggested thought-picture.