This is the first book I read on hypnosis, but not the last. I have had friends very effectively hypnotized by stage hypnotists in the past and recognize it's validity but have always wondered about the effect. Reading this book has made me wonder about the nature of human personality and consciousness. Sounds a bit heavy and it is. The book contains many compelling accounts of strange but not outlandish psychic phenomena that I would truly like to have verified by other sources. I have yet to read other reviews of the authors methods.

The authour does provide verification via a criminal court case in France of a hypnotized subject performing criminal acts as well as other histories that are verified by other sources as well making for believeable reading.