[Yawn] Oh, Yeah... Chapter 11

With complete honesty, I did not like chapter 11. I have to agree with Brian and say that I don't like the title Ways to Creativity. These are ways to altered states of consciousness, but they seem to lump the two together in the title. I'm sure that in many cases it does, but, nevertheless, creativity does not necessarily come along with an altered state of consciousness; I think the book actually warns us not to make that assumption. Furthermore, I just didn't seem to find many of the concepts interesting.
Hynosis seemed to be the only part of this chapter that caught my eye, and, looking at the blogs, I'm not the only one who feels that way. It's a very interesting and controversial topic. Many people beleive that it, to put it blantantly, is a load of crap. Others beleive it is an acceptable accent to and alternative form of modern medicine. Personally, I'm not sure how I feel on the subject. I have never seen anyone hypnotized or been hypnotized myself, so I do not think it would be fair to pass judgement, but I am open to just about anything. After doing a little informal research, I found a branch of hypnotism, self-hypnotism, to be the most interesting. Some people claim to put themselves into a hypnotic trance. Most articles claim that the hypnotist is really just a guide and tutor in the experience; they are not absolutely necessary. Many accounts claim that self-hypnotizing is a door to creativity for them. They are more succeptable to imagination when in that altered state of consciousness.
Are meditation and other similar practices just other forms of self-hypnotism? I would have to say yes.