De-Sign and Hypnosis

Historically, hypnosis is a controversial field of research and clinical practice since it is permeated by elusiveness. De-sign, an integration of design and semiotics, is a way of thinking characterized by a navigational inquiry that is coherent with the diaphanous, nebulous, and elusive practices. Both hypnosis and De-sign are critical practices against absolute notions of reality, especially regarding time, space, and otherness. Both of them consider the importance of epistemological notions, such as imagination, feelings, and desire, that Modern Science commonly marginalizes. Hypnosis and De-sign implicate people in partnership, being critical to a dominant notion of control. Thus, the book presents in-depth discussions on major themes of hypnosis, bringing clinical practice closer to the reflections brought by De-sign. It discusses the dilemma of thinking and doing, emphasizing that efficacy needs to be integrated into a broader notion of effectiveness. It addresses the importance of paradoxes and how they need to be transcended by a process of intentionality, which is provided by trance. It highlights the theme of Love as one of the essential themes in hypnosis, especially regarding its relations with the sublime and the beautiful. Finally, the idea of Trance-Modernity stands out, in which the dialogue with traditional spiritual knowledge and the relationships that the human develops with the virtual world.