Glossary · Term
Hypnotism
A therapeutic technique that consists of inducing suggestion in the unconscious mind, bypassing the opposition and resistance presented by the conscious mind.
In the Foundation's Topics
On the other hand, hypnotism consists of inducing thought in another person during sleep; suggestions are given to the unconscious mind, avoiding the opposition and resistance of the conscious mind, which is contaminated by the limitations of ignorance, so that when the person is awake the suggestion is triggered in their thinking, producing the effect contained in the idea suggested or induced in their mind by the other person.