I'm happy to have Jennifer Jabaley on the blog today to talk about mind control, the focus of her newest release, Crush Control. To check out the rest of the tour, click HERE
If you had the power of mind control would you use it? What do you think are the responsibilites of such a power? The idea of mind control is so tempting. (That was Willow's problem!) Just to think that maybe I could use a little hypnosis to make my children perfect little angels - it's so enticing! They would never whine, fight or create huge messes. Life would be so much more simple, wouldn't it? And my husband, well, I could 'help' him be a little more romantic, a little more helpful in the kitchen...
The thing is, what I've realized after crafting Willow's story, is that while the idea of controlling someone's mind and creating the life you've always wanted seems perfect, truly life is meant to be lived, not controlled. At least not in a manipulative way where you change someone else's mind to make your own life better. It's never good karma to interfere with someone else's destiny to try and improve your own.
However, while researching hypnosis for this book, I learned a lot about hypnotherapy. This is a form of hypnosis that is used to help people change a bad habit or fear that is limiting their life. For example, people can use hypnotherapy to aid them in quitting smoking or erasing a fear of flying. This kind of hypnosis, in which someone is trying to control their own mind, is a more authentic use of mind control. And if done under the guidance of a certified hypnotherapist, I think it offers a valuable option to help someone change a way of thinking.
The responsibilities of any kind of hypnosis are great. Whether it's stage hypnosis or hypnotherapy in an office, I think the hypnotist owes respect and honest intention to the person he is entrancing.
Thanks Jennifer for stopping by!
From Goodreads. Willow has spent most of her life as her mother's sidekick in a popular Las Vegas hypnotism show. So when she and her mom move back to their sleepy southern hometown to start over, she thinks she's in for a life of quiet normalcy. Except that her new life turns out to be0 Comments on Blog Tour Guest Post: Jennifer Jabaley (Crush Control) as of 1/1/1900Add a Comment