Linguistic Bridges
by Peter Saks on October 23, 2009
In this article we will discuss linguistic bridges, what are they, why do you need them and how to use them. Linguistic is a fancy way of calling language, so in fact we will be talking about language bridges.
A linguistic bridge is a word that we use to connect two or more thoughts together, examples of them are words like: and, makes, causes, as etc.. When used correctly, we can manipulate the power of each part of the sentence. In most of the cases, by connecting two statements by linguistic bridges, we increase the power of the second statement.
The part of the sentence before the linguistic bridge should be something, subject of hypnosis can immediately relate to. For example: "You can feel the weight of your head on the pillow." This is what subject is currently experiencing. If you will link that statement with an effect you want to produce, like "relax deeper", the second part becomes a very powerful suggestion.
Not all linguistic bridges are created equal, you can identify three levels of their strength. On the lowest level we have words like "and", for example "You are reading this sentence and suddenly become strikingly aware of your right hand." The more powerful linguistic bridges are words like: "as, when, during and while", for example "While you are reading this sentence you can't stop but think about cuddly little kitties." The strongest linguistic bridges are words like: "makes, forces, causes, and requires", for example: "The fact that you are reading this sentence makes you feel extremely excited about all the new possibilities you will discover after finishing this course."
While you discover these secrets you may get the idea, you should use the most powerful linguistic bridges all the time. I understand it may seem like a logical thing to do but, in fact it is a common mistake. When you read them all again you should notice, that the third level of power, forces you to build more descriptive and suggestive statements. While this is a good thing, from my experience, I know that conscious people will neglect them, because they are more apparent for them.
If you want to achieve the best effect, you should begin with the lowest level of power and then advance to higher levels. While your subject is entering deeper and deeper trance, he will become more open to higher level language bridges. It is a good plan to go and try linguistic bridges on your friends. Even without hypnotizing them, you should be able to craft powerful and descriptive suggestions, that will impact their minds.
