Scripts

The following scripts may be used freely, and without royalties. They are three of which I am particularly fond, as I enjoy the use of imagery. Hope you enjoy them.

Note: If you are going to make a tape, never use it when driving a car or operating machinery.

The following script could be used for creativity as well as looking beyond one's current limitations.

The Circus

Have I told you
about the young man
who wanted to explore the circus
He wanted to look at the performances of all the acts...
the elephants...
the lions...
the beautiful acrobats twirling high above the rings.
Yet this young man could not do what he had wanted to do.
He looked at the rings
and remembered what he had been told...
that the center ring is always the best ring
and thought he had to stay with that one...
to keep well within that one.
He moved to that ring.
He wondered about everything moving about him
the blur of motion above and beside the ring.
In the audience
In the other rings as well.
But he was standing at the center ring..
and did not leave it.
He thought it was a good place to understand.
He thought that it was the only right place to be.
He knew from what he had always read and been told about the circus -
that the center ring was always best.
So he stayed there, unable to look beyond what he saw
right there.
He occasionally wondered what the rest of the audience saw.
He saw them look up, but he knew he was in the right place.
He saw the audience look to the other rings,
But he knew that they could not
be seeing the best of the circus there.
The audience was looking at the twinkling lights above the ring
Glittering like so many stars in the sky.
But the young man did not see them...
he only looked within the center ring.
The clowns who roamed the audience made many children happy..
and the parents laughed in merriment
But the young man didn't see the humor in this because they were beyond the ring...
beyond his experience.
But interestingly enough, the woman who was riding
a white Arabian stallion bareback within the ring
caught his interest.
She was beautiful beyond what he had ever seen
she smiled a knowing smile
and nodded his way.
While she performed her act...
the young man watched her intently.
She was costumed in white satin,
and her costume gleamed in the spotlights
pure and shining.
Then, upon a cue in the music,
the bareback rider's horse
leaped over the ring and moved to the next ring.
The young man was astonished.
She went to the next other ring,
and he didn't think she should do that.
After all, the center ring was best.
He began to wonder...
really wonder...
why she would do that.
Did she have a reason?
Was there something better there?
Was there something beyond the center ring that he had not seen before?
The young man wondered,
and then followed the bareback rider to the far ring.
He followed her gaze as she looked up at the top of the tent.
He was surprised to see the acrobats there, leaping and spinning on ropes.
He looked at the ring below.. and saw that there were
beautiful dancers moving about
and a lion tamer with a magnificent lion.
He wondered why he had missed all of this...
Why he had not looked at the possibilities in the other rings.
He began to look about...
and realized there was much more to the circus
than he had thought... more than was in just the center ring.
He opened his eyes and his mind to the music... the lights.. the movement...
and began to smile... and thoroughly enjoyed what he had discovered.
Just as you can wonder...
You can open your mind to many possibilities
you might see the magic of small things...
and of large things as well..
As you open your mind, you can see...
you can hear...
you can feel...
when you see, feel and hear,
you can wonder
about what lies beyond
what is magic in complexity and what is magic in yourself.
What is magic in a circus under the big top
and in stepping beyond an unending ring
to possible futures.
Looking beyond the limitations
we set for ourselves
and those set by others
in new and different ways...
To know what it means to open up to the magic
discovering that there are new possibilities
new ideas
like a fresh breeze
New thoughts
leaving those preconceived ideas
far behind.
And as you move on...
you can find there can be many truths
but remember that you might not have considered
there are no ultimate truths
no ultimate lies
and the magic of it all
is that it is all magic...

The following script could be used for self-esteem issues.

The Kite

A young boy heard about a competition
for flying kites
Each person was required
to make his own kite and fly it.
He talked about this with his friends at school,
and they laughed.
They said, you can't do this, you'd never win.
You know nothing about making kites.
You can't run with a kite.
You don't know how to fly a kite.
You know nothing about it.
Why bother?
The boy was saddened, and thought perhaps they were right.
Still, as he thought about it, he knew that he wanted to win.
He went to the library
and read books on kite making.
He went to the store and bought blue china silk,
bamboo sticks,
string,
and the other materials he needed for the kite.
He made a pattern
and cut the silk for the kite and the tail.
He created the frame out of the bamboo sticks
and glued it together.
Finally he fastened the tail and the string.
He sat and stared at the finished kite
but was afraid to test it on the wind.
When it was time for the competition,
the boy took the kite to the field.
Other children looked at his kite with disdain.
His kite was just plain blue, while their kites were garishly painted
to be easily seen in the sky.
The boy was inwardly hurt that the others laughed,
but still, he moved to the starting place.
Some of the others looked at his kite, so plain and ordinary
and snickered.
Many boys said their kites were best,
and that the others could forget it right now.
But the boy stood quietly, unspeaking,
waiting for his time.
When the time came, he held up his kite
and began to move.
The faint breeze caught the silk,
and he let it go and played out some of the string.
The kite began to rise.
He moved further back, pulling on the string,
but the kite began to dip and fall.
He quickly tugged on the string again, and the kite
once again caught the wind and began to rise.
Over and over, this pattern repeated,
falling and rising again.
But each time, the kite moved a little higher in the sky.
Slowly, the line of string played out.
There were brightly colored kites all about.
Some with dragons, some with airplanes, many other designs and colors.
His, by far, was the plainest.
Yet, there was simplicity in his kite.
He saw two of the kites crash into each other, and he quickly
moved his line to avoid getting entangled as they fell to earth.
As he continued to fly his kite,
he saw that it was moving higher and higher.
And he began to feel a quiet excitement.
Again and again, kites fell to earth, but his rose higher.
Finally, at last, his kite rose to the end of his string,
higher than any other kite, and caught the high wind and stayed there.
A cloud moved from in front of the sun,
and the sunlight illuminated the kite
which shone like a brilliant sapphire in the sky.
When the contest ended, officials awarded his kite the champion title,
and he smiled.

Taste Intensity Script

I've been doing weight management with clients, and wanted to share something with you that I have developed. In your script, or while the client is in hypnosis, try something like this:

You know that your brain is very powerful
and that all sensory stimulation
is interpreted in the brain.
If you stub your foot,
if you smell a flower,
if you eat a piece of candy,
it is all interpreted in your brain.
Your brain has the ability to remember a sensation.
Your brain can recall the smell of a flower or perfume,
Your brain can recall the taste of a particular food.
And you can begin to recall the taste of (favorite food).
(Whatever that is, you would know by now)
Now, imagine intensifying that flavor....
Consider how strong the flavor of a condensed soup is,
How intense the flavor of concentrated orange juice is,
and intensify the flavor of (favorite food)
in the same way in your mind.
Make it stronger... wonderfully stronger.
Take the time to let this happen in your mind.
Your brain can do this.
You might recall the first time you ate (favorite food).
You might recall the last time you ate it,
Letting that instance become very real
In your memory.

You might feel your mouth begin to water
as you can recall the taste in your mind.
Now, consider that since you have
the ability to intensify
the flavor of a bite of food,
How easy will it be
for you to do that
The next time you have a bite of (favorite food)?
Since your brain knows that flavor,
Intensifies that flavor,
You can hold on to that flavor
for as long as you like.
And since all of the flavor is interpreted
by your brain, in your brain,
In the first few bites,
That's enough to send that signal to your brain.
Your brain already knows the flavor,
And you can let it work for you.
After a bit, you will find that the flavor of
additional bites will not be as intense,
may not be as pleasurable to you
As the first few bites of (food) were.
The intensity of flavor will wear off.
You want to enjoy the taste as long as possible.
So, it would be fine for you
to really truly savor the first bites of
whatever you wish to eat,
and when the intensity of flavor drops off
After the first few bites,
Then it is time to stop, push it away
because your brain already knows the taste.
you've had enough for now.
And it is fine for you to know
That you have the control,
And why waste your time
On flavors that are not as good, less intense.
The first few bites is where the flavor is.
So when you chose to have a few bites
Of (favorite food), you can really savor,
Really enjoy that (favorite food)
Knowing that just a few bites is enough,
And that you can just turn up that flavor
And let it last with you
So that you are satisfied with
The few bites you need
For taste.

That's a rough version, please feel free to use it in any way that you wish.
The concept is that when they turn up the flavor, it lasts and lasts, and to keep stimulating with the same flavor is a waste. So stop when the flavor drops off, and thus, they are eating less. More importantly, it is not a denial of anything. It is more of a control that they do themselves.