Testing Whether Hypnosis Can Help Create a Mystical Experience

A composite acceptability score of 9.45 indicates high feasibility and acceptance of a hypnosis-oriented intervention for facilitating mystical experiences.

• Ten college students participated in a hypnosis-based exercise aimed at inducing a mystical experience.
• All participants displayed mid-to-high levels of hypnotizability.
• Seventy percent of participants achieved a 'complete mystical experience' as measured by the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30).
• No participants dropped out, and all expressed willingness to participate again.
• Further research with a larger sample is needed to confirm these preliminary findings.

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