I know that Dr.Lankton, thanks

Let me call you Steve, it will be more casual, okay?
First, I rather surprise that you kindly answer my post. As you are quite a famous as…ur…one who studied directly from Erickson as Haley, Rossi etc. (O’Hanlon had no this luck!) So let me thank you again for that.
Second, I’m just Erickson’s fan, just a reader so please endure me for any “ignorance.” I came here not to talk about why his method works as I’m know for sure (by myself)that it really works (or why I bought his books in the first place-and as far as I know I owned his books more than every libraries in my country-but sorry, I could not afford your books!-haha)
Okay, let’s get to the point:
“Did Dr. Erickson miss something?” I knew that this head line will “provoke” some response (I try to avoid a word “trance” or “suggestion” for a while). What if it just was “Dr. Erickson, my great hero?"-sounds boring, doesn’t it?
What intesesting is that this kind of “provoking” happens all the time in the real life situation. I love Rossi’s idea (yes, Erickson’s idea) about “common everyday trance” My question is that this kind of provoking can have positive and negative effect if Erickson use it, can’t it?
As for Erickson’s method, say, in case of “minimal cues leading to a specific reponse” which he and Burt played with word until Burt got the car’s key. Or in case of Dr. Zeig stopped his pipe smoking. (it will be grateful if he answer this question himself!)
Let me say only Zeig as I love him to join later.
First, Erickson said something(let's say “provoking”)
Then some thought “pop-up” in Zeig's mind. (yes, “unintended thought” as he didn’t “aware” of it)
Later, he quitted his smoking.

As for your case, what kind of thought “pop-up” after you read my post (sure, not like it so much-haha!) Do you “intend” it? Do you “know” it?
(don't forget about the tip of the tongue' case: one counld not "intend" it, or even after the very thought come he didn't know that he "saw" it)
I believe that this kind of “unintended thought” and “unintended feeling” have something to do with the effect of suggestion/trance/hypnosis (yes, in Erickson’s method)

A guy feel his pain. Then he turned on his “Playboy” and wow! The beautiful nude! He forgot his pain.(by "not knowing") And in case of hypnotist, he will be one who show this guy a babe nude, or even his nude himself(for confusion technic sake-haha!)

Okay, Steve I will wait for your comment.

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"Speak the client's language", by Steve Lankton, 11/09/03

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