extremely
interested in something, time passes quickly? On the other hand, if you
are sad or anxious, time seems to drag.

This is called time distortion. When you continue in a happy state, time
is automatically shortened. When you are in a state of unhappiness, pain
or anxiety, time automatically lengthens. This explains why the drowning
man can review his entire life within seconds. Psychologists know this
is possible, because your subconscious mind contains a complete record
of everything that has happened to you since birth. Therefore, in
moments of extreme distress your subconscious has the ability to distort
and manipulate time.

If you have ever encountered danger or had a narrow escape, you probably
experienced time distortion. Everything about you went into slow motion,
and time seemed to stand still until the action was over. At that point,
objective time started up again and everything returned to normal.

Many of you no doubt read an Associated Press report from Chicago on
February 11, 1958, which reported how movie actress Linda Darnell had
used hypnosis to help her with her first stage role. She had been asked
to do the part on short notice and had no time for preparation. Miss
Darnell telephoned her California physician for aid. He flew to Chicago.

Overnight, through hypnosis, Miss Darnell learned her part and astounded
the cast by knowing everyone's lines. Not only did she learn the part,
but she was coached in the character of the artist she was portraying.
As a result, "Late Love" was a hit play. Miss Darnell was under the
impression she had been learning the part for a week although only about
48 hours were involved and these hours were not continuous. After her
first performance, she said: "I never felt so secure about playing a
role in my life. Hypnosis helped me feel the part completely."

Imagine how much more we are going to be able to learn when study under
hypnosis becomes widespread. And the best part of it is that the
learning is in your mind for a long time. Forgetting or mental blocks
that interfere with your recall of the information at any time, are
reduced to a minimum.

In conclusion, I should like to recommend the entire field of
self-hypnosis to everyone. It is a therapy which is positive, dynamic
and constructive. An excellent example of this is contained in the
autobiography, _Rachmaninoff's Recollections_. In this book, immortal
Rachmaninoff describes in detail his success