Can hypnosis be used to induced dreams?
Yes. In fact, in the hands of a properly qualified therapist, this can be a useful tool. The induced dream would be analyzed and, posthypnotic suggestion can, in many cases, be employed to have the subject interpret his own dream. You may be familiar with the term “psychodrama,” where conflict situations are dramatized with the subject playing one part and the practitioner another. This can be done under hypnosis (“hypnodrama”) and the subject will actually re-enact his own inner conflicts. Of course, a psychiatrist, or clinical psychologist, would have to supervise such a technique.
