: He sat in his favorite armchair, dimming the lights to a soft amber glow.
"Hypnosis is not sleep," the first chapter read. "It is a state of focused attention. You are the architect; your mind is the site." That night, Elias followed the guide’s first steps: Practical Guide to Self Hypnosis
: He chose a single point on the wall—a small, uneven notch in the plaster—and fixed his gaze. He breathed deeply, letting the tension in his shoulders dissolve like salt in water. : He sat in his favorite armchair, dimming