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Everytime they strike up their national anthem, Brazilians join in a chorus of self-hypnotic confidence in the future: Nature made you a giant, A beautiful, powerful indomitable colossus, And your future Will match this greatness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Working with this as a clue, Brion had developed a self-hypnotic technique that allowed him to tap these reservoirs of unknown strength.

From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)

In the self-hypnotic state, the individual consciously gives himself whatever suggestions he desires.

From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin

In this self-hypnotic state, you are able to consciously direct suggestions to your subconscious mind.

From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin

The suggestions will tend to work unconsciously during this period and hasten your attainment of the constructive goals as well as the self-hypnotic goal itself.

From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin