Hypnosis meets Santeria: A case report

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Oct 2006 by Wickramasekera, Ian II

Iglesias, A., & Iglesias, A. (2006). Hypnosis meets Santeria: A case report. European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 6(4), 41-48. This article presents an interesting case study of a cancer patient whose spiritual belief in the Santeria tradition had important implications for his treatment with hypnosis for symptoms of nausea and other cancer related complaints.

The patient was living in the home a Santeria priest and was studying to be a Santeria priest himself. The authors also summarize and provide a great deal of information about Santeria for those who are unfamiliar with the history and culture surrounding the faith. They provide many useful guidelines on how to employ hypnosis with adherents of the Santeria tradition that are grounded within a multicultural understanding of how to provide culturally sensitive counseling to adherents of Santeria. Address for reprints: Alex Iglesias, Ph.D., 11211 Prosperity Farms Road, Oak Park Suite, HOC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. Email: phdalex@aol.com.