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4199 claims; 789 reviewed against the literature; 654 fundable. Claims are AI paraphrases of Seth\'s statements (not verbatim), each traceable to book and session. English fields are machine-translated; the text search runs on the Chinese original. Programmatic access: Data & API.
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| Claim | Concept / domain | Type | Test. | Status | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural hypnosis is the unconscious's default to 'conscious beliefs.' personal-reality §659 · Explicit Beliefs and Conditioned Learning as Determinants of Automatic Responses: A Prereg… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | ontological claim | 3 | untested ★ | 1 |
| Seth recommends taking a warm bath and eating a small amount of food before sleep, giving oneself dream suggestions for seven consecutive days, and recording dr… early-sessions-9 §497 · Presleep Warming, Food Intake, and Autosuggestion as Determinants of Dream Recall: A Prere… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | methodological suggestion | 3 | untested ★ | 1 |
| Seth recommends imagining seeing the dream journal already filled the next morning and feeling the pleasure of success to promote dream recall. early-sessions-9 §497 · Prospective Success Imagery and Positive Affect in Dream Recall: A Preregistered Randomize… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | methodological suggestion | 3 | untested ★ | 1 |
| Seth encourages Rob to practice 'first inner sensing' (e.g., using the mind's eye to see the other side of objects, imagining walking). dreams-projections §2 · Visual Imagery Training, Spatial Generalization, and Identification of Concealed Random Ta… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | methodological suggestion | 3 | untested ★ | 1 |
| Your beliefs act like a hypnotic focus, constantly reinforced by the normal inner 'self-talk' in which you often immerse yourself, and you are your own hypnotis… personal-reality §659 · Repeated Inner Speech, Belief Conviction, and Autonomic Regulation: A Preregistered Ambula… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | mechanism | 3 | contested ★ | 2 |
| In formal hypnosis, you reach an agreement with the hypnotist to temporarily accept their beliefs rather than your own, whereas in natural hypnosis you are your… personal-reality §659 · Self-Administered and Interpersonal Suggestion: A Preregistered Equivalence and Mediation … | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | ontological claim | 3 | contested ★ | 2 |
| The hypnotist acts as a direct representative of 'authority'; beliefs are initially received from parents, and thus the hypnotist becomes a parental substitute … personal-reality §659 · Parental Similarity and Perceived Authority in Hypnotic Responding: A Preregistered Factor… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | mechanism | 3 | contested ★ | 1 |
| Shamans and natural healers understand that the point of power is in the present, and use natural hypnosis to help others focus on present energy, using 'shock … personal-reality §659 · Present-Focused Attention and Unexpected Feedback in Belief Updating and Pain Modulation | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | mechanism | 3 | untested ★ | 1 |
| The present-moment understanding of the point of power must be thoroughly grasped before natural hypnosis can be applied for your benefit in all areas of life. personal-reality §660 · Conceptual Understanding and Present-Focused Practice: A Preregistered Dismantling Trial | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | methodological suggestion | 3 | untested ★ | 1 |
| Medical advertisements in a similar manner instill fear-based health beliefs in individuals, and such suggestions are sufficient to cause illness. personal-reality §660 · Health Advertising, Perceived Susceptibility, and Nocebo Responses: A Preregistered Random… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | testable prediction | 3 | contested ★ | 3 |
| People with stomach ulcers worry that certain foods will cause illness; this belief establishes a conditioning process through self-hypnosis, and medication ser… personal-reality §660 · Food-Related Expectancies, Symptoms, and Endoscopic Healing in Gastric Ulcer Disease: A Ra… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | mechanism | 3 | contested ★ | 2 |
| Conscious beliefs automatically 'bear fruit' on the physical level, in areas of personal satisfaction as well as areas of confusion. personal-reality §659 · Belief Modification and Health Outcomes: Preregistered Tests of Perceptual, Behavioral, an… | natural hypnosis Belief Dynamics and Mind–Body Regulation | mechanism | 3 | contradicted | 3 |