Most people think of a “genius” as a rare type of person with an extraordinary mind — someone like Einstein or Mozart.
But historically, a genius wasn’t something a few people were. It was something everyone had.
In ancient Rome, people believed that important places — springs, groves, crossroads — were inhabited by a genius loci: a guiding intelligence that protected the place and helped it flourish. Over time, this idea expanded to include homes, families, and eventually individuals. Each person was understood to have their own genius — an inner guiding presence connected to purpose, direction, and right action.
Based on my work as a hypnotist, I’ve come to believe that this idea is not just metaphorical — it’s practical.
When people feel stuck, overwhelmed, or misaligned, it’s rarely because they lack intelligence or willpower. It’s because they’ve lost contact with this deeper internal guidance beneath the noise of stress, fear, and mental chatter.
Hypnosis, as I practice it, is simply a way of quieting that noise.
In trance, clients don’t receive answers from me. Instead, they reconnect with a part of themselves that already knows what matters, what doesn’t, and what needs to change. When that contact is restored, clarity often emerges quickly — along with a sense of calm confidence and direction.
I don’t believe it’s possible to “solve” someone else’s problems for them.
What is possible is to help people access the internal wisdom that allows them to solve their own problems — often more effectively and decisively than they ever imagined.
That experience — the moment when things suddenly make sense again — is what I mean by reconnecting with your inner genius.
