Paulina Porizkova Remembers An Intense Hypnosis Session

Author Paulina Porizkova is currently on vacation with fellow writer Martina Forman.

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Martina took a photo of Paulina posing in front of a huge pair of butterfly wings.

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At first Paulina thought they were angel wings, but she later decided it was a space butterfly.

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She recalled how she once went through a hypnosis session during her depression.

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At first she cried because she found herself in a cold and vast universe.

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Her therapist reminded her that it was her dream and her space.

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When she turned around, she saw she spotted enormous translucent wings.

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She realized then that she had wings to control her direction.

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“I didn’t know where to go,” Paulina wrote. “But I knew my direction was up to me.”

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