What is Ultra Depth®?
                                                      
Ultra Depth® is a process that guides an individual at their own pace into the most profound depth of consciousness and awareness, the Sichort State.  In the conditioning of an individual to achieve the Sichort State, the individual must first achieve profound somnambulism and then this is anchored by a key or signal word which is later used as an instant induction.  Then another key or signal word is anchored to be used to emerge that individual from this or any other level of depth that they are experiencing at that time. 

Now the individual must achieve the Esdaile State and this must be tested by Catatonic responses and then this is anchored in by a different key or signal word.  Finally the individual must achieve the Sichort State and this is anchored in with yet a different key or signal word.  This is what I call the, "staging process" and this is where I then teach the individual how to use their keywords on their own.

This process enables the individual to be able to instantly induce either analgesia, local or general anesthesia making it possible for the individual to undergo minor or major surgery without the use of chemical anesthesia and without the chances of anesthesia awareness taking place.  It also provides regressions like never seen before, because it provides a method to bring forth the actual past personality and in most cases the Conscious individual has no recall. This can be achieved by any individual who truly desires to and once staged, it is available to that individual for the rest of their life.

The only level of depth beyond the Sichort State is natural deep sleep.  This depth was also experienced by Edgar Cayce who achieved it naturally after being hypnotized and taught self-hypnosis.  Of course back in those days there was no name for this state.  The state that Mr. Cayce reached was never explored any further by anyone.  No one understood how Mr. Cayce was able to do what he did.  Everyone just thought he he had a special gift.  It wasn't until I read much on Mr. Cayce that I figured it out.

In a sense Edgar Cayce did have a special gift because, he was able to get out of the way of his Subconscious, so his Subconscious could speak and help those in need.  It was Mr. Cayce's own words that told us where and what was speaking that delivered all of those natural ways for individuals to heal.  He was once asked where he felt this knowledge was coming from.  His reply was that it came from his Subconscious because he had no knowledge like this.  It is my belief that most who study him today, still do not understand what he was doing.

Then along came Mr. Walter A. Sichort, Sr.  He was a practicing hypnotist and a professional magician.  He was able to induce his assistant Mary Borgessi, in his magic show demonstrations for terminally ill children, not only into the Esdaile State (also called the, "Coma State") but also into the Catatonic State which is the deepest part of the Esdaile State.  He would have her dress like an angel, then he would place her feet onto his knees and hold her waist as she faced the audience as he pivoted in a circle.  This gave the appearance as if she was flying.  She appeared in this state, with her arms outstretched and perfectly still, as an angel in flight.

One day while working with her in state Mr. Sichort said to her, "Go deeper than you have ever gone before" and all of a sudden she went completely limp and instantly produced rapid-eye-movement (REM). He did not understand what was going on.  Mr. Sichort then tried to have her exit from this state but it was not working with a short count up.  So after about twenty minutes, he used a longer count up and she emerged.  He found that she had no recall of this ever happening.  Puzzled about this state that she entered, Mr. Sichort set out to find a way to reproduce again within her.  It took quite some time before it worked again and this time he found out what words he could use to get her there and how to anchor this depth with one single word for reentry.

However, she was a young and in love and she ran off to Florida to marry her sweetheart without giving any notice. This left Walter Sichort without someone to continue his research with.  Then, Mr. Sichort decided to see if he could get his colleague, Sara Zane, into this state.  Since she was already conditioned for somnambulism and the Esdaile State, he thought it would be rather easy to have her achieve this more profound depth.  Sara was also setup with a signal word that, if she allowed, would instantly send her there. Well, to make a long story short, she did achieve this state and Mr. Sichort set her up with a signal word that they both became famous for.  This word was, "Elephant."  When Walter would say that word to Sara, she would instantly and spontaneously drop right into this state and produce complete muscle flaccidity and rapid-eye-movement.  Mr. Sichort then named this profound state, "Ultra Depth®."

Then Mr. Sichort and Mrs. Zane decided to research what this depth could provide in the way of benefits.  He found that it helped to promote and expedite the healing of any abnormal condition that an individual may be suffering from. He discovered that when it came to physical healing, the time of healing was increased from six to ten times the individuals normal rate of healing. This was documented by the Philadelphia doctors, Dolman and Marko.  It was done through some method of enzyme counts, something that I never really understood.

I studied with Mr. Sichort for over seven years and we worked together on many occasions with individuals. Before his passing he handed to me the responsibility of developing a system that could be reproducible for others to learn and discover what other uses this could be applied to.  It wasn't until his passing that I decided to begin teaching what I had learned to-date and that was in the 90's.  Yes, I got out there and taught what I thought was all of the information about this.  But, I keep discovering more and more with each individual that I worked with. Then, Walter's family asked me to protect his name and his work.  So, I renamed the state the Sichort State in his honor and decided to name the training Ultra Depth®.  Over the years, I have taught all over the US, Canada, UK, France and Puerto Rico.

Then, I came upon a wonderful individual by the name of Kimberly.  She really added to the formula and together we discovered so many uses for Ultra Depth®.  Together, we refined the training with each class we taught.  We also found that what we were doing was far beyond what other practitioners were doing with hypnosis.  Then our students began asking if there was another name that we could call this because it was not what they learned in other hypnosis trainings they encountered.  So we set off to rename what we were doing and through the past few years we were unable to come up with the answer.

I went to France in December of 2004 and taught two five-day trainings.  I encountered much resistance from some of the students with the different techniques I was teaching. The second training was much better but, I still found that because of prior trainings some of the students we not happy to accept this as hypnosis. They were Ericksonian Hypnotists and NLP Practitioners.  During classes in Sedona, I encountered some students that became reluctant to call Ultra Depth®, hypnosis and insisted on me coming up with a new name for it.  I knew in my heart that Ultra Depth® was different, not only in the process but in the results as well.  So after many years, I renamed it the Ultra Depth® Process and it fit well.

Now to-date I have found that the Ultra Depth® Process can be used for any situation that an individual may need to achieve self-healing. Ultra Depth® is ideal for physical, mental, emotional or even spiritual situations that may be challenging an individual.  It is the individual's own Subconscious who does the work necessary to facilitate the healing, not the practitioner.  I have discovered far more about Ultra Depth® and the human mind and spirit since Mr. Sichort's passing, than I ever believed or imagined.  The power to heal physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually resides within each of us.  We, in Ultra Depth®, call this power our Subconscious.  If you purchase the DVDs, you will hear some remarkable healing that some individuals experienced, who stepped forward to make their statements, of their experience through the use of Ultra Depth®.

The Ultra Depth® training video is dedicated to the Subconscious's of all people everywhere.  We know who really does the healing within each and everyone of us.  So, how can this powerful force be limited to only physical healing? The practitioner just has to know how to set things up, so Subconscious can go to work and provide the healing necessary.  We found that giving suggestions was not necessary and just getting the individual to the Sichort State was all that was needed for the person to heal.  That's what the training is all about and why it takes some time to learn to become proficient.  Just reading about it is not enough, you must practice it, live it and be Ultra Depth®.

The Ultra Depth® Practitioner administers the techniques necessary as to assist his or her clients achieve the most profound level of consciousness known to-date, the Sichort State.  With the use of this depth, suggestion is no longer needed for success.  When surgery is indicated, a person who is able to achieve the Esdaile or Sichort States, will automatically produce general anesthesia without the use of suggestion.  Dangerous drugs are not be necessary because, general anesthesia is a gift of these states.  In the Sichort State, healing also takes place at six to ten times the individuals normal rate.  This is ideal for any surgery.

Today, locked away in a hermetically sealed container, which is kept by the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame Guild, Inc., are Mr. Sichort's materials, documented works and his manuscript.  The IHHFG, located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, have refused to release any of his materials to me or anyone until they have opened their building.  Even though in front of many eyewitnesses the president of the IHHFG, told me personally that Mr. Sichort left specific instructions that, upon his death these materials were to be made available to me.  I personally believe that this will never happen as I already have evidence of that.  Therefore, the only materials that are left is what I have accumulated over the years.  I hope to continue in his honor, the work that began in New Jersey so many years ago and teach as many individuals who are willing to learn Ultra Depth®.

It is truly my desire to do as Mr. Sichort did with me.  That is, to have one of my students become my protégé so I can pass the work onto him or her.

All the very best to everyone,
James Ramey

                                                            

Today we have advanced in the technology of the Ultra Depth® Process and have developed more powerful techniques ­ the SkyWalker Technique©, Cellular ReEducation Technique©, the Hallway of Doors Technique© and the Warehouse Technique©.  Each has a very specific purpose and unique capabilities. Information on these newly developed techniques are part of the Complete Revised Ultra Depth® Process Program.  We will continue our research into further development of more Ultra Depth® Process technologies and have added an additional training manual that includes a complete regression course, the Retention/Recall Technique and much more to the Ultra Depth®  training.