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From: killerb_0187
Date: Mon Oct 21, 2002 1:46pm
Subject: Re: The shoe tying handshake interrupt induction
--- In a previous message gordo_ala_moore wrote:
> That reminds me of an amusing application.....
>
> Patterns volume 2 covers handshake interruption and TOTE, and has
an
> interesting story about bending down to tie your shoelace when a
> subject extends their hand, this elicits a confusional technique,
and
> can be used as a platform for delivering the initial hypnotic
> suggestion. I have never tried this one, but i would imagine, it is
> very amusing to witness !!!
>
> I know that this is never a good idea on message boards, but may i
> disagree with Mark, and state that fear, authority and expectation
> can also often be used very effectively to influence people. I
know
> what mark is getting at and i totally agree that rapport puts
people
> at ease and often that is the most desirable state when using
> hypnosis in a clinical sense, moving it out of that context and
into
> a stage hypnosis environment, many hypnotists use
> authoritarian/command and bewilderment approaches, this allows for,
> dare is say it possibly more 'control/influence' on your subjects.
> It was common for hypnotist(50-100 years ago), in the second half
of
> their show to walk through the audience and look for the people who
> were totally freaked/terrified and then to wrap their head using
the
> back of their hand and command SLEEP, this elicited very profound
> hypnosis. Remember those dodgy faith healers, "You have been
healed
> my brother !!!", this, as I have mentioned before, just another
> application of this technique.
>
> As I stated very early on, post 20 or so, my interest is on rapid
> induction, which often involves shock/interrupt induction. I have
a
> nice induction my own which may be of interest to performing
> mentalists. Using a `pack/cut' of playing cards, align them side by
> side face down, and have the subject slowly flip each one over
> (focuses attention), and creates very rapidly automatic behaviour,
> when the subject gets to the last card, preferably "ace of spades",
> after it has been turned and their hand is withdrawing, interrupt
it
> by leaning forward grabbing their hand, looking directly at them
> place your other hand very quickly over their eyes, meaning that
they
> cannot re-alert themselves whilst commanding "SLEEP NOW".
>
IS this really possible?!
AND that's without any previous trance state?? I really cannot
believe all this. Over the past couple of months, I've been reading
up alot on the 'handshake induction', and it does seem sortof 'too
good to be true'. Does this work in the real world?
Can anyone give any examples?
Thanks....
