Tips from Trix on Hypnosis in Kink
1. Attunement: Participants getting bodies in tune, for example, through breath matching, eye gazing, or position mirroring and after establishing the feeling of being in step then leading the partner, perhaps as in dancing.
My thoughts on mind control: Attunement works in life on macro levels, too: sharing interests, beliefs, time, and purposes. As an illustration, in D&D characters attune to magic items (like Tolkien’s rings of power) by taking a short rest, identifying and pairing with them. They can only attune to three items at a time, giving game balance and suggesting the limits of magic. In real life, perhaps, there are also limits to the magic of polyamory, polytheism, or other attunements. Perhaps the number of cult followers reaches a critical mass—three close associates, twelve disciples, and five hundred fans, for example—before folks crucify you. Maybe too many gods or memberships can stretch a person too thin to be effective.
2. Listening to words: Take careful note of words someone uses to describe what they want in ascene, not only for limits but also to understand mind maps or identity labels (“edge slut” or “pleasing acolyte”). Be sure to reflect those words, metaphors, similes and concepts. For example, think about what it means for someone who wants to feel like a “damsel in distress.” The conceptual frameworks could be echoed: “Being programmed” may suggest computer analogies and feel different to “being charmed,” which may suggest the magic of love or magic spells.
My thoughts on mind control: Simple repetition probably makes this technique effective over time or--to put this idea another way—repeating the procedure over time. This may be similar to multiple sessions in aversion therapy in a psychological setting or confession in a religious one. In reflecting words back, the use of personalized mantras or catch phrases might bear repetition.
3. Priming: Like Chekhov’s gun, foreshadowing and anticipating, getting someone prepared to respond to what you are about to do. what is to come in a scene. For example, showing a crystal might suggest what you might do with a crystal, and laying out a paddle might suggest suffering for you or receiving pain for you. How you talk about the items may change the way they are thinking about the item which will change their reaction-- magical energy, perhaps, for the crystal and pleasure, perhaps, for the paddle.
My thoughts on mind control: Teachers and trainers well know the effectiveness of this technique as “activating the schemata” in order to turn on the radar, so to speak, preparing to receive new incoming blips, relating the new ideas or new behaviors to previous ones. Introductions prepare for new chapters, survey courses prepare for new fields of study, and the honeymoon can prime for a marriage.
4. Mind reading: take note of unconscious reactions—shudders, deep breaths, flared nostrils—and respond in a connecting way, for example, using the classic trope of saying, “That’s right,” which makes a connection. Create the feeling you see them, seeing into their very soul, understanding deeply.
My thoughts on mind control: To apply this technique over an extended time period, one could learn through observation—without asking--personal tastes, interests, proclivities, thereby showing empathy and understanding on a larger scale than the single session. Young people wanting to get closer to a new lover use this process quite naturally, which sometimes manifests a bit like mind reading or thought control.
5. Shared reality through language: word choices can shape perception and change focus, for example, expressing the pleasure of the paddle and the bliss of being slapped into subjection rather than the painful sting.
My thoughts on mind control: Trades and religions alike use language to create a shared reality, having a special jargon for the in crowd and shibboleths to keep out the riff-raff. Advertisers and governments use language to control public perception and behavior, increasing consumption or even changing history. CBT and NLP use language and word pictures to condition long-term change.
6. Shot-gunning: Similar to a cold reading technique used by mediums and mind readers, in which after assessing someone through observation, intuition, and profiling, they use a kind of finessed guess work by throwing out many different ideas. They see what sticks and adjust according to responses: for example, “You seem to get energy from being with people” could be followed by “but not quite an extrovert” or “and usually outgoing” accordingly. Erotic hypnotists can look at which words and conceits make the subject excited or responsive and lean into those.
My thoughts on mind control: I suppose this use of observation, intuition, with trial-and-error could work on a longer-term scale, similar to animal training that adjusts to behavior to establish Pavlov’s effect, thus using rewards to a more effective degree. Cults might might try a variety of love bombs and recruitment approaches to see what motivations will entice new recruits as well as draw young members deeper.
7. Framing: Narrate what someone is already doing and spin it to fit the session. Exploit the obvious behavior and ascribe the intention you want. For example, if someone is squirming, you could frame it as someone’s feeling randy or nervous or guilty, depending on the effect or scene you desire.
My thoughts on mind control: In cognitive-behavioral theory (CBT), for long-term change, the framing would be applied to habitual activity, which would be framed as identity roles or dispositions beyond the situation of a single scene and would require repetition over time. A behavior like smoking considered a problem would be framed as NOT part of a person’s identity, like a dead branch needing pruning. A desired behavior like facing a fear would be identified as a positive personality trait, part of who they really are—a root, trunk, or living branch to be nourished.
8. Future Pacing: Stating what is going to happen in advance gives someone a chance to pre-formulate, in which case the imagination takes over and builds up with anticipation the response when the time arrives. For example, in breath play, you might tell the subject you are going to take their breath away and control their very life force and ask them to imagine how helpless they are going to feel! This build up acts as a kind of self-fulfilling prophesy.
My thoughts on mind control: Actual prophesies and sacred texts probably give this kind of future pacing for adherents: warnings that persecutions will come, that the end is at hand, or that promises will be fulfilled, that salvation is nigh. Faith in prophesies, promises, and prayers seems to provide this future pacing on a larger scale than a single session, if not by encouraging self-fulfillment then at least by pattern recognition in that when the trouble arises or the deliverance comes, true believers will interpret events according to the already inflamed imagination. Military training, corporate advertising, and preparatory courses may use similar techniques.
On the first day of her Spring 2024 Erotic Hypnosis Boot Camp, Imaginatrix posted on X that she was "Reminded how uncomplicated playing with hypnosis can be: a group of us amused for hours with just small variations on a simple high five = trance trigger. Fractionation, loops, resistance, double-subject... so many variations on one little concept."
My thoughts on mind control: Attunement works in life on macro levels, too: sharing interests, beliefs, time, and purposes. As an illustration, in D&D characters attune to magic items (like Tolkien’s rings of power) by taking a short rest, identifying and pairing with them. They can only attune to three items at a time, giving game balance and suggesting the limits of magic. In real life, perhaps, there are also limits to the magic of polyamory, polytheism, or other attunements. Perhaps the number of cult followers reaches a critical mass—three close associates, twelve disciples, and five hundred fans, for example—before folks crucify you. Maybe too many gods or memberships can stretch a person too thin to be effective.
2. Listening to words: Take careful note of words someone uses to describe what they want in ascene, not only for limits but also to understand mind maps or identity labels (“edge slut” or “pleasing acolyte”). Be sure to reflect those words, metaphors, similes and concepts. For example, think about what it means for someone who wants to feel like a “damsel in distress.” The conceptual frameworks could be echoed: “Being programmed” may suggest computer analogies and feel different to “being charmed,” which may suggest the magic of love or magic spells.
My thoughts on mind control: Simple repetition probably makes this technique effective over time or--to put this idea another way—repeating the procedure over time. This may be similar to multiple sessions in aversion therapy in a psychological setting or confession in a religious one. In reflecting words back, the use of personalized mantras or catch phrases might bear repetition.
3. Priming: Like Chekhov’s gun, foreshadowing and anticipating, getting someone prepared to respond to what you are about to do. what is to come in a scene. For example, showing a crystal might suggest what you might do with a crystal, and laying out a paddle might suggest suffering for you or receiving pain for you. How you talk about the items may change the way they are thinking about the item which will change their reaction-- magical energy, perhaps, for the crystal and pleasure, perhaps, for the paddle.
My thoughts on mind control: Teachers and trainers well know the effectiveness of this technique as “activating the schemata” in order to turn on the radar, so to speak, preparing to receive new incoming blips, relating the new ideas or new behaviors to previous ones. Introductions prepare for new chapters, survey courses prepare for new fields of study, and the honeymoon can prime for a marriage.
4. Mind reading: take note of unconscious reactions—shudders, deep breaths, flared nostrils—and respond in a connecting way, for example, using the classic trope of saying, “That’s right,” which makes a connection. Create the feeling you see them, seeing into their very soul, understanding deeply.
My thoughts on mind control: To apply this technique over an extended time period, one could learn through observation—without asking--personal tastes, interests, proclivities, thereby showing empathy and understanding on a larger scale than the single session. Young people wanting to get closer to a new lover use this process quite naturally, which sometimes manifests a bit like mind reading or thought control.
5. Shared reality through language: word choices can shape perception and change focus, for example, expressing the pleasure of the paddle and the bliss of being slapped into subjection rather than the painful sting.
My thoughts on mind control: Trades and religions alike use language to create a shared reality, having a special jargon for the in crowd and shibboleths to keep out the riff-raff. Advertisers and governments use language to control public perception and behavior, increasing consumption or even changing history. CBT and NLP use language and word pictures to condition long-term change.
6. Shot-gunning: Similar to a cold reading technique used by mediums and mind readers, in which after assessing someone through observation, intuition, and profiling, they use a kind of finessed guess work by throwing out many different ideas. They see what sticks and adjust according to responses: for example, “You seem to get energy from being with people” could be followed by “but not quite an extrovert” or “and usually outgoing” accordingly. Erotic hypnotists can look at which words and conceits make the subject excited or responsive and lean into those.
My thoughts on mind control: I suppose this use of observation, intuition, with trial-and-error could work on a longer-term scale, similar to animal training that adjusts to behavior to establish Pavlov’s effect, thus using rewards to a more effective degree. Cults might might try a variety of love bombs and recruitment approaches to see what motivations will entice new recruits as well as draw young members deeper.
7. Framing: Narrate what someone is already doing and spin it to fit the session. Exploit the obvious behavior and ascribe the intention you want. For example, if someone is squirming, you could frame it as someone’s feeling randy or nervous or guilty, depending on the effect or scene you desire.
My thoughts on mind control: In cognitive-behavioral theory (CBT), for long-term change, the framing would be applied to habitual activity, which would be framed as identity roles or dispositions beyond the situation of a single scene and would require repetition over time. A behavior like smoking considered a problem would be framed as NOT part of a person’s identity, like a dead branch needing pruning. A desired behavior like facing a fear would be identified as a positive personality trait, part of who they really are—a root, trunk, or living branch to be nourished.
8. Future Pacing: Stating what is going to happen in advance gives someone a chance to pre-formulate, in which case the imagination takes over and builds up with anticipation the response when the time arrives. For example, in breath play, you might tell the subject you are going to take their breath away and control their very life force and ask them to imagine how helpless they are going to feel! This build up acts as a kind of self-fulfilling prophesy.
My thoughts on mind control: Actual prophesies and sacred texts probably give this kind of future pacing for adherents: warnings that persecutions will come, that the end is at hand, or that promises will be fulfilled, that salvation is nigh. Faith in prophesies, promises, and prayers seems to provide this future pacing on a larger scale than a single session, if not by encouraging self-fulfillment then at least by pattern recognition in that when the trouble arises or the deliverance comes, true believers will interpret events according to the already inflamed imagination. Military training, corporate advertising, and preparatory courses may use similar techniques.
On the first day of her Spring 2024 Erotic Hypnosis Boot Camp, Imaginatrix posted on X that she was "Reminded how uncomplicated playing with hypnosis can be: a group of us amused for hours with just small variations on a simple high five = trance trigger. Fractionation, loops, resistance, double-subject... so many variations on one little concept."
Other Resources on Hypnosis and Trance
Links
Experiencing Hypnosis book (including the hypnotic "Ocean Monarch Lecture"--Milton Erikson
https://hipnosisclinica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/experiencing-hypnosis.pdf
Trance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance
"'Are Trance,' 'Ecstasy,' and Similar Concepts Appropriate in the Study of Shamanism?" ( a review of probably wrong assumptions in Western studies of shamanism) : https://www.isars.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ShamanVol01_1993_Reprint2007_dld.pdf#page=17
Trance and Shamanic States of Consciousness: www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/articles-and-news/trance-and-shamanic-states-of-consciousness/
"The notion of play encompasses the main features of the shaman’s ritual behavior, while also indicating that he acts out a role, and is both 'conscious and dupe' of his role."
Redefining Hypnosis study: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=ca077bc509fe206ab547b56cd24964e73071ef56
“In conclusion, hypnosis research is gaining momentum and is being considered worthy of attention by the wider scientific and medical community. At the same time, the nature of hypnosis is proving to be much more complex than social psychology or neurophysiology has allowed for. From my perspective hypnosis is better conceptualized as involving alteration of brain systems which are currently determined by the social context and the hypnotist’s influence. These alterations will reflect individual differences within high and low susceptibles as operationally defined and will vary widely according to the nature, aims and context of hypnosis – for example, experimental, clinical or stage hypnosis.”
Study on Trance Logic: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6778&context=etd
"It may be that hypnosis involves a dissociation of various segments of psychological processes so that both logical and trance-logical thinking can occur simultaneously or at different levels."
Brief History of Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT) Theories of Hypnosis: https://www.ukhypnosis.com/2009/06/21/cbt-cognitive-behavioural-theories-of-hypnosis/
Hypnosis and CBT eBook [local source; may need permalink or to refresh and reenter current page number]: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/athenstech/reader.action?docID=1581168&ppg=1
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Counterpoint to Integrated CBT and Hypnotherapy: https://britishhypnosisresearch.com/cbt-integrated-hypnotherapy/
Experiencing Hypnosis book (including the hypnotic "Ocean Monarch Lecture"--Milton Erikson
https://hipnosisclinica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/experiencing-hypnosis.pdf
Trance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance
"'Are Trance,' 'Ecstasy,' and Similar Concepts Appropriate in the Study of Shamanism?" ( a review of probably wrong assumptions in Western studies of shamanism) : https://www.isars.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ShamanVol01_1993_Reprint2007_dld.pdf#page=17
Trance and Shamanic States of Consciousness: www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/articles-and-news/trance-and-shamanic-states-of-consciousness/
"The notion of play encompasses the main features of the shaman’s ritual behavior, while also indicating that he acts out a role, and is both 'conscious and dupe' of his role."
Redefining Hypnosis study: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=ca077bc509fe206ab547b56cd24964e73071ef56
“In conclusion, hypnosis research is gaining momentum and is being considered worthy of attention by the wider scientific and medical community. At the same time, the nature of hypnosis is proving to be much more complex than social psychology or neurophysiology has allowed for. From my perspective hypnosis is better conceptualized as involving alteration of brain systems which are currently determined by the social context and the hypnotist’s influence. These alterations will reflect individual differences within high and low susceptibles as operationally defined and will vary widely according to the nature, aims and context of hypnosis – for example, experimental, clinical or stage hypnosis.”
Study on Trance Logic: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6778&context=etd
"It may be that hypnosis involves a dissociation of various segments of psychological processes so that both logical and trance-logical thinking can occur simultaneously or at different levels."
Brief History of Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT) Theories of Hypnosis: https://www.ukhypnosis.com/2009/06/21/cbt-cognitive-behavioural-theories-of-hypnosis/
Hypnosis and CBT eBook [local source; may need permalink or to refresh and reenter current page number]: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/athenstech/reader.action?docID=1581168&ppg=1
Permalink : https://galileo-athenstc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=01GALI_ATHENSTC&vid=01GALI_ATHENSTC:ATHENSTC&volume=&date=20140101&pages=&issue=&au=Chapman,%20Robin%20A.&isbn=0826171052&genre=book&spage=&title=Integrating%20clinical%20hypnosis%20and%20CBT%20:%20treating%20depression,%20anxiety,%20and%20fears%20%2F%20Robin%20A.%20Chapman.&atitle=&sid=EBSCO:ProQuest%20eBook%20Central:pqe.9913741053302931
Counterpoint to Integrated CBT and Hypnotherapy: https://britishhypnosisresearch.com/cbt-integrated-hypnotherapy/