07 - Subject Intro Recap

Here are the most important points to keep in mind:

• Hypnosis is a ritual of suggestion.
• Trance is a byproduct of those suggestions. While fun, it’s not the only thing you can do with hypnosis, and there’s plenty of phenomena you can experience without it.
• Spend time developing your own safewords and agency.
• Hypnosis is mostly safe - but depending on your decisions, circumstances, and luck, there are risks you are responsible for managing.

Key Resources

• Guidelines - Binaural Histolog. While this is written generally for hypnotists, the first three sections are helpful in providing perspective for your experiences.
• Kev Sheldrake - Lies and Truth. Succinct and to the point, myths about hypnosis.
• sleepingirl’s 9 Persisting Misconceptions About Hypnosis.
• Aurora on Agency. A free file to practice your agency with.