Devon Price - Ranking Hypnosis Tropes

Personal Note: I’d disagree that confusion inductions are well suited to those with ADHD, just ask your partner what they like! Not that you should avoid these, but they’re not a silver bullet. The “theories’ behind these inductions about things dropping directly into the unconscious or people ‘escaping’ into trance are misleading. They’re tropes and misunderstandings, not truths.

That being said - if you’re into it, have fun with it!

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=1122

Hypnotic App

The cheesy - “look at the spiral on the app” stuff.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2063

Self Hypnosis

Personal Note: A plug for Adam Eason’s The Science of Self-Hypnosis.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2172

Crystals

Staring, fascination, being ‘trapped’ mentally in it. Magical vibes.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2292

Hypnotic Screen

The spiral on the TV. Devon mentions Spiral Me for visuals.

Personal Note: This is like. One of my least favorites - if someone can’t spare the personal attention to talk with me, I’m certainly not invested to give them the keys. This trope offers no persuasive power.

That being said - I do dig some (controversial) ‘morphing’ visuals associated with psytrance music videos, but they’re not particularly strongly associated with hypnosis and are probably contributing to our currently fucked ram prices. Also, a plug for shadertoy.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2327

Brainwashing

Devon explains brainwashing separates itself from hypnosis by putting the tropes of overload, repetition, and intensity in the spotlight. Intensity over relaxation. Sounds like a fun ride!

See also - sleepingirl’s The Brainwashing Book, which takes a slower, relationship focused, persuasive approach.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2565

Sleep Trigger

As advertised. “Hypnotic” sleep.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2700

Hypnotic Visor

You’ve probably seen this in art. Okay - fine, as a blindfold, it’s hot.

Personal note: 🤮 Literally the worst. (Unless apparently, you’re doing the brainwashing intensity thing. VR’s just a medium.)

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2747

Stage Hypnosis

Personal note: Okay - don’t knock it until you try it. Get a stage hypnotist you trust in private and they can be butter smooth at guiding the situation.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2830

Cocknosis

The on-demand pendulum.

Personal note: 🤮🤮🤮

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2875

Titnosis

Bibbity bobbity you like the boobies. 🤷 There’s an argument to be made for kinesthetic associations.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=2946

Possession

Possessed by a ghost or a demon. Control, mysticism, fun!

Personal note: I love the ideas of wild rituals, but I hate cults. I just want all the fun without the damage. Also - strong recommend to try ghost hands in VR.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3035

Hypnotic Gas

Medical play overtones. Intox play. Flexible. “Stupidity” as a vector for control.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3170

Instant Loss

Irresistible, rapid induction. “They got you.”

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3264

Resistance

Not for everyone. Fighting suggestions and eventually giving in.

Personal note: Tread gently with this one - this often leads to unintentional CNC.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3314

Covert Hypnosis

“Sneaking the hypnosis in.” A surprise or CNC element. Sometimes unaware, or shifting into hypnosis conversationally.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3404

Kaa

Snakes. Hypno eyes. Cartoonishness.

Personal note: Not my thing.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3459

Lamia / Naga

Apparently lamia is a snake-bodied human. Or Naga for more snake vibes. Vore o’ clock.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3546

Zombie Walk

As advertised, dissociated walking.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3572

Freeze

AWUAGUGHAHGUGH

(Photo from ScreenRant.)

Being frozen in place. Could be frozen as a statue. The fun is in what you do with it and the context surrounding it.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3590

Act Like a Chicken

Shit tier. No notes. I’m usually cloacin’ for a good time but not like this.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3684

Lobotomy

Medical play, but turbo spicy. Brain death and ego death. Finality. Darkness. Permanence.

Personal note: Not for me.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3706

Starro

TIL - a DC mind control alien that pierces your brain and takes over your body. See also - face latch.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3755

Fractionation

Being taken in and out of trance rapidly. Feels great, strong recommend.

Personal note: Doing this quickly in succession is fun, but it’s also fun to do over a longer period of time slowly. More flavors more better. Also polite disagreement, but this is the most S tier of S tiers. Must have been a mouse slip.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3862

Corruption

Demons or “being made worse.” Morality violation. Fire sale on a soul. Finality.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=3933

Voodoo Doll

Phantom sense via an object.

Personal note: Just use a second subject as a voodoo doll.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4014

Findom

I’d recommend Princess Kali’s Enough to Make you Blush if you want to get it and perhaps get some inspiration on how to engage with the emotional side of this safely. Definitely not for everyone, or me in practice.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4056

Parasite

Yeerks. Alien parasites. Creepy crawly vibes.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4109

Accidental Hypnosis

Splash damage. Ricochet trance. Highly susceptible. (Real talk - take responsibility for your own responses.)

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4166

Finger Snap

A classic.

Personal Note: A hand-clap works as well, but it can be a bit over the top.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4214

Dronification

Compliance and control. Loss of identity. Good looks! Good tech.

Personal note: The process is more fun than the product, for me. So, YMMV. Also - be cautious before joining a droneship, it’s usually bad news. Go find a partner you can trust.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4283

Hypnotized to Undress

Boring. The selling point is the context of control.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4490

Hypnotized to Masturbate

Also boring. Same boring methodology of marketing what you were going to do anyway back to you.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4562

Hypnotized to have Sex

Personal note: Also dog-water. Sorry not-sorry vanilla enjoyers.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4584

Bimboification

IQ drop. Fankly, eroticizing stereotypes. Also letting go of concerns. Devon recommends taking what you like from it.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=4627

Dollification

Objectification - your purpose is to be used. Immobility, no thoughts. Collection, kept on display.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5037

Hypnotic Dance

Either making someone dance, or using dance to seduce someone.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5159

Act like a Robot

Movements, precision, voice changes, restriction, control. Can go vintage or android. Diet dronification without the weird cult problems.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5199

Catalepsy

Personal opinion: Okay, catalepsy is a medical condition that’s been commandeered by pop-hypnosis literature. Catalepsy in hypnosis is immobility and “waxy like rigidity.” Often thought of to spontaneously manifest.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5279

Altered Common Sense

Thinking in a completely different way - the sky is green.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5320

Brain Drain / IQ Drop

Making someone stupid.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5364

Brain Injection

Think Severance or chemistry/medical fantasies. The usual control tropes.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5438

Hypnotic Magic

Framing hypnosis as magic. Can be detrimental if folks feel it isn’t “real.” (Protip - just make the magic feel real.)

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5467

Puppet Play

Similar to dollification.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5550

Hypnotized to be a Cheerleader

Cheery and outgoing. Humiliation.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5654

Hypnotized to be a Maid

More service oriented. Also humiliation.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5674

Hypnotized to be a Ballerina

Tropes are around femininity, not dexterity. Objectification.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5816

Pet Play

You could just be a dog. Lots of kink overtones, or just flat out obedience or lewd interests. Gear. Mindlessness.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=5873

Sleeping

The video talks about sleep triggers, but I think the original trope might be talking about Dave Elman’s concept of hypno-sleep. See Binaural Histolog’s excellent writeup about the subject. The gist is - giving suggestions to people as they’re falling asleep, and assuming these suggestions will go in without resistance, without memory of the suggestion being given.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6069

Hypnotized to Feel Tickled

If you’re into tickling, you’d probably like it.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6116

Sissy Hypnosis

Sissification, but you’re told to do it. They might suggest you like it. Separate from forced-fem. Humiliation.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6146

Hypnotized Hypnotist

Switching with another hypnotist is a blast! However, being hypnotized to hypnotize someone else, while part of the trope, isn’t really my thing.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6259

Enemy Conversion

Switching and resistance. Corruption vibes.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6332

Mantra

Repeating a phrase reinforcing an association. They recommend write for me. (Heads up, this isn’t https… Feels like the old internet.)

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6398

Hypnotize to be a Bunny Girl

Uh - what you’d expect! Pick what you’d like from it.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6751

Hypnotic Eyes

Could be spiral eyes! Could just be normal eyes. Could be lizard eyes. I dunno, the internet’s a weird place, pick your poison.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6781

Kaa Eyes

Yup. More Kaa. Cartoon vibes.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6808

Whitewash Eyes

All white contacts, or a representation of how ‘hypnotized’ someone is.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6817

Glowing Eyes

As expected. Personal note - works great in VR! Try it.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6843

Hands Free Orgasm

Oh man. They experience these. I don’t and I’m not into them. Don’t ask me how to make it happen, I have no idea and your right hand probably works fine enough anyway.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=6890

Hucow

Human cow. Often infers lactation, milking, and pregnancy.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7047

Hypnotized to Feel Tied Up

Hypnotic bondage. The stuck-hand suggestion, but eroticized. Pretty easy to do.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7093

Hypnotized to Tweet

Forcing someone to post on their social media.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7133

Haigure

Uh. Shin-chan mind control to turn people into slaves. Apparently. Also leotards.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7239

Human Furniture

Turn your partner into furniture. Objectification.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7380

Empty Eyes

When someone is “hypnotized” the eyes lack their sheen as an indication, or become blacked out. (Obviously, in fantasy.) The idea of taking the color and vibrancy out of someone’s eyes and expression.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7409

Spiral Eyes

If you’ve read this far you know what this is.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7443

Hypnotic Finger

Following the finger as a focus point, sorta like John Cerbone’s Butterfly induction.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7456

Hypnotized to Show Feet

Anonymous: “We don’t use the F word in this house.”

Pretty much what you’d think it is.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7477

Furry Hypnosis

I am being stereotyped. There’s a lot of variety in what we do in these parts.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7524

Expressionless

Removing the pressure to express. You can just chill. Looks goofy, but it feels kinda nice.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7574

Eye Roll

Kind of a “classic” hypnotic response thing with the eyes fluttering while you’re looking up. More trope than anything to do with hypnosis, but the Spiegel Eye Roll Test exists, even if I want to call bullshit on it.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7712

Drooling

So zonked you drool. Unrelated: link

Personal Note: You know those things where you’re convinced you wouldn’t like it, it’s stupid, it’s embarrassing, and you’re convinced it’s not for you, and you find out it’s great once you try it? Yeah.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7750

Hypnotized to be A Harem Dancer

The harem (🤮) trope, but with dancing. And casual racism.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7776

Coils

Snakes. Coils. You know what this is. 🤮 Mowgli. Why the hell did this have to be such a prominent progenitor to so much kink.

Anyway - I’ll stop judging. More than I already am.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7838

Happy Trance

Just another emotion to experience while being zonked.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7871

Hypnotized in Latex

Rubber is great. Associations with being a drone or being shown off.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=7968

Spiral

Spiral.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8042

Tech Control

Remote control of some type.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8090

Drastic Personality Change

Man. For fuck’s sake. Avoid fucking with alters. Do it like an actor or see it as a headspace. Usually I say safety third, but safety first on this one.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8108

Small Pupil Eyes

Aesthetic.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8155

Hypnotized Dom

Role-enactment to do dom things.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8169

Consensual Hypnosis

This should be the default. Go collaborate with your partner, it’s more fun.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8235

Mass Hypnosis

Being one of the many. Loss of identity.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8244

Hypnoduel

Switching.

Personal Note: I’m gonna disagree with Devon - this is so much fucking fun if you and your partner both don’t take it seriously. Fractionate the shit out of each-other. Be goofy! Let loose. Hit each-other with your stupidest inductions. Crack jokes.

I’ll agree this is absolutely shit-tier if it’s a serious thing.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8315

Non-Sissy Feminization

Feminization with less weirdness.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8331

Subliminals

The “trope” of something being subliminal. “Feeling” like you’re being subliminally “programmed.”

Personal note: Look if it was actually subliminal you wouldn’t have noticed. It takes all the fun out of it, it’s a pain in the ass to pull off, it’s failure prone, and mostly only slightly affects priming and associations. If you’re into it, just lean into it and ignore my academically-inclined technicalities.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8354

Hypnotic Ass

Butts.

Unrelated: This Meme Can Vote

Also unrelated: Ace Ventura

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8391

Hypno (Pokemon)

There’s a lot of hypnosis in Pokemon. May not specifically mean the Pokemon itself.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8563

Collar

A ‘hypnotic’ collar that controls you. In addition, as an artifact of control or dominance. Whatever metaphor you want to use. As long as it’s not a hypnotic ass, cool.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8579

Hypnotized to Kneel

Works in D/s and worship. (Prioritize comfort so you/they can do it longer - get some yoga mats.)

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8625

Hypnotic Flames

Fixation. Devon also suggests flame dancing and performance. Candles are kinda romantic and imply ritual. Melting suggestions. Flames as empowerment.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8648

Heart Eyes

Aesthetics.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8774

Vampire Hypnosis

Classic AF trope. You can infer the associations - so be clear in your pre-talk.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8828

Holding a Subject’s Chin

An intimate way to control someone.

Personal note: Look - bringing your partner ‘out of trance’ by gently guiding their head back up in your hands is seriously a classy move. Go slow. It’s sweet and heartwarming, and then you’ve got them looking right back in your eyes. (And now I’m gushing.)

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8856

Princessification

Some folks are really into this. Has brat, switch, royalty, status, and respect vibes. Spoil them.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8873

Punkification

Yeah I haven’t seen this one either.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8916

Nerdification

… If you did this to me, I don’t know if you could tell the difference.

Maybe this is about making someone more bullyable? Sexy librarian? Dunno. Weave your own story.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8956

Sleeping Agent

Manchurian Candidate - on a mission, unaware of the trigger.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=8986

Footnosis

Man all the power to you if you’re into this but I can’t do anything but imagine how much my legs would hurt after doing this.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=9070

Handshake Induction

Basic induction! A bunch of rapid inductions associated with this. Generally associated with taking someone off guard or surprising them.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=9117

Unaware of Being Hypnotized

You don’t know it’s happening.

Personal note: I get it - but I feel like not knowing it’s happening misses the point.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=9196

Stepfordization

Being made into a 50’s wife. Serial programming vibes.

https://youtu.be/dwv1slGC-QI?t=9231