Learn to hypnotise using the Dave Elman Hypnotic Induction

Dave Elman was a powerful hypnotist who was known for his extremely effective hypnotic methods. He taught his methods to doctors and dentists in order to give pain relief to their patients.

One of his most famous techniques is the following induction which can induce a trance state in the subject in just a few minutes. The induction includes muscle catalepsy in the eyes as a convincer and also some deepening and amnesia.

This induction is even more powerful when used with a pre-induction discussion of hypnosis which will allay any fears the subject may have about being in a hypnotic trance state.

Dave Elman hypnotic Induction

Here is the induction, I have split it into its separate parts so that it is easier to see its structure. Be sure to memorise the induction rather than reading it out from the script as this will increase the trust in your subject. Your success with this induction will also be dependent on your ability to mirror and build rapport with the subject.

Eye Closure

Place your feet flat on the floor and allow yourself to find a comfortable position where you can relax easily.

Good.

Now, take a deep breath and as you let it out, close your eyes and relax.  Now, relax your eyes and the muscles around your eyes, fully and completely.  Relax them so completely, that as long as you maintain that relaxation, your eyes will just remain closed.  When you’ve got them relaxed to that point give them a good try and satisfy yourself that they remain closed.

Good.

Now stop trying and relax them again.

Body Relaxation

Take that same quality of relaxation, and allow it to spread from the top of your head down to the tips of your toes in a warm wave of relaxation. Good.

Fractionation

In a moment, I’m going to ask you to open your eyes and close them again.  When you close them, just go 10 times deeper into relaxation.  Open your eyes, now close them.

Go 10 times deeper.

In a moment, I’m going to ask you to open your eyes and close them again.  This time allow yourself to go ten times deeper.  Open your eyes, now close them.

Go 10 times deeper.

Good.  In a moment I’m going to ask you to open your eyes and close them again.  This time, just go much deeper.  Open your eyes, now close them. Much deeper.  All the way down. Good.

Deepening

In a moment, I’m going to pick up your left arm by the wrist.  If you’ve followed instructions so far, and I think you’ve done very well, your arm will be loose and limp, loose and limp.  Don’t help me, let me do all the work.  I’m going to lift your arm up just a few inches and then drop it, when I do, just allow it to drop heavily onto your lap, and go ten times deeper (do arm drop). Much deeper. In fact, each time I pick up your own arm and allow it to drop down, go much deeper into relaxation.

(repeat arm drop a few times).

Thats right. So much deeper than before.

Amnesia

Good.  Now we’ve got a good workable level of physical relaxation, let’s add mental relaxation to it.  In a moment, I’m going to ask you to begin counting from 100 down to 1.

Allow each number you say to help your mind to grow more relaxed, calm and peaceful.  You’ll find, that within just a few numbers, your mind can grow so relaxed, that the rest of the numbers just fade away, grow dim and distant, become quiet and disappear altogether.

Somewhere around the number 96 the numbers will start to just go away. They will fade away as if they don’t mean a thing and you will notice that even though you try to remember them you wont be able to. They will simply dissapear.

When that happens, notice how good it feels.  You’ll say the numbers like so…

100…

99…

(say slowly, in time with each of their exhales), allowing each letter to relax your mind so that it grows relaxed and serene like the surface of a still lake.  Within just a few letters, the rest of them will just disappear.

Begin by counting down from 100 now.

100

Good.

99

Relaxing more and more.

98

Deeper and deeper

97

Thats right – there slipping from your mind now

96….

Are they all gone?

Good.

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