Covert Hypnotism – Communication

As previously stated, conversational or covert hypnotism, depends on the subject actually being open to communicating, and listening.

Without this prerequisite, the best words and structured commands will have no effect, since they are not absorbed.

When friends converse, there is already a communication channel, based on previous experiences, time valued trust and knowledge of each other. After all they are friends, because they have things in common, and are able to share similar experiences and have a matching value system.

So here it would be easy to embed commands into the conversation and so use the power of covert hypnotism to influence them.

What about a stranger though?

Well firstly one has to get the attention of the person to use covert hypnotism. Also it needs to be done in a fairly subtle way, so as to not alert them that something is out of the ordinary.

But attention is only the first step. they actually need to want to hear what you have to say, before you can apply any type of hypnotic conversation. The thing most likely to get someone to listen to you, is if they feel that they have something in common with you, so that they could possibly like you.

But how can a stranger feel that you something in common?

This is where the covert part of the techniques start. You need to establish rapport. This means, that they perceive that they are like you, and possibly share similar beliefs.

The subconscious mind picks up on a myriad of subtle signals and mannerisms, that indicate to it that there may be a commonality. Things that you would consciously usually not even be aware of or notice. The speed and depth of breathing. The speed of talking. Involuntary body positions or hand movements. Subdued facial expressions. These are all obvious indicators to the subconscious that there is a connection, when you have really no idea on a mental level what theses are.

A trained hypnotist will employ all these techniques, to lull the subconscious mind into a belief of total rapport. The hypnotist will start off with very subtle mirroring of body functions such as breathing. He will breathe as shallow or deep as the subject, with the same speed.

Next he will mimic the general body posture of the subject. If the subject is in a relaxed state, he will also assume a relaxed posture. He will subtly copy little facial tics, and hand movements. All done very unobtrusively, so that the conscious mind totally misses this.

Then in the conversation itself, he will ask more questions initially, make him seem interested and likeable (we all like someone who wants to hear our story).

When all of this has been achieved, the subject can now be led into areas of conversation, where the need to ask questions arises. Now the hypnotist can strike and structure answers to embed his commands and suggestions. Before you know it, the subject is very much under control, but totally unaware of this.

Sometimes of course, things are not so simple. The subject may be agitated and needs to be relaxed first. No problem, using other tools, the hypnotist leads the subject into the right state of mind, and carries on.

There is a lot to know and practice, for conversational hypnosis to be effective, but then it is extremely powerful. Whether you like it or not, you are being subjected to this on a daily basis.

If you are unaware, you are being taken advantage of and not totally in control of your life by being subjected to covert hypnotism.