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This document, titled "SI and H Experimentation, 1/23/52," details experiments involving relaxation techniques, hypnosis, and conditioning on three subjects, noting their progress in achieving deeper trance states and exhibiting phenomena like cataleptic movement and amnesia.

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______ ____ ,_ , -·-----·-·- . --·---··- d~l\i· 1\.! .. 'I' t•·•' ; ..... . , . • ..j'• e i ~~· To: Fi.le Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 1/23/52 ·; On Wednesday, ., ~~ld i. ' After t~e usual pre~nary discussions~using a slow ,~.; :i relaxation technique ~Qf~a total of approxim~le~utes, produced in all three type of •. After some subject~noidal sle~p l \·1 general conditioning,_..wakened all subjects by the standard ' i 12345 method. A • Shortly thereafter, ~using a hand rais produced a somewhat deepe~rance state in to produce some cataleptic movement and suc~~~=u~u eyes while remaining in a trance state. ~~~~·vr ng the standard 12345 method and was able some some of the activities that occured. Since demonstrated the peculiar phenomena of responding w n concentrating on her right on the hand r empted the standard hand rising test using . hand as the point of concentJrattifotn . This ' j. test was n that the left hand rose whil~hi. h~d I I remained on the right arm of the chair. ontinued .. to have the subject r . hand toward her face 'and induced a ... i • . ··' ' ·~ \' . .• .. ' _ ... ~ .. ,e During this trance state, ~s conditione r and was abwow er a"few J :· .~ t • .. simple question. However, since, in the opinion o she had •' ' ' ~....L..~~~ state, she was awakened using the 3h5 method. . ,j·., a very slight amnesia for of the incidents I i .connec test. som~ · '', : \. .,· .. •', 0 0 · ) reaf0 ter' ,~R using a fixation.approach with- .,. :•. ' :· . :!·, -~ucceede~iS minutes in . a light trance ·. ~~ 1:. ~,: l s a Since it appeared obvious tha 1 ' :If ~I sufficiently deep state' to try catale .1. '.t.)~ . '!···~i awakened her using the standard.l2 .. ~::· .:~; •• ~ ,. 't .' ... /l ~. ··toj1~ Work was concluded at approximately 9100 PH. :~ ·~.~§ • ' t. ~·:·· : ;: ~TI· .'' Comment: The three subjects referred to above appear to be improv1ng ··• · J ' .... p ; •f,. tJ•f .... l#J" I in their~"±):,o .co ncentrate and obtain deeper and deep?r trance ....· -~.·~;; .:~<~i ·,: . ·e, depth. ·· ~at this time, seems to be The image displays an illustration of a vault door with intricate mechanical details, set against a dark background with a blue luminous glow. To the right of the vault, white text is overlaid on the black background, stating that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also mentions that the collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a website URL for access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. The visual content primarily emphasizes the source and nature of the document through symbolic imagery and textual information. ;: ~TI· .'' Comment: The three subjects referred to above appear to be improv1ng ··• · J ' .... p ; •f,. tJ•f .... l#J" I in their~"±):,o .co ncentrate and obtain deeper and deep?r trance ....· -~.·~;; .:~<~i ·,: . ·e, depth. ·· ~at this time, seems to be the most dl.fficult of ·. . ~. · ·~K:J,,\lif. th e th ree alth ou·g h Cons ide rab le i mprovemen t was no t e d i n the a b ove per - ... 1··1 :1;1,:;., J•,'·I·C''l,jf~i.[' . ,\, ........ fonnance as compared with the time previous to this. Also it will re- .: . t ,·· 1 ! , ~ ;•;.,~ . f l, ' . • , • I quire a considerable amount of work before depth can be reached. . , ):'::~;!~{~.,~~~~ (' . ' \ .•. ·~.··::·•11. .. 1 1·.~.· · \ ~ f ). ' · i ~ . ' . . r ~ i - ( . ~ . · .•\ I ' . ' .... H ~'; d. { . ~ 1 , l'~• ,, The document is a typewritten report with handwritten annotations. In the top right corner, there is a handwritten annotation: "A/B, 3, 2/92". The text contains numerous black redactions or obscured content, located throughout the report, most notably in the middle of paragraphs and at the end of sentences. There is a large, circled letter "A" in the left margin of the first page. No photographs, diagrams, forms, stamps, or tables are visible. The visual elements are primarily the typewritten text and the handwritten additions and redactions.

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