Doc 0000190687
CIA
This document details hypnosis experiments conducted on January 26, 1954, involving multiple inductions, some via telephone using code words, to achieve deep trance states and test post-hypnotic suggestions.
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Ask the archive about this →..;- . ' I ' I On Tuesday 26 January 19~4, SI aud H experimentation a11d research :Cuilcliug 13, by l·~essrs. ,, subjects: Eisse .. The eveninr;' s session opened with a standard sloH type induction v1hich . wa,s fiea3:~ held {.or a consj_derable period of time in an cf.f"ort. to produce .~· r;reater depth in all persons present. Immediately aftc;, all subjects were av1alcened and another induction i·ras run acain making every effort to, , obtain greatbr depth. DurinG this test each subject 'rlas instructed to open her eyes· a.na· appeat' normal but remain in n deep tr.::mce· state. All '·' subjects succeeded in obtaininG this depth· v-rithout ef.rort. In view of •" the .above SUCCeSSfUl testing, a thrid induction HaS run--thiS time Via 1 the telephone and using cotle words. In this te::>t, all subjects l-rere sucQessfully inducted and Hrote a•brief statement while under hypnosis and still talkin~ on the telephone and then carried out a series of activities includinc; vialkinc, movinG abcut, etc. while still under full hypnosis and then passinG into a deep sleep state without additiona;t. instruction. · • For matter of record, numerpus post-hy-pnotic su~cestions l-lere tried in connection with the above i-tork and tests l'or clcpt.h were tried.. All successful. As a special test on the subject::>, all were r:;iven a simple -·· post-hypnotic coll1Jlmnd for the next ses.-ion. This PH vJas as soon as the subjects enter the opcrations·room and seat themselves, they will immedi-- ately pass into a sleep state. ..\ · .. ' ..'. ... ' ~ '. ·'! ~ I .I . • • f 4 .. /: ·< ·., '· -~ .)lh;;.\. . ' ,. ,;,,I t, ' • : • , .• ,·, .•~ .'. ; : ••. ,. ., ".tr ! •
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