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In article <DLB.93Jan26102730@fanny.wash.inmet.com>, dlb@fanny.wash.inmet.com (David Barton) writes:
> I missed the original article in this thread.  I must therefore
> respond to a partial quote.
> 
>    In article <1k0gfkINNfbs@rs2.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>,
>    raab@vlsi.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Andreas Raab) writes: 
>    |> Is it possible to induce a hypnotic state in a person such that the
>    |> person doesn't realize what happens?
> 
>    [ stuff deleted ]
> 
>    |> Well, can it be that A hypnotized B? I know that eye contact over
>    |> extended periods of time can induce trace, but what then? There
>    |> was a lot of body language involved, and A used his voice very
>    |> much. It reminded me at the wizard Saruman a character from "The
>    |> Lord of the Rings" who bewitched people with his voice.
>    |> m really interested in the subject, it's fasconating to watch
>    |> people interact. This "hidden hypnosis" technique seems to be
>    |> used very frequent, especially in advertising, in particular in
>    |> TV. 
>    |> 	Andreas
> 
> Covert hypnotic inductions are certainly possible.  Erickson has
> published many examples, as have many others.  Erickson even
> recommends it in the case where a given client is clearly ambivalent,
> and the ambivalence results in considerable resistance.
> 
> Not having seen the original article, I cannot comment on whether a
> trance was induced in this particular case.  Hypnosis is not an
> "either-or" thing; being hypnotized is not a binary variable.  The
> answer to your question is probably, "To an extent".
> 
> 					Dave Barton
> 					dlb@hudson.wash.inmet.com