Changelog

Expanded the evaluating risk section to emphasize the inherent dangers of intense physical exercise, stress positions, and emotional play.

Updated the description of "The Brainwashing Book" to note its use of classic and operant conditioning.

Added a humorous reference to a "burrito induction".

Added resources for discussing a hypnosis fetish with a partner.

Added a link to a blog post about navigating hypnoamory.

Added notes on making stories dynamic with uncertainty and intermittent reinforcement, and a quote on immersion and improv.

Added a note about the responsibility of being an accountability partner.

Added further reading links regarding amnesia and autism.

Added a significant section on maintenance and creating ceremonies with physical objects to solidify persistent suggestions, along with an extensive list of NSFW examples for creating fetishes or addictions.

Added a link to a discussion about trigger precursors.

Added a link to a discussion on physiological changes with hypnosis.

Refined the explanation of how inductions create immersion by framing experiences, noting that any emotional framing can be used.

Added examples of external threats and internal transformations to engage imagination during tension inductions, and included a quote detailing cognitive overload techniques.

Added references to tension inductions for amplifying anxiety, fear, and horror in roleplay scenarios.

Expanded with detailed sections on engaging imagination, physical arousal (with safety warnings), cognitive overload, direct commands, and aftercare.

Expanded with strategies for getting feedback, reframing suggestions, behavioral shaping, and modeling.

Added a quote regarding translating fantasies into a story.

Expanded on how arousal facilitates hypnosis and detailed the four stages of a tension induction (engage imagination, physical arousal, cognitive overload, direct commands).

Replaced the pyramiding section with a "Resistance Play" section demonstrating an interactive feedback loop, and updated the wake-up procedure.

Moved the "Pyramiding" section here and organized existing content into sections on subjective/objective viewpoints and principles of hypnotic suggestion.

Added notes on setting the scene appropriately, avoiding surprising the partner, and the need to hold tension for emotional/physical release.

Major expansion of troubleshooting strategies, adding sections on setup for success, partner’s headspace, reframing, behavioral shaping, and modeling.

Added an explanation of embodied cognition, noting that subjective experience comes with action rather than preceding it.

Expanded to address the double empathy problem and neurodiversity, and added a section on the hypnotist’s headspace and emotional regulation.

Clarified the distinction between reframing and modeling, noting that modeling involves introducing new information.

Added a note about the risk of airway obstruction caused by awkward resting positions during hypnosis.

Added a link to the Suggestions Overview and Troubleshooting pages.

Added context about how autistic people might need the social context and rules of hypnosis explicitly explained.

Added a core section outlining the three main troubleshooting questions: setting up for success, partner’s headspace, and hypnotist’s headspace.

Replaced a quote from Werner Heisenberg with one from Dennis Ritchie.

Removed the "Failure" section.

Added a flowchart image, emphasized using clean language for feedback, and expanded on Erickson’s judo approach, behavioral shaping, and providing scientific models.

Added a note that a failed suggestion can be acknowledged briefly and discussed during debriefing.

Added a note that social contexts aren’t defined by subjective experiences.

Structured the page into three broad sections: Identification, Feedback, and Adjustment, and added strategies like Utilization, Pivoting, and Fallback.

Added a statement that a hypnotized person follows suggestions, and hypnosis itself is the justification.

Added a video link to an interview with Derren Brown discussing the story aspects of hypnosis.

Created the initial version of the troubleshooting page outlining identification, getting feedback, mental models, and adjustments.

Updated the definition explanation to state there is no reliable indicator of hypnosis as a discernable state and that subjective experience is infinitely variable, and added video demonstrations.

Redefined hypnosis as following suggestions regardless of subjective experience, and expanded description of deep trance for virtuosos.

Clarified that hypnosis is defined by actions rather than feelings, and added discussion on the concern of "pretending" during hypnosis.

Added video demonstration of false memory.

Added reference to cults using NLP storytelling and manipulation techniques.

Added flowchart/video to illustrate the experience of being hypnotized, and clarified that trance does not necessarily correlate with suggestibility.

Added mention of cult leaders using NLP techniques.

Introduced "social context" to explain suggestibility, and defined the "hypnotic contract" and "hypnotic context".

Added section on managing partner energy during hypnotic play, and added information on responsive sexual desire.

Added critique of NLP for valuing form over substance, noting that techniques were copied without understanding their underlying theory.

Consolidated and simplified the debriefing questions for the butterfly induction.

Updated reference link for the book Mind Games.

Noted the lack of consequences and group pushback regarding Bandler’s abusive behavior in early NLP workshops.

Expanded the pretalk section to emphasize active feedback, communication, and the improv-like nature of the session.

Added details on the dubious origins of NLP claims and the insular, uncritical nature of Bandler’s core group.

Added extensive quotes and citations from academic literature criticizing NLP as a pseudoscience, highlighting its ethical violations and misuse of linguistic and psychological terminology.

Clarified that NLP can be treated as "hypnosis kayfabe" rather than actually believing in it, added a disturbing anecdote from Terrence McClendon detailing Richard Bandler’s abusive behavior, and argued against the validity of "Folk NLP".

Added a quote from Derren Brown’s "Tricks of the Mind" on holding space and being comfortable with silence.

Added advice to ensure a secure relationship before negotiating long-term habit changes, and warned against creating dependency.

Added citations to studies debunking the eye-movement hypothesis and single-session anxiety cures in NLP.

Added a recommendation for the book "The Science Of Self-Hypnosis" and noted its evidence-based approach.

Clarified the distinction between underlying affect and the conscious interpretation of emotion.

Discussed the potential use of disgust and horror in specific contexts like power exchange or kink.

Added a link to Vreahli’s website for comprehensive hypnosis book and paper notes.

Emphasized that performative hypnosis relies on "kayfabe" and theatrical patter to build structure and confidence.

Described the four-stage spiral of suggestibility: Suggestion, Interoception, Attribution, and Response Set.

Highlighted that hypnosis techniques and language primarily serve as theatrical performance ("kayfabe") rather than having isolated efficacy.

Emphasized that trance is an optional subjective experience and not synonymous with hypnosis.

Added a reference to James Tripp’s "Hypnosis Without Trance" and its focus on neuropsychological faculties over trance states.

Added a section on negotiating expectations, boundaries, and responsibilities as people, not just within the hypnotic roles.

Added a role-based approach for persistent suggestions (e.g., adopting the identity of a "Marmite lover").

Added information on the use of goal-directed fantasies in sports training for removing anxiety.

Acknowledged alternate conceptualizations of hypnosis components like CREAM and TEAM.

Clarified the use of cognitive hypnotherapy for chronic insomnia and cognitive shuffle techniques for falling asleep.

Expanded on hallucination as a learnable skill with distinct neurological markers from mental imagery.

Explained predictive processing in the context of desires, intentions, and motivations acting as generative predictions.

Expanded the critique of NLP, focusing on the lack of accountability, practitioner vetting, and quality control. Reorganized the "Folk NLP" critique into bullet points. Added an addendum critiquing Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM) research.

Clarified the distinction between compliance and perception in the definition and explanation of suggestion.

Expanded the conclusion of the NLP section with further critiques of the methodology and added an analysis of Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories.

Added ideas for the "Compliance" game, including conditioning, positive feedback, and utilizing rewards, while cautioning against motivational crowding.

Added a section warning about "Ego Involvement" for newbie hypnotists and the risks of over-investing in specific outcomes.

Expanded the explanation of the "Compliance" game and its rules.

Clarified that deep relaxation does not increase the risk of thrombosis (blood clots), but advised individuals with a history of thrombosis or mental health issues to consult a professional before engaging in hypnosis.

Added a section dispelling myths that hypnosis causes embolism or seizures, noting that while induction methods like strobing lights can trigger seizures, the risk is unrelated to hypnosis itself.

Updated the link for Witkowski’s paper on NLP research and added links to a podcast episode about Richard Bandler.

Added a reference to Jason Youv’s transcription of the Mother Jones article on NLP and clarified Richard Bandler’s background and claims.

Noted that Wordweaver originally conceptualized the components of hypnosis as CREAM (Context, Rapport, Expectation, Absorption).

Reorganized and refined the history and critique of NLP, separating the chronological narrative from the general critique.

Minor refinements to the history and critique of NLP.

Minor wording improvements in the NLP section.

Added an extensive quote from Brian Dunning’s Skeptoid podcast analyzing the Meta Model and Milton Model. Added quotes about the ethical implications of selling ineffective therapy. Added a quote from Samuel Johnson regarding the originality of NLP techniques. Added a concluding perspective on NLP as an inhumane approach to hypnosis that can still be used for recreational purposes by assuming the persona of a "sales guru".

Clarified the definition of sexual emotions, adding a link to the dual control model of sexual response.

Added a quote from Weitzenhoffer regarding Milton Erickson’s teaching style and the influence of Ernest Rossi on his published work.

Added "Trance" to the list of myths.

Added quotes from a 2006 Guardian article detailing an NLP conference with Richard Bandler and Paul McKenna, highlighting Bandler’s sociopathic diagnosis and the origins of NLP as a hallucination.

Added a comprehensive new page on "Trance", arguing that it is a subjective internal perception resulting from suggestion rather than a prerequisite for hypnosis, tracing the "state vs non-state" debate through papers by Kirsch and Lynn from 1995 to 2020.

Refined the descriptions of emotional and mental suggestions.

Added new content to mental suggestions.

Refined discussion around Milton Erickson and updated memory suggestions.

Detailed the different schools of "Ericksonian hypnosis", listing the various interpretations and models by Haley, Jackson, Shazer, Bandler, Rossi, Zeig, and Gilligan.

Updated the link to Michael Heap’s paper on NLP claims.

Expanded the analysis of Milton Erickson’s approach, highlighting his use of storytelling as a primary method for altering perception and capitalizing on positive expectancies without always using direct hypnosis.

Added blockquotes summarizing the empirical research on Ericksonian hypnosis and the importance of expectancy and belief.

Added links to Kev Sheldrake’s reviews for "My Voice Will Go With You", "Structure of Magic 1 & 2", and "Frogs Into Princes".

Added a book recommendation for "Hypnosis Complications: Prevention and Risk Management".

Expanded analysis of Erickson’s methodology, his use of storytelling, mythologization of his practice, and added commentary on NLP.

Expanded critique of NLP including anchoring, reframing, and its failure to provide scientific evidence.

Added "Erickson as Mealticket" header for section on unaccredited degrees in Ericksonian hypnosis.

Added Weitzenhoffer’s critical perspective on Erickson’s confabulation and the "Ruth Induction" demonstration.

Reorganized quotes from Erica Fromm and Corydon Hammond about the Neo-Ericksonian movement and fake degrees.

Clarified language regarding the belief in trance being useful in itself.

Added advice for hypnotees to communicate if specific phrasing or language causes anxiety.

Added a concluding review stating NLP coaching should be ignored in favor of models with a clear evidence base.

Added a reference link regarding breath play being a leading cause of death and disability in the kink community.

Expanded the section on Ericksonian Hypnosis and Science with a detailed review of empirical data and its focus on expectancy and belief over trance states.

Added a footnote regarding the lack of empirical validation for Ericksonian therapy and expanded on the need to understand Erickson in context.

Removed a paragraph criticizing Ericksonian marketing techniques.

Added reference to Hilgard’s "Divided Consciousness".

Expanded on hypnosis as a ritual that effects personal change.

Added critique of Erickson as an unreliable narrator and his use of confabulation.

Expanded on storytelling as a way of reducing internal complexity to construct a narrative identity.

Added new section on Ericksonian Hypnosis covering Erickson as a storyteller, his mythologization, and the lack of scientific basis.

Added "Erickson was not an Ericksonian" to the list of myths.

Added a new page detailing research that hypnotic suggestions during sleep are mutually exclusive with sleep or extremely limited.

Added a reference to hypnosleep in the myths section.

Added link to "Erickson was not an Ericksonian" in the myths section.

Replaced the summary link of the Witkowski paper with the full paper to clarify there’s no mention of a hoax.

Expanded the NLP section with reviews from the 2010s detailing its lack of clinical evidence and classifying it as a pseudoscience.

Added a new page covering the history and lack of scientific basis for Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Added testimonials section.

Added a tip from Tesdinic on Discord for encouraging amnesia by using pattern interrupts and providing reference points.

Changed the quote at the top of the memory suggestions page to Leonard Shelby from Memento.

Clarified that when we recall a memory, it is a perception that can be interpreted and altered.

Added recommendation for hypnotees to read Vreahli’s subject guide and be proactive in negotiations.

Added a tip on using complementary or contrasting emotions and flipping between them to enhance emotional fractionation.

Clarified that post hypnotic amnesia can be spontaneous and compared it to experiences with high automaticity.

Added recommendations for therapeutic hypnosis (finding a certified professional) and reading recommendations for practicing in a therapeutic context.

Added quote about desires, intentions, and motivations being realized as varying forms of predictions in predictive processing.

Reorganized the "What’s not in this guide?" section and added more links for guides on being hypnotized, hypnokink, and therapeutic hypnosis.

Added "What’s in this guide?" section summarizing the structure of the newbie guide.

Added "How you can help" section pointing to the feedback page.

Added a new subsection on "Cognition and Consciousness" with a recommendation for "Rethinking Consciousness" and the attention schema theory.

Added advice to start with an intentionally trivial and fun suggestion when workshopping persistent suggestions.

Added a link to a resource document about safely leaving a cult or abusive dynamic.

Expanded on the "Pretalk" section to explain the hypnotic contract and hypnotic context.

Added book recommendations for "The Hidden Spring" and "Real Change".

Added a link to Hypnokick’s virtual training center for street hypnosis.

Added a book recommendation for "How To Do Hypnosis".

Added a technique by Joe K Fobes for moving from a subjective to an objective viewpoint in suggestions.

Expanded on pyramiding suggestions, replacing scaling text and linking to Kev Sheldrake’s talk and Vreahli’s notes.

Clarified the definition of emotions, emphasizing that they are perceived and constructed by the mind rather than created by an "emotion area". Added a paragraph on training exercises for eliciting emotions directly.

Moved a paragraph discussing theories of consciousness into a commented-out section with scientific paper links.

Added a paragraph discussing theories of consciousness (higher order thought, global workspace, integrated information) and mentioning that the line between conscious and unconscious is a construction of the mind.

Added a quote from sleepingirl about using "parts" language instead of talking to a personified "subconscious" to avoid DID risk.

Added a BDSM hypnosis blog post link about talking to the unconscious mind with a warning about risks.

Added a tip about using a subject’s existing health routines (like lifting weights or post-isometric relaxation) to make suggestions more effective.

Updated quote attribution for Milton Erickson.

Added a paragraph raising questions about the automatic imagination model and how asking not to think about something usually backfires.

Added information about the "ideomotor feedback loop".

Updated links for pyramiding/scaling references.

Added a quote from George E. P. Box.

Clarified the definition of the hypnotic context as the social expectation of the roles and rules in place. Added reasons why people in trance might not speak.

Added a new introductory paragraph emphasizing flexibility and story. Added a new section "Make Trance Work For You" covering the role of trance and social expectations. Moved "Be Interesting" section and added emphasis on experience over fancy techniques.

Added John Locke quote about perception of one’s own mind.

Added a paragraph explaining that people following post-hypnotic suggestions are not in trance and the importance of monitoring for dissociation.

Added an introductory quote comparing active-alert induction to traditional relaxation. Added a recommendation to use the Valencia induction.

Added introductory quote from Milton Erickson.

Added introductory quote from Don Gibbons.

Added introductory quote from sleepingirl.

Added introductory quote about Therapeutic Inductions.

Added introductory quote from James Braid.

Added introductory quote from Dave Elman’s Hypnotherapy.

Added quote highlighting the goal of increasing autonomy and strength of will in patients.

Added quote explaining that an induction is a way to imaginatively begin to reframe reality.

Added quote from Jacobson on progressive relaxation.

Added an introductory quote for the Valencia induction.

Expanded the explanation of perception to include sensory perception, word/speech recognition, and prediction layers, and how hypnotic suggestions can alter this perception.

Added a quote from Werner Heisenberg to the components of hypnosis section.

Added quotations to pages.

Added a link to "Patterns of a Predatory Hypnotist" in the risks section.

Reorganized persistent suggestions into Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control sections, and added guidance on feedback, validation, and the risks of memory alteration approaches.

Simplified the explanation of emotional construction and added a recommendation for Graham Old’s "Therapeutic Inductions" in the tailoring overview.

Clarified the limits of suggestion, noting that multiple sessions and authority figures can make people follow unwanted suggestions, and added stories of hypnotists ignoring consent.

Added critical commentary on Cognitive Hypnotherapy, added DOIs for the Carleton Skills Training Program and Self Deception papers, and included Emotional Self-Regulation Therapy (ESRT) in recommendations.

Added a suggestion to start prep routines with meal planning in the habits section.

Significantly expanded the habits section with guidance on Prep Work (Check lists, Go bags, Frontloading), Community involvement, and Breaking Habits.

Added a section on Negotiation for persistent suggestions.

Updated a reference link regarding pain modification in sensory suggestions.

Added information on the limitations of neuroimaging in determining hypnotic states.

Added information on using hypnosis for sleep, specifically mentioning cognitive shuffle and stage 1 sleep.

Removed a video reference about hypnotherapy for french fries attachment.

Added "Tiny Habits" by BJ Fogg to the recommendations under a new Habits section.

Replaced "lifestyle management" with "mindfulness" in habit formation, introduced "piggybacking," and expanded the Commitment section with details on commitment reminders.

Updated the overview to link to "Habit Formation" instead of "Habits".

Clarified the definition of post-hypnotic suggestions and added an anchor for "timeboxed" suggestions.

Added "The Psychological Construction of Emotion" and "Rethinking Consciousness" to recommendations, and updated commentary on "The Interoceptive Mind".

Reformatted the principles of hypnotic suggestion to use standard sentence punctuation instead of colons.

Created a comprehensive new page for Habit Formation, covering negotiation, planning, suggestions, tracking, and review.

Added a link to the new Habits page in the suggestions overview.

Added notes on alternate personalities (Subconscious mind, Tulpa, Bambi) to the risks section.

Removed large commented-out quote blocks from "Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors".

Replaced the "Scene" section with "Narrative" in mental suggestions, incorporating references to TVTropes and "Impro for Storytellers".

Removed the "Impro for Storytellers" reference from the tailoring overview.

Added specific names and details (Michael Fine, progressive muscle relaxation) to the introductory questions about hypnosis.

Changed a post-hypnotic trigger example to use a more conversational phrase.

Added a note about modifying exercises for partners and expanded the guidelines with a section on challenging beliefs and managing uncertainty.

Added a sidebar definition of hypnosis, and improved formatting for the post-hypnotic desire section.

Created a curated list of book recommendations for hypnosis practice, storytelling, theory, and perception.

Expanded the definition of post-hypnotic suggestions, added a section on using desire, and refined the abuse risks section.

Significant rewrite and expansion of post-hypnotic suggestion management, detailing safety conditions, timescales (short-term, timeboxed, long-term), and implementation intentions.

Refined beginner examples for post-hypnotic suggestions and added a section on phrasing for agency and short-term suggestions.

Minor wording update clarifying how generalized implementation intentions become schemas in perception.

Removed a specific sentence about resisting commands in monotropism inductions and fixed minor formatting.

Extensive expansion of the motivation section, added "Closed" to the suggestion checklist, and added a new "Hypnoamory" risks section.

Updated the guidelines to include an unambiguous cue for clear suggestions, added notes on hypnosis as an event boundary, and added content on directing behavior.

Added a new section warning about the dangers of personality play and expanded the attention schema section with new models and references.

Created the mental suggestions page covering schemas and beginner suggestions, added resources for memory modification, and updated the suggestions overview.

Added beginner emotion suggestions, clarified emotion elicitation, and expanded the regulation section to cover self-regulation and co-regulation.

Expanded the amnesia section with strategy categories, and detailed the risks, consequences, and reversibility of false memories.

Renamed induction titles for clarity, created the new memory suggestions page, and updated the suggestions overview.

Added content about perception as a brain model and a new comprehensive guide on sensory suggestions and hallucinations.

Added note about recording sessions to counter spontaneous amnesia and a section on the importance of tempo in delivery. Removed a redundant "Myth Busting" section from guidelines.

Updated guidelines with better wording on automaticity and mental strategies. Fixed formatting in Valencia induction page. Significant expansion of Beginner Suggestions to cover emotional and mental categories (desire, excitement, roleplay).

Added "Be Consistent" section to guidelines, emphasizing the coach-like role of the hypnotist and the "yes, and" technique.

Refined perceptions page by moving agency/ownership to mental perceptions and adding info on body transfer illusions.

Created new Beginner Suggestions page. Added references to guidelines and updated overview to include the new page.

Fixed internal link formats in ADHD and Autism pages to avoid leading slashes in aliases. Also updated perceptions intro to clarify hypnotic suggestions work via perception.

Fixed alias formatting in neurodiversity pages. Added Guidelines page for suggestions and updated overview. Fixed internal cross-references in inductions overview, progressive induction, autism page, and tailoring pages.

Added sections to inductions overview detailing "The Model", "The Inductions", and "Be Authentic, Be Slow, Be Kind". Added a debrief step to the Valencia induction.

Updated terminology from "subject" to "hypnotee" across various files. Added note about alexithymia and how imagery inductions can help in tailoring. Clarified attention bouncing inductions as similar to a monotropic split.

Changed "How Should I Act As A Hypnotist?" heading to "Behavior". Added sections to discussion on Dispelling Myths and Before You Get Started. Minor link fixes in Valencia induction.

Added the Valencia Model Waking Hypnosis (VMWH) induction page with detailed steps (Introduction, Exercises 1-4, Alert Hand Induction). Added Valencia to the inductions overview.

Minor wording changes in tailoring overview to clarify that inductions set the scene and create emotional framing, and changed "trance" mindset description.

Updated progressive induction to clarify that inductions set the tone and deepeners act as a reward system. Updated imagery inductions to note revelation inductions should be used sparingly after exhausting activities. Expanded on the theory of emotional construction in tailoring overview.

Added the full verbatim script for the Active-Alert Hypnosis induction from the original paper, replacing the previous summary.

Updated alert inductions to include Gibbon’s hyperemperic inductions. Expanded trance inductions to detail muscle fatigue, eye fixation, kinesthetic confusion, and the Esdaile State.

Added risks of physical discomfort regarding low blood pressure and POTS. Clarified unintentional compliance regarding open triggers. Restructured tailoring inductions (added dissociation, monotropism, revelation, and trance inductions; deleted imagination and kink inductions).

Reworded induction overview to emphasize tailoring the induction to the desired experience and updated terminology from dollification to depersonalization.

Fixed cross-reference links in the tailoring overview to use .adoc extensions and full paths.

Added quote to ADHD page. Minor cross-reference fixes in introduction page. Added alertness inductions with Active-Alert script and Valencia induction summary. Major restructuring of tailoring files (re-applied or rebased from other commits).

Major restructuring of the new tailoring induction files.

Reorganized the documentation structure, moving files into categorized directories (getting-started, inductions, neurodiversity, theory), removed nextsteps.adoc and utilization.adoc, and added a new section on tailoring inductions.

Updated references and DOI links related to the readiness response set and integrative response set theory.

Formatted links properly and refined the definitions of post-hypnotic suggestions and sleep hypnosis.

Added anecdotes about negative hallucinations and pop-up windows, clarified the definition of a hypnotic suggestion.

Cleaned up the formatting by removing unnecessary heading markers around the Progressive Muscle Relaxation explanation.

Standardized casing for "Active-alert hypnosis".

Expanded definitions for trance, altered states of consciousness, waking hypnosis, and active-alert hypnosis.

Corrected casing to use lowercase "autistic" instead of "Autistic" and fixed a missing word "responses".

Emphasized rapport, trust, and authenticity over "asserting authority" during the first session, and provided recommendations for dealing with skepticism.

Added a dedicated page on ADHD discussing associated traits and hypnosis recommendations, and updated notes on utilization to remove incomplete checklist placeholders.

Expanded on autism and authority, stims, active inductions, and special interests.

Updated Butterfly Stage with cross-references and clarified terminology around waking trance and fractionation.

Major updates to Components of Hypnosis including integrative response set theory, predictive processing, and interoception.

Refined Elman induction script with more descriptive language for relaxation.

Updated Fractionation Stage checklist and clarified reinduction triggers.

Added "Personalize it" section to Next Steps.

Expanded Progressive Relaxation Stage with interoception and emotional construction theory.

Clarified definition of trance and suggestibility.

Restructured Butterfly Stage with checklists, improved deepener descriptions, and debrief questions.

Added massive modularity and connectionism to Predictive Processing section.

Organized Elman Stage into sections and added conclusion with debrief.

Restructured Fractionation Stage with example scripts and PHRIT section.

Updated Introduction with more nuance on suggestibility and rejected "hidden observer" theory.

Added "More Suggestions" placeholder to Next Steps.

Simplified session structure by grouping wake up, aftercare, and debrief into "Conclusion".

Updated Progressive Relaxation Stage with suggestions section and reorganized conclusion.

Reorganized Butterfly Stage removing redundant session model list.

Significantly expanded and restructured Elman induction content with script examples and troubleshooting.

Cleaned up formatting in Fractionation Stage.

Simplified Overview stage descriptions.

Massive restructuring of Progressive Relaxation Stage adding scripts, deepeners, and detailed suggestions.

Major update to Progressive Relaxation Stage with detailed scripts for PMR, Deepeners, and Suggestions.

Significantly expanded Progressive Relaxation Stage with rationale, scripts, and rapport building.

Corrected clinical terminology in theoretical sections.

Improved flow and grammar in Introduction.

Fixed minor formatting in Progressive Relaxation Stage.

Expanded Risks section with truck driver anecdote and online predator warnings.

Fixed minor formatting in What is Hypnosis.

Added section on "Deeply Hypnotized" and behavior feedback loops.

Added information on Michael Fine case and cult programming to Risks.

Added reference to /r/scholar for academic papers.

Updated Introduction with "muscle memory" and alexithymia.

Clarified integrative response set theory.

Added section on tDCS.

Expanded Index with section descriptions.

Restructured Introduction into a more comprehensive overview.

Refined Response Set Theory and Predictive Processing sections.

Fixed minor formatting in Discussion and Negotiation.

Cleaned up Progressive Relaxation Stage formatting.

Deleted redundant structure page.

Refined Response Set Theory and Allostasis sections.

Significant expansion of Components of Hypnosis with Readiness Response Set and Singlemindedness.

Added somnambulistic behavior note to What is Hypnosis.

Decomposed components using academic theories.

Created new page detailing the components of hypnosis.

Added section on Allostasis and updated Response Set Theory.

Added section on interpersonal style and clarified suggestibility definitions.

Expanded on involuntary action and suggestibility research.

Added FAQ-style questions and answers to What is Hypnosis.

Major restructuring: moved introductory content to a new "What is Hypnosis" page.

Refined Introduction terminology.

Added Butterfly Stage, Elman Induction, and Fractionation Stage pages.

Restructured Overview and Next Steps.

Added Progressive Relaxation Stage.

Simplified Session Structure.

Added behavior guidelines for hypnotists.

Organized Discussion into concept, interest, and intent sections.

Updated guide title in Index.

Moved negotiation content to its own page.

Updated Frenzy risk description.

Improved consistency across multiple pages.

Simplified and clarified examples for how to ask a partner to try hypnosis, focusing on stress relief and positive self-image.

Added a video demonstration by "Zemmy".

Added a section on "Public Misunderstanding" (harassment/hecklers in public) and a note about neurodiversity/hyperfixation risks.

Added a detailed section on "Driving / Heavy Equipment" risks, including a Reddit testimonial about an accidental "drop" while driving and warnings about "open triggers".

Removed a specific comparison of Simon Says to rhetoric.

Restructured the "Practice" and "Exercises For Subjects" sections to emphasize regular schedules over shortcuts.

Added a video about the risks for highly hypnotizable people.

Reformatted an Anthony Jacquin quote from "Reality is Plastic".

Removed negotiation and convention videos, replaced with direct links to hypnokink conventions (Hypnation, Charmed, NEEHU) and added a section on predator awareness and safe practices.

Significantly expanded the "Simon Says" analogy and added explanations of habit formation, flow states, and the goal of focused attention meditation in hypnosis.

Reformatted the fractionation quote and established scripts for reinduction triggers.

Re-added the session structure list for the beginner stage.

Reformatted various quotes and scripts, including the Butterfly induction and the "nose touch" suggestion.

Reformatted the Anthony Jacquin "steel bar" quote.

Major overhaul of the beginner stage. Added sections on safeties (Interruptions, Time Limits, Space Limits), formatted scripts as quotes, and added video captions.

Refined the "What Is It Like To Be Hypnotized?" section and added a list on validating individual experiences.

Added a caption for the Elman troubleshooting video.

Reformatted a Dave Elman quote and updated the practice section.

Significant rewrite of the introduction. Added the "Simon Says" analogy, detailed descriptions of "Absorption, Suggestibility, and Dissociation", and sections on how the hypnotist should act (Mr. Rogers vs. Svengali).

Updated guide title and added a Gorgias quote on the power of language.

Added a new section: "How Do I Know When I’ve Hypnotized Someone?".

Restructured the introduction into "Hypnosis and Hypnotism" and "The Experience of Hypnosis" sections.

Transfer from Keybase and change to use asciidoc.