The “SWAT technique” for guaranteed instant trance

One thing I talk about a lot is why do you go into a trance.

It’s not random, it has a purpose.

And that may seem a bit strange. What benefit could there be in becoming more suggestible? If being hypnotizable means people can influence you more, isn’t that a vulnerability in the system?

Would a weakness evolution be removed?

Nah, it’s a strength, a feature evolution built into your mind.

Most of your life is spent on autopilot. You don’t need to think about what you do. Imagine something routine, like grocery shopping. It would be exhausting if you had to think about how to drive, where to go, what to bring, how the supermarket works…

Fortunately, having done it so many times before, it comes naturally to you. You’re less likely to, say, forget her wallet. Your brain knows the routine, so it follows it.

Now, you are not a robot. Let’s say your usual route to the stores had more traffic than usual. You will adapt your speed to the conditions and get there safely.

But what if something really unexpected happened?

What if outside the supermarket there was a polar bear calmly tied to the door?

I’m guessing this would be unusual for you, so unusual and potentially unsafe that your autopilot couldn’t handle it. You’re not in the habit of overlooking a polar bear.

You would immediately go into a deep hypnotic trance.

It would not be the kind of trance where you ‘sleep’ with your eyes closed. Your eyes would remain open, unblinking, as you focus on what is in front of you.

But it would be a trance anyway.

Why would you go into a trance right now?

Because suggestibility and open-mindedness are the same thing. At that moment, faced with something unexpected, your mind searches for new ideas.

You could think of it this way: During routine things, your brain does what it knows will work. When something new happens, you are forced to consider new approaches.

Let’s go back to the example of the polar bear. You would see it, go into a trance and think in ways that were closed to you. However, your brain will not be fussy. Almost any answer he finds, he will accept, because the worst thing you could do is doubt.

If your first instinct is to scream and run, you will.

If someone tells you, in a clear and authoritative voice, to clap your hands twice, you will do it.

Your brain is fast, it will not take you long to get out of the surprise and confusion. For something small, it will decide on a course of action in a fraction of a second. However, before you do, you will be open and suggestible.

Now, that’s okay, you don’t run into a lot of wild animals while shopping for vegetables.

But it doesn’t take much to break the routine. Someone with a weird accent asking if you have time will. So will be seeing a new billboard on the side of the road, an unexpected flash of movement, a loud sound…

And, for a brief moment, he will go into a trance before coming out of it.

While you are in that suggestible state, you are more open to new ideas and orders from other people.

Don’t you think you’re so suggestible when this happens?

Think about how SWAT teams operate. They kick down the doors at the same time (creating surprise and confusion, which breaks the autopilot and puts the criminals in a suggestible state). They then shout simple commands at them.

“Get on the ground! Drop your weapon!”

Most criminals obey. By the time they come out of their fast trance, they have a boot on their backs and handcuffs around their wrists.

At that time, the police are enemy combatants… and the criminals still obey them.

That’s how powerful this principle is.

Now, you may have a question here:

What good is a trance that only lasts a second? That’s just enough time for a suggestion, and a brief one.

Well, what do you do when a genie offers you a wish? You wish a thousand wishes. Likewise, your only command may be for the person to remain in a trance.

If “staying in the trance state” is too wordy for you, there’s a convenient shorthand that works just as well:

“SLEEP!”

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