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subject plays the record or tape on his phonograph or tape recorder and
is conditioned over a period of time to respond to hypnosis at a given
signal or phrase. He, in turn, can change this key phrase to one of his
own choosing. Should you own or have access to a tape recorder, I would
suggest recording an induction of hypnosis and playing it back to
yourself in this manner as though you were hypnotizing someone else.

I have produced three different hypnotic records and a 30-minute
hypnotic tape containing the three records which are sold commercially.
One record, called the Musical Hypnotic Record, has a very pleasant,
relaxing musical background as the voice of the hypnotist induces
hypnosis. The second record, called the Metronome Hypnotic Record,
incorporates the monotonous and lulling beat of an electric metronome in
the background. The subject is instructed to mentally repeat "sleep" as
he slowly inhales and "deep sleep" as he slowly exhales in rhythm with
the beat of the metronome. While the subject is concentrating on this
activity, the voice of the hypnotist induces hypnosis. The third record,
called Self-Hypnosis Record No. 3, contains only the voice of the
hypnotist inducing hypnosis. It features a unique approach and
technique.

I have had a great deal of correspondence with those who have used these
phonograph records and the hypnotic tape for conditioning themselves for
self-hypnosis. The results are quite interesting and run the range of
immediate results to no results. One person wrote that one of the
records hypnotized him at the first playing and conditioned him for
self-hypnosis, whereas he had failed to respond to hypnosis after many
visits to one of the country's foremost authorities. I have had similar
experiences after having failed to hypnotize a subject despite many
attempts. I can only speculate that the subjects in these cases
unconsciously resist the hypnotist because they feel a personal threat.
Since the record is impersonal, they are better able to relax and
subsequently be hypnotized. Interestingly, this occurred when the
subject was convinced that he was a very difficult subject. It would
seem that only then was the conditioned response pattern finally
established. The basic function of the hypnotic records and hypnotic
tape is to establish a conditioned response pattern to a given stimulus.
In time, most subjects are conditioned by the intelligent and systematic
use of these reco