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@emdashery.bsky.social
Mid-30s demi hypno-nerd with a passion for punctuation. Always glad to talk shop about hypno and kink.
So, it's fun. It's hot. It's possible. And it just might make your partner (or yourself!) better able to hold on to that wonderful flow state that is hypno. Give it a try. I'd love to hear about it in the comments!
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So, it's fun. It's hot. It's possible. And it just might make your partner (or yourself!) better able to hold on to that wonderful flow state that is hypno. Give it a try. I'd love to hear about it in the comments!
You can also play around with it in fractionation. Most folks will "emerge" from trance still in this hazy, suggestible state. Slip an easy suggestion you know they can achieve in and all of a sudden they've got proof that suggestion still hits with their eyes open.
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
You can also play around with it in fractionation. Most folks will "emerge" from trance still in this hazy, suggestible state. Slip an easy suggestion you know they can achieve in and all of a sudden they've got proof that suggestion still hits with their eyes open.
Those can also be layered in as suggestions during the trance itself, especially helping folks believe that their trances are less fragile than they think they are. It's often useful to give them something like a self-trance trigger they can use to anchor themselves, even just a certain breathing.
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Those can also be layered in as suggestions during the trance itself, especially helping folks believe that their trances are less fragile than they think they are. It's often useful to give them something like a self-trance trigger they can use to anchor themselves, even just a certain breathing.
So, one fun way to help achieve this is in the pre-talk--just literally saying that it's possible. Talking about the little eyes-open trances we have every day (driving familiar roads, getting lost in a book, daydreaming, etc.)
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So, one fun way to help achieve this is in the pre-talk--just literally saying that it's possible. Talking about the little eyes-open trances we have every day (driving familiar roads, getting lost in a book, daydreaming, etc.)
Still, I find that a lot of subjects say they can't trance with their eyes open. Anyone who's been following my threads can probably guess my opinion about what "can't" means in hypno--not "I will never do this" (as too many assume), but "I haven't found the right muscle for this yet."
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Still, I find that a lot of subjects say they can't trance with their eyes open. Anyone who's been following my threads can probably guess my opinion about what "can't" means in hypno--not "I will never do this" (as too many assume), but "I haven't found the right muscle for this yet."
It also blurs the line between entranced and "awake" in a way that can be immensely fun--it creates the possibility that they're always in trance, which can be fun to vamp on during a session (or as a tease between, if the dynamic allows for it).
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It also blurs the line between entranced and "awake" in a way that can be immensely fun--it creates the possibility that they're always in trance, which can be fun to vamp on during a session (or as a tease between, if the dynamic allows for it).
So: What's hot about eyes-open trance? Well, it's a bit of a convincer that trance is less fragile than a lot of folks think--that there's all sorts of ways to "be in trance" and that you can stay in a trance even in situations that seem like you shouldn't.
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So: What's hot about eyes-open trance? Well, it's a bit of a convincer that trance is less fragile than a lot of folks think--that there's all sorts of ways to "be in trance" and that you can stay in a trance even in situations that seem like you shouldn't.
...can help you appreciate it, which deepens your own enjoyment as a tist. I feel like that's essential for really getting the most out of that role: Like anything else, you have to learn to love the process of DOING.
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
...can help you appreciate it, which deepens your own enjoyment as a tist. I feel like that's essential for really getting the most out of that role: Like anything else, you have to learn to love the process of DOING.
--just like the trance your partner is experiencing, albeit in a different way. It's often inflected, at least for me, with a sense of power, agility, and cunning. It's different for different people! But noticing what that kind of trance feels like for you...
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
--just like the trance your partner is experiencing, albeit in a different way. It's often inflected, at least for me, with a sense of power, agility, and cunning. It's different for different people! But noticing what that kind of trance feels like for you...
And chances are good you'll get so wrapped up in doing what you do that you don't take the opportunity to really know or appreciate the unique feeling of being in that kind of trance, even for its own sake. But it can be pleasant, strange, and comfortable--
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And chances are good you'll get so wrapped up in doing what you do that you don't take the opportunity to really know or appreciate the unique feeling of being in that kind of trance, even for its own sake. But it can be pleasant, strange, and comfortable--
I learned to do hypno primarily in-trance, and I'm told that I am especially obviously ✨somewhere else ✨ when I'm trancing someone. That's not surprising--all tists go into some kind of trance because you have to when you're building that kind of rapport with someone (and they're in trance).
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I learned to do hypno primarily in-trance, and I'm told that I am especially obviously ✨somewhere else ✨ when I'm trancing someone. That's not surprising--all tists go into some kind of trance because you have to when you're building that kind of rapport with someone (and they're in trance).
If you're a subject, try embracing this idea as an intermediate step to deeper dissociation and hallucination--even knowing that it's possible can help lower the dissonance of "not getting" exactly what was suggested.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you're a subject, try embracing this idea as an intermediate step to deeper dissociation and hallucination--even knowing that it's possible can help lower the dissonance of "not getting" exactly what was suggested.
If you're a tist, try vamping on the experience of this kind of dream logic and "double knowing" -- that these things don't NEED to be reconciled, and that they can be as real as they need to be.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you're a tist, try vamping on the experience of this kind of dream logic and "double knowing" -- that these things don't NEED to be reconciled, and that they can be as real as they need to be.
Some of it is expectation: If someone is expecting a suggestion to be a fully realized hallucination...well, that's a shot in the dark, and something to play towards.
But to *sense* that something is X, even as they perceive that it's Y? That's a lot more doable.
But to *sense* that something is X, even as they perceive that it's Y? That's a lot more doable.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Some of it is expectation: If someone is expecting a suggestion to be a fully realized hallucination...well, that's a shot in the dark, and something to play towards.
But to *sense* that something is X, even as they perceive that it's Y? That's a lot more doable.
But to *sense* that something is X, even as they perceive that it's Y? That's a lot more doable.
So, I love helping folks come up with internal frameworks for how something might work--a little bit of scaffolding can help people explore what's going on during a trance. I think "dream logic" is an underexplored way of helping folks reconcile suggestion and perception.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So, I love helping folks come up with internal frameworks for how something might work--a little bit of scaffolding can help people explore what's going on during a trance. I think "dream logic" is an underexplored way of helping folks reconcile suggestion and perception.
So having a pause isn't going to be as profound to your subject. You are, ironically, in your own head about how long you're taking. So take a breath, relax, and remember to take credit for everything: You're not thinking about what to say next.
You're letting them marinate in their headspace.
You're letting them marinate in their headspace.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
So having a pause isn't going to be as profound to your subject. You are, ironically, in your own head about how long you're taking. So take a breath, relax, and remember to take credit for everything: You're not thinking about what to say next.
You're letting them marinate in their headspace.
You're letting them marinate in their headspace.
Silence feels a lot longer to the speaker creating it than the person hearing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Silence feels a lot longer to the speaker creating it than the person hearing it.
Most people can't speak entirely extemporaneously, at least not very well. Incorporating silence effectively into induction and suggestion gives you room to breathe and consider your next framing. And here's the secret that every teacher knows:
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Most people can't speak entirely extemporaneously, at least not very well. Incorporating silence effectively into induction and suggestion gives you room to breathe and consider your next framing. And here's the secret that every teacher knows:
4️⃣ Get comfortable with silence.
This one's different! It's something that'll get perfected with the three things I listed above, but I think it's an important tool for tists: Even if you're a fast-patter tist with a lot of verbal agility, become comfortable with silence.
This one's different! It's something that'll get perfected with the three things I listed above, but I think it's an important tool for tists: Even if you're a fast-patter tist with a lot of verbal agility, become comfortable with silence.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
4️⃣ Get comfortable with silence.
This one's different! It's something that'll get perfected with the three things I listed above, but I think it's an important tool for tists: Even if you're a fast-patter tist with a lot of verbal agility, become comfortable with silence.
This one's different! It's something that'll get perfected with the three things I listed above, but I think it's an important tool for tists: Even if you're a fast-patter tist with a lot of verbal agility, become comfortable with silence.