One thing I talk about a lot is why you go into a trance.
It is 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 that people can influence you more, isn’t that a vulnerability in the system?
Would an evolution of weakness eliminate?
No, it is a fortress, an evolution of functions that has been engraved in your mind.
Most of his life is spent on autopilot. You don’t need to think about what you do. Imagine something routine, like shopping for food. It would be tiring 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 feels natural to you. You are less likely to, say, forget your wallet. Your brain knows the routine, so it goes along with it.
Now, you are not a robot. Let’s say your usual path to the stores had more traffic than usual. He would match his speed with conditions and arrive safely.
But what if something really unexpected happened?
What if, outside the supermarket, there was a polar bear tied quietly to the door?
I suppose this would be unusual for you, so unusual and potentially unsafe, that your autopilot would not be able to handle it. You are not in the habit of overlooking a polar bear.
He would immediately go into a deep hypnotic trance.
It wouldn’t 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 suggestion and open-mindedness are the same. 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.
Going 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 you find will accept it, because the worst thing you can do is doubt.
If your first instinct is to scream and run, you will.
If someone says, in a clear and authoritative voice, to clap twice, you will.
Your brain is fast; It won’t take long for you to come out of surprise and confusion. For something small, you will decide a course of action in a split second. However, before doing so, it will be open and suggestible.
Well, you don’t come across a lot of wild animals while shopping for vegetables.
But it doesn’t take much to break your routine. Someone with a strange accent who asks if you have time will do it. You will also see a new billboard on the side of the road, an unexpected flash of movement, a loud sound …
And, for a brief moment, you 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 are so suggestible when this happens?
Think about how SWAT teams operate. They kick down the doors at the same time (creating surprise and confusion, breaking the autopilot and putting the criminals in a suggestive state). Then they shout simple commands at them.
“Get down on the ground! Drop your weapon!”
Most criminals obey. By the time they come out of their trance fast, they have a boot on their back and handcuffs around their wrists.
At that time, the cops 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. Also, your only order may be that the person remain in a trance.
If “staying in the trance state” is too wordy for you, there is a convenient abbreviation that works just as well:
“TO SLEEP!”
