Summary of James Gordon & Rebecca Doll's Mastering Erotic Hypnosis

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#1 The classic 19th century experiments conducted by Jules Liégeois of the Nancy school of hypnosis were criticized and repeated by Gilles de la Tourette, who gave a patient a ruler and told her it was a gun.

#2 The Paris School believed that hypnotized subjects could be made to commit crimes while hypnotized, while the Nancy School believed that such an occurrence might be possible.

#3 The idea that people can’t be made to do anything against their will while hypnotized is false. They can be made to do things that are against their will, but not things that are against the law.

#4 The CIA conducted a human experimentation program called MKUltra from 1953 to 1973, which involved the use of hypnosis and other forms of torture. The program was not focused on mind control, but on developing irresistible interrogation techniques.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822505063

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The classic 19th century experiments conducted by Jules Liégeois of the Nancy school of hypnosis were criticized and repeated by Gilles de la Tourette, who gave a patient a ruler and told her it was a gun.

#2

The Paris School believed that hypnotized subjects could be made to commit crimes while hypnotized, while the Nancy School believed that such an occurrence might be possible.

#3

The idea that people can’t be made to do anything against their will while hypnotized is false. They can be made to do things that are against their will, but not things that are against the law.

#4

The CIA conducted a human experimentation program called MKUltra from 1953 to 1973, which involved the use of hypnosis and other forms of torture. The program was not focused on mind control, but on developing irresistible interrogation techniques.

#5

It is important to draw a line between behavior and submission. While it is acceptable to ask someone to do something they may not want to do, it is not acceptable to force them to do something they do not want to do.

#6

The law and most kinksters call for ongoing contemporaneous consent. In plain English, this means that the person has to be agreeing to the thing as they do it, and be able to agree to it at the time. If you're like most people, you've done a few things in your life you didn't really want to do.

#7

The Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris was the site of many famous experiments, including the one on Jane Avril, a dancer who was admitted in 1882. She became the subject of a largely fictional novel by Swedish author Per Olov Enquist.

#8

The half-Irish laundress Trilby was hypnotized by the roguish Svengali in George du Maurier’s novel Trilby. This novel popularized the idea of an unscrupulous lover who preys on an innocent girl, offering her one thing through hypnosis, but secretly making her his love slave.

#9

There are many reasons not to be unethical when hypnosis is involved. You will get caught, and the human mind doesn’t support unethical behavior well. The subject who appears to be your hypnotic slave may behave differently when they are out from under your thumb.

#10

There are special ethics considerations if you are considering a career or practice in hypnosis, particularly if you are a therapist. While this is not a part of the ethics of your certifying body, most educational sources encourage hypnotists to share their skills to benefit friends and family.

#11

When you are a hypnotist, you are taking on the role of a top, and your partner is acting as a bottom, even if you don’t use those terms. You must ensure that what happens during a session is what both parties agreed to.

#12

There are two basic approaches to consent: explicit and implicit. Explicit consent is when you and your partner agree on every single thing that will happen during a sexual encounter. Implicit consent is when you and your partner have agreed to let things happen during a sexual encounter, but you don’t have to explicitly say yes to everything that your partner does.

#13

The traditional model is when a man makes a move, and if his partner doesn’t respond, he makes another move. If his partner responds positively, he continues making moves. There is no specific statement of consent, but positive responses imply contemporaneous consent.

#14

The kinky model is when everything is discussed beforehand. In order to maintain contemporaneous consent, a safeword is sometimes used to differentiate between, say, wincing and tears that mean I am in pain.

#15

Safewords are problematic because they make the person who is not in control responsible for establishing consent. They can also make things worse, serving as a goad to shame someone into consenting to more than they originally planned to.

#16

hypnosis requires you to negotiate in advance, which may be awkward or intimidating for people who have not practiced negotiate-as-you-go play. It goes against the mentality of many negotiate-as-you-go play partners who may not decide how far they are willing to go until they get there.

#17

The three standards of consent are trust, respect, and integrity. If you are strong in all three of these areas, you are likely safer. If you feel you are in the maybe zone, or skirting the edge, you are probably acting non-consensually.

#18

It is not the right time to try to get your partner to do something they didn’t already agree to when they are under hypnosis. Most of us want to do a lot of things that we end up not doing because our common sense stops us.

#19

The best way to determine if your partner is still suggestible is to ask questions and observe their responses to day-to-day matters. A clear tone of voice and normal sharp responses to conversation are a good indication that suggestibility is passing, but you should also ask questions.

#20

The Svengali trope is attractive