Erotic hypnosis
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Recreational hypnosis, also called erotic hypnosis, is the practice of hypnosis for recreational purposes. Techniques such as persuasion and mind control are often included in the practice. Erotic hypnosis is typically, but not exclusively, practiced within the BDSM subculture. Recreational hypnosis does not include amateur hypnotherapy nor the therapeutic application of neurolinguistic programming and similar disciplines.
Reducing inhibitions and increasing arousal is a notable goal of recreational hypnosis. The placement of trigger words in the subject's mind as post-hypnotic suggestion to produce actions and experiences on-demand is a common practice. Erotic hypnosis can include suggestions intended to improve sexual health.
Hypnosis can be used within a dominance and submission relationship to reinforce power exchange and as a form of play. This ranges from hypnotically-induced orgasms to long-term conditioning. The act of hypnosis itself is erotic and relationship-affirming for many power exchange couples as the subject surrenders control and opens themselves to mental vulnerability.
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Erotic applications
Recreational hypnosis is so often used for sensual and sexual purposes that the term 'erotic hypnosis' is used synonymously.
Hypnotic suggestions may include techniques to overcome apprehension about fellatio, increase sensuality, improve libido, and increase breast size.
Another common form of erotic hypnosis is hypnotic fantasy, in which the subject is placed in a trance and taken through a description of a sexual experience. Depending on the depth of the trance and the skill of the hypnotist, the subject's experience can range from mildly to deeply erotic.
Personality transformation is another common fantasy. People who identify with the submissive side of erotic hypnosis often fantasize about being freed from responsibilities or inhibitions and transformed into someone who can freely enjoy sexual pleasures. Such sexually submissive personae include the slave, female stereotypes like the bimbo, slut, stripper and fictional characters from popular media.
Power exchange relationships
Hypnosis is an increasingly popular practice for power exchange couples that focus on practical psychology and mental BDSM.
Casual hypnosis
Recreational hypnosis is sometimes used for casual purposes. Some individuals merely enjoy the process and experience of hypnosis. Fractionation, the process of repeatedly bringing someone in and out of trance, is a popular practice.
History
Erotic hypnosis has a long history, stretching as far back as the ancient world. Western culture (and many others around the globe) is filled with early myths of seduction by some form of mind control: the Sirens of the Greeks and the witches of the Middle Ages both had a hypnotic aspect in their sexuality.
In medieval legend, an incubus (plural incubi; from Latin incubare, "to lie upon") is a demon in male form supposed to lie upon sleepers, especially on women in order to have sexual intercourse with them.
In medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi; from Latin succubare, "to lie under") is a female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death. This legend was an explanation for the phenomena of wet dreams and sleep paralysis. From mythology and fantasy, Lilith and the Lilin (Jewish), Lilitu (Sumerian) and Rusalka (Slavic) were succubi.
Fiction
In popular fiction, hypnosis and mind control often contained erotic undertones. Starting with the classic novel, Trilby, continuing through the Hammer Studio series of Dracula films, Saturday morning cartoons, and into many modern popular books and films, hypnosis is often portrayed as a method for turning someone into a loving, devoted and/or obedient slave. Although cartoons contained little (if any) sexual references, vampire movies often contained overt sexual themes. Many people who grew up watching these shows subconsciously recognized the sexual undertones of the control aspect and later developed an interest in exploring erotic hypnosis more directly.
See also
- Seduction
- Sirens
- The Incubus
- The Succubus
- Lilith
- Mark of Cornwall
- Götterdämmerung
- Trilby (See also: Svengali)
- Carmilla
