Hypnosis is the process of implanting an idea or a belief into what Freud termed the "Id". The process bypasses the 'gatekeepers' of the mind, whose role is to question and analyze all information entering the mind. In normal day to day life the Id is presented with facts that have been approved by the gatekeepers, whom Freud called the "Ego" and the" Super Ego". Essentially the Id can be portrayed as a trusting naive child who accepts anything its told, whilst the Ego and Super Ego are its loving parents who do all that they can to ensure the information the Id receives is appropriate, reasonable, rational and won't lead it to any harm - physical or mental.

The act of hypnosis then can be presented as a symphony of three parts:

1. Hypnosis Induction - the act of temporarily disabling the gatekeepers. A state where the Ego and Super Ego are unable to function properly.
2. Suggestion - to convey to the Id a thought, idea, or action which is originated by the hypnotist. These suggestions can be good, bad or evil. The Id is unable to question, challenge or distinguish good from bad and will accept any suggestion as total truth.
3. Awakening - the gatekeepers are brought back into play.

These three steps are the essence of hypnosis, and the key stage is induction, or the act of disarming the defense mechanisms, switching off the alarms, poisoning the guards...use whatever metaphor you like; but unless this is done effectively, even to a person who wants to be hypnotized, the subject will never be open to receive suggestions.

As you can appreciate different people have different gatekeepers which range from the strong and super suspicious right across the spectrum to the weak and gullible. To recognize the personality and awareness level of the gatekeepers is key to an effective induction, and subsequent hypnotic event. The ability to quickly and effectively categorise the gatekeepers, and also gauge what mood they're in, is of paramount importance to most hypnotists, especially in the fields commonly referred to as conversational and covert (Ericksonian) hypnosis.

However, of particular interest for our modern times is a different technique which does not depend on analyzing the gatekeepers' personality, and is used by what I term "mass-control" hypnotists. To the select few mass control practitioners the gatekeepers of the majority of people they communicate with can be hoodwinked by feeding the gatekeepers with one type of information whilst communicating with the Id in a language the gatekeepers deem of no importance, and let pass through unhindered. This process has lot in common with neuro-linguistic programming, a modern name given to this process

It has been argued that many influential leaders such as Churchill, Hitler, JFK and more recently Obama utilize this mode of mass-control hypnosis, to great personal effectiveness.

Hypnosis, suggestion, NLP are all part of the same fascinating subject of mind control, and to learn more about them, especially the critical hypnosis induction stage, is a fascinating journey.

Article written by James Salisbury who runs a website at http://www.hypnosis-induction.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=James_Salisbury