BLACKBOARD INDUCTION
Designed for Analytical Clients
Close your eyesgood.nowtake a deep breathand relaxWhat Id like for you to do nowwith your eyes closedis to imagine that right in front of youwithin arms reachis a blackboardSo close that if you were to reach out.you could write on it See it in your minds eyeimagine itMaybe you see the old-fashioned type of blackboardslatelike we used to have in schoolmaybe you see a green board or even one of those new white boardswhatever color your blackboard isthat is your blackboardSee it in your minds eye. Maybe your blackboard has a metal frameor a wood framedoesnt really matterWhatever frame you see in your minds eye, that is part of your blackboard Nowmaybe you see the blackboard pretty clearly in your minds eyemaybe you dontIt doesnt matteryou can pretend to imagine that you see itthe same purpose is served Nowimagine you notice a couple of pieces of chalk and an eraserMaybe you see all thismaybe you dontIf you dont see this you can choose to imagine that you see it Nowsee in the center of the blackboarda large circle drawn in chalkA circle of about twelve or fourteen inches in diameterMaybe you can see this circlemaybe you dontbut if you dont see it, imagine you see itIt doesnt make any difference whether you see it or merely imagine that you do Lets go furthernowinside the circle notice that a large X drawn in chalkin such a manner that the X entirely fills the circlefills it completelyNotice that the four feet or ends of the X touch the circle at four pointsNowI would like you to imagine you are reaching over with the eraserWith this eraseryou are going to erase the X inside the circleDont do it yet, because this is not going to be too easy The circle is filled with the X because the X touches the circle at four pointsit is very important that you do not damage the circle in any way when erasing the XThat will not be too easybecause the X touches the circleSomy suggestion to you is thatwith a corner of the eraseryou carefully make a small break in each footor end of the X where it touches the circleDo it now - carefullyDo the same thing with all of themthe second, third, and fourthRightyoure doing great What you have done, in effectis to have separated the X from the circleso that you can now safely erase those two lines Now the circle is blank on the inside, except for some smudges of chalk where the X used to beNowshift the eraser around to your other handand with your active writing handtake the piece of chalk and draw a capital A inside of the circlebut make it only about 2/3 of the size of the circle, so that you do not damage the circle in any waygood
Nowholding the erasercarefully erase the BNow, make a C, and with the eraser, carefully erase the C Just hold it a moment and wait for my further instructionsWhen I tell you to go aheadyou will continue with the alphabetmaking a D and erasingmaking an Eand so forthBut once you start to do that, from that point forwarddont listen to me anymoreBy that I meandont make any effort to listen to meI will be talking of courseand you will be hearing mebut dont try to follow my instructionsdont try to follow what I am saying, because I will be talking to your subconscious mindwhich always hearswhich always pays attentionYour job is to keep going right through the alphabetmaking and erasing each letter in successionpaying no attention to me at allthat isuntil you have finished the whole job When you have made and erased the letter Z you will then raise your hand as a signal to me that you have finished. Immediately after you raise your hand a moment later you can lower it knowing that I am aware that you have completed the letter Z As you lower your hand, you go deeper and deeper into hypnosis and then begin again at the letter Acarefully making and erasing the letter Athen carefully making and erasing the letter Band so on and so on. The purpose of this method of is to temporarily eliminate conscious interference with hypnosisWhen a person tries too hard to listen and tries too hard to follow instruction, he/she is trying with his/her conscious mindThis tends to minimize his/her ability to go into a deep hypnotic tranceSoby giving your conscious mind something to do (the alphabet) you have no need to listen to me that closely with your conscious mind and your subconscious is more accessible and open to receive my suggestions more thoroughlyas a result you go to a deeper level than ever before Nowmake the letter D and erase it and keep on goingbut pay no further attention to me Just continue to draw the next letter and carefully erase the letterEach letter you make and each letter you erase causes you to relax more and moreEach letter you make and each letter you erase allows your subconscious mind to accept all the positive suggestions you desireEach letter you make and each letter you erase causes you to drift more easily and more readily into hypnosis With each letter you make and each letter you erase, you drift down and down.deeper and deeper into hypnosisfeeling more pleasantmore peacefuland more sereneas you keep on going downdeeper and deeperwith each letter you draw in that circle and each one you erase in that circle. You can continue to make each letter and erase each letternot paying any attention to me at allif you notice my voicethats okif you notice that you dont notice my voicethats ok tooall the positive suggestions that you accept will remain permanently in your subconscious mind and nothing will erase themI am talking directly to your subconscious mind and all you have to do is to keep on doing what you are doing That is, until you hear me say the words Onebecoming aware of the rug under your shoes At that time you will begin to listen to me once again
