> Many faith-healing practitioners of
>hypnosis induce trance-like receptiveness
> in their prey by physically stunning them.
>They "lay on hands." Starting with
> their hands on the crown of the victim's
>head, they utter their hypnotic
> suggestions (i.e. "prayers") while
>gradually moving their hands down the side
> of the person's head. Finally, when their
>hands are on the person's neck and
> ears, they will suddenly put pressure on
>the nerve-rich cavity behind the ear
> and on the carotid sinus farther down the
>neck. This stuns and disorients the
> victim, and he or she becomes very
>imprintable. The verbal suggestions of
> the healer become implanted within as
>little as two or three seconds.
>
> Of course, this does not always work. If
>the person being "healed" has a
> weak cardiovascular system, or if the
>"healer" presses on the carotid sinus
> too long, cardiac arrest may result and
god
>cheats the evangelist out of the
> poor bloke's money. At least one notorious
>faith healer of our day has given
> up the practice because of this
>embarrassing and expensive side-effect. The
> reader must realize, this method of
>inducing hypnosis is extremely
> dangerous, and no competent practitioner
>will employ it. Only
> religionists still flirt with it.
Cool:) *note to self: learn to pull off that nerve
pinch technique*
And I like the use of the word prey in here, nice
touch:) It reminds me of my old pet scorpion. I had
an emporer scorpion once that I kept as a pet...
Pandinus Imperator, seven foot long, black, african
scorpions, with about as much poison per sting as a
fairly angry bee... but still very pretty and
interesting to watch. Anyways, it reminds me of the
way a scorpion will hold it's prey right in position
for as long as a day or two while it's eating... sort
of a creepy image.
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