Abstract A hypnotic state is induced in humans by placing a subject in a darkened chamber, applying stereo head phones to the subject, playing a pre-recorded hypnotic-inducing message through the ear phones and rotating at a selected speed a disc bearing an Archimedes spiral having alternate segments of black portions and fluorescent portions illuminated by a source of ultra-violet light. The apparatus employed for inducing the hypnotic state includes a special dark room, stereo head phones adapted to block out extraneous noises, a stereo tape player connected to the head phones and adapted to play pre-recorded messages thereon, and a variable speed disc bearing an Archimedes spiral illuminated by ultra-violet light. The spiral is formed with fluorescing and non-fluorescing portions to provide a focal point of attraction when rotated. Chamber illumination, the tape player and the operation of the disc are controllable by a single switch.
The method of inducing hypnosis in a human subject, comprising the steps of a. placing the subject in an essentially dark environment, b. applying head phones to the subject to exclude extraneous sounds from subject''s hearing, c. playing a pre-recorded, hypnotic inducing voice message for traNsmission to said head phones, d. rotating a vision attracting disc in front of said subject, said disc bearing an image of an Archimedes spiral comprised of adjacent spiral segments of alternately fluorescent and nonfluorescent surfaces, and, e. illuminating the image on said disc with ultra-violet light.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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The method of inducing hypnosis in a human subject, comprising the steps of a. placing the subject in an essentially dark environment, b. applying head phones to the subject to exclude extraneous sounds from subject''s hearing, c. playing a pre-recorded, hypnotic inducing voice message for traNsmission to said head phones, d. rotating a vision attracting disc in front of said subject, said disc bearing an image of an Archimedes spiral comprised of adjacent spiral segments of alternately fluorescent and nonfluorescent surfaces, and, e. illuminating the image on said disc with ultra-violet light.