[Torg] Sometimes you use the tool...

[Phil Dack]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Kansas Jim <ksjim at sdc.org>
> 
> Interesting question, I had to ponder this one for quite a while. After
> much back and forth I partially agree with Rabbitfall, the post-
> hypnotic suggestions will only go off properly if the local reality
> supports Hypnosis. I disagree though with letting the hypnotizer support
> the p-h suggestion with a long-range contradiction. Unless he stays with
> the target or otherwise remains in constant contact with it (maybe he
> implants a small radio in its ear) I would say that he is incapable of
> supporting the contradiction. So if you hypnotize an edeinos in the
> Living Land, as soon as it wanders away the p-h suggestion vanishes
> because the contradiction isn't being supported.

One doesn't normally like to disagree with KJ, but I do think this gives too much mysticism to hypnosis. The act of hypnosis is certainly a tool which has been developed over the years, but it takes advantage of an inherent feature of human biology/psychology. To me, the parallel is injecting a snake venom using a hypodermic. The hypodermic is contradictory in certain cosms, but the poison will not be and if successfully injected it will take effect. So too with a post-hypnotic suggestion.



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