WarpMyMind

i enjoyed it and it worked well for me :)

I have to agree with willingsub. I have downloaded it and had hoped to give you some feedback but have not had the right opportunity to give it a fair listen before I do. As of yet I only had a chance to listen to it when I was busy doing other things and had to pause it several times. I figured you would rather have some real feedback than some halfassed feedback after listening to it the way I did.

But since you seem so eager, here is my halfassed feedback from my halfassed listen.

It sounded interesting enough that I want to wait for the proper time to give it a real try. Voice and overall quality were good. Does it work for me? I haven't a clue yet. One thing was obvious; you spent a lot of time and energy making that. Shame to do that and not have the satisfaction of letting others enjoy what you have created.

Sarnoga

I just downloaded it too, I'll listen when I go to bed tonight.

I listened to the first few seconds, and found that the volume was a bit too high when you recorded it, so it's a little off the scale (so it's distorted). You'd get better quality if you turned the mic volume down.

I shrunk the file on my system too, just to save hard drive space :P

I'm looking forward to hearing it, and I'll let you know what I think tomorrow :)

That style of induction isn't for me, but your voice is great. :) If it works for some people then keep it as-is. (except to watch the volume like I mentioned before).
I assume part of the technique was to confuse the mind a little, but for me I kept trying to work out what I missed. Like I remember thinking, "wait, what was the first Lesson? I didn't get that. And what did it have to do with putting his hand in cold water? WTF did he do that for anyway??" so I focused way too much on analyzing it. I guess I go more for the "you are getting sleepy" approach, rather than the "There once was a guy who got sleepy.." approach :lol:

Loved it. One of my issues with recorded hypnosis files is after a while I know them by heart and anticipate what is to be said next. This works against truly letting go and enjoying the experience. Also, my mind tends to wander (not in a good way) when I know the induction by heart.

This particular format really alleviates and minimizes these problems. As for the audio quality I was so entranced by it I didn't even notice anything! :oops:

I also loved the permissive ending as I do enjoy listening in the evening and have issues with insomnia.

Well done, Blink!

Just a quick update. I continue to enjoy this file. This is easily my favorite induction/style that I have come across. I have listened to it at bedtime the last 2 nights and I have drifted off to sleep effortlessly (monumental achievement for this insomniac). I wake up in the morning to find my earphones on my bedside table and the ipod turned off by me though I have no recollection of doing it! 8O Thanks so much for sharing the file. I hope you continue to produce more files in this format.

I'd love to learn more about this style of induction/deepening. Are there any resources you recommend, Blink?

Thanks again!

Greetings!

Just a note to say I came across your post here, and your file, and was certainly interested enough to download it and give it a try.

On a first listen, from someone who doesn't slip easily into trance, it was quite pleasant and nicely relaxing. I quite enjoyed the approach, as well, though I found myself noting places that corresponded to oblique instructions. I wouldn't say I went into trance, but it was indeed, as I said, pleasant and relaxing, so I shall be happy to give it several more play throughs in the future.

As a side note, however, I noted the section that made mention of 'the most pleasant dreams' ... 'that you can never quite remember'. Since I frequently lucid dream, and frequently remember my dreams, both the pleasant ones and the unpleasant, and this fact has been a highly positive one in my eyes, I found this to be somewhat....undesirable language, I suppose is the best way to put it? As I said, just a note, make of it what you will.

Shall post again sometime down the road, with any further results.

Well, I've definitely been having pleasant dreams lately. Not sure if I'd lay that at the feet of the file, but if the file is helping even if it isn't prompting, I'm not going to argue. And I do know I remembered the contents of the dream, after several moments, this morning, and can bring some of them back now, so I'm not terrifically concerned about being unable to remember them.

It is getting slightly easier to relax, while listening to the file, and I do enjoy doing so. Some of the recording problems have become quite noticable, after repeated listening, however, as did the one grammatical issue towards the end. Something about 'I want to picture yourself' The omitted 'you' always catches me.

Question for you, Blink. I've seen a number of people on these boards, who claim to successfully trance often, write about it as though they 'fell asleep' soon into the induction (before any sort of 'count down'), and only regained awareness as the awakening sequence was reached. Is this normal / the goal of us who aspire to trance & hypnotic fun? In other words, when I listen to a hypnosis file, although I relax nicely, and occasionally experience mild sensations of floating or of being quite immobile (almost rigid, ESPECIALLY in the neck / back of the head area, even though the muscles are 'relaxed') I never have any loss of awareness of what I'm listening to. I am aware that I am listening, and am aware of the words of what I am listening to. Not at all 'asleep' or in any sense unaware that time is passing, nor do I miss being aware of anything that is said (at least during the act of listening). Should I expect to someday reach this state of turning off that awareness, or perhaps is it simply that these other individuals are more adept at depth of trance than I am? If not, would this have an impact, other than on the sort of effects that could be achieved? (I've read that things like positive and negative hallucinations require different depths of trance for auditory, for visual, and so on)

-Curious In Chicago

*chuckles* Well, thank you, I think. ;)

Overall, the recording quality is fine, except for the very very brief static in four spots. It's just after repeated listening that those four spots become fixation points of 'Erk, there's the static again.' I didn't even notice them the very first time I listened.

Non-existent skill level? You must be referring to audio editing skill, because I found you to be very clear spoken, with pleasant timbre and pacing, and the file itself quite enjoyable (I still find one or two lines quite droll) as well as relaxing.

As for freudian....*laugh* Well, how many people are there that you make recordings for? ;)

*hmms? at being included?*

And thank you for taking the time to respond to my question. I'm glad to hear that 'lost time' is not a necessary symptom for effective trance, as I don't particularly see myself achieving it. ^.^;; And no, not seeking a specific effect so much as interested in experimentation on a variety of subjects.

Still looking forward to your eventual response to the PM(s) I'd sent. Take care

Blink,

Sorry it took so long for me to give your file a second listen and respond accordingly.

On the second listen the recording imperfections were much more obvious to me than on the first listen. Very noticeable was the background jingling that gets added when you use the Audacity noise reduction. I was still impressed, however, with the quality of your voice and stick by my original observation that overall the recording is very well done.

On the second listen I also found myself trying to listen too closely to what I was hearing so that I could possibly give you some useful comments. I found that doing so detracted from my overall enjoyment of the file and in addition produced very little that I could comment to you about that seemed useful.

I then decided to listen to it a third time and not to bother trying to analyse what I was hearing but to just listen and experience the file. I found it to be very relaxing and enjoyable to listen to. Also, when listening this way I didn't notice the recording imperfections.

I was still feeling poorly when I began to listen on account of having recently gotten out of bed and was still working on my morning coffee and cigar. By the time the coffee and cigar and the file were over I was feeling much better. How much of that can be attributed to the file rather than the coffee and cigar, I cannot say. But listening to the file while having my morning coffee and cigar was very pleasent and left me feeling relaxed and very good.

I do recall when the end of the file was reached that I was wishing it wasn't over so soon and that there was more. If you make any similar recordings I would be most interested in hearing them, or even if you ever make the full version of that recording. You should consider uploading that file to WMM. At least in my opinion it would be a welcome addition to the collection of files here.

One last note, if I haven't already said so, your voice is very pleasent to listen to. Your timing and inflextion are excellent. With some better recording equipment you could make recordings of almost anything that would be enjoyable to listen to.

Thanks for making that file available.

Sarnoga

Back from a weekend trip to Wisconsin. Will be listening again this evening, after missing two nights. ... Yeah, that's all.

well im in the process of downloading this file at the moment....

its currently ten pm here... and im in a pretty good position to reach a trance at the moment.... starting a new job means im actively being able to allow the anylitical part of my brain to wind down in an evening now... so i will post my thoughts on the file shortly with any luck....


as a little background to me (as guinea pigs generally give this info)
im one of the awfully analytical types, i find it very hard to relax and am constantly on the go.... thus i tend to have problems at times with the practice of hypnosis....

Hi Blink,

Just wanted to let you know I am still enjoying this file and fall asleep to it almost every night. I feel badly that I cannot provide you with feedback as I truly do not remember anything in the file. Its kind of weird..I hear your voice and I immediately go into trance and I wake up in the morning with my ipod on my bedside table...end of story!

Anyway, I look forward to future files as I imagine that anything you produce utilizing this type of induction will be REALLY effective...

Thanks again...

I feel compelled to express my hopes that you both do repost a version of this recording that You are more happy with, as well as one of the second piece. :oops: *heh* :D

And I'm jealous of you, arose! That reaction is just the sort of thing I was talking about, in my earlier post. Though I don't recall being 'aware' during last nights listening, and 'came to' later on in the night, with the iPod equivelent on the bed beside me and one earphone in, one earphone out, -that- I'm quite certain was me falling asleep, after the sleep-depriving driving I did this past weekend, not so much me trancing and 'blipping out', as it were. I know I didn't even make it to 'time zones'.

EDIT: Did this thread disappear from the forum listing, or is it just me? O.o

I look forward to hearing the not-so-vanilla recordings that build upon this one. They sound very exciting... :wink:

as promised.... my thoughts... i thought it was great!

your voice is well suited to this kind of thing blink. i found you very easy to listen to... and the induction worked as i dont actually remember putting my stuff away and going to bed afterwards... which is a very good sign...

ill be able to post more the more i listen... am going for another run through now... but i thought i'd post my initial thoughts while i have the chance!

tsd

Yet more feedback for you...

I like it a LOT. The delivery and pace really draws me in to it. You certainly have a natural talent for the spoken word. For some reason though it makes me want to re-find Spaulding Grey's monologues...

Blink,
Sorry I didnt write sooner. I really, really liked it. Sometimes its hard for me to go under because I am so literal, so the story telling was great. Totally caught me off guard. Would love to hear/feel something else soon...Julie

Hello,
I would also like to apologize for the late response in getting back on this file. I haven't been able to listen to this until a couple nights ago. I have to say it is very well done. I unfortunately don't remember much of the details other than something about checking to see about an email at the end. I look forward to listening to your next file.

The mention of email wasn't a suggestion, it was just something to distract you from what you just heard. I think that's an Eriksonian technique. Right after the trance, they'll talk about something that has nothing to do with what the trance was about, so they don't have time to bring it to conscious memory (so the suggestions stay buried in the subconscious and the rational mind doesn't have a chance to fight them).
It's like when you're dreaming - if you wake up gradually you might remember your dream, but if something else suddenly wakes you up you focus on whatever woke you and not on your dream, and it slips away.

after another couple of listens more of the same... i tried consciously trying listen to everything... but i can't remember that much... im looking very much forwards to hearing the full thing... and a lot more to come hopefully...

i will quite happily road test for you if you like Blink as this is the first file ive tried and had practically no trouble trancing to...and enjoy that!

tsd

another observation from me....

i decided to try somethign new.

i began with the abbreviated induction (as thats all i have and dont seem to be able to find the full one) and then placed another file directly afterwards... just to see what happened.

the result was i awoke at the end of the second file with no conscious recollection of anything after the start of the 'story' at the beginning of the induction.

this is something i am going to try on a more regular basis, firstly with something i consciously want to work (increased metabolism atm as i have probs with mine) and then i plan to try with something that i see as being a little more of a challenge for me.

i so want to hear the full version of this file!!!!

Excuse my newbieness, but...
Am I right in thinking the script is a mix of NLP and "standard" hypnotism?
If it is, can I ask what inspired you to put them together like that? Have you taken techniques from a book or something I could get hold of, or is it your own invention?

Thanks!