Terminology

A simple, alphabetical list of common terms used in a lot of recreational hypnosis.

• Agency - Related to Subject Agency and Well-being, the ability to be able to take care of yourself and/or adjust suggestions when needed.
• Anchor - A form of (post)hypnotic suggestion, where an action is linked to another by repetition.
• Awakener - A trigger to wake someone up.
• Catalepsy - Rigidity of muscles and slowing of movement due to trance.
• Conscious mind - Simplified; The part of our mind we're aware of.
• CW / Content Warning - Information about the contents of a session/file.
• Deepener - Suggestions to help a trance become even more deep.
• Fractionation - See Fractionation, Repeatedly going in and out of trance.
• Hypnosis - See What Is Hypnosis?
• Hypnotist / tist(slang) - The person, other or yourself, guiding the session.
• Hypnotizing / tizing(slang) - The process of putting a subject into a hypnotic trance.
• Induction - The type of process to induce someone into trance.
• Post-hypnotic suggestion - A suggestion that remains in effect after/post the trance.
• Somnambulism - The ability to easily go into a deep hypnotic state.
• Subject / sub(slang) - The participant(s) of the session.
• Trance - A state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing
• Trigger - A form of (post)hypnotic suggestion, where an action is linked to another by suggestion.
• Unconscious - Simplified; The part of our mind we're unaware of.