Terminology

A simple, alphabetical and incomplete 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/action to rouse someone back to a state of awareness.
• 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 - Process or suggestions to deepen the state of trance.
• 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 part of a session focused on inducing trance, putting a subject in 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 person in a session who is being hypnotized.
• Trance - A state of focus, in which the mind is open to new ideas and suggestions.
• Trigger - A form of (post)hypnotic suggestion, where an action (word, sound, gesture, etc.) is linked to a reaction by the subject.
• Unconscious - Simplified; The part of our mind we're unaware of.