The Vertigo Induction

Hello friends-

Have you heard of the Vertigo Induction? I have been using this induction for about 2 years now. I am referring to using this induction in my clinical office. It's not used on stage.

Some think it's a bit theatrical, but most clients love it. The key thing is, no human is immune from vertigo. So, everyone should feel the sensation that happens.

The technique involves spinning your client in a barber-like chair and then dropping them into hypnosis. It's a pleasant feeling & kind of a convincer when the client actually feels what you told them they would feel. The feeling is a nice sensation of relaxation flowing through the body.

I can explain this induction more in detail if necessary. I have not seen any chat about here, so I thought I would start a discussion.

Are you familiar with the Vertigo Induction? Do you use it? Do you like it?

Regards,

Tommy Vee
www.tommyvee.com

Tags: induction, tommy, vee, vertigo

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Permalink Reply by Pattie Freeman CH.t, MST on April 11, 2009 at 12:44am

Tommy
I heard of it but never did I see it done or have experienced it..would like to know more I always like the tools ti use and be prepared just in case....I am interested in finding out more..

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Permalink Reply by Tommy Vee on April 19, 2009 at 5:06am

Jill-

Please keep this in mind....the induction is not for YOU, but for your clients.

And, as with any tool I use in the office.....if the client says they didn't like it or they think that it's not right for them, I don't use it, simple.

Tommy Vee

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Permalink Reply by Tommy Vee on April 19, 2009 at 5:09am

Patty-

This is a great induction & we use it a lot in the office. I have a hairdresser's chair in my office.

You can get the dvd on this induction from Robert Otto. It is well worth it.

The thing with this induction is that no human is immune from vertigo.

If you like it, let me know.

Good luck,

Tommy Vee

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Permalink Reply by Brent Shurtliff on April 25, 2009 at 3:32pm

I did learn this induction during school, used it several times and never seen it fail, works very well with people who respond or need a rapid induction. I use a small barber chair so there feet can rest without holding them up,but an office chair works if you have sombody nimble enough to put ther feet in the chair. Let me know if you need more info, glad to share.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Rumble on April 25, 2009 at 4:07pm

I learned it at the NGH in one of Robert Otto's lectures.... I have never had an office chair that I could spin correctly without their feet dragging on the floor.... Hey... maybe you could invent a SPECIAL vertigo induction hypnosis chair to sell... but I want a royalty on each one you sell for giving you the idea.. LOL..

Richard

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Permalink Reply by Brian David Phillips on April 26, 2009 at 12:37am

Many folks in occult practice employ a witch's cradle for this purpose, albeit sans lights . . . going into deep trance for very vivid visualization experiences. A few of the folks in the mythic visualization community use similar devices. I believe Robert Masters and Jean Houston had a witch's cradle setup. One fellow here in Taipei uses a similar sensory deprivation technique to what Sauvin used except with a table suspended by cables from the ceiling for clients to lie on in a pitch dark room while wearing lightgoggle gear and having soft music coming in via speakers that are mounted in such a way and programmed so the music and beats come from a variety of locations. However, this is not used as a speed induction the way the vertigo induction is employed.

I wouldn't mind playing with an isolation tank or witch's cradle for trance experience . . . I know it's not necessary, but sometimes one is just curious to play with ideas and concepts.

All the best,
Brian
http://www.briandavidphillips.com

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Permalink Reply by Hugh Cole on April 26, 2009 at 5:01am

Brian,
You can get similar disorientation naturally by having them stare at a spot on the ceiling and have them turn thier own bodies around that spot clockwise and then counterclockwise. I like that better as they tend to associate the hypnotic effect with my voice rather than an external "contraption" Besides carrying a Barbers chair to a show is a bit strenuous. (hehheh Joke)

Hugh Cole
The pretty goodest hypnotist on the planet ... and a pretty dizzy guy to boot

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Permalink Reply by Tommy Vee on May 5, 2009 at 3:10am

Richard-

What we did was to go to a local guy who sells barber & hair dresser equipment. Bought 2 from him and I almost always used the Vertigo induction on every new client....thanks to Robert Otto.

I do have one chair I can sell. We are in Massachusetts.

Tommy Vee

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Permalink Reply by Candin on May 5, 2009 at 1:25pm

Its not exactly vertigo but I use a spinning wheel spiral. It oes not produce dizziness. I get about 60 percent response from it.

Candin

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Permalink Reply by Candin on May 7, 2009 at 12:15pm

Here is the spinning wheel, I wish I knew what level of trance it produced. Anyone want a go and see if they can tell me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VztJDwxSQk&feature=related

I am using it tomorrow as an opener.

Candin

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Permalink Reply by Brian David Phillips on May 7, 2009 at 4:00pm

Candin, that particular effect is an old magician's gag based upon an optical illusion created by the eyes retaining a pattern. It's a great bit but the trance level produced is nil or minimal in the way it's presented in that particular video. Yes, it can be used for a hypnotic induction but that's not what's happening in that video. While he is counting down as if it's an induction, the count is only to keep folks focused on the thing for a certain amount of time. It is an optical effect rather than a hypnotic one. This is NOT a vertigo induction which employs physical vertigo. Having said that, one can use a hypno disk in an induction (see Ormond McGill's HYPNOTISM ENCYCLOPEDIA (the big blue book) for one (Tom Silver sells a DVD of Ormond performing one as well, the secret inductions bit - my upcoming Exotic Inductions DVD has one too). I don't use a large one of the type in that video (although I wish I had a good mechanical one, where did you get yours?). I only use a hypnodisk in very rare occasions and usually more for show than effect. I have a nice small non-mechanical one that I picked up from a Discovery Shop which was designed to demonstrate the optical illusion - http://public.fotki.com/briandavidphillips/hypnosis/posters/beachbr... - but it works fine for hypnosis as well.

All the best,
Brian
http://www.briandavidphillips.com