In this episode, we take a crack at the question, "How should we approach teaching hypnosis to beginners?" It's deceptively complex and we wanted to try something completely different that doesn't rely on existing frameworks. This is an interesting idea for anyone to parse -- beginners, experienced players, and especially educators. (Plus, sleepingirl REALLY enjoyed doing the trance in this episode and we're starting to do some breakdown afterwards!)

OK -- we tried doing a heavy, serious topic and we weren't feeling physically or mentally up to it. But we were drunk and wanted to make something, so we turned on the microphone and just talked. We go through some anime stuff, some hypnosis stuff, some stuff about musicals, movies, and a WHOLE LOT of just belligerent bullshitting. This is not a usual episode, and there's only a few nuggets of good hypnosis knowledge, but if you enjoy just chilling out and listening to us chat and laugh like fools, please enjoy it! (There IS trance!)

Building off of sleepingirl's recent article about becoming a skilled subject (see links below), we dig into some experiences and ideas that can help us improve as subjects (and help hypnotists take advantage of and build those skills in their partners). We also get to talk about some concepts from NLP that tie in, such as "chunking" and "reframing!"

It was a very special treat to get to chat with content-creator/YouTuber/influencer/amazing-person extraordinaire TheSecretSubject to talk about one of our most favorite things -- the concept of control. This episode was recorded live for the online erotic hypnosis con EEEHU and includes a fun chat, Q&A, and not one, but TWO trances at the end!

In a very special episode, we recorded this live for the New Jersey Hypnosis Group's Discord, who graciously let us be a part of their online events! It's a super fun episode with a very special shot, some good chatter on flirtation and brattiness as seduction, extended Q&A, and hot trance. Enjoy!

Another year, another con, another Charmed -- but going into sleepingirl's 8th year in the public scene and with a newly released book, this was one of the best events for us, ever. Hear about our classes, our hot scenes, and the amazing folks we met along the way...

sleepingirl wrote a book on brainwashing, just like she always said she wanted. Let's discuss the book, read some excerpts, and answer some questions about it.

There are several concepts that are entangled in a certain corner of hypnosis -- metaphor, allegory, storytelling, framing, and stuff like transderivational searches. Let's talk about some of these and how they relate to play, including an excerpt from sleepingirl's upcoming book!

Utilization (a la Milton Erickson) is one of the MOST important concepts in hypnosis as a whole -- it allows us to build dynamic scenes and experiences and connect more powerfully with our partners. Learn about how this applies to hypnosis in general as well as to our play, and get some ideas about how to better incorporate it into yours!

Another year, another Charmed. This year, we spend a little time recapping the con, as usual, but devote most of the episode to doing a thorough breakdown of the discussion group that we led, based on the notes that sleepingirl took during the class (linked in podcast notes). We talk about themes of what we heard from different perspectives, our thoughts on some of the ideas that were presented, and some reworking and rewording that we'd like to do that better get our points across. If you want to skip right to that, it's around the 28 minute mark!