by DrDebugDU » Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:11 pm 
			
			Thanks for your great post. I love namebase as well. It's a magnificant tool to find out what to look for in a name.<br><br>For a couple of days I've been looking into the RI subject as well and it's indeed a confusing subject. The reason why I think there is a lot more to it than the sceptics wants us to believe is the history throughout the ages and things don't suddenly stop in the 21st century, but tend to continue throughout centuries, since mankind evolves very very slowly and without active learning routines including abuse are passed on from generation to generation.<br><br>I agree without about the disinformation provided by the "FMSF" sceptics especially since it has a high Oprah quality to it nowadays and her corporate interests are gigantic. Of course the numbers mentioned by some people are of course too high, but in general trials have to be conducted with at least several hunderd upto a thousand people to be statistical relevant and since the CIA (undoubtable) ran multiple trials we are talking about at least many thousands.<br><br>I found a very good website yesterday. It has lots of information: <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://home.att.net/~mcra/">home.att.net/~mcra/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>I love the story from Dick Sutphen, an NLP expert and he describes how for example Revivalist are actively using Mind Control. A small excerpt:<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><br>The Battle for Your Mind<br>Persuasion & Brainwashing Techniques<br>Being Used on the Public Today<br> <br>By Dick Sutphen<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>How Revivalist Preachers Work</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>If you’d like to see a revivalist preacher at work, there are probably several in your city. Go to the church or tent early and sit in the rear, about three-quarters of the way back. Most likely repetitive music will be played while the people come in for the service. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>A repetitive beat, ideally ranging from 45 to 72 beats per minute</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> (a rhythm close to the beat of a human heart), is very hypnotic and can generate an eyes-open altered state of consciousness in a very high percentage of people. And, once you are in an <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>alpha state</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, you are at least <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>25 items</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> as suggestible as you would be in full beta consciousness. The music is probably the sane for every service, or incorporates the same beat, and many of the people will go into an altered state almost immediately upon entering the sanctuary. <br><br>Subconsciously, they recall their state of mind from previous services and respond according to the post-hypnotic programming. Watch the people waiting for the service to begin. Many will exhibit external <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>signs of trance</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> —body relaxation and slightly dilated eyes. Often, they begin swaying back and forth with their hands in the air while sitting in their chairs. Next, the assistant pastor will come out. He usually speaks with a “voice roll.”<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Voice Roll Technique</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>A voice roll is a patterned, paced style used by <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>hypnotists</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> when inducing a trance. It is <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>also used by many lawyers</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, several of whom are highly trained hypnotists, when they desire to entrench a point firmly in the minds of the jurors. A voice roll can sound as if the speaker were talking to the beat of a metronome or it may sound as though he were emphasizing every word in a monotonous, patterned style. The words will usually be delivered at the rate of <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>45 to 60 beats per minute, maximizing the hypnotic effect</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->.<br><br>Now the assistant pastor begins the “build-up” process. He induces an altered state of consciousness and/or begins to generate the excitement and the expectations of the audience. Next, a group of young women in “<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>sweet and pure</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->” chiffon dresses might come out to sing a song. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Gospel songs</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> are great for building <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>excitement and involvement</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. In the middle of the song, one of the girls might be “<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>smitten by the spirit</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->” and fall down or react as if possessed by the Holy Spirit. This very effectively <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>increases the intensity</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> in the room. At this point, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>hypnosis and conversion tactics</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> are being mixed. And the result is the audience’s attention span is now totally focused upon the communication while the environment becomes more exciting or tense.<br><br>Right about this time, when an <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>eyes-open mass-induced alpha mental state</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> has been achieved, they will usually <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>pass the collection plate</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> or basket. In the background, a <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>45-beat-per-minute voice roll</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> from the assistant preacher might exhort, “Give to God . . . Give to God . . . Give to God . . .” And the audience does give. God may not get the money, but his already wealthy representative will.<br><br>Next, the fire-and-brimstone preacher will come out. He <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>induces fear</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> and increases the tension by talking about “the devil,” “going to hell” or the forthcoming Armageddon.<br><br>In the last such rally I attended, the preacher talker about the blood that would soon be running out of every faucet in the land. He was also <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>obsessed with a “bloody axe of God</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->,” which everyone had seen hanging above the pulpit the previous week. I have no doubt that everyone saw it—the power of suggestion given to hundreds of people in hypnosis assures that at least 10 to 25 percent would see whatever he suggested they see.<br><br>In most revivalist gatherings, “testifying” or “witnessing” usually follows the fear-based sermon. People from the audience come up on stage and relate their stories. “I was crippled and now I can walk!” “I had arthritis and now it’s gone!” It is a <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>psychological manipulation</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> that works. After listening to numerous case histories of miraculous healings, the average guy in the audience with a minor problem is sure he can be healed. The room is charged with <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>fear, guilt, intense excitement and expectations</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->.<br><br>Now those who want to be healed are frequently lined up around the edge of the room, or they are told to come down to the front. The preacher might touch them on the head firmly and <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>scream, “Be healed</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->!” This releases the <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>psychic energy</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> and, for many catharsis results. Catharsis is a <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>purging of repressed emotions</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. Individuals might cry, fall down or even go into spasms. And if catharsis is effected, they stand a chance of being healed. In catharsis (one of the three brain phases mentioned earlier), the brain-slate is temporarily wiped clean and the new suggestion is accepted.<br><br>For some, the healing may be permanent. For many, it will last four days to a week—a week is, incidentally, how long a hypnotic suggestion given to a somnambulistic subject will usually last. Even if the healing doesn’t last, if they come back every week the power of suggestion may continually override the problem . . . or sometimes, sadly, it can mask a physical problem which could prove to be very detrimental to the individual in the long run.<br><br>I’m not saying that legitimate healings do not take place. They do. Maybe the individual was ready to let go of the negativity that caused the problem in the first place; maybe it was the work of God. Yet I contend that it can be explained with existing knowledge of brain/mind function.<br><br>The techniques and staging will vary from church to church. Many use “speaking in tongues” to generate catharsis in some while the spectacle creates intense excitement in the observers.<br><br>The use of hypnotic and conversion techniques by religions is sophisticated, and professionals are assuring that they become ever more effective. A man in Los Angeles is designing, building and reworking a lot of churches around the county. He tells ministers what they need and how to use it. This man’s track record indicates that <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>the congregation and the monetary income will double if the minister follows his instructions</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. He admits that about 80 percent of his efforts are in the <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>sound system and lighting</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://home.att.net/~mcra/brainwas.htm">home.att.net/~mcra/brainwas.htm</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p097.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=drdebugdu>DrDebugDU</A> at: 7/23/05 1:12 pm<br></i>