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Some hypnotists (Liébeault, Charcot, Bernheim, Forel and, especially, Bechterew) advocated to break the period of strained attention with a sudden change in experience, by sending a strong beam of light into the subject's eyes, by sounding a gong, or by a sharp command, "Sleep" The advantages of this method have not been clearly determined. It seems to precipitate the state at an earlier stage than with the usual procedure, but it entails risk of failure, if the moment is wrongly chosen. This technique is recommended, however, in cases when the subject appears to vacillate on the verge of the trance and closes his eyes only to open them again and again. The point is to watch the subject closely and to push him, as it were, into the state. The method requires considerable experience, and beginners should be discouraged from resorting to it. Even specialists should use it with discrimination.

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