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I the early 1900s, Pavlov’s work with animals opened the n door to further investigations with humans. After the revolution in Russia, Lenin was quick to see the potential of applying Pavlov’s research to his own ends, Three distinct and progressive states of transmarginal inhibition were identified by Pavlov. The first is the EQUIVALENT phase, in which the brain gives the same response to both strong and weak stimuli. The second is the PARADOXICAL phase, in which the brain responds more actively to weak stimuli than to strong. Tthe third is the ULTRA-PARADOXICAL phase, where conditioned responses and behaviour patterns turn from positive to negative or from negative to positive. With the progression through each phase, the degree of conversion becomes more effective and complete. Conversion methods are many and varied. The usual first step in religious or political brainwashing is to work on the emotions of an individual or group until they reach an abnormal level of anger, fear, excitement or nervous tension. The progressive result of this mental condition is to impair judgement and increase suggestibility. The more this condition can be maintained or intensified, the more it compounds. Once catharsis, ( first brain phase), is reached, the complete mental takeover is easier, as existing mental programming can be replaced with new patterns of thinking and behaviour. Other physiological weapons to modify normal brain functions are fasting, high sugar diets, physical discomforts, regulation of breathing, mantra chanting in meditation, the disclosure of awesome mysteries, special light/sound effects, programmed response to incense, or intoxicating drugs. The same results can be obtained in contemporary psychiatric treatment by electric shock treatments or purposely lowering a person’s blood sugar level with sulin injections. Hypnosis and conversion tactics are two distinctly different things, and conversion techniques are by far the most powerful. However, the two are often mixed, with even more powerful results. THE VOICE ROLL TECHNIQUE A ‘voiceroll’ is apatterned, paced style used by hypnotists when inducing a trance. It is also used by many lawyers, several of whom are highly trained hypnotists, when they desire to entrench a point firmly in the minds of 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 emphasising every word in a monotonous, patterned style. The wordsewiltausually be delivered at the rate of 45 to 60 beatae See the hypnotic effect. : ; Now the assistant pastor be} nS: Sth ; induces an altered state! ) 7 le iD’ process. He Next, a group of young ‘svomen’ in” sweets arid pare Chiffon dresses might come*af to'sing. asong. Gospel songs.are great for building excitement and aierat ina oo of the h es fall dn eh ‘being totally /fodtsed on the speaker while the environ nt becomes more Sxcitifig.or tense, Right about this. alpha mesital va : ofi-plat the preschetialked: about blood an soon ‘pe@inning out of évery faucet in ‘tlie-land. "Hi-was'aléo obsessed with a “bloodyaxe ofGed” ,whitchiveryone! had'séen hangigover the pulpit the: pists pale at éVeryon i sermon, s bconis im the vatid relatetheit ‘stories; “I was 9 “Thad arthritis ard now it’s it that works very well. After listening to pumérous case histories of miraculous healings, the average = uudience: with. a minor problem is sure they Canb¢: ealed. The room is.charged with fear, guilt, intense excitementand expectations, 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 teacher might touch them on the head firmly and scream, “Be healed!” This releases the psychic energy and, for many, catharsis results. Catharsis is a purging of repressed emotions. Individuals might cry, fall down or even go into spasms. And if catharsis is effected, they standa chance of being healed. In catharsis (one of the three brain states mentioned earlier), the brain-slate is temporarily wiped clean and the new suggestion is accepted. usually ae the audience Come: ap an st, crippled and nowI can : gone!”... a psychologi I you'd like to see a revivalist preacher at work, there are probably several nearby. Go to the church early and sit in the rear, about three-quarters of the way back. Repetitive music is probably played while people enter for the service. A repetitive beat, ideally ranging from 45 to 72 beats per minute (a rhythm close to the human heartbeat), is very hypnotic and can generate an eyes-open altered state of consciousness in many people. Once you are in an alpha state, you are at least 25 times more suggestible than in full ‘normal’ beta consciousness. The music is probably the same every service, or incorporates the same beat, and many people will go into an altered state almost immediately upon entering the sanctuary. Subconsciously, they recall their state of mind from previous services and respond to the post-hypnotic programming. Watch the people waiting for the service to begin, Many will exhibit external signs of trance - 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 probably come out, usually speaking with a pretty good ‘voice roll’. 30 Nexus *10 a SS EE 22D SS SEE ee HOW REVIVALIST PREACHERS WORK