I. Setting up an Emotional Relationship
between the hypnotist and subject.
The ability to experience Trance is a fairly indomitable trait of people, which has a near-normal distribution within our society. Consequently, all but a very few persons are capable of experiencing at least some of the effects of Hypnosis when it is carried our in a facilitating manner. 
Among the several factors that are important in this respect are the level of trust placed in the Hypnotist by the subject; the subject's motivation to cooperate; and the kind of preconceptions the subject has concerning the nature of Hypnosis and its effects.
Thus, the induction of Hypnosis actually begins with the Hypnotist's efforts to establish rapport, while attempting to maximize the subject's expectations to respond and to allay any apprehension about the procedure to follow.
Establishing an emotional relationship with a subject can be done in a variety of ways. It is always good to set the individual at ease by having for him a comfortable chair or couch on which to sit. This should be in a room that is quiet except for a small wind-up clock on your desk 
, and free from any out side noises or visual distractions. The lighting should be subdued, but not too dark, so as not to invite sleep. And make sure the room temperature is at a comfortable setting.
Once the subject is sitting comfortably, a brief discussion about hypnosis is in order. Try to determine what the subject already knows about hypnosis, and if he has had any prior experiences with Hypnotic inductions (good and/or bad). Also a brief explanation of what not to expect or to be worried about would be in order.
( See 
Mïsconceptiöns )
Finally (and not necessarily in this order), ask the subject if he would like to use your rest room facilities prior to the session, so as not to disrupt the session in mid-progress. (Any bodily needs should be cared for on your own part as well before the session!) 
You have selected a time when you know you will not be disturbed, and have taken the phone off the hook! Once you are satisfied that you have established a good pre-Hypnotic rapport, and have made the subject comfortable on the couch or chair, you then may proceed. 
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The Induction Technique begins as follows:
II. Limitation of Sensory intake and Motor output.
The first step in the induction of Trance phenomena is to take the bothersomness of the external environment out of your conscious mind.
You must learn to become unconcerned about the distractions around you. All of those sights and sounds, odors, flavors, and touches.
To better understand this you must realize that one of the jobs of your five senses is to keep you from getting hurt. They are your look-out guards, always alert and ready to warn you of any kind of danger. Your five senses do this by registering any such stimulus into your conscious mind through the use of Anxiety.
Anxiety generated by any of your senses, receives the immediate awareness of your conscious mind. When this stimulus is not threatening, however, it continues to be a source of distraction for your conscious mind.
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III. Fixation of Attention.
( See 
Suggestibility )
Before the actual trance is attempted, a number of maneuvers are often employed, to serve as an introduction. These maneuvers are called tests of
Suggestibility. The hypnotist then instructs the subject to focus his attention on a single object - a spot on the ceiling, or a pen on the desk, or perhaps the second hand of a clock - and says to the subject:
Variations of the following script may be used:
"....... I want you to ignore all other distractions around you and thoughts that may arise, and keep your eyes on this object, eyeballs turned up almost as though you were looking at the middle of your forehead. Watch it closely and think of nothing else. Clear your mind completely. Try to notice every single detail so that if I were to ask you to close your eyes, you could picture it as if you were still looking directly at it. If you give it all of your attention, you can do this. Imagine that you are memorizing it. Watch it very closely, trying not to blink. Don't let your gaze shift left or right! ......."
When the subject appears to have succeeded in maintaining complete attention on the object and has watched it for a couple of minutes, he then may be told
:
"....... Now slowly close your eyes until they are closed as tight as possible. Close them so tight that they tremble. Tight until they tremble. It's all right if you have to make a face in order to do so. That's it, just as tight as you possibly can. Remember, eyeballs turned upward as if you were still looking at that spot on the celling.
And now I will begin to count up to the number five! When I reach number five, you will discover that your eyes are stuck tight together, and that the harder you try to open them, the tighter they are stuck together. Every effort you make to open them will have just the opposite effect. They will be stuck tight, just as if they were glued together. As I begin counting with one . . . two . . . tighter ... three . . . tighter ... four . . . tighter five! Now you will find that the harder you try to open them, the tighter they stick! ......."
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Once the direct suggestion has been successful, and the subject is unable to open his eyes despite his voluntary effort, the hypnotist may proceed by introducing other muscular contractures in essentially the same manner. Such as giving the direct suggestion that if the hands are clasped tightly together, they cannot be unclasped. Then advance to the other Hypnotic phenomena as mentioned earlier.
( See 
Hypnotic States )
IV.
Repetition of Monotonous Stimulation.
At this point, the small clock on your desk should be the only source of sound in the room other than your own voice. Some mention should be made of the fact that the ticking of the clock seems to be getting louder. Point out to the subject that the louder the ticking becomes, the more relaxed he becomes. Once you are sure the subject is in a deeply relaxed state, you may continue on to the production of muscular phenomena. One of the best places to begin is with heaviness of an extremity, such as an arm. The subject is told that his arm will become progressively heavy.
Variations of the following script may be used:
"You will now begin to notice your left arm becoming very heavy. The heaviness begins in the left shoulder, flowing down your upper arm to your elbow, then down the forearm to your wrist, then into your hand, and then into the fingers, into each individual finger, the thumb, the index finger, the third finger, the fourth finger, and now the fifth finger.
I want you to imagine that your left arm is being covered with a heavy blanket made of lead; beginning at the shoulder, passing down the upper arm to the elbow. You feel as if your arm were bound down to the arm of the chair.
In your imagination you see steel bands passing over your wrist and your elbow, binding your arm to the chair. You feel that a great suction keeps your arm stuck to the chair, that heavy weights are pressing it down. You will find that it is more and more difficult for you to will to move your arm, that the harder you try the more difficult it will be!"
Now the hypnotist is in a position to challenge the subject, and tells him that he will try to raise his left arm at the count of (say) five, and that
"The harder you try, the more difficult it will be to raise your arm!"
When suggested inabliity to move the arm is almost or entirely successful, Catalepsy of the limbs is the next step to be suggested. It is often wise to have the subject first relax as completely as is possible, and then suggest that the left arm is no longer heavy but is in fact beginning to become very light.
"With your eyes still closed, your left arm is so lite now that it begins to rise up to the level of your shoulder and just stays there."
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