"Before we begin, I'd like to describe the goals we're going to be working to achieve with today's session. If these goals don't interest you, or if you don't feel safe and comfortable with them, you can simply make the choice to stop listening and find a different experience to enjoy. You are always in control of your trance state, and any suggestions you hear will only apply if you feel safe and comfortable accepting them.
"The goal of today's trance is to train you to develop physical arousal on command, to a degree controlled by a hypnotist you trust. There are no specific hypnotic triggers I'm asking you to accept--we're going to teach your mind to recognize situations that are invitations to experience hypnotically induced sexual arousal, and to enjoy those experiences when they occur. This is more flexible and open-ended than a trigger, and may result in you feeling pleasant sensations unexpectedly... although, again, only when it is safe and comfortable for you to do so.
"Although there are points in this session where you may be encouraged to pay less conscious attention to the hypnotist, there are no direct amnesia suggestions incorporated into this session, and no suggestions or triggers that are intended to be forgotten after the session is over. Even so, spontaneous amnesia does happen to some people during hypnosis, so you may find yourself experiencing difficulty recalling details of the trance experience. If you enjoy forgetting your trances, your mind is going to work to make that happen. You have permission to remember or to forget as much of this session as you want--again, within the boundaries of what is safe and comfortable for you.
"This particular induction involves the use of a lit candle and flame imagery in order to accomplish the goals described for this session. If you believe that you would experience an unwanted emotional reaction in response to such imagery, then it would probably be best not to read further or to skip to the end in order to get an idea of the suggestions that are being implanted and use them in conjunction with another induction.
"This session contains permissive language directing you to disrobe and touch yourself, although not necessarily in a sexual manner. If you believe you will have difficulty resisting these instructions, please wait until you have some privacy to begin. If you do not feel safe or comfortable following any of the described suggestions or instructions, this would be a good place for you to stop. Otherwise, please get comfortable for me so that we can begin.
"I'd like you to begin by creating a small, simple warmth inside your mind. You can picture it as a candle if you like, a simple white candle on a simple wooden table in an otherwise dark room. The flame is steady and even, burning brightly and cheerfully with that yellow-white flame that gives off such nice, soothing light, but if you look closely at it you can begin to see a shimmering flicker right around the edges. And that flicker contains other colors, beautiful colors that you begin to see as you focus your imagination on the candle in your head.
"That very outermost layer of the flame, the layer that shimmers and dances every time you try to fix your gaze on it and makes your eyes begin to get tired with the strain... you can see how that's a beautiful warm orange, almost red. Perhaps if you look a little closer, stare right at the very edge of the flickering fire and let yourself notice nothing but the pretty candle in your mind, you can imagine seeing that true, deep red color. It looks like the color behind your eyelids when you let them sink shut, that lovely shade of carnal red that reminds you of pulse beats and the quickening of your heart.
"That's where your arousal can begin, with that red outer flame. It looks so hot as it shimmers and dances and beckons your attention closer and closer, but you already know that it's the coolest layer of flame there is. If it reminds you of that warm feeling you get when the blood rushes to your face because your body is feeling the first flushes of sexual heat, well... you can already imagine that there are so many more layers of deeper desire beyond that, can't you? That feverish feeling on your skin, that tension that tightens up your whole body as you fixate on the object of your affections and enjoy those first tingling stirrings of physical lust... that's only the beginning. There's so much more to enjoy.
"And you can begin to enjoy those feelings more and more as you allow your attention to drift deeper and deeper into the flame, deeper down from flickering red to a smoother, shimmering orange. The candle burns a little bit brighter here, a little bit hotter, and that brightness is already beginning to make everything but the candle seem dark and cool and distant by comparison. Everything is fading away as you sink into the warmth, leaving only the candle and my words to light the way deeper into relaxation and pleasure. And that may be all you need to intensify that sensation of arousal as you stare at the orange glow and imagine what it would be like to be hypnotized just like this, to experience the hot tingling bliss of surrendering your mind to another person's control as you let go and focus on the candle.
"Or maybe you want to give your mind something to lock onto, a physical stimulus to go with that mental sensation of squirming, drifting pleasure that's so clear and bright and vivid in your memories now as you sink from the warm orange to the smoothly burning yellow flame. Maybe you want to remind your body just what it feels like to stroke and rub that flushed, tingling skin and feel that need grow stronger and stronger. If you'd like to begin doing that now, just lightly touching yourself and enjoying the feeling that comes along with it, you can do that. You can also take off your clothes to find more intimate places to touch, if it's safe and comfortable for you to do so, and stay relaxed and focused on your journey deeper into the center of the candle.