Conversational Hypnosis - Three Reasons Why Its Morality Is Questionable.
Conversational hypnosis is powerful process that enables its exponents to control the thoughts of others. Its real power comes from the fact that, unlike other forms of hypnosis, conversational hypnosis can take place any time, any where and with any person. Even more surprisingly conversational hypnosis is at its most effective when the subject has no awareness of the process whatsoever. It is this fact that has made conversational hypnosis so contentious. Does anybody have the moral justification for actually attempting to control another persons thoughts and associated behaviours?
Firstly that conversational hypnosis has the potential for serious abuse is undeniable. Whilst it remains difficult for the conversational hypnotist to introduce thoughts that are in conflict with a persons beliefs or values it is not impossible for them to access, and bring to the fore, a persons deeply rooted subconscious desires. Often these are not tempered by our consciously learned sense of propriety or personal morality. Just imagine what a world would be like where we all acted upon our animal instincts without reference to our personally held beliefs. Fairly chaotic and largely unpleasant I would suggest. Clearly any skill which enables one individual to encourage a lack of restraint in another without their knowledge has great potential for abuse and differs little from the practice plying another with drugs without their consent.