Good question. I am not aware of any direct data from Hubbard on suggestibility.
His general observations were somewhat along the lines of "most people are already in a hypnotic state."
His major parameter used for personality analysis is Tone Level. The higher your tone level, the more "awake" you are, and presumably more resistant to ext…
Good question. I am not aware of any direct data from Hubbard on suggestibility.
His general observations were somewhat along the lines of "most people are already in a hypnotic state."
His major parameter used for personality analysis is Tone Level. The higher your tone level, the more "awake" you are, and presumably more resistant to external influences.
On his Chart of Human Evaluation, he does have Column 17 - Hypnotic Level. This is from work he did in 1951 and earlier. At "Tone 4.0" one is "impossible to hypnotize without drugs." Below those levels, one becomes more susceptible to hypnosis.
At higher tones, the person may refuse to follow a hypnotic command ("negate") or deny that he was ever hypnotized. At tone 1.1 (just above total Fear) the person is "In a permanent light trance, but negates."
Below this level (Grief, Apathy, Deep Apathy) the subject is "very hypnotic." At the lowest level, "equivalent to a hypnotized subject when awake." These levels are roughly equivalent to chronic depression or anxiety. The lowest is roughly equivalent to catatonia. You would not expect an active shooter to exist at that level. However, at grief or apathy it is quite possible.
Hubbard used hypnotism in his earliest research but refused to teach his students to do it, as he considered it too dangerous.
It is impossible to judge to what extent such techniques are used in these shooting cases. When the shooter is killed during the incident, he cannot be interviewed. And even if he (usually a man) is interviewed, it is likely that the interviewer is not adept enough to check for prior hypnotism on the case, or many even be colluding with the actual perpetrators.
In this society, where most of our telepathic abilities are totally dead, it is very difficult to be aware of what is really going on "over there." We can keep secrets rather easily and in fact make a game of it. Most of our dramatic entertainment is based on keeping and breaking secrets. In a telepathic society, such games would be nearly impossible. In our society this lack of ability allows for inordinate amounts of deception.
Good question. I am not aware of any direct data from Hubbard on suggestibility.
His general observations were somewhat along the lines of "most people are already in a hypnotic state."
His major parameter used for personality analysis is Tone Level. The higher your tone level, the more "awake" you are, and presumably more resistant to external influences.
On his Chart of Human Evaluation, he does have Column 17 - Hypnotic Level. This is from work he did in 1951 and earlier. At "Tone 4.0" one is "impossible to hypnotize without drugs." Below those levels, one becomes more susceptible to hypnosis.
At higher tones, the person may refuse to follow a hypnotic command ("negate") or deny that he was ever hypnotized. At tone 1.1 (just above total Fear) the person is "In a permanent light trance, but negates."
Below this level (Grief, Apathy, Deep Apathy) the subject is "very hypnotic." At the lowest level, "equivalent to a hypnotized subject when awake." These levels are roughly equivalent to chronic depression or anxiety. The lowest is roughly equivalent to catatonia. You would not expect an active shooter to exist at that level. However, at grief or apathy it is quite possible.
Hubbard used hypnotism in his earliest research but refused to teach his students to do it, as he considered it too dangerous.
It is impossible to judge to what extent such techniques are used in these shooting cases. When the shooter is killed during the incident, he cannot be interviewed. And even if he (usually a man) is interviewed, it is likely that the interviewer is not adept enough to check for prior hypnotism on the case, or many even be colluding with the actual perpetrators.
In this society, where most of our telepathic abilities are totally dead, it is very difficult to be aware of what is really going on "over there." We can keep secrets rather easily and in fact make a game of it. Most of our dramatic entertainment is based on keeping and breaking secrets. In a telepathic society, such games would be nearly impossible. In our society this lack of ability allows for inordinate amounts of deception.