Dream manipulation
Dream manipulation has been something that I have been highly interested in. While most people try to manipulate dreams via lucid dreaming, I have been toying with the idea of using external means to effect change. I would be very interested in the input of other anon’s and will be updating these threads with my own results. According to what I have found there are three accessible ways to manipulate dreams:
>>Audio
At first staying silent, or calming in some manner, the person would go to sleep. After some time, the audio would change to be in a more active state. While dreaming, the individual takes in information from the audio soundscape and incorporates it.
>testing this
This is the first, and most accessible option to try. For a simple test, I would likely have about an hour or two of no audio. At some point, moaning sounds would likely slowly play in gradually more intense volumes. I have no idea where or how to take this seeing that it would be affecting someone dreaming, rather than someone in a hypnotically suggestive state.
>>Physical stimulation
Several studies involving motors and the finger have found that mild sensory activity can dramatically stimulate or effect dreams. This is mostly used to trigger a dream, according to cursory research.
>testing this
The least accessible to do, this would likely involve a motor that would slowly trigger with the aforementioned audio. While this could be done via a motor, electro stimulation may also be a decent option. Most research studies indicate the use of hands for this activity. Other, more sensitive, areas of the body could be more useful for our purposes
>>Smells
The introduction of scents, or even going to sleep with certain scents can dramatically effect the nature of the dream. People will connect these scents to certain items or places, triggering memories.
>testing this
Accessible, but likely less practical. I do not entirely know what this could offer to the dreaming experience. However it is worth mentioning here. The easiest way would be to have the scents going long before the dreaming starts. More complex setups, like remote fans, could be added but likely with few results. Queue brap-posting jokes.
The first milestone to doing this would be to create sexually laden dreams. From there, the work could likely be built upon by several other hypnotists to create much further fleshed out experience.
My first project will involve finding or creating a suitible audioscape for the first rounds of testing. As stated above, I will update this thread with testing results and any new research I find.
