To: Files Subject: SI and H Experimentationy 9 December 1953. On 9 Deceml>--,r 1953, Wednesday@ SI and 11 E)cpcrim6ntation es r Building 13, Room 20 b.v essrs. the folfowina as s2: As noted in at Tuesday's session, all subjects present except were fairly new with no intensive work. Accordi gly, th@"wr:Lter opened the session again with a general discussion and thcireafter ran a slow induction on all individuals present.' This was fairly successful and certain indica2tions appeared that indicated sonin of the volunteers were beginning to accept hypnosi.s apd n- o ceivably be good future subjects. Thereafter, -Who in somewhat later, ran a slow indue an on 33 fixtation process. This was qiiito 2 sucdessl state of hypnotic sleep. 9 v Mple PH on sleep an or responded quickly. After some discussion, who he.d arrived late., gave a slo,@i induction to all hands wtiich further indicated 2 that sorie o teet,s were a.pproaching deep hypnosis. Thereafter, individual hypnosis with all volunteers c who has worked successfully for e ases@ with the excep.tL"Mii@ I.Iiss I a 2 obtain a good sleep state, -Sed thods of attention, includine_ - fiixuaLTu'l','SA,'@T'sing and falling arm with a count, etc. In she apparently accepted the hypnosis at f d 6i@c neded in reaching a light state but owing to an tin rt-able position4 in which she had fal-len and the fact tha tempted an arm movement) caused her toewaken prematurely. Since the work had started proriptly at 6:00 I'@l, ttic @iriter terminated the session at this point which was approximately 9:QO.FM.