Above average intelligence, the existence of an imaginary playmate in childhood, a strong tendency to daydreaming and fantasy, and the will to comply make one a desirable candidate.
In the black arts of hypnotism, the hypnotist and subject form a master/slave relationship.
The subject must be isolated from friends and family and spend much time alone with the operator, where a rapport is established, as in government experiments or sometimes as one does with a cellmate in prison.
The operator gives the subject the suggestion that he/she will become deeply hypnotized again whenever the operator gives the induction cue.
This can be in words or a signal.
Each session induces a deeper hypnotic state where the subject slips under the complete control of the operator.
With deeper trances, the subject becomes more and more powerless against the operator.
Artificial amnesia (also known as a "mind wipe") is induced by the operator suggesting to the subject that he/she will not have any conscious knowledge of the session.
Further important suggestions include that the subject will not in any way be able to be hypnotized by anyone else and that he/she will act in a trance, just as if awake.
Once the subject is easily hypnotized by the operator, the mind and personality can then be conditioned.
Childhood playmates are often extensions of one's personality, especially in those who are of weaker character and would not fight back personally or defend themselves.
The imaginary playmate can fight back and get angry, whereas the child cannot.
Often, there is an abusive parent, to whom the angry thoughts and actions of the playmate are directed against.
