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@emdashery.bsky.social
Mid-30s demi hypno-nerd with a passion for punctuation. Always glad to talk shop about hypno and kink.
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@emdashery.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Twitter Repost: So, I've been deep into hypnokink for two years, and "hypnotic amnesia" still seems like the holy grail for a lot of folks in terms of selling/living the fantasy. I've got a theory about it!
A very brief #Hypnovember #15 from the woods: Subject Agency 🧵
Subject agency isn't just about safety--it can make your scenes even hotter.
Let's talk about that.
Subject agency isn't just about safety--it can make your scenes even hotter.
Let's talk about that.
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A very brief #Hypnovember #15 from the woods: Subject Agency 🧵
Subject agency isn't just about safety--it can make your scenes even hotter.
Let's talk about that.
Subject agency isn't just about safety--it can make your scenes even hotter.
Let's talk about that.
Reposted by Emdash
Flirting's gotta come first. I ain't your Sir, Master, or any other such. Build rapport, flirt, see what happens.
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Flirting's gotta come first. I ain't your Sir, Master, or any other such. Build rapport, flirt, see what happens.
#Hypnovember 🧵 #14: The Dreadful Gaze
So, go with me, because it's an old trope: You look into the hypnotist's eyes and slowly feel yourself dropping.
It's hot. It's fun! It's possible.
I love doing it.
Let's talk about it!
So, go with me, because it's an old trope: You look into the hypnotist's eyes and slowly feel yourself dropping.
It's hot. It's fun! It's possible.
I love doing it.
Let's talk about it!
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#Hypnovember 🧵 #14: The Dreadful Gaze
So, go with me, because it's an old trope: You look into the hypnotist's eyes and slowly feel yourself dropping.
It's hot. It's fun! It's possible.
I love doing it.
Let's talk about it!
So, go with me, because it's an old trope: You look into the hypnotist's eyes and slowly feel yourself dropping.
It's hot. It's fun! It's possible.
I love doing it.
Let's talk about it!
Curious about other Dom-type folks: How do you feel when someone's first DMs are loaded with honorifics?
I understand they might be trying to show respect, but for me, it ends up feeling like they're trying to jump into a dynamic I haven't consented to yet.
I understand they might be trying to show respect, but for me, it ends up feeling like they're trying to jump into a dynamic I haven't consented to yet.
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Curious about other Dom-type folks: How do you feel when someone's first DMs are loaded with honorifics?
I understand they might be trying to show respect, but for me, it ends up feeling like they're trying to jump into a dynamic I haven't consented to yet.
I understand they might be trying to show respect, but for me, it ends up feeling like they're trying to jump into a dynamic I haven't consented to yet.
Once, I gave someone with a fairly stubborn gag reflex a brand new fetish for gags.
(Consensually, obviously.)
Let's talk about that!
(Because he definitely couldn't 😉)
(Consensually, obviously.)
Let's talk about that!
(Because he definitely couldn't 😉)
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Once, I gave someone with a fairly stubborn gag reflex a brand new fetish for gags.
(Consensually, obviously.)
Let's talk about that!
(Because he definitely couldn't 😉)
(Consensually, obviously.)
Let's talk about that!
(Because he definitely couldn't 😉)
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Once, I gave someone with a fairly stubborn gag reflex a brand new fetish for gags.
(Consensually, obviously.)
Let's talk about that!
(Because he definitely couldn't 😉)
(Consensually, obviously.)
Let's talk about that!
(Because he definitely couldn't 😉)
#Hypnovember 12: Theory, Courage, and Getting Messy
I think it's probably obvious that I'm super into hypno-kink theory. It's fascinating! It's invigorating! It fills up my cup and replenishes my spell slots.
But nothing replaces ~doing the thing~.
Let's talk about that!
I think it's probably obvious that I'm super into hypno-kink theory. It's fascinating! It's invigorating! It fills up my cup and replenishes my spell slots.
But nothing replaces ~doing the thing~.
Let's talk about that!
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
#Hypnovember 12: Theory, Courage, and Getting Messy
I think it's probably obvious that I'm super into hypno-kink theory. It's fascinating! It's invigorating! It fills up my cup and replenishes my spell slots.
But nothing replaces ~doing the thing~.
Let's talk about that!
I think it's probably obvious that I'm super into hypno-kink theory. It's fascinating! It's invigorating! It fills up my cup and replenishes my spell slots.
But nothing replaces ~doing the thing~.
Let's talk about that!
#Hypnovember 11: ✨The Penumbra✨
You know that feeling? The one where you're coming out of trance, but still feeling trancey? That lovely, floaty, quiet, foggy feeling?
I like to call it the Penumbra, because I'm a fucking dork, and it's one of my favorite hypnotic phenomena.
Let's talk about it.
You know that feeling? The one where you're coming out of trance, but still feeling trancey? That lovely, floaty, quiet, foggy feeling?
I like to call it the Penumbra, because I'm a fucking dork, and it's one of my favorite hypnotic phenomena.
Let's talk about it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
#Hypnovember 11: ✨The Penumbra✨
You know that feeling? The one where you're coming out of trance, but still feeling trancey? That lovely, floaty, quiet, foggy feeling?
I like to call it the Penumbra, because I'm a fucking dork, and it's one of my favorite hypnotic phenomena.
Let's talk about it.
You know that feeling? The one where you're coming out of trance, but still feeling trancey? That lovely, floaty, quiet, foggy feeling?
I like to call it the Penumbra, because I'm a fucking dork, and it's one of my favorite hypnotic phenomena.
Let's talk about it.
#Hypnovember 11: The FAFO Ethos
When it comes to my guiding principle for hypno-kink, I really like Fuck Around and Find Out--but when I say it, I simultaneously mean it enthusiastically and solemnly.
Let's talk about that.
When it comes to my guiding principle for hypno-kink, I really like Fuck Around and Find Out--but when I say it, I simultaneously mean it enthusiastically and solemnly.
Let's talk about that.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#Hypnovember 11: The FAFO Ethos
When it comes to my guiding principle for hypno-kink, I really like Fuck Around and Find Out--but when I say it, I simultaneously mean it enthusiastically and solemnly.
Let's talk about that.
When it comes to my guiding principle for hypno-kink, I really like Fuck Around and Find Out--but when I say it, I simultaneously mean it enthusiastically and solemnly.
Let's talk about that.
#hypnovember 9: Triggers, States, Juice, and You
Triggers are a lot of fun. For many folks, they're a key element of the hypno ✨aesthetic ✨, just like spirals. I love 'em, you probably love 'em, but sometimes folks struggle with 'em.
Let's talk about it.
Triggers are a lot of fun. For many folks, they're a key element of the hypno ✨aesthetic ✨, just like spirals. I love 'em, you probably love 'em, but sometimes folks struggle with 'em.
Let's talk about it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#hypnovember 9: Triggers, States, Juice, and You
Triggers are a lot of fun. For many folks, they're a key element of the hypno ✨aesthetic ✨, just like spirals. I love 'em, you probably love 'em, but sometimes folks struggle with 'em.
Let's talk about it.
Triggers are a lot of fun. For many folks, they're a key element of the hypno ✨aesthetic ✨, just like spirals. I love 'em, you probably love 'em, but sometimes folks struggle with 'em.
Let's talk about it.
Just remembering the time I gave someone a gag kink just by having him reframe the experience hypnotically.
Fun is fun.
Fun is fun.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Just remembering the time I gave someone a gag kink just by having him reframe the experience hypnotically.
Fun is fun.
Fun is fun.
Reposted by Emdash
This exercise is SO GOOD. Do it with your friends. Do it with play partners!
#hypnovember 7: Words With Friends (With Benefits)
I've got a weird little game/exercise/experience I like to run kink partners through to help them explore their internal processes.
Let's talk about it!
I've got a weird little game/exercise/experience I like to run kink partners through to help them explore their internal processes.
Let's talk about it!
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This exercise is SO GOOD. Do it with your friends. Do it with play partners!
#hypnovember 7: Words With Friends (With Benefits)
I've got a weird little game/exercise/experience I like to run kink partners through to help them explore their internal processes.
Let's talk about it!
I've got a weird little game/exercise/experience I like to run kink partners through to help them explore their internal processes.
Let's talk about it!
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#hypnovember 7: Words With Friends (With Benefits)
I've got a weird little game/exercise/experience I like to run kink partners through to help them explore their internal processes.
Let's talk about it!
I've got a weird little game/exercise/experience I like to run kink partners through to help them explore their internal processes.
Let's talk about it!
#hypnovember 7: On Myself as a Subject + Sensory Modalities
I've been writing a lot about my experiences as a tist and what I love about learning theory and technique, but I also want to give credit to what that same learning has done for me as a subject.
So let's talk about it!
I've been writing a lot about my experiences as a tist and what I love about learning theory and technique, but I also want to give credit to what that same learning has done for me as a subject.
So let's talk about it!
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#hypnovember 7: On Myself as a Subject + Sensory Modalities
I've been writing a lot about my experiences as a tist and what I love about learning theory and technique, but I also want to give credit to what that same learning has done for me as a subject.
So let's talk about it!
I've been writing a lot about my experiences as a tist and what I love about learning theory and technique, but I also want to give credit to what that same learning has done for me as a subject.
So let's talk about it!
#hypnovember Discourse 6: Pace and Lead
So, I went through a long, weird hypno funk. I didn't okay, I didn't read, and when I tried to come back, I fumbled at things that used to be second nature.
Let's talk about how I got my groove back!
So, I went through a long, weird hypno funk. I didn't okay, I didn't read, and when I tried to come back, I fumbled at things that used to be second nature.
Let's talk about how I got my groove back!
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
#hypnovember Discourse 6: Pace and Lead
So, I went through a long, weird hypno funk. I didn't okay, I didn't read, and when I tried to come back, I fumbled at things that used to be second nature.
Let's talk about how I got my groove back!
So, I went through a long, weird hypno funk. I didn't okay, I didn't read, and when I tried to come back, I fumbled at things that used to be second nature.
Let's talk about how I got my groove back!
#hypnovember discourse #5: Sensory Imagery and Lawyer Talk
A lot of new tists I know tend to get really deep into sense imagery--and that's a super useful thing to know! But I think it can sometimes set you up for dissonance with your partner.
Let's talk about that.
A lot of new tists I know tend to get really deep into sense imagery--and that's a super useful thing to know! But I think it can sometimes set you up for dissonance with your partner.
Let's talk about that.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#hypnovember discourse #5: Sensory Imagery and Lawyer Talk
A lot of new tists I know tend to get really deep into sense imagery--and that's a super useful thing to know! But I think it can sometimes set you up for dissonance with your partner.
Let's talk about that.
A lot of new tists I know tend to get really deep into sense imagery--and that's a super useful thing to know! But I think it can sometimes set you up for dissonance with your partner.
Let's talk about that.
#hypnovember discourse 4: Skills Are Separable
I like to think of subject skills as a total RPG skill tree, except everyone's tree looks different. I'd call it a hypno sphere grid, but it's also less straightforward than that (and it would make @thestatus.bsky.social happy, which isn't allowed)
I like to think of subject skills as a total RPG skill tree, except everyone's tree looks different. I'd call it a hypno sphere grid, but it's also less straightforward than that (and it would make @thestatus.bsky.social happy, which isn't allowed)
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#hypnovember discourse 4: Skills Are Separable
I like to think of subject skills as a total RPG skill tree, except everyone's tree looks different. I'd call it a hypno sphere grid, but it's also less straightforward than that (and it would make @thestatus.bsky.social happy, which isn't allowed)
I like to think of subject skills as a total RPG skill tree, except everyone's tree looks different. I'd call it a hypno sphere grid, but it's also less straightforward than that (and it would make @thestatus.bsky.social happy, which isn't allowed)
#hypnovenber Discourse 3: A Short Rant on Hypno Research
I fekkin' love reading hypno stuff, including the latest research, but I find myself feeling like the kinksters are achieving stuff that researchers can't. Obviously, some of that's for good reason--IRBs don't approve drone play (usually)
I fekkin' love reading hypno stuff, including the latest research, but I find myself feeling like the kinksters are achieving stuff that researchers can't. Obviously, some of that's for good reason--IRBs don't approve drone play (usually)
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
#hypnovenber Discourse 3: A Short Rant on Hypno Research
I fekkin' love reading hypno stuff, including the latest research, but I find myself feeling like the kinksters are achieving stuff that researchers can't. Obviously, some of that's for good reason--IRBs don't approve drone play (usually)
I fekkin' love reading hypno stuff, including the latest research, but I find myself feeling like the kinksters are achieving stuff that researchers can't. Obviously, some of that's for good reason--IRBs don't approve drone play (usually)
Reposted by Emdash
Saying someone is a “bad subject” because they didn’t get hypnotized is sort of like saying someone id a “bad at eating” cuz they didn’t like a meal you made them. People are different! With huge varieties in psychology and experience. It informs our likes and what works for us.
November 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Saying someone is a “bad subject” because they didn’t get hypnotized is sort of like saying someone id a “bad at eating” cuz they didn’t like a meal you made them. People are different! With huge varieties in psychology and experience. It informs our likes and what works for us.
Reposted by Emdash
I will NEVER find the AI video/photo you shared interesting or funny or neat
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I will NEVER find the AI video/photo you shared interesting or funny or neat
#hypnovember discourse #2: Depth, Rapport, and Boiling the Frog:
So, lots of time in hypnokink, folks chase "depth" without really giving much thought to what it is. There's an assumption that deep trance = better trance. Let's talk about that. 🧠🐸🫕
So, lots of time in hypnokink, folks chase "depth" without really giving much thought to what it is. There's an assumption that deep trance = better trance. Let's talk about that. 🧠🐸🫕
November 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#hypnovember discourse #2: Depth, Rapport, and Boiling the Frog:
So, lots of time in hypnokink, folks chase "depth" without really giving much thought to what it is. There's an assumption that deep trance = better trance. Let's talk about that. 🧠🐸🫕
So, lots of time in hypnokink, folks chase "depth" without really giving much thought to what it is. There's an assumption that deep trance = better trance. Let's talk about that. 🧠🐸🫕
Reposted by Emdash
November 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I kind of want to ruminate on things this #hypnovember -- starting with my absolute belief that we should always be talking about hypnotic responsiveness as a skill that can be improved, explored, deepened, and indulged, not just as something innate or immutable.
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I kind of want to ruminate on things this #hypnovember -- starting with my absolute belief that we should always be talking about hypnotic responsiveness as a skill that can be improved, explored, deepened, and indulged, not just as something innate or immutable.
Ancient Spirits of Yuletide, transform this incredibly well-maintained form into MUMM-RIAH, THE EVER-FESTIVE
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November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ancient Spirits of Yuletide, transform this incredibly well-maintained form into MUMM-RIAH, THE EVER-FESTIVE
Mmmm. Getting back into reading good hypno books really is my gateway to having hypno energy again.
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Mmmm. Getting back into reading good hypno books really is my gateway to having hypno energy again.