As we’ve been discussing on a number of email lists the case of the British hypnotist working in the US who had inappropriate consensual sexual relations with his clients, I thought folks might be interested in a case where the use of waking suggestion is very obvious . . . a bit of Cialdini’s law of power in terms of influence and how folks just don’t have much of a critical factor when it comes to highly respected medical professionals . . . http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/0503/19docevil.html . . . a very highly respected Tokyo doctor told women to strip and crawl naked like dogs on his consulting room floor while he snapped digital photos of them. The women did not question the instructions, they just dropped their clothes, got on their hands and knees, and crawled around while he took the photos for "medical reference" only to begin questioning the experience when they received their hospital bills to discover they were not charged for the consultation . . . I suspect that if he had charged them, they may not have even questioned things then.

Goes to show. You don’t need to be a hypnotist to influence women into taking their clothes off.

This guy is well placed so the scandal’s a bit embarrassing for the hospital.

All the best,
Brian