Mind Control and Subliminal Perception

This summer (2007), in America, the Sci-Fi channel has been broadcasting the popular program, "Mind Control with Derren Brown". Derren Brown, who is immensely popular in the UK, is a mentalist, an illusionist who uses mind control techniques to "get" people to do things for him. It's a highly entertaining show and offers a great benefit for viewers, even teaching them how some of the techniques work!

Of course, Derren doesn't have super powers -- he's a really smart guy who has learned many of the persuasive tricks that people use around us all the time, not the least of which is subliminal perception.

Subliminal perception is a known psychological phenomenon that has been studied and researched since the 19th century. It does affect the way we think and behave in varying degrees.

This article will discuss subliminal perception as a means of mind control and how Derren, in his program, uses it to amaze his audience.

There are two types of perception, supraliminal perception and subliminal perception.

Supraliminal Perception is when we consciously AND unconsciously experience an event. You are experiencing supraliminal perception right now as you read this page. You see the words, consciously read them, and unconsciously process them and how you feel about their meaning. The vast majority of our experience is supraliminal in nature.

Subliminal Perception is when we experience something while we are consciously distracted or that occurs so fast that we cannot consciously perceive it. This is very important in mind control techniques because it gets information and ideas past the discrimination of the conscious mind.

We live in such a hectic world where we are inundated with visual messages and information, some of which is very useful, so we often experience a visual subliminal perception benefit.

This isn't Orwellian mind control; it's often the transmission of necessary information! When you see the name of a Taxicab company printed on the side of a taxi as it is speeding by, you have a visual subliminal perception benefit. Your unconscious mind records the name of the cab company although consciously, you ignore the cab. Yet the next time you need to phone for a taxi, the chances are that you will unconsciously remember the name of the cab company and hire them.

While you may feel that mind control is a bad or dangerous thing, it's often just a matter of course, benign and can be used for great benefit.

In the first episode of Derren Brown's program, "Mind Control" he showed how he could get people in an American shopping mall to raise their hands.

He made an announcement over the PA system of a silly offer and that anyone who wanted to take advantage of it should raise his or her hand. He spoke rather quickly, several times mentioned a benefit, gave a sense of urgency, and spoke with his British accent, which some Americans find difficult to understand. Of course, this is a TV program so we saw the visual results. Several people raised their hands!

How did he get people to raise their hands?

The "trick" was a form of subliminal perception and group behavior that was so visual, anyone could see it, if they looked closely.

A few people in the mall, who did not understand fully what Derren said, focused only on the benefit part of the offer he announced.

They basically were "not paying attention", so the benefit is what subliminally got into their minds, and they wanted to have that benefit. They raised their hands. Who wouldn't?

Then, others in the mall did the same, although many of them did not know what they were doing. This is group dynamics based on visual perception. People tend to follow a leader. So when some people SAW others (who they were not really paying attention to consciously) raising their hands (visual subliminal perception benefit desire), they waited a moment and then joined in, not wanting to miss out.

Very clever, Derren! Here we had visual confirmation of the power of subliminal perception, aided by group dynamics.

Have you ever seen a TV ad for some product, i.e. a kitchen utensil? They demonstrate the product, then tell you to "Hurry and order within the next 15 minutes to get special pricing."

It's well known that most people tend to "filter out" TV commercials. They are often doing something else (i.e. making a sandwich). While there is no visual stimulus because they aren't looking at the TV set, they often can still hear the message.

That's when subliminal perception comes in. While they are consciously focused on making a sandwich or some other activity, they are unconsciously hearing the message of "Hurry and order within 15 minutes..." Of course, in this case, it isn't a visual subliminal perception benefit, it's aural subliminal perception to get a benefit. But the benefit to the advertiser is the same. The audience has a sense of urgency.

This isn't really mind control. It's clever advertising. The technique doesn't work with everyone, but market research has shown that it works with enough people to make the commercial effective and they do get people calling in. Oh, and sometimes, it's a great product, so there is even more benefit!

Remember, it's not really mind control because it doesn't MAKE you do something. It just gives you a sense of urgency, taking advantage of the fact that you are probably not paying attention to the commercial in the first place!

In one of the episodes of "Mind Control", Derren "teaches" a woman to play the piano in a week. The woman's own assessment was that she could not play the piano other than to bang out "chopsticks".

Derren worked with her for one week, using a variety of aural, not visual subliminal perception and self hypnosis techniques.

At the end, the woman performed a live concert of a complex piece written by Mozart, based on the theme from the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". She played it beautifully.

At the end of the segment, Derren revealed that the woman actually had studied piano until about the age of seven, when for several reasons, she dropped it and went out of practice. So, she always knew how to play the piano, but she was blocked from doing it.

What he did was "re-program" her unconscious mind to eliminate the negative feelings and blocks she had that got her to stop playing the piano in the first place.

Thus she was able to play the complex Mozart piece because her inner unconscious mind was no longer blocking her ability to put into practice (so to speak) her ability to play the piano.

The segment was very inspiring, wonderful, and the music was super!

While the TV show, "Mind Control with Derren Brown" is not a scientific study -- it's an entertainment by a highly skilled and personable celebrity -- it does bring to public awareness something that science has been studying for years, the power of subliminal perception for self induced mind control.

You probably know about self hypnosis and subliminal message audio tapes. They use this technique to help you take mind control over your unconscious thoughts, re-programming them so you have a more positive outlook in many areas of your life. They can provide a great benefit. But there is something new available to you if you are interested in effective self managed mind control.

ClydeSight Productions' Digital Subliminal Perception Programs (DSPP) take this process a few steps further along the line. They help you empower your own mind control for visual subliminal perception benefit using techniques found in hundreds of scientific studies to be highly effective for self motivation and mental self help.

Additionally, they use brain wave stimulation to put you in a relaxed state during the process. They are simple to use and work like a movie. You start a program, sit back, and watch your computer screen for 15 minutes. During that time, hundreds of visual subliminal perception affirmations enter your unconscious mind. Over time (a few days to a few weeks), the visual subliminal perception benefit of these programs gives you your own mind control over your own unconscious thoughts, just as the woman who regained her ability to play the piano got over her negative blocking thoughts.

The TV show, "Mind Control with Derren Brown" is a really entertaining program. Derren doesn't reveal all his secrets, but he has been kind enough to the audience to show how subliminal perception can be used for great benefit. The woman who played the piano after years of neglect was in tears of gratitude, and she will never forget her experience. That segment of the show was particularly moving. Bravo Derren Brown!

YOU BET!

When you read the paragraph about ClydeSight Productions Digital Subliminal Perception Programs, did you feel a twinge of curiosity to learn more? Did you feel a twinge of recognition and perhaps some authenticity? Did you think they might offer you a benefit?

If you did, you now know the power of visual subliminal perception. Although you were supraliminally reading this article, you were also getting some powerful subliminal perception "cues".

Here's how they worked:

There are some "key phrases" scattered throughout this article, carefully placed to stimulate you subliminally.

Visual Subliminal Perception

Subliminal Perception

Visual Subliminal Perception Benefit

You may not have noticed them because they were interlaced in the text and not very obvious.

Mind control is a bit of an ambiguous term. Much of what is attributed to mind control is simply clever advertising and good use of subliminal perception. We always experience visual subliminal perception and it is often of great benefit.

The TV show, "Mind Control with Derren Brown" is a wonderfully entertaining program that shows how these techniques are at work in our daily lives.

When we use them in effectively created visual subliminal perception benefit programs, we can take mind control over our own lives and change them, eliminating bad habits, negative and painful thoughts, even re-capturing a long lost talent.

And now, for a "plug".

Nowhere else in this article were you ever told to "read about visual subliminal perception programs" (check the article, the phrase doesn't exist). We avoided this tactic because we wanted to use a gentle approach to demonstrate how subliminal perception can give you a "feeling" about this topic.

Now we WILL tell you to read our Visual Subliminal Perception Programs Web site!

This isn't a subliminal message, it's a recommendation.

In our Web site you will get a lot of information not only about our programs, but links to articles and blogs on the topic that will "open your eyes" to just how powerful visual subliminal perception techniques are in helping anyone take mind control over their own lives. As we say on our home page – Seeing Is Believing. Just ask Derren Brown!

Links are below, enjoy them!