Advantages and disadvantages of Elman induction
To the extent that one can speak of advantages and/or disadvantages at all, I would rather go into what makes induction unique and where induction is less appropriate or applicable.
Advantages
- Quick to learn (no script necessary)
- Brings the test person into deep somnambulism in less than 6 minutes in some cases
- Can be used anywhere
- Good introduction to the Esdaile state
- Works in over 80% of cases
- Good induction for audio recordings
- Can be used in online sessions (slightly adapted)
- Built-in tests to check suggestibility (“hynosis depth”)
- Structured
Disadvantages
Can cause difficulties with:
- People who have a strong need for control
- Subjects who have a lot to do with numbers in their job (bankers, business people, tax consultants…)
- People who need a long time to go into a trance
- Dominant persons
- Children (more suitable for faster induction)