and hands. One ... The cloud is moving, and I can begin to feel
the warm, pleasant rays of the sun. Two ... The cloud is moving more and
more, exposing more and more of the sun. I can feel the warmth of the
sun's rays. Three ... The cloud has moved away from the sun, and I can
feel the full, warm strength of the sun. It is a pleasant feeling, but
as I continue to count to five, the warm feeling will dissipate. Four
... The warm feeling is leaving. Five ... The warm feeling has left, and
I feel perfectly normal in every respect."

A variation of this test is to see yourself lying comfortably in front
of a fireplace. In this instance, you imagine someone is adding wood to
the fire. As this is done, you feel the warm glow of the fire more and
more. Should you use the fireplace technique, try to incorporate the
sound of rain into the picture. If you "hear" rain you have created a
positive auditory hallucination and can consider yourself an excellent
subject.

You can also visualize a situation where you would be cold. This is not
as pleasant as the picture that one can conjure up about a fireplace and
thus creates a bit more resistance since no one wants to feel
uncomfortable.

Test No. 9 is the "breeze" test. It can be combined with the previous
test. After you attain the feeling of warmth, you give yourself a count
of three (or whatever number you want), suggesting that you will feel
the cool ocean breeze (if you are at the beach) on your face and hands.
You can even carry this step further, suggesting that you'll even smell
the odor of the salt water. This is known as an olfactory illusion and
should you be able to create this effect, you can be sure that you are a
somnambulistic subject. Here are suggestions you can use:

"As I count to three, I shall gradually feel the cool ocean breeze
coming over the waves. It will be a very pleasant feeling. One ... I am
beginning to feel the cool ocean breeze, especially on my face and
hands. Two ... The breeze is becoming stronger and stronger. Three ... I
can definitely feel the cool ocean breeze. As I continue to count to
five, I shall smell the pleasant, healthy aroma of the salt water. Four
... I am beginning to smell the salt water. Five ... I can definitely
smell the salt water."

Now you give yourself appropriate suggestions that the feeling
(illusion) will vanish as you awaken or at a specific count. It can be
as simple as this: "As I count to three, I shall open my