Freemasonry Universal (vol. II no. 2) Autumn Equinox 1929, pg. 58
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On the subject of Hypnotism and Crime, Hudson , writing further, reaches however a fatally false conclusion which for many years, remained unchallenged. He states (pg. 140) “It is true that, on ordinary questions, the truth is always uppermost in the subjective mind. A hypnotic subject will often say, during the hypnotic sleep, that which he would not say in his waking moments. Nevertheless, he never betrays a vital secret. … That this is true is presumptively proved by the fact that in all the years during which the science of hypnotism has been practiced, no one has ever been known to betray the secrets of any society or order. The attempt has often been made, but it has never succeeded.”
Hudson attributes this reticence to auto-suggestion opposing the suggestion of another. This however is not the case, for, where a member of a secret society or order is concerned, that member was already hypnotized during initiation and it is not his will that guards the secret; it is the will of another, the will of the Lodge. How many people know that hypnotism is about all there is to initiation? Hypnotism and fear. The rest is camouflage.
In the event of this statement being doubted, we quote herewith from Freemasonry Universal an article, which needs no further comment: ]
“The Stewards prepare the candidate; the Tyler first, and afterwards in turn the I.G., Deacons and Junior Wardens should inspect the candidate to see that everything is strictly correct.
The preparation symbolizes poverty, blindness (or ignorance) and poverty of spirit, --- but it may also signify a purification, i.e., that the riches and pleasures which bind one to the material side of life are discarded and the spirit blinded to their attractions. The baring of the right arm, left breast, left knee and right heel being slipshod, are apparently a reference to the awakening of occult centres in one's being which may only become active when purification of the whole nature has begun.
The very specific character of the preparation points to real knowledge of the occult physiology of the process of initiation on the part of those who originated the method which has been so faithfully preserved. Certain Forces are sent through the candidate's body during the ceremony, especially at the moment when he is created, received and constituted an Entered Apprentice Freemason. Certain parts of the Lodge have been very heavily charged with magnetic force especially in order that the Candidate may absorb as much as possible of this force. The first object of this curious method of preparation is to expose to this influence those various parts of the body which are especially used in the ceremony. In ancient Egypt , there was another reason for these preparations, for a weak current of physical electricity was sent through the candidate by means of a rod or sword with which he was touched at certain points. It is partly on this account that at this first initiation the candidate is deprived of all metals since they may very easily interfere with the flow of the currents.”