Hypnosis cannot be considered as a modern technology. It was actually being used in ancient religious practices and ancient mystical experiences. Inducing hypnosis in another person can be achieved through several techniques. Perhaps the best-known techniques use direct commands. These commands consists of simple suggestions repeated continuously in much the same tone of voice. The hypnotist instructs the patient to focus his or her attention on an object or fixed point, such as a spot on the ceiling. Then the hypnotist asks the patient to relax breathing deeply, and allow the eyelids to close.

Many professionals use verbal and nonverbal techniques know as indirect inductions. In such procedures, there is the omission of focal objects. The patient responds to a story or a mental puzzle presented by the hypnotist. Here, the hypnotist does not tell the patient to relax or close the eyes. Instead, the hypnotist suggests these actions indirectly through a story.

Hypnotherapist coins certain sentences that are adopted from scripts or elsewhere in order to induce this method. The patient's mind should be convinced by the powerful talks produced by the therapist. He should be well-versed in different techniques of induction. Eye fixation, breath control, counting backwards is some of the techniques that can be imposed for induction of hypnosis. By reducing external awareness, a gradual shift is incorporated by the therapist. The therapist succeeds in bringing the patient to half-conscious mood. It is the hypnotist talent to withhold this conscious for a particular time. This situation can be brought into effect with help of inducing visual and auditory hallucinations in the dream of the patient. Although there is no conscious response, hypnotism cannot be induced without the patient's consent.

Induction of hypnosis has been used with witnesses and victims of crime. During hypnosis, people may remember important clues connected to the crime. It is also effective in controlling certain physical problems that are linked to physiological factors. Induction of hypnosis can be made easy only if the patient is impressed with the hypnotherapist. If there is a slight chance of suspicion in the patient's mid, the hypnosis will be a total failure. There should be a deep talk with the patient long before the process and the patient should naturally fall into sleep. Hypnotist should be careful enough to complete the induction without interrupting the patient. If the patient wakes up in between the sleep it might lead to serious mental problems like terrible confusions, short term memory loss etc.